Arcade Monkey vs Ninja Ranger
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
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ninja Ranger at 310 against Arcade Monkey's 10. Arcade Monkey's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Ninja Ranger sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Arcade Monkey against 4.6 for Ninja Ranger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninja Ranger has 310 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Arcade Monkey's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ninja Ranger's.
Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, Ninja Ranger every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Monkey | Ninja Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (310 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 310 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 晓刚 秦 | 立鹏 冯 |
Customer experience
Arcade Monkey
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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
Ninja Ranger
- 200 Coins$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- 1000 Coins$3.99
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- 5000 Coins$9.99
Questions
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