Comparison

Formation Battle vs TinyHero

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

Head to head
About

Formation Battle

A casual RPG where you collect heroes, form strategic party formations, and engage in auto-battles. Master character types and unique skills to overcome challenging stages and bosses.

Highlights
  • Hero collection via summon
  • Strategic party formation
  • Auto-battle gameplay
  • Three character types (Attacker, Magician, Healer)
  • Unique hero skills and limit skills
  • Attribute system with weaknesses
  • Boss battles and leaderboards
Features
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Formation Battle is a simple and casual RPG. Collect heroes by summon and create a party. Form a formation on stages and battle. - Auto battle In stages, characters battle automatically. And you can change members formation. Change positions strategically. - 3 character types Characters has 3 types, 'Attacker', 'Magician', and 'Healer'. Attacker has high HP and attack power. Attacker stands front line. On front line, heroes can damage enemy with double power. Magician is not so strong. But magician can attack on center line. Replace attacker when attacker's HP became low. Healer can heal heroes on same column. - Get heroes By rewards earned on stage, you can summon heroes and get them. Get hero you don't have the type, or has attribute advantageous for stages. - Various heroes Heroes have original skills. When heroes act on stage, limit gauge gains. If limit gauge filled, hero can use limit skill. A skill damage all enemies, and a skill affects buff or debuff. Character has attribute. Attribute has weakness. Get many advantageous characters for all types of stages. - Boss On stages over normal difficulty, sometimes boss appears. If you knock down it, you can earn Dia. Collect Dia and play max rare summon. - Ranking This game is using leaderboard of Game Center. Compete the Arrival level.

About

TinyHero

Features
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ちいさな ゆうしゃが、ピース村で目覚める。 闇のまおう ノクスに奪われた光を取り戻すため、 仲間とともに 世界に旅立つ ドット絵RPG。 【特徴】 • レトロ調ドット絵のクラシックRPG体験 • 6つのマップ:ピース村・世界マップ・西の森・光の塔・闇のほこら・闇のまおうのま 等 • 20種のモンスターとのターン制バトル • 仲間:まほうつかい アリス・けんし ガレン • 装備・アイテム・スキル・錬金・チェスト探索 • 美しい BGM とドット絵アート • セーブスロット3つ・強くて NEW GAME(NG+)対応 完全無料で 最後まで遊べる ボリュームたっぷりの本格RPG。 サクッと触れるけど、ちゃんと "ぼうけん" できる。

Screenshots

Formation Battle4 screens
TinyHero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Formation Battle at 9.0 against TinyHero's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Formation Battle versus TinyHero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormation BattleTinyHero
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB68 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperShoichi NambaSANWA Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Formation Battle

No in-app purchases

None

TinyHero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Formation Battle free?
Formation Battle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyHero free?
TinyHero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Formation Battle or TinyHero have ads?
Neither Formation Battle nor TinyHero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formation Battle or TinyHero?
Formation Battle ships an update every 2 days, and TinyHero every 2 days. Most recently, Formation Battle was updated on October 10, 2026 and TinyHero on September 25, 2026.

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