Arcade Monkey vs NinjAwesome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcade Monkey
Embark on an epic adventure as the Monkey King in this horizontal action mobile game. Battle demons, collect powerful artifacts, and assist the dharma master on a quest to save the world from evil.
- Horizontal action gameplay
- Play as the Monkey King
- Battle demons and evil forces
- Collect powerful artifacts
- Assist dharma master Xuan Zang
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this is a story about the monkey king,Thousands of years ago and ghost wars, cause permeating the evil-ridden. Dongsheng the shenzhou a fairy stone, the inoculation of heaven and earth, coming into the Monkey King, all the demons also tempted, permeating into crisis again... In response to the holocaust, Buddha Buddha guide Monkey King find spi hoops, stop the lich king ones metempsychosis, assisted the dharma zen master xuan zang, achievement fights against Buddha, perfectly reproduce the horizontal version action mobile game
NinjAwesome
Engage in a fast-paced ninja adventure with skillful swipes to navigate traps and collect coins. Battle enemies, use shuriken, and complete various ninja missions. Upgrade powers and unlock new abilities to master the art of the ninja.
- Skillful swipe controls
- Hurdle perilous traps
- Snatch bouncing coins
- Slash wicked enemies
- Snipe foes with shuriken
- Upgrade Ninja Powers
- Master Secret Missions
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NinjAwesome - the best ninja game ever! Use skillful swipes to hurdle perilous traps and snatch mischievous bouncing coins! Rush through the pixellated plants, swiftly slashing wicked enemies, sniping foes with shuriken as you leap! Complete the tests of the ninja - Assassination, Infiltration, Sabotage, Espionage, and Wandering - to satisfy your destiny! - Upgrade your mystical Ninja Powers! - Collect many Deadly Shuriken! - Master 5 types of Secret Missions! - Compete in the zen-like Endless Mode! Download NinjAwesome now to join the ancient and sacred order of the ninja!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NinjAwesome at 1.1K against Arcade Monkey's 10. NinjAwesome also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 76%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Arcade Monkey's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Arcade Monkey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and NinjAwesome sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NinjAwesome holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NinjAwesome has 1.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Arcade Monkey's written reviews are positive against 93% of NinjAwesome's.
Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, NinjAwesome every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Monkey | NinjAwesome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 晓刚 秦 | GameResort LLC |
Customer experience
Arcade Monkey
NinjAwesome
Bugs and requests
Arcade Monkey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NinjAwesome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup for some users
- Inability to avoid damage after being hit
- Platforms and obstacles not registering properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content
- Implement boss battles
- Allow customization of ninja appearance
- Add controller support
- Improve progression system
In-app purchases
Arcade Monkey
- 1000 coins$0.99
- 2500 coins$1.99
- 7000 coins$4.99
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- 15000 coins$9.99
- 30000 coins$19.99
- 80000 coins$49.99
NinjAwesome
- Bag of NinJems$1.99
- Barrel of NinJems$4.99
- Treasure of NinJems$19.99
Questions
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