Combo Crew vs Ninja Ranger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Combo Crew
Engage in a modern beat 'em up with intuitive touch controls, no virtual buttons. Master unique fighting styles and special combos to battle through levels and take down a powerful boss. Play solo or with friends online, and compete for high scores.
- Intuitive touch controls, no virtual buttons
- One-finger swipe to punch/kick
- Tap to counter
- Two-finger swipes for special combos
- Super combo gauge for powerful attacks
- Online co-op and leaderboards
- Hundreds of missions and unlockables
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In a world where a fist to the face is a perfectly viable solution, Mr. Boss has it all. Now he wants to break the greatest fighters ever! Trapped in his giant tower, you must fight your way to the top to take him down! Inspired by classics like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Street Fighter, Combo Crew is pure rumble with no virtual buttons to mess up your moves. Touch controls are smooth, responsive, and easy to learn: one-finger swipe to punch / kick, tap to counter, and two-finger swipes for special combos. When your super combo gauge fills up, all hell breaks loose—beat down the bad guys with hectic in-your-face combo streaks! Play this action-packed brawler alone or call in your whole crew! You can rescue online friends from KO (or have them rescue you) and compete for high scores on global leaderboards. Quick melee brawls in arena-style levels make Combo Crew perfect for intense bursts of gaming on the go. But with hundreds of missions, unlockables, and an endless mode, you’ll keep coming back for more. [Removed in v.1.5.0 but still playable by players who bought them previously] To add to the fun, legendary video game characters have joined the crew and are ready for the fight: Ryu, Chun Li, Ken and Blanka from Street Fighter 2, Joe from Viewtiful Joe and Lester Knight from Out of this World (a.k.a Another world). A whole range of fighting styles and unique combos! ▶ Features: • Fight with your fingers: slash enemies to trigger crazy combos, tap to guard. A modern beat ’em up with no virtual D-pad! • A true arcade experience with a great combo system and super moves. • Several heroes with unique combat styles and more than 80 moves to master. • Hundreds of missions - complete them solo or compete for high scores against online friends. • An endless scoring mode, unlockables, and collectibles - a ton of replay value. • Log in to sync automatically between your devices. • Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian. VIEWTIFUL JOE™ © CAPCOM CO., LTD. 2003, 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STREET FIGHTER™ © CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Ninja Ranger
Embark on a pixelated adventure as a ninja superhero, battling evil across challenging levels. Master classic 2D platform action, wield diverse weapons, and upgrade your hero. Earn ninja evaluations and uncover a retro storyline.
- Classic 2D platform action gameplay
- Variety of ninja weapons and sub-weapons
- 7 challenging levels with unique terrain and bosses
- Hero upgrade system for blood and energy
- Ninja evaluation system with gold coin rewards
- Retro 2D scroll story CG
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Ninja Ranger tells the story of a legendary ninja--Ray, he punishes evil and save the world. In the game you will play a ninja superhero and fight against evil enemies. The game uses a realistic pixel style, bringing you back to the 8-bit, 16-bit pixel game era; the gameplay is also using the classic 2D platform action gameplay, this is an action game with a refreshing impact. If you are an action game player, please see the detailed description below. 1 Gameplay: Classic 2D platform action game, the super ninja hero can walk, jump, climb and attack the enemy on various terrain platforms; 2 Weapon system: Includes main weapons, such as samurai sword, chain sickle, hook claw, and ninjutsu sub-weapons, such as shuriken, wind blade, fire blade, amulet fire; 3 Level system: The game provides 7 levels, each level has different terrain features, enemies, and finally the difficult Boss; 4 Upgrade system: In addition to collecting and unlocking the main weapon and the ninjutsu sub-weapon, the game also has an upgrade scroll in the level to upgrade the hero's blood and energy slot; 5 Ninja Evaluation system: Each level challenge will give different levels of ninja evaluation according to the passing time, number of killings, number of injuries etc. Divided into three levels of master ninja, mid ninja and lesser ninja. The Ninja evaluationto corresponds to different gold coin rewards; 6 Storyline: The beginning and the end of the game provide a retro 2D scroll story CG, please enjoy it. Ninja Ranger is a challenging action game. If you are an action game enthusiast and want all the levels to be master ninja, I suggest you understand the characteristics of each main weapon and sub-weapon in the game. The following is a detailed introduction: 1 Samurai sword: The weapon that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, the attack frequency and attack range are relatively balanced, suitable for any battle scene; 2 Chain sickle: Need to unlock with gold coins, low attack frequency but long attack range, very suitable for battle scenes that need to maintain distance; 3 Hook claw: Need to unlock with gold coins, the attack frequency is super high, the attack range is short, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, it is a weapon to spike the Boss; 4 Shuriken: The ninjutsu that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, throwing a shurikento forward; 5 Boomerang: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw a shuriken forward and it will return, can attack enemies at a certain distance from the front and rear; 6 Wind Blade: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw one blade in the up and down direction, attack the enemy from the up and down direction; 7 Fire blade up: You need to unlock with gold coins, throwing five scattered flames in the direction of the oblique upper, attacking enemies in a wide range; 8 Fire blade down: Similar to the Fire blade up, the different is oblique below direction; 9 Amulet fire: It takes a lot of gold coins to unlock. It is the ultimate ninjutsu. The fires can attack the enemy and the ninja will be invincible. Every soldier and Boss in the level, this is left to the player to explore. Come on, pick up the samurai sword and start your ninja trial. When you master every weapon and ninjutsu, you become a real master ninja!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Combo Crew at none against Ninja Ranger's shown. Combo Crew also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Ninja Ranger's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (310 vs 46). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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. Combo Crew sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ninja Ranger sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ninja Ranger holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninja Ranger has 310 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Combo Crew's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ninja Ranger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Combo Crew ships an update fortnightly, Ninja Ranger every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Combo Crew | Ninja Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (46 ratings) | 4.6 (310 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 310 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Game Bakers | 立鹏 冯 |
Customer experience
Combo Crew
Ninja Ranger
Bugs and requests
Combo Crew
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lester character not fully unlocked after purchase
- Crashes on certain levels
- Graphical issues (black shadows, freezing) on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more original characters
- Implement a training mode
- Introduce multiplayer options (local and online)
- Allow unlocking of all characters through gameplay
- Provide controller layout options
Ninja Ranger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Combo Crew
- Open Tower$0.99
- Viewtiful Joe$0.99
- Ryu$0.99
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- Chun Li$0.99
- Ken$0.99
- Blanka$0.99
- Skin Collector$2.99
- Combo Master$3.99
- Complete Crew$3.99
- Perky Pack$3.99
Ninja Ranger
- 200 Coins$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- 1000 Coins$3.99
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- 5000 Coins$9.99








