HeroQuest vs TMB Reference Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
TMB Reference Guide
Access comprehensive reference sheets for the Too Many Bones board game. This app provides all Gearloc and Tyrant reference sheets, including a full list of skills, to enhance your gameplay experience.
- Gearloc reference sheets
- Tyrant reference sheets
- Full skill lists
- Game strategy aid
- Offline access
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Reference guide for Too Many Bones game. Contains all the Gearloc and Tyrant reference sheets with full list of skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMB Reference Guide at 5.0 against HeroQuest's 4.1. HeroQuest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ratings volume (220 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. TMB Reference Guide sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. HeroQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.
TMB Reference Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeroQuest has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HeroQuest ships an update every 5 weeks, TMB Reference Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeroQuest | TMB Reference Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (220 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 560 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hasbro, Inc. | Petr Hejkal |
Customer experience
HeroQuest
TMB Reference Guide
Bugs and requests
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
TMB Reference Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HeroQuest
No in-app purchases
TMB Reference Guide
- Trover$0.99
- The Automaton of Shale$0.99
- Ghillie$1.99
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- Nugget$1.99
- Gasket$1.99
- Static$1.99
- Polaris$1.99
- Carcass$1.99
- Dart$1.99
- Riffle$1.99
- Lab Rats$1.99
- Splice & Dice$2.99
- Undertow$6.99
- Unbreakable$6.99
- All-in$19.99
Questions
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