Comparison

Slash! Hero vs Ninjas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Slash! Hero4 screens
Ninjas4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slash! Hero ships an update every 4 months, Ninjas every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Slash! Hero versus Ninjas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlash! HeroNinjas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better91.6% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB256 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperあくのそしきDaigo Nakamura

Customer experience

Slash! Hero

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative1.8%

Ninjas

Written reviews83 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Slash! Hero

From 13 App Store ratings

What 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 reviews

What 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

7 purchases

Slash! Hero

One-time7
  • 《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
5 purchases

Ninjas

One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is Slash! Hero free?
Slash! Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ninjas free?
Ninjas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slash! Hero or Ninjas have ads?
Both Slash! Hero and Ninjas show ads.
Which is updated more often, Slash! Hero or Ninjas?
Slash! Hero ships an update every 4 months, and Ninjas every 8 months. Most recently, Slash! Hero was updated on October 15, 2026 and Ninjas on October 15, 2026.

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