Comparison

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! vs Ninja Ranger

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

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About

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

Control a firefighter to spray water and slide blocks to extinguish fires and rescue trapped characters. Navigate challenging puzzles with unique block types and enjoy illustrated cutscenes and a great soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Slide blocks to clear paths
  • Spray water to douse flames
  • Rescue trapped characters
  • Variety of block types
  • Illustrated cutscenes
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Speed Run challenges
Features
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*** Thank you for 1 MILLION downloads! We're celebrating by making the game FREE for all iOS players, as well as giving you free NEW puzzles daily! Thanks for supporting Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! --- WayForward’s award-winning Mighty Switch Force series, transformed into a pick-up-and-play puzzler! Team up with Officer Patricia Wagon to save Tangent City from a fiery blaze! As a member of Planet Land’s Fire Brigade, your job is to douse the fire in each building -- and to evacuate any Hooligan Sisters who may be trapped inside. It’s a dangerous job, but if anyone can save the city, you and Patty can! Use your finger to slide blocks around the playfield, and tap & hold Officer Wagon to let loose a powerful water spray from her Infinity Dousing Apparatus (err... hose). Douse all of the flames, and the stage is clear! Sounds easy, right? Block types vary from simple slide-puzzle obstacles to full-blown brain-busters like Turnpike Blocks, Mud Blocks, and Cloak Blocks. Each level has been lovingly crafted and is WayForward Certified, guaranteed to challenge, befuddle, and tickle your fancy. This version includes: -25 puzzles spread across 5 Worlds. -Fully illustrated cutscenes -Speed Run challenges and Game Center support -An incredible soundtrack by Jake “Virt” Kaufman -Free puzzles every day in our new "Today's Puzzle" feature -Additional puzzle pack available as paid DLC The game is now ad supported and FREE to all iOS players! Any purchase removes ads permanently, and players that have already paid will never encounter ads! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Language: English - Seller: WayForward - © Copyright 2015 WayForward Technologies, Inc. Rated 9+ for the following: - Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Optimized for: iPhone 4s/5/5c/5s/6/6+ iPod 5 iPad 2/3/4/Air/Air2 iPad Mini 1/2/3 Compatible with: iPhone 4 iPod 4

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!4 screens
Ninja Ranger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! at none against Ninja Ranger's shown. Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Ninja Ranger's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (72% vs 56%). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ninja Ranger sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ninja Ranger holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 310 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Ninja Ranger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! ships an update every 2 months, Ninja Ranger every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! versus Ninja Ranger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!Ninja Ranger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (73 ratings)4.6 (310 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews71.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB160 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperWayForward Technologies, Inc.立鹏 冯

Customer experience

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

All ratings73 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative27.4%

Ninja Ranger

All ratings310 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and requests

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App freezes on advertisement screens
  • App never loads, stays on loading screen
  • Ads pop up unexpectedly and cannot be closed
  • In-app purchase button triggers unintentionally when closing app
  • Level 5-2 fire in top-right corner cannot be extinguished
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  • Game crashes on startup
  • Purchased level packs not delivered after payment
  • Game skips/stutters during gameplay
  • Backup restore loses completed puzzle progress
  • Glitchy menu screen
  • Touch ID confirmation issues with accidental purchases

Requested features

10 requests
  • More puzzle levels (significantly more content)
  • Sound mute option independent of phone settings
  • Ability to play custom music while gaming
  • More varied soundtrack
  • New puzzle packs and expansions
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  • Reward system for beating par times
  • Settings menu for customization
  • Cloud save/backup functionality
  • Difficulty adjustment options
  • Tutorial for new players

Ninja Ranger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

One-time1
  • Extra Puzzle Pack + Remove Ads$0.99
4 purchases

Ninja Ranger

One-time4
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$3.99
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  • 5000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! free?
Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ninja Ranger free?
Ninja Ranger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! or Ninja Ranger?
Ninja Ranger is rated higher. Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Ninja Ranger averages 4.6 from 310 ratings.
Do Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! or Ninja Ranger have ads?
Ninja Ranger shows ads; Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! does not.
Which is updated more often, Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! or Ninja Ranger?
Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! ships an update every 2 months, and Ninja Ranger every 9 months. Most recently, Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ninja Ranger on October 18, 2026.

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