Ninja CREAMi Deluxe or Scoop & Swirl: what is the difference?

Per Ninja's US pages, the CREAMi Deluxe NC501 has 11 programs, two 24 oz pints and can make two mix-in flavors from one base. The CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701 has 13 programs, two 16 oz pints with nozzles and a dispensing lid with a swirl press for soft serve. Both have a 1-year limited warranty.

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe vs Scoop & Swirl

Last checked 2026-10-11.

Per Ninja's US pages, the CREAMi Deluxe (NC501) has 11 programs and two 24 oz pints, and can split one base into two mix-in flavors. The CREAMi Scoop & Swirl (NC701) has 13 programs, two 16 oz pints with nozzles, and a dispensing lid with a swirl press for soft serve. Both turn a frozen base into a frozen treat, and Ninja gives both a 1-year limited warranty.

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Side by side

	Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC501	Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701
Model	NC501 (Ninja's page labels it 1st Gen)	NC701
Programs (Ninja)	11 one-touch programs, including CreamiFit, Italian ice and frozen yogurt	13 one-touch programs, including soft serve ice cream, soft serve lite ice cream, fruit whip, frozen custard, frozen yogurt and CreamiFit
Soft serve	no soft-serve dispenser in the box list	yes: a dispensing lid with a swirl press, pints with nozzles and a pull-out drip tray
Pints in the box	2 × 24 oz Deluxe pints with storage lids; Ninja says each holds 3 cups	2 × 16 oz 2-in-1 pints with nozzles and storage lids; Ninja gives 4 servings per pint
Two flavors from one base	yes: Ninja's dual processing makes two mix-in flavors from one base	not stated in the sources read
Spare pints	Ninja lists its XL tubs (XSKPNTLD2) as compatible with the NC500 and NC600 series	Ninja sells Scoop & Swirl pints and lids for it (XSK7PNTLD2 and XSK7PNTLD4)
In the box	motor base, 2 pints with lids, outer bowl and lid, Deluxe Creamerizer paddle, recipe guide	motor base, 2 pints with nozzles and lids, Creamerizer paddle, dispensing lid with swirl press, outer bowl and lid, pull-out drip tray
Warranty	1-year limited warranty	1-year limited warranty

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What differs

Soft serve: only the Scoop & Swirl has a dispensing lid and swirl press, and Ninja lists soft-serve programs for it.
Batch size: the Deluxe comes with two 24 oz pints; the Scoop & Swirl with two 16 oz pints.
Programs: 11 on the Deluxe and 13 on the Scoop & Swirl, per Ninja. The Deluxe can split one base into two mix-in flavors; the Scoop & Swirl page read does not state this.
Spare pints: they are sold separately for each machine: XL tubs for the NC500 and NC600 series, and Scoop & Swirl pints for the NC701. Ninja does not state that one fits the other.
The same on both: both process a base that was frozen first, and both have a 1-year limited warranty.

Where to buy in the US

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC501 (NC501, silver, ASIN B0B9CZ6XBQ): shipper and seller Amazon.com in the US buy box. Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC501 on Amazon ›
Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701 (NC701BL, navy; buy box read 2026-10-18 between 14:21 and 14:23 UTC, after the silver NC701 listing B0DSJW8SFG had only used offers, ASIN B0HCR8LWK8): shipper and seller Amazon.com in the US buy box. Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701 on Amazon ›

Sources

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC501: SharkNinja's US CREAMi Deluxe NC501 page; the Amazon US listing for ASIN B0B9CZ6XBQ (box contents).
Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701: SharkNinja's US CREAMi Scoop & Swirl NC701 page (with its model table); the Amazon US listing for ASIN B0HCR8LWK8, the NC701BL in navy (box contents, read 2026-10-18).

Kinds of claim on this page: Programs, pint sizes and warranty are Ninja's own statements, manufacturer claims; box contents are from each Amazon listing, product evidence from the retail listing. Container fit is Ninja's compatibility statement. Nothing here was tested. Sources read 2026-10-11; Amazon US offers read 2026-10-11 (14:16 to 14:25 UTC, US delivery address East Hanover NJ 07936; every buy box showed Shipper / Seller Amazon.com, In Stock and Add to cart, not a pre-order). Recall check: the CPSC recall database on 2026-10-11 (saferproducts.gov recall API: recall titles 'breville', 'kitchenaid', 'coway', 'levoit', 'ninja' and 'sharkninja', and product names 'creami', 'ice cream', 'stand mixer' and 'air purifier'); no recall of any of these eight models was returned; every result named other products, for example a 2025 SharkNinja pressure cooker, a 2015 Breville pressure cooker and KitchenAid kettles, coffee makers, toasters and food processors. That is not proof of safety.