Comparison

Bistro Heroes vs DungeonSquad

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

Head to head
About

Bistro Heroes

Embark on an adventure to gather ingredients, cook delicious dishes, and manage your own bistro. Customize heroes with unique outfits and develop your town with various buildings and furniture. Uncover an engaging storyline and help heroes save the world.

Highlights
  • Gather ingredients through hunting
  • Create tasty dishes for your bistro
  • Collect hero clothes for unique styles
  • Develop your town with buildings and furniture
  • Engaging storyline
  • Fairytale-like graphics
Features
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A new RPG 'Bistro Heroes', from Team Tapas, the developer of 'A Girl Adrift'! ◆ Gather various ingredients through hunting. ◆ Create tasty dishes with special ingredients to run a bistro. ◆ Collect hero clothes to create unique styles. ◆ Develop your town with numerous buildings and furniture. ◆ And…help the heroes save the world! [Game Features] - Small-sized, light RPG that can be enjoyed without additional downloads - Various dishes made with ingredients from a fantasy world - Cute clothes and furniture that can be used freely to decorate heroes and town - Engaging storyline with the feel of a light novel - Simple controls easy to learn, even for novices - Fairytale-like atmosphere and graphics [Community Page] Website: https://teamtapas.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTapas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamtapas [Storing Data Safely] - The server storage feature of the game data is activated when synced with a social account. - The game data is stored in the server only at certain moments of gameplay and is not stored constantly in real-time. - To safely store the data, please manually save it in the server regularly by using the server save icon on the upper right side of the game screen. [Notes for Switching Devices] 1. To transfer data to a new device when switching your device, you must first sync with your social account. 2. After syncing with your social account, use the server save icon on the upper right to manually save your data on a manual save slot. 3. Log in with the same social account from your new device, load the data you stored from your previous device and play the game. [Notes for Updating] - Bistro Heroes' updates are done manually through the store page. - If your Bistro Heroes does not update normally, please try the following method. 1. Restart the device and try again 2. Device settings - select iTunes & App Store - Check App Updates - restart and try to update again ※ The update time may differ depending on your device, so please wait a while longer if the above method does not work. ※ Deleting the app may reset some of the progressed data. [Customer Support] - If you experience gameplay problems, contact us via the in-game [Settings] → [Customer Support] button. - Contact is at support@teamtapas.com for other bugs and problems.

About

DungeonSquad

Lead a solo mission into an enemy-controlled planet to defeat invading heroes. Summon monsters using fallen foes' equipment and harness the power of Dark Gods to overcome colossal enemy forces. Rebuild the Abyss to grow stronger in this roguelike adventure.

Highlights
  • Summon monsters from defeated heroes
  • Equip monsters with fallen sacrifices' gear
  • Harness Dark God blessings
  • Rebuild the Abyss for power
  • Roguelike gameplay with random choices
  • Over 100 unique skills
Features
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The new game of the developer ""GameCoaster"", who made Dungeon Maker and Dungeon Defense! A seemingly infinite stream of heroes invaded the dungeon and brought ruin to the Abyss. Now you must go straight to the source of the enemy and return your home to its former glory. Defeat the Army of Light and take back the power of the Abyss. You are tasked with infiltrating a planet dominated by light all on your own. You must bring down the heroes and use them to summon monsters to fight alongside you, armed with the equipment of these fallen sacrifices. Once you are strong enough, you may receive the blessings of the Dark Gods, and combine their powers with those of your monsters to bring down colossal groups of enemies. ◇ 10 elite monsters and over 100 unique skills ◇ The Power of the Abyss gets stronger as you rebuild ◇ Roguelike with random choices and opportunities

Screenshots

Bistro Heroes4 screens
DungeonSquad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bistro Heroes at Free against DungeonSquad's $4.99. Bistro Heroes also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 71%). DungeonSquad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bistro Heroes is free to download; DungeonSquad costs $4.99 up front. Bistro Heroes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DungeonSquad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bistro Heroes against 4.8 for DungeonSquad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 750 and 610 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Bistro Heroes's written reviews are positive against 71% of DungeonSquad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bistro Heroes ships an update monthly, DungeonSquad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bistro Heroes versus DungeonSquad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBistro HeroesDungeonSquad
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (750 ratings) — better4.8 (610 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings750 — better610
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#134 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size541 MB275 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTeam TapasGameCoaster

Customer experience

Bistro Heroes

All ratings750 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.9%

DungeonSquad

All ratings610 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Bistro Heroes

From 750 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute and relaxing gameplay
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to pick up
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style and character designs
  • 🍔 Delicious-looking food illustrations

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression without spending
  • 🔍 Lack of character voice acting
  • 🏞️ Sparse background music in some areas

DungeonSquad

From 610 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great art and pixel design
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay loop
  • 🔝 High quality game
  • 🤑 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Lack of explanations/tutorials
  • 🕰️ Excessive grinding
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🍼 Overly sexualized art style

Bugs and requests

Bistro Heroes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads sometimes cause the game to freeze or crash
  • Battle numbers not displayed after new version update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more character interactions and animations
  • Implement a pity system for gacha pulls
  • Allow more control over individual heroes in battles
  • Improve the fishing minigame for better mobile experience
  • Organize decorations by tier for better visibility

DungeonSquad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Incorrect display of equipment icons
  • Saves lost after updates
  • Language change causes crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game encyclopedia
  • Ability to save/load character builds
  • More language support (e.g. Chinese)
  • Cross-platform cloud save

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bistro Heroes

One-time10
  • 500 gems$2.99
  • Novice package$2.99
  • Fishing Package$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Fishing Package 2$2.99
  • Stamina boost package$10.99
  • Gem package$10.99
  • Daily dungeon package$10.99
  • Relic package$10.99
  • Season 2 Boost Package$10.99
  • New clothes package$28.99
10 purchases

DungeonSquad

One-time10
  • Time Flow$2.99
  • Autonomy$2.99
  • Uniform Pack$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Neo Package$4.99
  • Wedding Pack$4.99
  • Nurse Pack$4.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Corrupted Pack$6.99
  • Character Pass$11.99
  • Monster Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Bistro Heroes free?
Bistro Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DungeonSquad free?
DungeonSquad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bistro Heroes or DungeonSquad?
Bistro Heroes is rated higher. Bistro Heroes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 750 ratings, while DungeonSquad averages 4.8 from 610 ratings.
Do Bistro Heroes or DungeonSquad have ads?
Bistro Heroes shows ads; DungeonSquad does not.
Which is updated more often, Bistro Heroes or DungeonSquad?
Bistro Heroes ships an update monthly, and DungeonSquad every 8 days. Most recently, Bistro Heroes was updated on November 6, 2026 and DungeonSquad on November 3, 2026.

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