Comparison

Counter Knights vs Cursorhero

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

Head to head
About

Counter Knights

Engage in thrilling real-time counterattack battles in this action RPG. Master enemy patterns to unleash powerful counterattacks, customize your knight's growth, and equip unique weapons to suit your playstyle. Explore a rich universe with an engaging story and collect artifacts for permanent buffs.

Highlights
  • Real-time counterattack system
  • Strategic boss fights
  • Knight growth and customization
  • Weapon enhancement and skills
  • Artifact collection for buffs
  • Extensive universe and story
Features
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◈◈ Well-made Realtime counterattack action RPG!! ◈◈ ▶ Simple yet in-depth thrilling counterattack! ▶ Counterattack? Guard Break?, Life-stealing? Equip weapons tailored for your play style! ▶ Enriched environments with growth factors and collectibles! ▶ Elaborative storytelling and relics/weapons for its extensive universe! ◈◈ Game Mechanics ◈◈ ▶ Counterattack system - Breath-taking counterattack mechanics! - Analyze an enemy’s pattern to counterattack at its precise moment! - You will be invincible when you counterattack. ▶ Sensational Boss Fight - Unique attack patterns styled for each of the bosses - Analyze their attack patterns with strategies! ▶ Rich environment for growth and collectibles - Knight Growth: Growth system allows Knight to develop to match the player’s style. - Artifacts Storage: You can obtain relics upon clearing stage with 3 stars. Collect them to gain permanent buffs and reveal the world’s secrets. - Weapon Management: There are weapons inside ancient relic boxes! Customize via weapon enhancements and passive skills for your play style! ▶ Fight in your style! : Growth and weapon changes - Players can develop their character with enhancements that strengthens their play style. - Knight will learn passive skills upon certain level-ups after an attribution enhancement. - Each weapon comes with a different enhancement bonus and skills. You can equip desired weapons. Ex) For stable hunting: : Prioritize stamina level up + life-steal weapons Ex) A rampage style : Utilize weapons that converts basic attack and skills into area attacks Ex) To disarm enemies : Equip Empire weapons to fill up the enemy’s knock-down gage twice faster. ▶ Extravagant universe and breath-taking stories! - Explore deep into the story as you defeat enemies! - A story of the Knight fighting to find out the secret of the universe.

About

Cursorhero

Features
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Cursor Hero – Slash with Your Cursor! A brand-new action game where your cursor becomes the ultimate weapon! No sword, no character—just your finger and the cursor. Swipe, slash, and unleash powerful skills for an exhilarating battle experience! ■ Game Features Slash enemies directly with your cursor! Build combos to multiply your damage Unlock exciting random skills: Thunder, Tornado, Dark Vortex, Bomb, and more 40 action-packed rounds against relentless enemies Strengthen your strategy by choosing weapons, items, and skills after each round Boost attack power, reduce cooldowns, and gain the upper hand with various items ■ Easy for Anyone to Enjoy Gamers, students, office workers—if you can move a cursor, you can play! ■ What Makes It Unique Unlike traditional character-based games, your cursor is the hero. Experience the fresh and thrilling action of slashing enemies directly with your own cursor! [Community] https://cafe.naver.com/cursorhero [Privacy Policy] https://wiry-soapwort-ceb.notion.site/224da2b396bf80b5b6d5da9f94888dc8 Contact Email: cursorherobiz@gmail.com

Screenshots

Counter Knights4 screens
Cursorhero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cursorhero at none against Counter Knights's 10. Counter Knights's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Counter Knights sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cursorhero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter Knights ships an update every 2 weeks, Cursorhero every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Counter Knights versus Cursorhero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounter KnightsCursorhero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (60 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB90 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYouna KhoMyeong Su Seon

Bugs and requests

Counter Knights

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot purchase in-app items
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Cannot open instance 3 on iPhone
  • iOS players not getting updates like Android
  • Countering boss patterns is inconsistent
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  • Game crashes or cannot play
  • Grammar and spelling errors
  • Translation is not perfect
  • Game screen not fitting iPhone notch
  • Need to restart app after watching ads

Requested features

15 requests
  • Update the game regularly
  • Add more content
  • Improve companion stats and damage
  • Add more stars or uses for extra companion materials
  • Fix in-app purchase issues
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  • Add more stages or levels
  • Improve English translations
  • Add an online system
  • Add more avatar skins
  • Add more items with new options
  • Add more things to buy with gems
  • Allow saving progress with Facebook
  • Add a feature to skip boss intro screens
  • Add more universe expansion concepts
  • Make AFK rewards unlimited

Cursorhero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Counter Knights

One-time10
  • Informal Resource Requrest$0.99
  • Advertisement Removal Set$4.99
  • Resource Set - Rich merchant$9.99
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  • Large Scale Resource Request$9.99
  • Dovotion of Friar Knight$9.99
  • Golden Pickaxe Set$9.99
  • Double Resource Set$19.99
  • Resource Set - Nabob$19.99
  • The Agent of Church Set$19.99
  • The Chosen One Set$29.99
None

Cursorhero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counter Knights free?
Counter Knights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursorhero free?
Cursorhero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Counter Knights or Cursorhero have ads?
Both Counter Knights and Cursorhero show ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter Knights or Cursorhero?
Counter Knights ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cursorhero every 5 weeks. Most recently, Counter Knights was updated on October 20, 2026 and Cursorhero on October 3, 2026.

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