Exploding Kittens NETFLIX vs Loop Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
A multiplayer card game where players draw cards to avoid exploding kittens. Use strategic cards to defuse fatal felines or eliminate opponents. Features original art and is available exclusively for Netflix members.
- Draw cards to avoid exploding kittens
- Defuse fatal felines with special cards
- Multiplayer gameplay
- Strategic card play
- Original art by The Oatmeal
- Exclusive to Netflix members
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Bring the catnip. Draw as many cards as you can, and do your best to dodge — or defuse — fatal felines. Or else, boom goes the dynamite! In this multiplayer, kitty-powered game of chance, players draw cards — until someone draws an exploding kitten and blows up. Then that player is out unless they have a defuse card. Defuse cards allow players to neutralize furry foes with laser pointers, belly rubs, catnip sandwiches or other diversions. All of the other cards in the deck can be used strategically to move, mitigate or avoid. Featuring original art by The Oatmeal.
Loop Hero
Embark on a roguelike RPG adventure where you strategically place cards to create enemy encounters, buildings, and terrain. Equip your hero with powerful loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and cards to break an endless cycle of despair and save a forgotten world.
- Randomly generated expedition loops
- Strategic card placement for trials
- Loot collection for hero progression
- Camp expansion and reconstruction
- Unlockable classes and cards
- Retro pixel art dark fantasy story
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*Try Loop Hero for free and unlock the full game for the whole adventure!* The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. In this roguelike RPG, wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair. FEATURES - Explore an endless number of paths: bring your hero on randomly generated loops and never experience the same run twice. - Shape your expeditions into darkness: build your deck and place your cards to script your hero’s trials and tribulations. - Loot as you loop to rebuild the world: recover your memories as you collect equipment and resources to become stronger, reconstruct your camp and get your reality back. - Plunge into a gloomy universe: discover a melancholic dark fantasy story told through a retro pixel art direction and recollect the memories of this world. - Break the cycle: triumph over mighty bosses to free the world from the Lich’s neverending time loop. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including Pro Max)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop Hero at 75% against Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's 21%. Loop Hero also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Exploding Kittens NETFLIX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's.
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX ships an update every 6 months, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exploding Kittens NETFLIX | Loop Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (208 ratings) | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 484 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
Loop Hero
User reviews
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
From 208 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Accurate to the original card game
- 💡 New cards and features
- 🎉 Fun and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Automatic card plays
- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior of certain cards
- 🕰️ Lack of turn timer for players
Loop Hero
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent mechanics
- 👍 Great replayability
- 👍 Charming graphics
- 👍 Unique and enjoyable experience
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound doesn't work
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unresponsive after certain actions
- 🐛 Difficulty reading small text
- 🐛 Accidental card placement
Bugs and requests
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when Armageddon card is played
- Nope card not working as intended
- Exploding kitten card not being placed back correctly
- Wins not being tracked in single-player mode
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to kick inactive players
- Save progress and unlock higher difficulty levels
- More customization options
- Ability to chat with other players
Loop Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes after defeating first boss
- Unplayable after initial progress
- Inability to progress past trial version
Requested features
4 requests- Portrait mode
- More classes/build diversity
- Improved UI/overlay customization
- Chinese language support
In-app purchases
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Loop Hero
- Unlock Full Game$6.99
Questions
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