Comparison

Loop Hero 3D vs Loop Hero

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

Head to head
About

Loop Hero 3D

Features
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Place buildings Defeat enemies Bring your allies Upgrade your character Explore new zones

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

Screenshots

Loop Hero 3D4 screens
Loop Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Hero 3D at none against Loop Hero's 1. Loop Hero 3D also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Loop Hero's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loop Hero 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop Hero 3D ships an update every 3 days, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Loop Hero 3D versus Loop Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop Hero 3DLoop Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—3.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB213 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAtakan CakirPlaydigious

Bugs and requests

Loop Hero 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Loop Hero 3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Loop Hero 3D free?
Loop Hero 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop Hero 3D or Loop Hero have ads?
Loop Hero 3D shows ads; Loop Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Loop Hero 3D or Loop Hero?
Loop Hero 3D ships an update every 3 days, and Loop Hero every 10 days. Most recently, Loop Hero 3D was updated on September 18, 2026 and Loop Hero on September 28, 2026.

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