Slurpy Derpy vs Hero Tale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slurpy Derpy
Awaken in a futuristic convenience store as the last human, accompanied by "Derps" and vying for divine attention. Bake cookies, research abilities, conquer maps, and evolve your creatures to become the most powerful. This idle game progresses even when you're away, with a time warp feature to apply offline progress.
- Incremental idle gameplay
- Creature evolution and research
- Map conquest
- Offline progress with time warp
- Divine attention mechanics
- Cookie baking
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You wake in a convenience store, hundreds of years in the future. Humanity has been wiped out. Your only companions are stupid little creatures called 'Derps' and a host of Gods who are trying to get your attention ... Make cookies, research new abilities, conquer maps, hunt for Slurpies and evolve to completely new species as you work towards the ultimate goal of creating the most powerful creatures the world has ever seen! Or at least ones that aren't SO derpy! Slurpy Derpy is an Incremental, Idle game - leave it running and your population will keep baking, researching, fighting etc. Or come back after a few hours and get all that offline time applied in a super-speed Time Warp! This game was made by a one man indie studio in Seattle with some help from artists and the awesome communities at reddit.com/r/slurpyderpy and reddit.com/r/incremental games. It was inspired by the web game Critter Mound.
Hero Tale
Embark on a medieval fantasy island adventure. Battle enemies to grow stronger, collect loot, and customize your gear. Explore the world using an island map and develop your character through a vast skill tree.
- Idle combat and training
- Loot and equipment customization
- Questing and experience gain
- Massive skill tree
- Island exploration map
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Adventure of the boy on the medieval fantasy island. Beat enemies to become stronger, loot items from them and customize your equipment to fit to your strategy. Whenever you attack enemies you are training ranged or close combat. Do quest, gain experience and spend skill points in the massive skill tree. You can use an island map to explore the world.
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Verdict
Slurpy Derpy and Hero Tale both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Slurpy Derpy's written reviews are positive against 64% of Hero Tale's. Slurpy Derpy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Hero Tale's advantage is ratings volume (619 vs 6). On price, rating, 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. Slurpy Derpy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hero Tale sells 3 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 — 4.7 for Slurpy Derpy against 4.8 for Hero Tale. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero Tale has 619 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Slurpy Derpy's written reviews are positive against 64% of Hero Tale's.
Slurpy Derpy ships an update every 3 days, Hero Tale every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slurpy Derpy | Hero Tale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (619 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 619 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 304 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Scary Bee, LLC | Weird Johnny Studio |
Customer experience
Slurpy Derpy
Hero Tale
Bugs and requests
Slurpy Derpy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hero Tale
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and performance issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Offline/passive progression mode
- Faster combat and leveling options
- Crafting and gear customization system
- More varied enemy and boss encounters
In-app purchases
Slurpy Derpy
- Bucket o' Slurpies$0.99
- Godly Gifts$2.99
- Cooler o' Slurpies$4.99
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- Super Evolver Pack$4.99
- Welcome Pack$4.99
- Barrel o' Slurpies$9.99
- World Conqueror Pack$9.99
- Vat o' Slurpies$19.99
- Tanker o' Slurpies$49.99
- Ocean o' Slurpies$99.99
Hero Tale
- Housekeeper Fairy$4.99
- Warrior Fairy$7.99
- Warlock Fairy$8.99
