D2 Helper vs HeroQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D2 Helper
This app serves as a comprehensive offline reference for Diablo II players. It allows you to explore runes, runewords, and Horadric Cube recipes, and manage your in-game item collection.
- Browse runes and runewords
- Filter runewords by type, sockets, ladder
- Find runeword combinations
- Track Holy Grail collection
- Manage item mules
- Look up Horadric Cube recipes
- Offline functionality
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The ultimate Diablo II reference companion. Browse all runes and runewords, filter by type, sockets, and ladder status, and find runeword combinations from runes you own. Track your Holy Grail collection, manage mules, and look up Horadric Cube recipes — all offline.
HeroQuest
This app serves as a digital Game Master for the HeroQuest tabletop game, narrating quests, revealing dangers, and tracking progress. It allows players to digitally manage character stats and experience spells and artifacts.
- Narrated quest instructions
- Sound effects and dungeon atmosphere
- Digital character stat tracking
- Quest event tracking
- On-screen spell and artifact effects
- Guided gameplay for new players
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COMPANION APP ONLY. HEROQUEST GAME SYSTEM REQUIRED TO PLAY. Meet your new Game Master. The free HeroQuest Companion App allows you to run your next tabletop game session so everyone can play as heroes! The app takes on the role of Zargon using the onscreen quest map. Additional features include: • Narrated quest instructions, sound effects, and dungeon atmosphere • Dangers are revealed as the heroes explore dungeons • Quest events are tracked along with game progress • Players can record character Mind and Body Points digitally in-app • Spells and artifact effects are cast and triggered on screen • New players are guided through key aspects of gameplay such as movement, actions, searching for treasure, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: D2 Helper at 96% against HeroQuest's 54%. D2 Helper also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0). HeroQuest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
D2 Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 201 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of D2 Helper's written reviews are positive against 54% of HeroQuest's.
D2 Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, HeroQuest every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | D2 Helper | HeroQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (201 ratings) — better | 4.0 (221 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better | 53.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 201 | 221 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 560 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Luca Naterop | Hasbro, Inc. |
Customer experience
D2 Helper
HeroQuest
User reviews
D2 Helper
From 201 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Free and not paywalled
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 💡 Excellent for D2R reference
- 💡 Tracks runes and runewords
- 💡 Useful for Holy Grail
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Stuck in sections, requires restart
- 🐛 Some rune words need updating
- 🐛 Runewords not always real
HeroQuest
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent addition
- 👍 Love the app
- 👍 Great start
- 👍 Fantastic app
- 👍 Amazing app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Hypnotic Blaze not working
- 🐛 Traps not detected properly
- 🐛 Monsters can move through furniture
- 🐛 Spells not working as expected
- 🐛 Quests glitching
Bugs and requests
D2 Helper
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes too often
- Unable to go back to check off sheet
- Some rune words are not real
- Random crashes
- Get stuck in a section with no way to go back
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- Few rune words need updated
Requested features
19 requests- Add recipe for upgrading set items
- Add unique item drop locations and percentages
- Add filter for missile weapons
- Organize found items better (e.g., by character)
- Sort uniques and sets by level
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- Add a character builder
- Include skill tree references
- Add crafted item section
- Add skill point builder
- Add gem transmutation recipes
- Add item type to sort feature for runes
- Add export feature for spreadsheets
- Add quantity of runes and gems tracking
- Add crafting recipes
- Add ability to select one rune to see all possible runewords
- Add filter for runewords by equipment type
- Add pictures for uniques
- Add ability to write what char had item in inventory
- Add comment or mule locations to found items
HeroQuest
Reported bugs
9 issues- Hypnotic Blaze not working
- Traps not detected properly
- Monsters can move through furniture
- Spells not working as expected
- Quests glitching
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- Crashes on loading
- Buggy and stuck
- Doesn't work on iPad
- No sound
Requested features
10 requests- Allow random monster targeting
- Add Jungles of Delthrak expansion
- Implement landscape mode
- Add online/remote play
- Implement quest/dungeon builder
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- Add more difficult monsters
- Allow monsters to roll defense dice
- Add character customization
- Implement save/load functionality
- Add the Knight character
In-app purchases
D2 Helper
No in-app purchases
HeroQuest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is D2 Helper free?
Is HeroQuest free?
Which has better reviews, D2 Helper or HeroQuest?
Do D2 Helper or HeroQuest have ads?
Which is updated more often, D2 Helper or HeroQuest?
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