Comparison

Light a Way vs Hero's Quest

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

Head to head
About

Light a Way

Embark on an epic quest to restore light to a world consumed by darkness. Wield magical artifacts, customize your guardian with fairy bonds, and collect adorable companions with unique skills to battle the forces of the abyss.

Highlights
  • Guardian customization with fairy bonds
  • Collect 30 Lumi companions with 240 skills
  • Tap or idle gameplay modes
  • Customizable light magic with 18 specializations
  • Equip staffs with Lightstone combinations
  • Restore light to new worlds
Features
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Darkness has enveloped the sun and from within it, emerge the dark beings with a sole purpose to consume all beings of Light. It is now up to you, the Guardian. Gifted with the magical Staff of Flare, you must set on a path to restore the Light back to the world and rid the darkness that has tainted the very lands that you step on. Bring the Light back to the world as you channel the powers of Light. Tap to radiate flare onto your enemies, empower yourself with magical artifacts, and befriend cute glowing Lumis as you battle the forces of the abyss and restore Light to the world. - Build Your Own Guardian Choose strategically from 90 different Bonds with your Fairies to strengthen and customize your character stats! - Adorable Companions Collect all 30 squishy little Lumi friends with a total of 240 skills to assist you on your journey! - Tap or Idle Tap to banish the shadows, or let your Lumi companions defeat the darkness! - Customizable Light Magic Learn 6 signature spells and develop your own spellcasting style from 18 specialisations! - Weapons of Light Equip your Staffs empowered by Lightstone combinations to defeat the shadows! - Light Up the World Save this world, receive blessings from the Feys, and bring your light to new worlds! If you face any technical issues on your device, please contact us and we will try to address the issue as soon as possible. Support Email : support@appxplore.com For latest news, updates, and events, follow us on: Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/lightawaygame Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/appxplore Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/appxplore Twitter : http://twitter.com/appxplore Discord : https://discord.gg/JcrfdEF

About

Hero's Quest

Embark on an epic adventure as a hero, exploring a world filled with monsters and powerful bosses. Strategize your battles, level up your character, and collect gold, weapons, and equipment to enhance your stats and abilities. Discover new fighting styles and combinations in this roguelite RPG.

Highlights
  • Automatic battles
  • Hero and skin customization
  • Skill tree progression
  • Unlockable areas and bosses
  • Roguelite permanent upgrades
  • Portrait orientation gameplay
Features
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Hero's Quest is a game where you play the role of a lovely hero, go around exploring the world, and challenge your fighting ability to reach the highest level in the limited energy range. Your mission is to reach the highest level as you can to get a lot of gold coins, new weapons and equipment to improve your stats. Initially, you will have 20 energy points (EP). Trying to maintain or improve this stat so you can get high levels in the game. Every time you beat monsters and Bosses, you will get gold coins. The more monsters you beat, the more money you have and the faster you go on the adventure. The more you win, the faster you level up. The higher the level, the higher your ability to defeat the aggressive monsters encountered along the jorney. During the game, you will gradually discover your abilities and find the most effective fighting style for yourself. That's the magic, it can be very rewarding to play and discover new strategies or relics combinations. Explore the world and challenge yourself to reach the highest levels within limited energy! • Heroes and Skins • Hero’s Quest allows you to choose different characters to participate in thrilling battles, each hero have different bonus stats and wonderful pixel art skins. Heores can also be situational you'll have to chose the most suitable Hero for each scenario. • Skill Tree • Players can chose between multiple passive Skills to shape the gameplay the way they like. Skills are separated into different types ranging ranging from ofensive, defensive or utility skills. • Immersive world • Unlock multiple areas, where with powerful monsters enemies are waiting for you. Battle can be very intense the further you get. Players also need to defeat Bosses with outstanding power to unlock new Maps, Relics and Equipment. • Roguelite action • Roguelite is an evolution of the Roguelike genre, this means you still have to start the game from the beginning when the game is over, but you also have permanent upgrades to make each run easier and esiear while also making you progress further and further. The more you play, the more you progress! • Automatic battle • You'll find monsters along the map and your job is to choose the fights. Your focus should be on strategy, Hero and Relics combinations. Let the game do the rest. • Portrait orientation • Play the game anywhere with only one hand. Music by Aaron Krogh: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-anderson-11 Character Art by Ækashics: http://www.akashics.moe/

Screenshots

Light a Way4 screens
Hero's Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Light a Way at none against Hero's Quest's 10. Light a Way also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hero's Quest's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hero's Quest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Light a Way asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hero's Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Light a Way's written reviews are positive against 66% of Hero's Quest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light a Way ships an update monthly, Hero's Quest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light a Way versus Hero's Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight a WayHero's Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better66.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better1.3K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB210 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAppxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd.Murilo Bastos

Customer experience

Light a Way

All ratings2,001 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.7%

Hero's Quest

All ratings1,344 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative24.6%

User reviews

Light a Way

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Obsessed with the game
  • 👍 Best game to kill time
  • 👍 Cute and fun
  • 👍 Relaxing and magical
  • 👍 Gorgeous visuals and story

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Account link broken
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Loading issues and getting stuck
  • 🐛 Progression reset issues
  • 🐛 Weak power-ups and long recovery times

Hero's Quest

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Frequent updates and developer engagement
  • 🔒 No exploitative monetization
  • 💡 Innovative progression system

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🔍 Lack of content variety
  • ⏱️ Slow progression at higher levels
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues

Bugs and requests

Light a Way

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Account link broken
  • Frequent crashes and freezing
  • Loading issues and getting stuck at 20%
  • Progression reset after lighting up
  • Weak power-ups and long spell recovery times

Requested features

6 requests
  • More unique enemies and monsters
  • Different playable characters
  • Ability to change turtle color
  • More varied background music
  • Ability to continue progress after reset
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  • Improved optimization for older devices

Hero's Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Infinite loading screen
  • Crit rate bug causing inconsistent damage

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add teleport/skip functionality
  • Implement a reset progress option
  • Improve the equipment progression curve
  • Introduce more enemy/boss variety

In-app purchases

None

Light a Way

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Hero's Quest

One-time10
  • Tickets - Tiny$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Tickets Small$1.99
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  • Skin: Void Bender$1.99
  • Skin: Shadowbringer$1.99
  • Tickets - Medium$3.99
  • Tickets - Large$6.99
  • Tickets - Super$12.99
  • Tickets - Extra Large$27.99
  • Tickets - Ultra$54.99

Questions

Is Light a Way free?
Light a Way is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hero's Quest free?
Hero's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light a Way or Hero's Quest?
Hero's Quest is rated higher. Light a Way averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Hero's Quest averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Light a Way or Hero's Quest have ads?
Both Light a Way and Hero's Quest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Light a Way or Hero's Quest?
Light a Way ships an update monthly, and Hero's Quest fortnightly. Most recently, Light a Way was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hero's Quest on November 3, 2026.

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