Boulder Jack vs 'Murican Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boulder Jack
Embark on a thrilling escape as you guide a pirate away from a pursuing boulder. Navigate diverse environments with dynamic weather and stunning visuals. Challenge friends and utilize unique abilities to survive this reverse running adventure.
- Reverse running gameplay
- Swipe to move controls
- Multiple environments
- HD graphics
- Visual effects
- Friend challenges
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The creators of ‘Catch The Ark’ proudly bring you the App Store’s first REVERSE RUNNER! HELP Jack the pirate escape the massive boulder on his tail! FEATURES - Reverse Running - Swipe to Move - Different Environments and Weather Effects - Beautiful HD Graphics - Amazing Visual Effects - Challenge Your Game Centre and Facebook Friends - Ride Wilbur your Feathered Friend! - Start your adventure today! - This app is Universal with Retina HD Graphics. PLEASE NOTE Boulder Jack is completely free to play. However, some items can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your devices settings. Let us know what you would love to see in our next update at : www.playsidestudios.com
'Murican Ninja
Experience a fun infinite runner where you jump, spin, and eat cheeseburgers. Explore multiple game modes and enjoy patriotic themes. This game offers an ad-free and tracking-free experience.
- Infinite runner gameplay
- Multiple game modes
- Cheeseburger collection
- Patriotic themes
- Ad-free experience
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Jump high in the sky, spin through the air, and devour hundreds of cheeseburgers in this fun infinite runner! "Only George Washington himself could have created a more perfect game." Features -Multiple game modes (Classic, Frenzy, Rain, and Gravity) -More 'Murican flags than you can imagine -Tons of cheeseburgers -Double cheeseburgers No ads and no tracking!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 'Murican Ninja at 5.0 against Boulder Jack's 4.3. 'Murican Ninja also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Boulder Jack's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 10) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Boulder Jack sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 'Murican Ninja asks for nothing beyond the download.
'Murican Ninja holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Boulder Jack's written reviews are positive against 100% of 'Murican Ninja's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boulder Jack | 'Murican Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlaySide | Brendan Perry |
Customer experience
Boulder Jack
'Murican Ninja
Bugs and requests
Boulder Jack
Reported bugs
11 issues- Mute button issues
- General glitches
- Game crashes
- Character not responding to gestures
- Lagging on iPhone 4
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- Scrolling too fast after a certain point
- Bugs with free lives/continues
- Game not intuitive on iPad Mini 2
- Game crashes on startup
- Slow performance
- Ads appear in landscape mode when game is portrait
Requested features
12 requests- More characters or outfits
- More power-ups
- More different levels or areas
- Missions or objectives
- Female character option
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- Save game feature
- Sensitivity options for controls
- More areas like snowy mountains
- Co-op feature
- Costumes or skins
- More interactive gameplay
- Brighter colors for obstacles
'Murican Ninja
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boulder Jack
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Double Coins$4.99
- Coin Pack 2$4.99
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- Coin Pack 3$19.99
- Coin Pack 4$49.99
- Coin Pack 5$99.99
'Murican Ninja
No in-app purchases
Questions
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