Comparison

Archery Bastions vs Heisting

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Archery Bastions

Engage in a castle vs. castle battle by defending your tower with arrows. Aim and shoot to defeat enemy archers, destroy their towers, and conquer kingdoms. Upgrade your archers and use various arrow types for victory.

Highlights
  • Slingshot shooting mechanics
  • Castle vs. castle battles
  • Upgrade archers and hire mercenaries
  • Various arrow types
  • Fight diverse enemy factions
  • Multiple battle types and levels
Features
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Archery Bastions: Castle War is a slingshot shooting game! Defeat the enemy and his castle with arrows! There is a tower of archers at your disposal, use it to capture the enemy's castle. Shoot your arrows and try not to miss! Let's the castle vs castle battel begin! You must defeat all enemy archers and destroy their towers. But be careful - the enemy troops can outnumber yours, the towers - can be stronger, and the arrows - more destructive! Using every shot wisely, will be a key to your success! Conquering all the kingdoms is not an easy task. Fight orcs, humans, monsters and mages! Repel enemy hordes on ships an longboats! Upgrade archers, hire mercenaries, use various types of arrows, and victory is yours! Archery Bastions: Castle War Features: - Unique mechanics - Beautiful graphics - Easy controls - Different types of arrows - Various factions - Several battle types - Lots of levels Archery Bastions: Castle War is a shooting game where all kingdome should bend to one ruler! Load your arrows and join the battle of castles!

About

Heisting

Embark on a thrilling stealing spree as a masterful thief, gathering a crew and planning heists on luxurious locations. Shoot your way out of trouble, upgrade your gear, and recruit more robbers to steal everything in sight and build your criminal empire.

Highlights
  • Masterful thief role
  • Crew gathering and planning
  • Heists on luxurious locations
  • Combat and shooting mechanics
  • Progressive upgrade system
  • Stealth levels
  • Wealth accumulation
Features
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What could be more exciting than the thrill of a perfectly executed heist? In Heisting you are set into the role of a masterful thief who embarks on a stealing spree across the world's most luxurious museums, galleries, banks and many more. Gather your crew of robbers and hash out the perfect plan as you progress through increasingly difficult levels. If things go wrong, and believe me they will go wrong, it will be up to your skills to shoot your way out to safety. Choose your upgrades carefully as they could be a difference between a big pay day and a messy failure. As you progress, you will need to convince more and more robbers to join your gang and help you with your heists. In order for the heist to be completed you will need to steal everything in your sight. Sometimes the enemy guards will be so tough you will have to sacrifice some of your robbers in a big shootout. But the pay day at the end of it will be much worth it. You will encounter different enemies that will try to prevent you from taking your loot, and you'll need to adapt a unique strategy to get around each of them. Enjoy the road to becoming a fantastically rich millionaire who has more money than he knows what to do with. But you will also have to invest in your heisting gear and gang of robbers to ensure you are successful in bringing home the money. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to steal valuable items or rob banks to grow your criminal empire and become ridiculously rich? Then this game is perfect for you. Immerse yourself in a world where everything is yours for the taking. How much money can you get? The sky's the limit! If you’re really good, this game allows you to make so much money that you will literally be richer than any millionaire. In fact, with the amount of money you can make, millionaires will feel like beggars compared to you! And if that wasn’t enough, think of the power you’ll feel as you lead a massive army of robbers to demolish the opposition and claim extraordinarily valuable treasures for yourself. Featuring: - Unique hand crafted heisting levels. - A colorful gang of robbers to help you - Progressive upgrade system - Bonus stealth levels - Big pay days for you and your crew - Rapidly increasing wealth system So what are you waiting for? Go out there and claim what is rightfully yours!

Screenshots

Archery Bastions4 screens
Heisting4 screens

Verdict

The call

Archery Bastions and Heisting both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of Heisting's written reviews are positive against 26% of Archery Bastions's. Heisting also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Archery Bastions sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Heisting sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heisting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 9.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Archery Bastions's written reviews are positive against 48% of Heisting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archery Bastions ships an update every 2 months, Heisting every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Archery Bastions versus Heisting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchery BastionsHeisting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17K ratings)4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews48.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better9.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB438 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAI GAMES FZ LLCVoodoo

Customer experience

Archery Bastions

All ratings16,710 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral15.5%
Negative58.3%

Heisting

All ratings9,249 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral17.5%
Negative34.5%

User reviews

Archery Bastions

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⚔️ Fun gameplay
  • 🕹️ Addictive and entertaining
  • 🕰️ Good offline experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔍 Upgrades limited after certain levels
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🛑 Inability to upgrade castle and army

Heisting

From 9.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 💰 Easy to level up and make money
  • 🎮 Good game to pass time
  • 🎨 Awesome concept

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Repetitive levels and room layouts
  • 📺 Too many ads, including during gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive to upgrade weapons and armor
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially in later levels

Bugs and requests

Archery Bastions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Disappearing upgrades and progress
  • Enemies becoming unreachable at certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to upgrade castle and army beyond certain levels
  • More enemy and level variety
  • Customization options for castle and troops
  • Inclusion of ground troops and different weapon types

Heisting

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing/crashing issues with ads
  • Levels becoming unplayable after certain progress points
  • Disappearing helper characters
  • Spawn issues and getting stuck in levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied enemy types and special effect weapons
  • Ability to hire more helpers/crew members
  • Customization options for characters and team
  • Multiplayer mode

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Archery Bastions

One-time10
  • Skip'Its Plus$2.99
  • No ADS$4.99
  • Master Troll - Sale$4.99
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  • Pack of Gold 2$5.99
  • Pack of Tokens 2$5.99
  • No Ads + Extra$6.99
  • Skip'Its Power$7.99
  • Kartos$9.99
  • Storm$9.99
  • Master Troll$11.99
10 purchases

Heisting

One-time10
  • Small gems pack$0.89
  • Small gems pack$0.99
  • Small gems pack$1.09
Show 7 more
  • Small skip'its pack$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Medium gems pack$4.99
  • Medium skip'its pack$6.99
  • Premium Pack$9.99
  • Gigantic gems pack$19.99
  • Elite Pass$24.99

Questions

Is Archery Bastions free?
Archery Bastions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heisting free?
Heisting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Archery Bastions or Heisting?
Heisting is rated higher. Archery Bastions averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Heisting averages 4.7 from 9.5K ratings.
Do Archery Bastions or Heisting have ads?
Both Archery Bastions and Heisting show ads.
Which is updated more often, Archery Bastions or Heisting?
Archery Bastions ships an update every 2 months, and Heisting every 3 weeks. Most recently, Archery Bastions was updated on November 7, 2026 and Heisting on November 7, 2026.

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