Comparison

Napsee vs Guard Ninja

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

Head to head
About

Napsee

This app visually displays time countdowns for children who struggle with understanding time. It's ideal for naps, car rides, or any waiting period, with a friendly smiley face signaling the end and a silent alert to ensure uninterrupted sleep.

Highlights
  • Visual time countdowns
  • Silent timer alerts
  • Smiley face completion indicator
  • Screen stays on during timer
  • Guided Access compatibility
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Napsee is a timer made for kids. When children are young, they often don’t know how to tell time, which can make nap time frustrating for them. Minutes seem like hours and hours seem like days when you are supposed to stay put for a nap. When our children were young, my wife suggested we convey nap time in a way kinds can see. Napsee. Napsee displays time countdowns visually so that children can understand how much time is left. It works great for naps, car trips, waiting for mealtime, or waiting for anything! When the timer goes off, a smiley face appears on the screen. Sometimes kids are so excited and focused on waiting for the smiley that they fall asleep. Not to worry. Napsee makes no sounds, so sleeping kids will stay asleep. While the timer is running, the screen on your device will stay on. The screen will turn off after the smiley face has appeared for a few moments. Napsee has no ads and no in-app purchases. It works great with Guided Access, so you can prevent changes from being made while the timer is running.

About

Guard Ninja

This app acts as a personal security guard for your phone and belongings. It triggers an alarm if someone attempts to move or tamper with your device or items it's placed near, providing customizable sound, light, and vibration alerts.

Highlights
  • Motion-activated alarm
  • Customizable alarm sounds, light, and vibration
  • Adjustable sensitivity settings
  • Password protection to disarm
  • Timer for arming and disarming
  • Protect nearby items like wallets and suitcases
Features
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Meet Guard Ninja - the guard of your phone! You don't know how to secure your phone? With this app you can leave your phone alone. Nobody will touch it without launching an alarm. Sleeping in a train or on the airport without anxiety that someone will rob you won’t be a problem. Guard Ninja will warn you in every situation like that. Increase phone security in a simple way! Not only your phone, but also other things nearby can be protected with Guard Ninja app. Simply, put your guarded phone for example into your suitcase. Or lay it down on your wallet or laptop. If someone will try to take your things, alarm will turn on. And you can react quickly. How the app works? You can create your own, customizable alarm. Use different alarms for specific situations. Creating an alarm includes a few elements: Decide what will be your alarm behavior. You can turn on the sound, light or vibration. Behaviors can be mixed, depends on you. Set sensitivity for your alarm. Adjust sensitivity of phone movement which will activate the alarm. Set timers to arm and disarm your alarm. You will have some time to put the phone in a place where you suspect it can be touched and then to turn the alarm off before it will launch. Create your unique password to disarm the alarm. Your alarm list is always visible on home screen. In every moment one of them can be activated.

Screenshots

Napsee4 screens
Guard Ninja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Napsee at 5.0 against Guard Ninja's 4.5. Napsee also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Guard Ninja's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Napsee costs $0.99 and Guard Ninja $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Napsee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Ninja has 46 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Napsee ships an update every 23 months, Guard Ninja every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Napsee versus Guard Ninja: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNapseeGuard Ninja
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThaddeus TernesJan Slusarz

Customer experience

Napsee

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Guard Ninja

All ratings46 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Napsee

No in-app purchases

None

Guard Ninja

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Napsee free?
Napsee costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guard Ninja free?
Guard Ninja costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Napsee or Guard Ninja?
Napsee is rated higher. Napsee averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Guard Ninja averages 4.5 from 46 ratings.
Do Napsee or Guard Ninja have ads?
Neither Napsee nor Guard Ninja shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Napsee or Guard Ninja?
Napsee ships an update every 23 months, and Guard Ninja every 3 months. Most recently, Napsee was updated on October 24, 2026 and Guard Ninja on October 24, 2026.

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