Slash! Hero vs Ninjas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slash! Hero
Engage in fast-paced action by tapping to slash targets and achieve successive attacks for bonus scores. Unleash powerful close attacks with FIRE!! and discover an extreme extra stage by slashing leaves. Power up your hero with purchasable items.
- Tap to slash targets
- Bonus score for successive attacks
- Invoke FIRE!! for close attacks
- Extreme extra stage with leaf objects
- Item purchases for power-ups
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◆Series 6 million downloads◆ Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash!!!!! Here comes the hero with the red scarf again! Dark side of the hero!? Destroy the black hero! **** How to play **** - Tap to slash the【target】 - Bonus score for successive attacks! - Invode【FIRE!!】for close attacks and earn super bonus! - Extreme extra stage added by slashing many【leaf】objects! * There are some paid content. By purchasing the Item, allows power-up! Item can also get free (C) AKUNOSOSHIKI
Ninjas
Embark on an arcade-style adventure to reclaim a stolen scroll. Battle various enemies and overcome obstacles with unique ninja abilities and powerful weapons. Explore a vast world map and master legendary ninjutsu to defeat evil.
- Cartoon art style 2D belt scroll arcade action
- Select from four elemental ninjas
- Master legendary ninjutsu
- Acquire legendary blades
- Level system with stat allocation
- Multiple difficulty game modes
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Here comes an authentic cartoon art style 2D belt scroll arcade action! Can your fingers catch the speed of the ninja? A new operation system enables speedy, smooth action! A great adventure will start to take back a stolen scroll! Many obstacles, including evil ninjas, ninja dogs, monsters, demi-humans, zombies, traps, castles, dungeons, will prevent your adventure! Explore a broad world map and push into the castle of vice! Then, take back the scroll! ▪ Select among four ninjas! - Select one from ninjas of fire, water, thunder, and wind! You can use secret characters by achieving records!! Can you find iOS original characters!? ▪ Master legendary ninjutsu! - You can master ninjutsu by getting scrolls. Can you master the legendary last ninjutsu!? ▪ Get legendary blade! - It is not only ninjutsu that helps you! Get legendary blades with the power of shinobi! ▪ Level system - Allocate points obtained by increasing your level to Power, Strength and Ninriki. The higher your level, the stronger the blades you will have! ▪ Available game mode - You can select a game mode from Easy, Normal, and Hard. The more difficult the mode you complete, the higher the score you can achieve... ▪ Animation, graphics, and system - Smoother animation has been achieved by displaying 3D data in 2D. - Numerous effects have been used for ninjutsu, weapons, and monsters. - You can enjoy unique new combos shot from skill. Download now to shoot the ninjutsu!
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Verdict
Slash! Hero and Ninjas are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Slash! Hero sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Ninjas sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slash! Hero ships an update every 4 months, Ninjas every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Slash! Hero | Ninjas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 91.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | あくのそしき | Daigo Nakamura |
Customer experience
Slash! Hero
Ninjas
User reviews
Slash! Hero
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Simple and intuitive gameplay mechanics
- 🎵 Excellent background music and sound design
- ⚡ Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎯 Challenging difficulty that motivates repeated play
- 📱 Lightweight app with minimal storage requirements
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game freezes and crashes occasionally
- 📺 Intrusive and frequent advertisements
- 🔧 Progression system has bugs and gets stuck
- ❌ Some stages are inaccessible due to bugs
- 🎵 Limited audio control options
Ninjas
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- nostalgic childhood memories
- 👍 fun and entertaining
- ✨ simple yet challenging
- 💎 hidden details
- 🤩 epic and amazing
Room to improve
- 🤷♂️ janky controls
- 📈 huge difficulty spike
- 🐛 problematic controls
- 💰 grinding for gold
- ⏳ takes forever to collect coins
Bugs and requests
Slash! Hero
Reported bugs
7 issues- Level progression system permanently stuck at certain stages
- Stage 18 and beyond become unplayable
- Game crashes when switching between apps
- App freezes during gameplay
- Level up system has critical bugs
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- Social media buttons for unlocks don't function properly
- Settings requiring notifications when not requested
Requested features
11 requests- Pause button functionality
- Sound and music volume adjustment controls
- Ability to customize character appearance/skins
- Ad removal option for purchase
- More game levels and stages
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- Tutorial or better game instructions
- Ability to restart from current stage
- Multiple lives or health system
- Endless mode made free or more accessible
- Boss difficulty adjustments
- Social features for multiplayer challenges
Ninjas
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot complete tutorial due to status point allocation
- Game hangs on 'Touch HP status' prompt
Requested features
8 requests- Free 1000 coins
- Update pls
- Make a version two
- Make a number 3
- Change controls to joystick or option
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- Easier way to get coins
- Change movement like Maximus
- More upgrades
In-app purchases
Slash! Hero
- 《HELL MODE》$0.99
- 《S.HELL MODE》$0.99
- 《ADs REMOVE》$0.99
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- 《CONTINUE HEART》3 variants$0.99
- 《SUPER FIRE+1》$0.99
- 《ENDLESS MODE》$0.99
- 《PREMIUM PACKAGE》3 variants$1.99
Ninjas
- Revive$0.99
- 10,000 G$0.99
- 30,000 G$1.99
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- 100,000 G$6.99
- 300,000 G$14.99









