Almost a Hero vs Guildmaster Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Guildmaster Idle
Manage and grow an interactive idle RPG guild. Engage in various minigames to gather resources, craft gear, and train adventurers for quests and dungeons. Attract new heroes and forge alliances to become a legendary guildmaster.
- Interactive idle gameplay
- Professions minigames (mining, crafting, bartending, etc.)
- Questing and dungeon crawling
- Guild and hero progression
- Talent tree upgrades
- Ad-free option
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With many immersive features including: Interactive Idle Gameplay: Break free from conventional clicker games as you actively personalise and grow your guild, making every decision count. A World of Minigames: Explore a rich tapestry of professions through completing various minigames such as mining, potion-crafting and bartending to gather the materials needed to equip your guild for missions. Their strength is forged through your skills, and the path to victory lies in your mastery of these professions. Quest for Glory: Embark on daring adventures of quests and dungeons. Rise to fame as you conquer challenges and complete feats, attracting new classes of adventurer to your guild, each bringing unique skills and abilities. Ad-Free Enjoyment: Bid farewell to intrusive ads with our optional ad system, ensuring uninterrupted gameplay. Take your gameplay a step above other idle games with interactive minigames for each profession: - Bartending: Serve drinks to the citizens for the gold needed to purchase upgrades for your guild. - Apothecary: Experiment with different herbs and other ingredients to discover magical potions, giving your adventurers the edge when fighting the powerful monsters scattered throughout the dungeon. - Foraging: Search through the forests to find wild vegetables and the herbs needed to craft potions. - Gardening: Manage your garden to grow the crops needed to cook the best food for your guild-members. - Cooking: Combine collected ingredients in the kitchen to provide food for your adventurers, granting them powerful buffs. - Hunting: Hunt wild beasts for meats to use in the kitchen, and hides to craft the armour needed by your adventurers. - Mining: Search through the mines for precious metals and gemstones to be used when crafting gear at the blacksmith. - Tree Felling: Chop trees for the building materials needed to expand your guild, with each new structure adding opportunities for your guild to prosper. - Blacksmithing: Craft enchanted weapons and armour at the forge to equip your adventurers with the tools they need to defeat the strongest foes. Use talent trees to upgrade each profession, dynamically changing each minigame to accelerate the growth of your guild. Grow your guild's fame to attract heroes with powerful spells and abilities from around the world to fight for you. Use the resources you gather from each profession to enhance your adventurers. Fight through quests, dungeons and tournaments, with advanced combat simulation. Gain the best loot possible as you progress through the game and use it to defeat powerful bosses. And that's just the beginning! Stay on the lookout for upcoming features that will expand your 'Guildmaster' experience in the next update. Forge alliances, conquer challenges, and become the legendary 'Guildmaster' you were destined to be. Are you ready for the challenge? Download now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guildmaster Idle at weekly against Almost a Hero's monthly. Almost a Hero's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 533). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Almost a Hero sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Guildmaster Idle sells 9 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 — 4.8 for Almost a Hero against 4.7 for Guildmaster Idle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Almost a Hero has 17K ratings behind it against 533, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Almost a Hero's written reviews are positive against 75% of Guildmaster Idle's.
Almost a Hero ships an update monthly, Guildmaster Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Almost a Hero | Guildmaster Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 4.7 (533 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 533 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 366 MB | 314 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Deca Games EOOD | Elvenry Studios |
Customer experience
Almost a Hero
Guildmaster Idle
User reviews
Almost a Hero
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Guildmaster Idle
From 533 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Practical idle game mechanics
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
- 💡 Interesting concept and depth
- 🔒 No forced ads or paywalls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Bugs with certain features
- 🔍 Lack of in-game information and guidance
- ⏱️ Overly long dungeon timers
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
Guildmaster Idle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Talent tree enhancements not working as expected
- Gear enhancements have no material requirements
- Unable to construct certain buildings
Requested features
4 requests- Add a wiki or knowledge base
- Improve UI and accessibility
- Reduce dungeon completion times
- Introduce character/guild customization
In-app purchases
Almost a Hero
- Common Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
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- 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
Guildmaster Idle
- 1000 Runes$1.99
- 2500 Runes$4.99
- Increase Max Offline Work$4.99
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- Purchase Runes (Scrolls)$4.99
- Purchase Rune Bundle$4.99
- 7500 Runes$9.99
- 15000 Runes$19.99
- 50000 Runes$49.99
- 100000 Runes$99.99
Questions
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