Comparison

Idle Superpowers vs Who Needs a Hero?

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

Head to head
About

Idle Superpowers

Embark on a roguelike idle RPG adventure as a superhero with a vast array of unlockable, combinable superpowers. Experience unique runs with procedurally generated items and enemies, and overcome challenges that demand diverse playstyles.

Highlights
  • Unlock 99+ superpowers
  • Combine superpowers for synergies
  • Random power generation
  • Procedural items and enemies
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Idle Superpowers is a roguelike idle rpg where you are a superhero who can get multiple superpowers that are combinable and synergize with each other! - 99+ superpowers to unlock - random generation of powers ensures that each run plays different - combine superpowers to create overpowered synergies - procedural generated items and enemies - challenges to unlock new upgrades, which require different playstyles

About

Who Needs a Hero?

Embark on an epic adventure to save a kingdom, starting with nothing but a stick. Make crucial decisions that shape your destiny, battle mythical creatures, and build a loyal following. Your choices will determine your fame, fortune, and the fate of the land.

Highlights
  • Decision-based gameplay impacting stats and kingdom
  • RPG combat with dice rolls and items
  • Home customization and follower collection
  • Mount and creature taming
  • Karma system influencing story
  • AI-powered follower chat
Features
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Can you save the Kingdom? Naked and with a stick, make the right choices (or not) and become a legendary hero. Game Features ● Choose Wisely - Your decisions directly impact your fame, gold, followers, and the future of the Kingdom. ● Customize your home and collect panties - Increase your fame, earn titles, and own a harem. ● Battle monsters, gods, and other players - Utilize the Tabletop RPG system, roll the dice, and use items to enhance your chances of victory. ● Make Good Deals - Purchase sweets and potions with your gold coins or trade your followers in the black market for rare items. ● Ride dragons, pigs, and mystical creatures - Or open the gates of hell and tame a Cerberus? ● Karma System - Assume the role of a benevolent (or not) hero, affecting your storyline and events. ● Followers' Chat - Communicate with your followers using the artificial intelligence of CHATGPT ◈◈◈ Download the game now and become a legendary hero! ◈◈◈ I have many plans for updates! Get in touch and let me know what you'd like to see. Lov u all heroes. Henrique Faitta (the developer)

Screenshots

Idle Superpowers4 screens
Who Needs a Hero?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Who Needs a Hero? at none against Idle Superpowers's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Idle Superpowers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Who Needs a Hero? sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Superpowers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 836 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Idle Superpowers's written reviews are positive against 73% of Who Needs a Hero?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Superpowers ships an update fortnightly, Who Needs a Hero? every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Idle Superpowers versus Who Needs a Hero?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle SuperpowersWho Needs a Hero?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (836 ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8361.8K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB190 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLutz SchoenfelderHNRQ FAITTA LTDA

Customer experience

Idle Superpowers

All ratings835 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative12.9%

Who Needs a Hero?

All ratings1,813 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.4%

User reviews

Idle Superpowers

From 836 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Pretty good
  • 👍 LOVE THIS!
  • 👍 Never thought I'd be this invested
  • 👍 Best Idle Game to Date
  • 👍 my favorite mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unskippable overlong ads
  • 🐛 Weirdly fun, but very limited
  • 🐛 Ads?
  • 🐛 Used to be fun
  • 🐛 Inventory management is bad

Who Needs a Hero?

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Funny and engaging dialogue
  • 👍 Simple yet addictive gameplay
  • 💎 Unique and charming art style
  • 🕹️ Satisfying progression and choices

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Crashes and save issues
  • 🤷‍♂️ Repetitive encounters and content
  • 🙁 Difficulty balancing issues

Bugs and requests

Idle Superpowers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fix new bug please
  • Money UI getting pixelated
  • Latest update (notifications) is causing crashes
  • Ok, so idk what I did but my game now crashes after about a minute of me being the game
  • Pretty fun, but extreme flickering bar on bottom of 12 pro max prevents playing for extended amounts of time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Beta
  • Give it a real chance
  • Needs an update
  • Updates
  • An amazing game with no random adds. Literally No random Adds!
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  • It can be improved

Who Needs a Hero?

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup after purchasing ad removal
  • Inability to start new save files
  • Incorrect language displayed in error messages

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent content updates
  • Expanded story and character options
  • Improved difficulty scaling and balance
  • Save/load functionality improvements

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Superpowers

One-time10
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Starter Pack$8.99
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  • 1000 Gems + 100 Free$8.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • 2000 Gems + 250 Free$17.99
  • Hero Pack$35.99
  • Superhero Pack$44.99
  • 5000 Gems + 1500 Free$44.99
  • 10K Gems + 5K Free!$89.99
14 purchases

Who Needs a Hero?

One-time14
  • Floor Pack$3.99
  • Slime Potion$3.99
  • Small Followers Pack$3.99
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  • Small Gold Pack$3.99
  • StarterPack$4.99
  • Furniture Pack$9.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$14.99
  • Medium Follower Pack$14.99
  • Queen Pack$19.99
  • Big Gold Pack$19.99
  • Big Follower Pack$19.99
  • Starter Pack$29.99
  • Remove Ads$29.99
  • Dragon Pack$79.99

Questions

Is Idle Superpowers free?
Idle Superpowers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Who Needs a Hero? free?
Who Needs a Hero? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Superpowers or Who Needs a Hero??
Idle Superpowers is rated higher. Idle Superpowers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 836 ratings, while Who Needs a Hero? averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Idle Superpowers or Who Needs a Hero? have ads?
Idle Superpowers shows ads; Who Needs a Hero? does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Superpowers or Who Needs a Hero??
Idle Superpowers ships an update fortnightly, and Who Needs a Hero? every 3 weeks. Most recently, Idle Superpowers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Who Needs a Hero? on October 24, 2026.

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