Loco Looper vs Heck Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loco Looper
Engage your mind with a unique 3D train puzzle game. Connect track pieces to create perfect paths through charming, handcrafted dioramas. Enjoy cerebral fun with increasingly challenging levels.
- 3D train track puzzles
- Handcrafted diorama levels
- Challenging brain teasers
- Unique pen & ink art style
- Natural 3D effect
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Trains. Fluffy Clouds. Planets. Stars. Even a seagull. Cute, tricky cerebral fun. Get on the brain train with this original puzzle game! Make a perfect track using all the pieces. The harder the level, the more ways to solve. Handcrafted levels, each a pen & ink style love letter to mini dioramas and trains. A neat 3D effect makes the game naturally POP when holding your device (no face tracking required). Loco Looper is designed and written for iPhone & iPad using Swift and Metal. Move fast and make nice things!
Heck Deck
Experience a unique blend of bullet hell action and strategic card gameplay. Navigate through five distinct stages, each with its own challenges, enemies, and bosses. Collect and strategically use dozens of cards, managing your health as you progress through this hand-drawn world.
- Bullet hell card gameplay
- 5 unique stages with distinct music and enemies
- Dozens of attack and spell cards
- Card purchase system
- Hand-drawn art style
- Over 30 enemies and bosses
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Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health! Throughout 5 different stages, Heck Deck will challenge your precision and dexterity during the bullet hell phases and your strategy when using your cards. Each card you pick up will cost you at least one life point, so you will have to be careful about which ones you pick on your way. The abstract and minimalist world of Heck Deck is created with a cute hand-drawn art style. Each level of the game has its own universe, its own music, its own set of enemies, and of course, its own boss. Heck Deck main features: • 5 different levels with their own music • A cute hand-drawn art style • One unique setting for each level • Dozens of attacks and spells for the player • Over 30 enemies and bosses • A card purchase system via the shop The strategy created by the use of cards mixed with the dexterity required during the bullet hell phases makes Heck Deck truly unique!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Loco Looper at none against Heck Deck's shown. Loco Looper also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 74%). Heck Deck's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Loco Looper costs $4.99 and Heck Deck $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Loco Looper against 4.7 for Heck Deck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 129 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Loco Looper's written reviews are positive against 74% of Heck Deck's.
Loco Looper ships an update monthly, Heck Deck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loco Looper | Heck Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (110 ratings) — better | 4.7 (129 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Vanas | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Loco Looper
Heck Deck
Bugs and requests
Loco Looper
Reported bugs
4 issues- 🐛 Game hangs or crashes frequently on older iOS versions
- 🐛 Game resets progress upon opening
- 🐛 Game freezes in the first level
- 🐛 Saved levels not being recognized
Requested features
3 requests- Hint or pass option for difficult levels
- More levels in the future
- Sequel to the game
Heck Deck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loco Looper
No in-app purchases
Heck Deck
No in-app purchases









