Comparison

Goblin's Workshop 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

Goblin's Workshop

A simulation RPG where you craft weapons, recruit monsters, and explore to gather materials. Sell items to monsters, upgrade your transport, and equip your monsters to battle humans and reclaim territories.

Highlights
  • Item crafting and selling
  • Monster recruitment and exploration
  • RPG combat mechanics
  • Idle gameplay
  • Monster equipment upgrades
  • Territory battles
Features
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***** goblin's Workshop is a simple and easy item making simulation & RPG idle game. ***** Make weapons, recruit monsters to explore, get more materials and make more powerful weapons! Defeat the evil humans! [Introduction] In the game, you can make all kinds of items to sell to monsters to earn money, from time to time there will be a variety of monsters to visit your store. If you are very idle, you can also click them to pimp, from them to cut more money. When there are not enough materials, you must send your monster hired soldiers to explore the world to get more resources. If you have some money, please buy a better transport wagon for the monsters to ride. But the humans in this world is not a vegetarian, they occupy many territories. So your monsters if the equipped items are too bad to explore, it is easy to be beaten by human! You can leave the better items to your monsters to put on, so that the monsters increase more combat power. The crap will be left to other idiot customers to buy it, this is the right way to do business! Well, no more chit chat. I'm going to the market to buy materials and drink... [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Goblin's Workshop4 screens
Who Needs a Hero?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Who Needs a Hero? at 4.6 against Goblin's Workshop's 3.7. Who Needs a Hero? also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 9). Goblin's Workshop's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Goblin's Workshop sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days 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

Who Needs a Hero? holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Who Needs a Hero? has 1.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Goblin's Workshop's written reviews are positive against 73% of Who Needs a Hero?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Goblin's Workshop versus Who Needs a Hero?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoblin's WorkshopWho Needs a Hero?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB190 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJUNG CHUN HUNGHNRQ FAITTA LTDA

Customer experience

Goblin's Workshop

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Who Needs a Hero?

All ratings1,813 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

Goblin's Workshop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

11 purchases

Goblin's Workshop

Subscriptions3
  • Double Bless$9.997 Days
  • Goblin King's Bless$9.997 Days
  • Hire Crystal Miner$14.991 Month
One-time8
  • Fistful of crystals$0.99
  • Unlock a random recipe$1.99
  • Pouch of crystals$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Chest of crystals$9.99
  • 3x Battle Speed$9.99
  • Newbie Special Package$9.99
  • Barrel of crystals$29.99
  • Unlock all monsters$47.99
14 purchases

Who Needs a Hero?

One-time14
  • Floor Pack$3.99
  • Slime Potion$3.99
  • Small Followers Pack$3.99
Show 11 more
  • 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 Goblin's Workshop free?
Goblin's Workshop 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, Goblin's Workshop or Who Needs a Hero??
Who Needs a Hero? is rated higher. Goblin's Workshop averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Who Needs a Hero? averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Goblin's Workshop or Who Needs a Hero? have ads?
Goblin's Workshop shows ads; Who Needs a Hero? does not.
Which is updated more often, Goblin's Workshop or Who Needs a Hero??
Goblin's Workshop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Who Needs a Hero? every 3 weeks. Most recently, Goblin's Workshop was updated on September 30, 2026 and Who Needs a Hero? on October 14, 2026.

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