Comparison

HERO WARS Defense vs Age Battle

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

Head to head
About

HERO WARS Defense

Engage in strategic defense by collecting heroes, items, and skills to power up your super stickman warriors. Upgrade your heroes, base, and abilities across an unlimited number of stages to protect your territory.

Highlights
  • Strategic base defense
  • Hero and item collection
  • Skill upgrades
  • Hero leveling and customization
  • Unlimited stages
Features
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STRATEGIC DEFENSE: - Defend your base. - Collect various heroes, items, skills. - Make the super power heroes by Level-up! FEATURES: - You can create unique heroes. - Upgrade heroes, base, skills. - Unlimited numbers of stages.

About

Age Battle

Features
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Produce food, deploy your troops, and push towards the enemy base. Evolve your army through changing eras, unleash heroes, forge equipment, and take on powerful bosses. DEPLOY TROOPS AND CONQUER Spend food to send units into battle. Time your reinforcements, protect your base, and break through the opposing army. Improve food production to support your next attack. EVOLVE THROUGH THE AGES Progress across campaign timelines and unlock new units as your army advances through the eras. Fight from the Stone Age to modern and futuristic battlefields. UNLEASH YOUR HEROES Develop heroes and bring their skills into battle. Discover Jack, the panda hero, alongside other heroes as you build your forces. FORGE AND EQUIP Forge and upgrade equipment for your troop types. Equip your army, develop your cards, and strengthen your forces for tougher battles ahead. CHALLENGE POWERFUL BOSSES Unlock boss challenges as you progress. Deploy your troops and heroes against powerful enemies, then keep developing your army for the next challenge. Deploy, evolve, and build a stronger army.

Screenshots

HERO WARS Defense4 screens
Age Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Age Battle at every 4 days against HERO WARS Defense's monthly. HERO WARS Defense's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 WARS Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Age Battle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HERO WARS Defense ships an update monthly, Age Battle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HERO WARS Defense versus Age Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHERO WARS DefenseAge Battle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB308 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJongha BackKids Touch & Learn

Bugs and requests

HERO WARS Defense

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Double reward ads not working as intended
  • Game crashes on launch for some devices
  • Progression reset issues for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • More playable characters and vehicles
  • Sandbox mode to test out new units
  • Improved reward system for ads
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode

Age Battle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HERO WARS Defense

One-time10
  • +400,000 Gold$0.99
  • Item. +360 Gems$0.99
  • Game Pack iP-Costume$1.99
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  • Game buy the item 01$1.99
  • Game Buy Hero 06$2.99
  • +2,000,000 Gold$3.99
  • Item. +1,800 Gems$3.99
  • Game buy the item 03$5.99
  • +5,200,000 Gold$9.99
  • Item. +4,800 Gems$9.99
5 purchases

Age Battle

One-time5
  • 1,000 Gems$2.49
  • Coin Bundle x2$5.99
  • 3,050 Gems$7.49
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  • Merchant Bundle x3$14.99
  • 9,500 Gems$22.99

Questions

Is HERO WARS Defense free?
HERO WARS Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Age Battle free?
Age Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HERO WARS Defense or Age Battle have ads?
Both HERO WARS Defense and Age Battle show ads.
Which is updated more often, HERO WARS Defense or Age Battle?
HERO WARS Defense ships an update monthly, and Age Battle every 4 days. Most recently, HERO WARS Defense was updated on November 6, 2026 and Age Battle on November 5, 2026.

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