Comparison

Eternal Return vs Sprite Legends

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

Head to head
About

Eternal Return

Engage in turn-based strategic battles against monsters and yokai in an anime-style fantasy world. Improve your hero, weapons, and magical pets through card collection and leveling up to restore the eternal return cycle. Enjoy an offline RPG experience with optional in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy battles
  • Hero and Kami (monster) leveling
  • Card-based weapon and magic upgrades
  • Fantasy anime-style story
  • Offline gameplay
  • Optional in-app purchases
Features
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The perpetual day has fallen upon the earth. Fight terrible monsters and yokai in the turn-based battles of Eternal Return, a turn-based strategy rpg. Use your hero's magic and your kami's (pokemon like monsters) magic to create the best strategy. Improve your weapons and magic thanks to card crawl. Eternal Return's battle system is similar to a board strategy rpg with turn-based battles. As you progress through dungeons, the monsters and bosses will become more and more powerful through almost infinite levels. Level up your hero, earn rewards and open chests to collect the game cards to improve your eternal sword and spells. This way you can choose between multiple types of weapons and attacks with the most diverse magic effects. Follow a fantasy story in a world of anime style, dystopian and with an atmosphere of japanese rpg. You’ll have to defeat the sun queen and the yokai hordes, so as to recover the eternal return cycle. Eternal Return takes the best things of other rpgs and great turn-based strategy games. You'll find multiple kami pets, magical monsters that fight for you. You can use them in turn-based battles, to defeat the most powerful monsters using their special magic. You can level up your Kami and teach them new attacks with very different effects that will allow you to define completely new fighting strategies. You can play Eternal Return as an offline casual game, as your inventory is saved offline only a couple of features require connection. All the content of the game is available and can be obtained for free, it depends on your expertise and strategy that you get to unlock all the secrets. There is no limit of stamina or energy. Purchases are optional and useful to complete your collections faster.

About

Sprite Legends

Experience a new MOBA on mobile with fast-paced battles and strategic hero choices. Enjoy jungle adventures and challenge the dragon in this competitive game.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced MOBA battles
  • Strategic hero selection
  • Jungle adventure gameplay
  • Challenging dragon encounters
  • Innovative hero control
  • Fair play focused on skill
Features
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【Introduction】 "Sprite Legends" official mobile game! It brings a brand new MOBA experience. The battle design of the MOBA mobile game for mixed fighting of heroes. the beautiful scenes allow you to enjoy the thrill of jungle adventure; a variety of heroes are at your choice, and the dragon is waiting for you to challenge. First blood, godlike, legendary! Go to the battlefield and do your best to prepare for a passionate battle! 【Features】 1. Play anytime MOBA mobile game, 10 minutes to enjoy a smooth competitive experience. Fancy positioning, extreme micro control, dominate the crowd! 2. Innovative play Heroes strategy match, a brand-new battle experience. You can optionally control the different heroes to fight, The skill combos are varied, and the operation experience is more refreshing! 3. Fair play In Sprite Legends, Game control is everything, presenting the most original game fun! 4. Dragon appear The mysterious baby dragon appears for the first time and joins the battlefield aggressively. Come and find out!

Screenshots

Eternal Return4 screens
Sprite Legends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eternal Return at 4.7 against Sprite Legends's 3.5. Eternal Return also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 2). Sprite Legends's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Eternal Return sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Sprite Legends sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eternal Return holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eternal Return has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eternal Return ships an update every 2 months, Sprite Legends every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eternal Return versus Sprite Legends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEternal ReturnSprite Legends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB799 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNestor Dominguez VarelaSurprise Entertainment

Customer experience

Eternal Return

All ratings32 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sprite Legends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Eternal Return

One-time9
  • Fistful of crystals$1.09
  • Push Up Pack$1.99
  • Pouch of crystals$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Sack of crystals$7.99
  • Sack of crystals$9.99
  • Barrel of crystals$17.99
  • Wagon of crystals$35.99
  • Mountain of crystals$54.99
12 purchases

Sprite Legends

One-time12
  • Token 60$0.99
  • VIP 1$0.99
  • VIP 2$1.99
Show 9 more
  • VIP 3$3.99
  • VIP 4$8.99
  • Token 718$9.99
  • NewbieCard$12.99
  • VIP 5$13.99
  • Token 2098$27.99
  • Token 3158$42.99
  • Token 3688$49.99
  • Token 6868$93.99

Questions

Is Eternal Return free?
Eternal Return is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sprite Legends free?
Sprite Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eternal Return or Sprite Legends?
Eternal Return is rated higher. Eternal Return averages 4.7 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Sprite Legends averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Eternal Return or Sprite Legends have ads?
Eternal Return shows ads; Sprite Legends does not.
Which is updated more often, Eternal Return or Sprite Legends?
Eternal Return ships an update every 2 months, and Sprite Legends every 4 days. Most recently, Eternal Return was updated on October 4, 2026 and Sprite Legends on October 10, 2026.

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