Comparison

Heroic Battle vs Gaia Project

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

Head to head
About

Heroic Battle

A strategic board game testing logic, deception, and memory. Play against friends or a champion AI, with customizable setups for unique gameplay. Learn piece identities through attacks and utilize special unit abilities.

Highlights
  • Logic, deception, and memory gameplay
  • Play against friends online or AI
  • Customizable piece setups
  • Discover piece identities during attacks
  • Special unit abilities
  • Save and load custom game setups
Features
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Every piece is a secret. Two armies face each other across the board, and neither side can see the other's ranks. Is that piece marching towards you a lowly scout or the Marshal himself? Attack and find out, or bluff and make your opponent guess. Heroic Battle is the classic board game of hidden ranks, played on a 10×10 battlefield with 40 pieces a side. Capture the enemy flag to win. Watch out for bombs, send your miners to defuse them, and remember: even the mighty Marshal falls to the Spy. Face a world champion - Your computer opponent is Probe, a three-time world champion AI. It bluffs, it remembers, and it punishes careless moves. Three skill levels take you from first game to serious challenge. Play online - Find a random opponent in seconds, matched by Elo rating - Climb the online leaderboard in Classic and Barrage - Create a private room and invite a Steam friend - Emoji chat, draw offers, and a move timer that keeps games moving Or play on the sofa - Pass and Play lets two players share one screen, hiding each army in turn. Study your games - Replay any finished game move by move, with every piece revealed - Memory aids mark revealed pieces and pieces that have moved, if you want them - Detailed statistics and 25 achievements to earn Your army, your way - Build and save your own starting setups, or let the game deal a random one - Barrage mode: 8 pieces a side for a fast, sharp game - Two piece sets and two rank-numbering styles - An interactive tutorial for new commanders - Leave any game against the AI and resume it later

About

Gaia Project

Embark on a strategic journey to colonize the galaxy by mastering terraforming. Each of the 14 unique factions has distinct environmental needs, driving the need to adapt planets for survival. This is the official digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game.

Highlights
  • 14 unique factions
  • Peaceful galactic colonization
  • Terraforming mechanics
  • Adaptable environmental needs
  • Official digital board game adaptation
Features
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In Gaia Project, each player controls one of 14 factions striving to peacefully colonize the Terra Mystica galaxy. Each faction has different environmental needs to survive on a planet. These needs have led the factions to master terraforming, enabling them to make different planet types habitable for themselves. This is the official digital version of the board game Gaia Project by Feuerland Verlag. Minimum RAM: 3 GB Recommended RAM: 4 GB Gaia Project is a graphics-heavy board game with advanced AI opponents. Your gameplay speed and AI strength may be limited with older devices.

Screenshots

Heroic Battle4 screens
Gaia Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Heroic Battle at Free against Gaia Project's $9.99. Heroic Battle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (273 vs 38). Gaia Project's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Heroic Battle is free to download; Gaia Project costs $9.99 up front. Heroic Battle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Gaia Project asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Heroic Battle against 4.0 for Gaia Project. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heroic Battle has 273 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Heroic Battle's written reviews are positive against 59% of Gaia Project's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heroic Battle ships an update weekly, Gaia Project monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Heroic Battle versus Gaia Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeroic BattleGaia Project
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.1 (273 ratings) — better4.0 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews59.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better38
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB371 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRaimonds RudmanisDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Heroic Battle

All ratings272 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral15.6%
Negative42.2%

Gaia Project

All ratings39 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Heroic Battle

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • New version won't start
  • Restore purchases not working
  • AI wins not reported
  • Game shuts down unexpectedly
  • Private games show incorrect pieces
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  • Probe AI moves back and forth endlessly
  • AI knows exact piece locations (perceived bug)
  • Spy doesn't take out Marshal (perceived bug)
  • Bombs can be beaten (perceived bug)
  • App crashes upon opening
  • Cannot select certain pieces
  • Pieces hidden from view on turn
  • Bombs and flags invisible
  • Controls don't work properly
  • Random ads freezing gameplay
  • AI gets stuck and repeatedly moves a piece
  • Game field freezes
  • Cannot select a setup
  • AI response time too slow
  • Pieces do not set up on initial board

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add online multiplayer
  • Improve AI difficulty/aggression
  • Add different map options
  • Add optional modes from special editions
  • Connect account info to Game Center
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  • Update graveyard to show total pieces
  • Add aggressor advantage rule
  • Add piece and board themes/skins
  • Make AI harder or add challenge mode
  • Allow users to create own setups (if not already)

Gaia Project

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Heroic Battle

One-time4
  • 20 setup slots$2.99
  • Unlock all setups$2.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
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  • Heroic Battle Complete$8.99
None

Gaia Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heroic Battle free?
Heroic Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gaia Project free?
Gaia Project costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heroic Battle or Gaia Project?
Heroic Battle is rated higher. Heroic Battle averages 4.1 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Gaia Project averages 4.0 from 38 ratings.
Do Heroic Battle or Gaia Project have ads?
Heroic Battle shows ads; Gaia Project does not.
Which is updated more often, Heroic Battle or Gaia Project?
Heroic Battle ships an update weekly, and Gaia Project monthly. Most recently, Heroic Battle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gaia Project on November 7, 2026.

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