HeroQuest vs ELEGOO Matrix
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
ELEGOO Matrix
This app provides remote control and monitoring for 3D printers, supporting both SLA/DLP and FDM models. Manage your printing tasks, view history, and sync data across devices for efficient 3D printing management.
- Remote print control (start, pause, stop)
- Real-time print monitoring
- Print history logs
- Support for SLA/DLP and FDM printers
- Multi-device management
- Cloud sync for records and settings
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ELEGOO Matrix App is an all-in-one smart app designed for ELEGOO 3D printers. It supports both Resin and FDM printers, helping you connect and manage printers, discover models, control print jobs remotely, monitor print progress, view print history, and respond to printing issues with ease. With the app, you can easily connect and manage your printers, browse a wide range of free models in the Nexprint model library, discover creative content and practical print ideas, and start print jobs quickly. During printing, the app lets you check real-time progress, remaining time, and printer status. If a printer issue occurs or a print job is interrupted, the app will notify you promptly so you can identify and resolve issues faster. Key Features: 1. Connect and control ELEGOO Resin and FDM 3D printers 2. Start, pause, and stop print jobs remotely 3. Monitor real-time print progress, remaining time, and printer status 4. Receive timely alerts for printer issues and print errors to help you quickly identify what went wrong 5. Explore the Nexprint model library to discover, save, and print your favorite 3D models 6. Automatically record print history for easy review, reuse, and troubleshooting Supported Printers: Centauri 2, Centauri Carbon 2, Jupiter 2, Saturn 4 Ultra 16K, Saturn 4 Ultra, Mars 5 Ultra.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeroQuest at 4.0 against ELEGOO Matrix's 2.4. HeroQuest also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). ELEGOO Matrix's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HeroQuest holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 144 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of HeroQuest's written reviews are positive against 19% of ELEGOO Matrix's.
HeroQuest ships an update every 5 weeks, ELEGOO Matrix fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeroQuest | ELEGOO Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (220 ratings) — better | 2.4 (144 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews — better | 19.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 560 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hasbro, Inc. | 深圳市智能派科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
HeroQuest
ELEGOO Matrix
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
ELEGOO Matrix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HeroQuest
No in-app purchases
ELEGOO Matrix
No in-app purchases
Questions
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