Herodom vs Real Time Shields
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herodom
Engage in epic historical battles across diverse levels, collecting unique heroes and mastering various units. Customize characters with extensive assets and build thriving farmlands. Experience endless combat challenges and unlock new content.
- Epic historical battles
- Collect 55+ unique heroes
- Master 150+ units and siege weapons
- Build and customize characters with 400+ items
- Farm 45+ types of crops, trees, and animals
- Endless battle mode
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Immerse yourself in epic battles inspired on historical and cultural events, including the Battle of the 300, the Dead Wedding and the Mad Pyramids. ** Battle in 19 different levels, collect 55+ unique heroes, master more than 150 different units and siege weapons to battle with, or farm more than 45 different types of crops, trees and animals ** ** Unleash your imagination, and build your own characters using the 350+ different assets to collect during the main storyline ** ** Battle in endless mode, and face an infinite amount of waves. Unlock new bodies and hairstyles, or trees, crops and animals for your farmlands, and much more! ** FEATURES: - 22 levels - 55+ different heroes to collect - 150+ units and enemies to explore and master - Character customization using 400+ items - Explore an immersive world stacked with little secrets - 45+ different types of crops, trees and animals - 25+ different dishes to cook - Endless mode for never-ending battle fun
Real Time Shields
Defend your base by drawing defensive formations in real-time. Your troops will follow your commands as waves of invaders attack from various angles. Upgrade your units and equipment to survive increasingly challenging battles and defeat epic bosses.
- Draw defensive formations
- Real-time troop command
- Wave-based enemy attacks
- Unit and equipment upgrades
- Physics-based combat
- Epic boss fights
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Invaders have one goal in mind; to take your castle down. You must draw and scribble down your formations in order to protect your base! Your troops will follow your command. You must react quickly in real time so they do not reach the tower. The horde will keep coming from different angles. Defend wave after wave until you reach ultimate glory. Can you draw fast enough? Let your fingers guide you In this unique real time strategy io battle simulation. Draw circles, hearts, curves - whatever it takes to keep your base from harm's way. Enemies will not be deterred. You can stop them once, but a new wave will come. Power up with upgrades to keep the battle in your favor. Can you hold the power of Xerxes? New units will come to your aid. Progress as far as you can with upgrades, power ups, unique equipment and by skill. Only the fast drawers can withstand the enemy forces. Use shields, javelins, spears and more to take down the opponents. Watch them shatter into pixie dust as they go down. Survival is the name of the game. How far can you get? Game Features: 1.Simple but addicting mechanics Control is at your fingertips. Draw your formations and your troops will follow 2.Amazing physics Clean movement and sharp control. Feel the amazement has enemies explode into dust. 3.Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade Advance your army battle by battle. Equip new items and gain awesome new powers. There is no limit to how much your power can grow! 4.Real Time Action You have to be quick on your feet, or hands! No time to rest - the troops will keep on coming! 5.New content New maps, new units, new upgrades. Many new additions continuously get added 6.Epic Boss Fights Take on daunting bosses that will test your merits. Only true warriors can survive! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc, and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Herodom at none against Real Time Shields's shown. Herodom also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 37%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Real Time Shields's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (20K vs 3.7K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Herodom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Time Shields sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Herodom against 4.7 for Real Time Shields. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Time Shields has 20K ratings behind it against 3.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Herodom's written reviews are positive against 37% of Real Time Shields's.
Herodom ships an update every 5 weeks, Real Time Shields every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Herodom | Real Time Shields |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 37.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 373 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sander Frenken | Lion Studios |
Customer experience
Herodom
Real Time Shields
User reviews
Herodom
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game mechanics
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Excellent customization options
- 🔒 No ads or paywalls
- 💡 Affordable full version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔒 Paywall after initial levels
- 🔒 Difficulty spike after unlocking full version
- 👎 Unclear progression and resource management
- 👎 Tedious unit placement
Real Time Shields
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great concept
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
- 💰 Good value for free game
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive and boring
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔒 Lack of strategy
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes
Bugs and requests
Herodom
Reported bugs
4 issues- Wardrobe rewards not appearing
- Siege weapons not functioning properly
- Crashes during late-game battles
- Issues with unit selection and placement
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to replay levels for resources
- Village resource generation during downtime
- More unit types and abilities
- Improved unit control and formation options
- Difficulty settings or handicaps
Real Time Shields
Reported bugs
3 issues- Upgrades and progress not saving
- Ads not working properly
- Performance issues and lag
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Increased difficulty and challenge
- New unit types and formations
- Customization options
- Endless/survival mode
In-app purchases
Herodom
- Complete game$2.99
Real Time Shields
- Coins (Tier)$0.99
- Coins (Tier 0)$1.99
- Coins (Tier 1)$4.99
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- Remove Ads (Interstitials)$4.99
- Remove Ads (Rewarded)$4.99
- Early Adopter Pack$4.99
- Coins (Tier 2)$6.99
- Welcome Pack$6.99
- Coins (Tier 3)$9.99
- Spartan Pack$9.99
- Coins (Tier 4)$24.99
Questions
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