Comparison

Gear for Heroes vs Hunter Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Gear for Heroes

Manage blacksmiths to craft epic weapons and armor for your army. Upgrade your forge and smiths to equip warriors for quests and battles, even while you're away. Build an empire through strategic gear production and troop advancement.

Highlights
  • Train and hire blacksmiths
  • Craft weapons and armor
  • Upgrade idle forge
  • Equip warriors with epic gear
  • Army training and health boosts
  • AFK progression and loot collection
Features
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To build an empire, you need an army. To field an army, you need weapons and armour. To craft weapons and armour, you need blacksmiths. And to supervise the smiths, we need you. Train and hire blacksmiths so we can equip our warriors with the best weapons we can craft. As you improve your idle forge, our troops will get epic gear to put in their inventory slots - new armour for health, new swords for attack, new staves for magic. Is this an RPG? Is this strategy? Is it idle? All three at the same time. Raise your empire by equipping your soldiers, and let them train and raise health while you’re afk. Your blacksmiths will work tirelessly to equip the hero and warriors with epic loot so they can go on mighty quests to forge empires. Tap to upgrade your smiths and produce better magic gear. Your army will start winning even when you idle and start defeating enemies, and collecting loot. With this loot, you can craft epic swords, bows and axes to unlock better troops and win the war while you afk heroes. Heroes live and die, but their weapons are eternal. Make the best gear for heroes. Got a question? Contact us at support@vividgames.com By downloading the game you accept our End User License Agreement, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: http://support.vividgames.com/policies

About

Hunter Evolution

Evolve your tribe of hunters in this idle RPG. Fight monsters and dinosaurs, gain experience, and unlock new abilities and powerful spells. Equip and merge gear to enhance your hunters and conquer mighty bosses.

Highlights
  • Idle RPG gameplay
  • Evolve hunter tribe
  • Fight monsters and dinosaurs
  • Gain experience and unlock abilities
  • Equip and merge gear
  • Battle bosses for loot
  • Unlock powerful spells
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Welcome to Hunter Evolution, the new Idle role playing game where you'll fight endless waves of ennemies in order to strenghten and evolve your tribe of hunters! - Fight your way through monsters and dinosaurs to earn your living - Gain experience through battles in order to strenghten your character and unlock new abilities - Find and equip new equipments to better your fighting skills, with new equipments to be unlocked over time - Test your strength against mighty bosses to get rewarded with awesome loot and treasures - Unlock powerful spells as you grow to defeat bigger Bosses and creatures - Merge your equipments to new heights - Evolve your Hunter through infinite leveling to gain more stat boost and new skins As fans of idle-clicker action RPG, you'll find Hunter's Evolution to be your new favorite game Slash your way through every enemy you encounter, earn money while doing so and become the champion of your Tribe!

Screenshots

Gear for Heroes4 screens
Hunter Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gear for Heroes at 4.6 against Hunter Evolution's 4.0. Gear for Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Hunter Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 34%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Gear for Heroes sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Hunter Evolution 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

Gear for Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 49 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Gear for Heroes's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hunter Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gear for Heroes ships an update weekly, Hunter Evolution every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gear for Heroes versus Hunter Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGear for HeroesHunter Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (143 ratings) — better4.0 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better49
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB326 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVivid Games S.A.Yso Corp

Customer experience

Gear for Heroes

All ratings143 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative60.0%

Hunter Evolution

All ratings41 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Gear for Heroes

One-time7
  • Base promo chest of diamonds$0.99
  • Remove all interstitials ad$1.99
  • Base chest of diamonds$1.99
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  • Medium promo chest of diamonds$2.99
  • Medium chest of diamonds$5.99
  • Big promo chest of diamonds$5.99
  • Big chest of diamonds$8.99
12 purchases

Hunter Evolution

One-time12
  • Very Small Gem Pack$0.99
  • Very Small Diamond Pack$0.99
  • Small Diamond Pack$2.99
Show 9 more
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$5.99
  • Medium Diamond Pack$5.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Battle Keys$7.99
  • Big Gem Pack$9.99
  • Big Diamond Pack$9.99
  • Gigantic Gem Pack$24.99
  • Gigantic Diamond Pack$24.99

Questions

Is Gear for Heroes free?
Gear for Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hunter Evolution free?
Hunter Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gear for Heroes or Hunter Evolution?
Gear for Heroes is rated higher. Gear for Heroes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Hunter Evolution averages 4.0 from 49 ratings.
Do Gear for Heroes or Hunter Evolution have ads?
Hunter Evolution shows ads; Gear for Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Gear for Heroes or Hunter Evolution?
Gear for Heroes ships an update weekly, and Hunter Evolution every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gear for Heroes was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hunter Evolution on September 17, 2026.

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