Comparison

Almost a Hero vs Crush Them All

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Almost a Hero

Assemble a team of unlikely heroes and guide them through idle adventures and challenging dungeons. Unlock new characters, powerful gear, and permanent upgrades to help your team become true heroes. Your heroes battle even when you're away, allowing you to reap rewards and strategize for future runs.

Highlights
  • Assemble a team of unique heroes
  • Idle auto-battles
  • Unlock new characters and abilities
  • Permanent artifact upgrades
  • Seasonal challenges and timed trials
  • Customize hero outfits and equipment
Features
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Want the bravest, smartest, and deadliest heroes on your team? Tough luck. We have only gotten these unless idiots for you. But,do you have what it takes to help each Almost a Hero to become the true Heroes they were always meant to be? In this idle RPG, assemble a team of Almost Heroes. Send them on adventures, into deadly dungeons, and seasonal challenges! Along the way, unlock more Hero Characters, new powerful Rings, Pets with fantastic abilities, and finally permanent Artifact upgrades to make your next run just that little bit less deadly for your Almost Heroes team. *** ASSEMBLE - FIGHT - UPGRADE *** 17 absolute zeroes just waiting for you to help them become slightly good heroes. Assemble a team by choosing between your usual cannon fodder, a blacksmith dwarf, a pyromaniac, a blind wizard, a paper bagged bard, a thieving goblin, a cuddly granny, and even an angry tree! When the going gets tough, just restart your adventure by prestiging! We’re almost certain you will do better next time. *** AFK BATTLES *** Your team fights, dies, revives, and fights again even when you are away! Just come back when you feel like to reap their rewards. Eventually using upgraded Artifacts, you can also level them up automatically. After all, what would these Almost Heroes do without your strategic guidance? *** UNLOCK GAMEPLAY MODES *** Your Almost Heroes keep unlocking new game modes for you to send them on. While a few Heroes are battling epic bosses in the Adventure mode, test your strategic might in timed trials! There are also weekly Seasons with tough challenges for only the foolhardy. Thankfully, you can take pets like a sheep, an armadillo, and even a spectacularly dumb pigeon into battle. *** CUSTOMIZE YOUR ALMOST HEROES *** Even if your Almost Heroes don’t fight so well, they can at least look sharp while doing it! Choose from many Outfits for each hero. Upgrade their equipment to more epic versions. Give them trinkets that will help them suck a little less in battle. Are you ready for this challenge? Your next medieval fantasy adventure awaits.

About

Crush Them All

Embark on an idle RPG adventure to defeat bosses and rescue a princess. Collect and upgrade heroes, launch skills, and explore over 1000 stages. Progress even when offline, earning gold and battling enemies.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade heroes
  • Launch visually impressive skills
  • Explore 1000+ stages
  • Ascend to new worlds
  • Craft 50+ powerful artifacts
  • Progress while away
  • Earn and trade unique items
Features
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Venture forth into the wicked realms, obliterate mighty bosses, and rescue the princess in the thrilling idle RPG, Crush Them All. Engage in epic PvP & PVE battles, employing tactical strategies to defeat your adversaries. With a single tap, amass and enhance an impressive collection of heroes, upgrade them for maximum power, discover formidable artifacts, and progress relentlessly in this everlasting journey - even when you're away from the screen! Features: ● COLLECT and UPGRADE heroes to crush stronger enemies along your journey ● LAUNCH visually impressive skills ● EXPLORE 1000+ stages ● ASCEND to new worlds to earn prisms and make your army stronger. ● CRAFT 50+ powerful artifacts to give your heroes more powers ● PROGRESS while being away, earning gold and battling enemies. ● EARN and TRADE unique items on the Auction House PLEASE NOTE! Crush Them All is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Also, under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Crush Them All. A network connection is also required.

Screenshots

Almost a Hero4 screens
Crush Them All4 screens

Verdict

The call

Almost a Hero and Crush Them All are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Almost a Hero sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Crush Them All sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Almost a Hero against 4.7 for Crush Them All. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 32K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Almost a Hero's written reviews are positive against 82% of Crush Them All's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almost a Hero ships an update monthly, Crush Them All every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Almost a Hero versus Crush Them All: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmost a HeroCrush Them All
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better4.7 (32K ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews82.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K32K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB277 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDeca Games EOODImperia Online JSC

Customer experience

Almost a Hero

All ratings17,005 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,195 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.7%

Crush Them All

All ratings31,648 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,570 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

Almost a Hero

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly addictive
  • 👍 Engaging mechanics
  • 👍 Lots of content and features
  • 👍 Generous with free resources
  • 👍 Responsive developers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Bugs with progression and save data
  • 💰 Pushy with microtransactions
  • 🐛 UI issues and glitches

Crush Them All

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Worth a good play
  • 🚀 Best idle game out there
  • 🚀 Awesome, addictive game
  • 👍 Great for casual play
  • 👍 Generous with premium currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after recent update
  • 🐛 Unstable economy after ownership change
  • 💰 Increasingly pay-to-win
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for free players
  • 🕰️ Too much grinding required

Bugs and requests

Almost a Hero

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Progression reset after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Unresponsive UI elements
  • Ads not rewarding properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More stages and progression
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Ability to merge/upgrade equipment
  • More character customization options
  • Offline progress tracking improvements

Crush Them All

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Incorrect rewards after guild wars
  • Rollbacks causing loss of progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to ban disruptive players from guilds
  • More transparent communication from developers
  • Revert recent changes that negatively impacted free-to-play experience
  • Improve pacing and balance of progression

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Almost a Hero

One-time11
  • Common Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Stage 500 Limited Offer$3.99
  • Rare Pack$4.99
  • Stage 300 offer$4.99
  • SCRAP MINE$4.99
  • Stage 100 offer$5.99
  • Currency Pack$9.99
  • SEASONAL OFFER$12.99
  • Epic Pack$19.99
11 purchases

Crush Them All

One-time11
  • Pack Past 1$2.39
  • Pack Theme 1$4.99
  • Hand of Flooz$5.99
Show 8 more
  • Starter Pack$5.99
  • Pack Evt 3$5.99
  • Bag of Flooz$11.99
  • Daily Pack I$11.99
  • Starter Pack II$11.99
  • Pack Evt 7$11.99
  • Barrel of Flooz$23.99
  • Pack Event 5$23.99

Questions

Is Almost a Hero free?
Almost a Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crush Them All free?
Crush Them All is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Almost a Hero or Crush Them All?
Almost a Hero is rated higher. Almost a Hero averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Crush Them All averages 4.7 from 32K ratings.
Do Almost a Hero or Crush Them All have ads?
Both Almost a Hero and Crush Them All show ads.
Which is updated more often, Almost a Hero or Crush Them All?
Almost a Hero ships an update monthly, and Crush Them All every 3 weeks. Most recently, Almost a Hero was updated on September 23, 2026 and Crush Them All on September 24, 2026.

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