Comparison

ENYO vs Pico Hero

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

Head to head
About

ENYO

Engage in tactical turn-based combat using a hook and shield. Navigate a changing labyrinth, strategically push or pull enemies into environmental hazards to defeat them. Master combos and climb leaderboards in this challenging roguelike.

Highlights
  • Hook & shield combat
  • Indirect combat mechanics
  • Environmental hazards (lava, spikes)
  • Turn-based tactical battles
  • Chain combos
  • Highscore leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated labyrinth
Features
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ENYO is a tactical roguelike about hook & shield combat. Grab your hook & shield and descend as Enyo, the Greek goddess of war, into an ever-changing labyrinth to recover 3 legendary artifacts. ENYO's gameplay is based on indirect combat. Enemies can only be defeated by pushing or pulling them into burning lava pits or onto deadly spiked walls. A limited set of actions per turn keeps ENYO accessible, while its core is highly tactical turn-based battles. Master your weapons and chain powerful combos through clever maneuvers to climb the highscore leaderboards across all 3 game modes.

About

Pico Hero

Embark on an action-packed adventure to rescue kidnapped friends in this retro pixel puzzle-shooter. Master over 100 challenging levels, collect weapons, and even create and share your own levels.

Highlights
  • Puzzle-shooter gameplay
  • Over 100 challenging levels
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Weapon and item collection
  • Level editor
  • Share custom levels
Features
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The friends of Pico has been kidnapped! Do you have what it takes to rescue them in this action packed Puzzle-Pixel-Shooter? Show your skills in adventure and training mode! Tackle exciting challenges, solve tricky puzzles, plant trees and master the boss battles! More than 100 challenging level cards with nice retro pixel graphics are waiting for you. Collect crucial weapons and items. Create your own level cards with the level editor and share them with your friends. Get more level cards by importing them from your gallery or scanning them with your camera.

Screenshots

ENYO4 screens
Pico Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ENYO at Free against Pico Hero's $0.99. ENYO also leads on ratings volume (445 vs 16). Pico Hero's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ENYO is free to download; Pico Hero costs $0.99 up front. ENYO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pico Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pico Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ENYO has 445 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of ENYO's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pico Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ENYO ships an update every 6 months, Pico Hero weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ENYO versus Pico Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterENYOPico Hero
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (445 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews89.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings445 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB113 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperArnold RauersJan Jaschke

Customer experience

ENYO

All ratings436 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.7%

Pico Hero

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

ENYO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scoring system resets unexpectedly
  • Crash when opening daily challenge
  • Dash button not working after throwing shield
  • Enemies getting stuck or behaving unpredictably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enemy bestiary or info screen
  • Ability to save progress
  • More game modes or level variations
  • Custom level editor
  • Cloud save support

Pico Hero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ENYO

One-time1
  • Unlock ENYO and remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Pico Hero

One-time1
  • Unlimited lives$0.99

Questions

Is ENYO free?
ENYO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pico Hero free?
Pico Hero costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ENYO or Pico Hero?
Pico Hero is rated higher. ENYO averages 4.7 out of 5 from 445 ratings, while Pico Hero averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do ENYO or Pico Hero have ads?
Both ENYO and Pico Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, ENYO or Pico Hero?
ENYO ships an update every 6 months, and Pico Hero weekly. Most recently, ENYO was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pico Hero on October 24, 2026.

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