Comparison

Guildmaster Idle 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

Guildmaster Idle

Manage and grow an interactive idle RPG guild. Engage in various minigames to gather resources, craft gear, and train adventurers for quests and dungeons. Attract new heroes and forge alliances to become a legendary guildmaster.

Highlights
  • Interactive idle gameplay
  • Professions minigames (mining, crafting, bartending, etc.)
  • Questing and dungeon crawling
  • Guild and hero progression
  • Talent tree upgrades
  • Ad-free option
Features
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With many immersive features including: Interactive Idle Gameplay: Break free from conventional clicker games as you actively personalise and grow your guild, making every decision count. A World of Minigames: Explore a rich tapestry of professions through completing various minigames such as mining, potion-crafting and bartending to gather the materials needed to equip your guild for missions. Their strength is forged through your skills, and the path to victory lies in your mastery of these professions. Quest for Glory: Embark on daring adventures of quests and dungeons. Rise to fame as you conquer challenges and complete feats, attracting new classes of adventurer to your guild, each bringing unique skills and abilities. Ad-Free Enjoyment: Bid farewell to intrusive ads with our optional ad system, ensuring uninterrupted gameplay. Take your gameplay a step above other idle games with interactive minigames for each profession: - Bartending: Serve drinks to the citizens for the gold needed to purchase upgrades for your guild. - Apothecary: Experiment with different herbs and other ingredients to discover magical potions, giving your adventurers the edge when fighting the powerful monsters scattered throughout the dungeon. - Foraging: Search through the forests to find wild vegetables and the herbs needed to craft potions. - Gardening: Manage your garden to grow the crops needed to cook the best food for your guild-members. - Cooking: Combine collected ingredients in the kitchen to provide food for your adventurers, granting them powerful buffs. - Hunting: Hunt wild beasts for meats to use in the kitchen, and hides to craft the armour needed by your adventurers. - Mining: Search through the mines for precious metals and gemstones to be used when crafting gear at the blacksmith. - Tree Felling: Chop trees for the building materials needed to expand your guild, with each new structure adding opportunities for your guild to prosper. - Blacksmithing: Craft enchanted weapons and armour at the forge to equip your adventurers with the tools they need to defeat the strongest foes. Use talent trees to upgrade each profession, dynamically changing each minigame to accelerate the growth of your guild. Grow your guild's fame to attract heroes with powerful spells and abilities from around the world to fight for you. Use the resources you gather from each profession to enhance your adventurers. Fight through quests, dungeons and tournaments, with advanced combat simulation. Gain the best loot possible as you progress through the game and use it to defeat powerful bosses. And that's just the beginning! Stay on the lookout for upcoming features that will expand your 'Guildmaster' experience in the next update. Forge alliances, conquer challenges, and become the legendary 'Guildmaster' you were destined to be. Are you ready for the challenge? Download now.

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

Guildmaster Idle4 screens
Who Needs a Hero?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Who Needs a Hero? at none against Guildmaster Idle's shown. Who Needs a Hero? also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 536). Guildmaster Idle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Guildmaster Idle sells 9 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Guildmaster Idle against 4.6 for Who Needs a Hero?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 536 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Guildmaster Idle's written reviews are positive against 73% of Who Needs a Hero?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, Who Needs a Hero? every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guildmaster Idle versus Who Needs a Hero?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuildmaster IdleWho Needs a Hero?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (536 ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5361.8K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB190 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperElvenry StudiosHNRQ FAITTA LTDA

Customer experience

Guildmaster Idle

All ratings533 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.5%

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

Guildmaster Idle

From 536 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Practical idle game mechanics
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting concept and depth
  • 🔒 No forced ads or paywalls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain features
  • 🔍 Lack of in-game information and guidance
  • ⏱️ Overly long dungeon timers

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

Guildmaster Idle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Talent tree enhancements not working as expected
  • Gear enhancements have no material requirements
  • Unable to construct certain buildings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a wiki or knowledge base
  • Improve UI and accessibility
  • Reduce dungeon completion times
  • Introduce character/guild customization

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

9 purchases

Guildmaster Idle

One-time9
  • 1000 Runes$1.99
  • 2500 Runes$4.99
  • Increase Max Offline Work$4.99
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  • Purchase Runes (Scrolls)$4.99
  • Purchase Rune Bundle$4.99
  • 7500 Runes$9.99
  • 15000 Runes$19.99
  • 50000 Runes$49.99
  • 100000 Runes$99.99
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 Guildmaster Idle free?
Guildmaster Idle 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, Guildmaster Idle or Who Needs a Hero??
Guildmaster Idle is rated higher. Guildmaster Idle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 536 ratings, while Who Needs a Hero? averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Guildmaster Idle or Who Needs a Hero? have ads?
Guildmaster Idle shows ads; Who Needs a Hero? does not.
Which is updated more often, Guildmaster Idle or Who Needs a Hero??
Guildmaster Idle ships an update weekly, and Who Needs a Hero? every 3 weeks. Most recently, Guildmaster Idle was updated on October 20, 2026 and Who Needs a Hero? on October 22, 2026.

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