Comparison

Ninjas Infinity vs HERO WARS Defense

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

Head to head
About

Ninjas Infinity

Engage in fast-paced 2D action with a unique cartoon art style. Choose from four elemental ninjas, master powerful ninjutsu, and wield legendary blades to battle a variety of enemies in an endless arena. Level up your character and skills to achieve higher scores.

Highlights
  • Four elemental ninjas to select
  • Master legendary ninjutsu
  • Acquire legendary blades
  • Level system with stat allocation
  • Infinity level up and combo system
  • Multiple difficulty game modes
  • Endless infinity arena
Features
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Here comes an authentic cartoon art style 2D infinity action! Can your fingers catch the infinity arena? Many obstacles, including evil ninjas, ninja dogs, monsters, demi-humans, zombies will prevent your adventure! ▪ 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! - You can infinity level up. - You can upgrade the skill. - You can infinity combo. ▪ 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... - Endless infinity arena. ▪ Animation, graphics, and system - 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!

About

HERO WARS Defense

Engage in strategic defense by collecting heroes, items, and skills to power up your super stickman warriors. Upgrade your heroes, base, and abilities across an unlimited number of stages to protect your territory.

Highlights
  • Strategic base defense
  • Hero and item collection
  • Skill upgrades
  • Hero leveling and customization
  • Unlimited stages
Features
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STRATEGIC DEFENSE: - Defend your base. - Collect various heroes, items, skills. - Make the super power heroes by Level-up! FEATURES: - You can create unique heroes. - Upgrade heroes, base, skills. - Unlimited numbers of stages.

Screenshots

Ninjas Infinity4 screens
HERO WARS Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ninjas Infinity at none against HERO WARS Defense's 16. HERO WARS Defense's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 273). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. HERO WARS Defense sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Ninjas Infinity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ninjas Infinity holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HERO WARS Defense has 2.2K ratings behind it against 273, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Ninjas Infinity's written reviews are positive against 87% of HERO WARS Defense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ninjas Infinity ships an update every 25 months, HERO WARS Defense monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ninjas Infinity versus HERO WARS Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinjas InfinityHERO WARS Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (273 ratings) — better4.6 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2732.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB116 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDaigo NakamuraJongha Back

Customer experience

Ninjas Infinity

Written reviews151 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.0%

HERO WARS Defense

All ratings2,242 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews893 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

Ninjas Infinity

From 273 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • ⚡ Fast-paced combat mechanics
  • 🎨 Retro/classic game style
  • 💰 Free-to-play without aggressive paywalls
  • 🏃 Easy to pick up and play

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Difficult movement/control mechanics
  • 🐛 Tutorial bugs (especially on iPhone)
  • 💸 High item/upgrade prices
  • 🎯 Unbalanced difficulty progression
  • 📊 Coin collection cap/limit issues

HERO WARS Defense

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and easy to play
  • 🎨 Great graphics and animations
  • 🕹️ Engaging tower defense gameplay
  • ⏱️ Good time-killer game
  • 🎮 Nostalgic childhood game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of content updates

Bugs and requests

Ninjas Infinity

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Tutorial bug preventing progression
  • Black screen display issue
  • Coin collection not being recorded properly
  • Character exiting stage boundaries unintentionally
  • App crashes on certain devices (iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 11)
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  • Difficulty spike imbalance in later stages
  • Rating link leading to App Store error

Requested features

8 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Better upgrade system
  • More ninja characters
  • Additional items and equipment
  • Improved movement mechanics
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  • Adjusted item pricing
  • Reduced coin collection limits
  • More game content/levels

HERO WARS Defense

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Double reward ads not working as intended
  • Game crashes on launch for some devices
  • Progression reset issues for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • More playable characters and vehicles
  • Sandbox mode to test out new units
  • Improved reward system for ads
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode

In-app purchases

None

Ninjas Infinity

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

HERO WARS Defense

One-time16
  • +400,000 Gold$0.99
  • Item. +360 Gems$0.99
  • Game Pack iP-Costume$1.99
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  • Game buy the item 01$1.99
  • Game Buy Hero 06$2.99
  • +2,000,000 Gold$3.99
  • Game Pack 03$3.99
  • Item. +1,800 Gems$3.99
  • Game buy the item 02$3.99
  • Game Pack 06$3.99
  • Game Pack 05$4.99
  • Game buy the item 03$5.99
  • Game Pack 08$7.99
  • +5,200,000 Gold$9.99
  • Item. +4,800 Gems$9.99
  • +12,000,000 Gold.$19.99

Questions

Is Ninjas Infinity free?
Ninjas Infinity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HERO WARS Defense free?
HERO WARS Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ninjas Infinity or HERO WARS Defense?
Ninjas Infinity is rated higher. Ninjas Infinity averages 4.7 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while HERO WARS Defense averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Ninjas Infinity or HERO WARS Defense have ads?
Both Ninjas Infinity and HERO WARS Defense show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ninjas Infinity or HERO WARS Defense?
Ninjas Infinity ships an update every 25 months, and HERO WARS Defense monthly. Most recently, Ninjas Infinity was updated on November 1, 2026 and HERO WARS Defense on November 2, 2026.

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