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Clumsy Ninja

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Clumsy Ninja is a beloved nostalgic game for many, but recent reviews highlight critical issues with lost progress, frequent crashes, and a lack of updates, making it a frustrating experience for current players.

⚠ Not updated in 29 months, this app may be abandoned
4.8★ lifetime (404,826) Free + in-app purchases since 2013 by NaturalMotion Games Limited recent negative 6% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Data Loss Crashes & Bugs Nostalgia Lack of Updates/Content Monetization/Paywalls
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

Clumsy Ninja is a free-to-play game where users train a ninja character through various activities. While many users fondly recall it as a childhood favorite, recent experiences are marred by significant technical problems like lost save data and app crashes, alongside a general feeling of repetitiveness and abandonment by developers.

What users like

  • Evokes strong childhood nostalgia and is considered a fun, entertaining game by many long-time players.R1R8R10R12
  • The ninja character is found to be cute and enjoyable to interact with.R32R37R40R36

What users complain about

  • Players frequently lose all game progress, including in-app purchases, often after app crashes, reinstallation, or device changes, with no cloud save support.R33R58R61R104
  • The app frequently crashes, especially when interacting with certain items or trying to load the game, making it unplayable for some.R58R201R225R233
  • The game is perceived as repetitive and lacks new content, with no significant updates for years.R75R241R272R509
  • Some users encounter paywalls or difficulty progressing without spending money, particularly for gems or to skip bugged tasks.R189R291R298R329
  • The game frequently prompts users for reviews, which is considered annoying.R74R123
  • There are reports of in-app purchases not being delivered despite payment.R259R761
  • The game is not optimized for newer phones, resulting in display issues and a dated feel.R368R392
  • Some users find the tutorial too long or certain in-game elements annoying, like the squirrel.R67R799

Latest update · v1.31.4

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Recurring themes

Data Loss negative
A pervasive issue where players lose all their game progress, including purchased items, due to crashes, reinstallation, or device changes. This is highly frustrating as there is no apparent cloud save functionality.R33R58R61R104
Crashes & Bugs negative
Many users report the app frequently crashing, especially when trying to load the game or interact with specific items like the trampoline, punching bag, or barrel. This directly contradicts the developer's 'minor bug fixes' claim.R58R201R225R233
Nostalgia positive
A significant number of reviews express deep affection for the game, remembering it fondly from their childhood and enjoying revisiting it.R1R8R10R12
Lack of Updates/Content negative
Reviewers note the game feels abandoned, with no new content or updates for years, leading to repetitiveness and a desire for more activities or optimization for modern devices.R75R241R272R509
Monetization/Paywalls negative
Some users feel pressured to make in-app purchases for gems to progress or skip bugged tasks, and there are reports of purchases not being delivered.R189R259R291R298

Who it's for

Clumsy Ninja is for players seeking a nostalgic trip back to a simple, interactive virtual pet-style game R1R10. It might appeal to those who enjoy casual, repetitive training activities and don't mind potential technical issues R272. It is not for players who expect reliable save data, frequent updates, or a bug-free experience R33R58R61.

Evidence note: The evidence for data loss and crashes is extremely strong and consistent across multiple regions. While many positive reviews mention nostalgia, they often lack specific details about current gameplay, suggesting the positive lifetime rating may not reflect the current user experience.

Frequently asked

Does Clumsy Ninja save my game progress?
No, Clumsy Ninja does not reliably save game progress, and many users report losing all their data, including in-app purchases, after app crashes, reinstallation, or changing devices R33R61R104.
Is Clumsy Ninja still being updated?
No, Clumsy Ninja has not received significant updates in over two years (28.6 months), leading to a lack of new content, repetitiveness, and optimization issues for newer phones R684R392.
Does Clumsy Ninja have in-app purchases?
Yes, Clumsy Ninja offers in-app purchases for items like gems, outfits, and coins, but some users have reported issues with purchases not being delivered R61R104R259R291.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US My Childhood: This is my Childhood game right there I remember saving Kira a lot and funny memories pla update it even more
  2. [R8] 5/5 · US Childhood: I remember playing this when I was 3
  3. [R10] 5/5 · US Childhood Nostalgia: One of the funnest games from my childhood, 10/10 time waster.
  4. [R12] 5/5 · US Peak: I’m a kid again
  5. [R32] 5/5 · US A Very Clumsy Ninja.: I love pushing him around.
  6. [R37] 5/5 · US HES SO CUTE: SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTEE
  7. [R40] 5/5 · US Kimbo: We love our ninja, we namd him Kimbo. He is so sweet and kind. He WAS dumm, but no he is SMAT. Me an my cosin love him. I woud Mary him if he ws a real persin. Lily is kind to. We contenu to play this grat game evrydayy. Thanks for making n a grat game 🌝. I hope your day is amayzing! 🫘🫦🦶👹💅 I am so enjoyable when I play this game. Kimbo is a good friend of mine, and we enjoy his most ecst
  8. [R36] 5/5 · US My childhood game🥹💞: I love this game sm! I used to play it on my moms phone it’s so fun and I love the lil ninja he’s so cutie patootie
  9. [R33] 1/5 · US Lost days of progress: Don’t install and play this game if you don’t want to lose your save.
  10. [R58] 1/5 · US Disappointed: I had to restart from the beginning and now the app won’t open after I made it to level 25. I love this game. Glad I didn’t make purchases, as I came close to doing so. Please fix ! This is a fave.
  11. [R61] 1/5 · US Disappointment: I loved playing the game. I had gotten to level 25, and even spend 5 dollars for extra gems and costumes. However. The game wouldn’t launch, had to delete and reinstall. Now, since Clumsy Ninja doesn’t support any type of save or help keep track of your save. Everything’s gone. Progress, coins, gems. So thanks.
  12. [R104] 2/5 · US Review for this game: This game is fun but I have a problem with it. I’ve spent money on this game for outfits, coins and other things but I have lost all of it and started over losing everything I paid for and everything I’ve earned. It would be better if I were able to keep all of the things I had.
  13. [R201] 3/5 · US Help: The app keeps crashing and shutting down every time i select the trampoline or punching bag. This sucks
  14. [R225] 1/5 · US Barrel Purchase makes my game end??: Don’t like that my 4 year old son cant use the barrel from the items list without the app crashing hard. He doesn’t get to play often and it’s ruining his experience.
  15. [R233] 2/5 · US Fun but stoped working: The game is fun and very nostalgic but it won’t load
  16. [R75] 3/5 · US My review: I like this program a lot, it’s fun and stuff, but I wish they had more things to do, like maybe games that you get to play if you move up a level, 3 stars
  17. [R241] 3/5 · US Bored: It is okay because you can do a lot to the ninja but you have to do lots of things.
  18. [R272] 3/5 · GB Fun but repetitive: I do find this game very enjoyable, but it can sometimes feel so repetitive and endless. I know this game is about a clumsy ninja, but this ninja is just outright stupid. Why does he just kick mid air for a full two minutes when he’s supposed to be kicking a dummy? Aside from that, I’ve almost mastered every training item. I’m on level 50 and it just doesn’t seem like there’s m
  19. [R509] 3/5 · CA Good: Wish there was more to do
  20. [R189] 1/5 · US Bug breaks game: Twice now I’ve got to level 18, and there is a task to give 3 Natural Balloons to the ninja. I do this, but the task doesn’t update. The only option is to pay money for gems, so as to skip the task. This is a paywall. Please fix. You guys took away cloud saves, so I already lost my progress. Getting it back is difficult enough without these bugs.
  21. [R291] 3/5 · GB could of gave it a 5 star: good but it wanted me to pay for something and i had to delete the app now🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡😡
  22. [R298] 1/5 · GB Bad: I have to repair the dunker hoop and i cant because i dont have enough gems
  23. [R329] 3/5 · GB It’s good but there is one thing that could make it a five star…: So I’ve downloaded this game it’s really good the ninja is really clumsy every thing is good but whenever I do training with the ninja I only get rewarded coins and diamonds you get rewarded very rarely like if I Level up but they only give 1 diamonds and it’s like if tou were at level 7 and got up to 8 you would get any diamonds or
  24. [R74] 1/5 · US Review: Asked every 30 seconds for a review
  25. [R123] 3/5 · US stop asking please: its fun but you gotta stop pestering me to review it
  26. [R259] 1/5 · GB Got ripped off: I bought one of the special offers on suits, got the exp boost but nothing else. I want either what I payed for or a refund
  27. [R761] 3/5 · AU payment scam: i bought the 90 gems in store purchase, it charged me but didn’t give me my gems
  28. [R368] 3/5 · GB Fun: Great game and fun, no optimisation for new phones. Hardly covers my whole screen. No in game settings.
  29. [R392] 3/5 · GB UPDATE PLEASE: I used to love this game, sad that I can not restore my old game but oh welll just would love an updated version for newer phones, abit more high tech along with other games. It’s a bit 2015 right now need that 2024 feel!
  30. [R67] 3/5 · US Idk: I used to play this game a lot when I was younger, and I enjoyed it, I had replayed it in like 2023 but deleted it for storage space cuz I had an iPhone 6 at the time but I had redownloaded it on my iPhone 15 and god help us all, I forgot how annoying that squirrel was, 90% of my coins are going into balloons to lift the squirrel up and out of the way while I train because of how annoying it
  31. [R799] 3/5 · AU Nostalgic but...: Okay I had this on my old ipad when I was like 4 but,I think i get the game and the tutorial is SO LONG
  32. [R140] 1/5 · US No save?: Redownloaded the game and it deleted all my progress :/
  33. [R684] 3/5 · CA It’s a great game, just, there’s no updates...: I would like to see more updates, and a friend system, where you could train, and show off you’re outfits to each other, and more outfits, Please, PLEASE, IT’S BEEN FOUR YEARS, I BEG OF YOU. And if you don’t, I will change this to a two-star review.
  34. [R603] 3/5 · CA Book 4 part 2…: Good game, but why would you leave something in the game that looks like an extra, but not do anything with it?
  35. [R632] 3/5 · CA Events: Do events still happen in the game or am I out of luck?

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store