Comparison

Heroic Battle vs Shadow Command

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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Heroic Battle is a challenging strategy board game that requires logic, deception and memory. Play against a friend online or a computer opponent: Probe, the Computer Stratego World Champion. You can start a new game in seconds and pause a game to complete at a later time. Heroic Battle is easy to learn. Each game is different. You and your opponent set up your flags, bombs and other pieces and then venture out to try to capture the other’s flag. But the catch is, you only learn the identity of your opponent’s pieces during attacks. Many of the pieces—miners, scouts, the spy—have special properties that you’ll discover as you play. One of the great features of Heroic Battle is that you can create and save your own setups. Each setup produces a different kind of game. Do you prefer fast, wide open play or a slower more conservative pace? Do you want to fortify your flag and defend it or just hide it somewhere and dare your opponent to find it? It’s up to you. Heroic Battle is fun to play with a friend on the same device or a random opponent online. One of you taps to create a game and the other taps to join it. Simple as that. Or you can play against Probe, the built-in computer opponent. Probe is the three-time Computer Stratego World champion, which makes it one of the best AI game engines available. Probe is suitable for play from beginners to experts and can be set to your skill level.

About

Shadow Command

Features
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Shadow Command is a tactical turn-based strategy game where hidden unit ranks, traps and flag capture decide the outcome. You never know what the enemy is hiding. Units are only revealed in combat — and by then it may be too late. Outmaneuver, bluff and think one step ahead. FEATURES: • Four difficulty levels — from beginner to expert AI using Monte Carlo search • Hidden units, traps and flag capture • Play offline — no internet connection required • No ads, no in-app purchases • Dark tactical design with animated effects and sound design

Screenshots

Heroic Battle4 screens
Shadow Command4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Command at none against Heroic Battle's 5. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Heroic Battle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Shadow Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Heroic Battle versus Shadow Command: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeroic BattleShadow Command
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (265 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings265 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaimonds RudmanisKenneth Schroder

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)

Shadow Command

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Heroic Battle

One-time5
  • 20 setup slots$2.99
  • Unlock all setups$2.99
  • Heroic Battle Complete$4.99
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  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Heroic Battle Complete$8.99
None

Shadow Command

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heroic Battle free?
Heroic Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Command free?
Shadow Command is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heroic Battle or Shadow Command have ads?
Neither Heroic Battle nor Shadow Command shows ads.

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