Comparison

Wizard Hero vs Survive Squad

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

Head to head
About

Wizard Hero

Engage in a magical battle against endless waves of monsters using a vast array of spells. Grow your wizard's power through skill upgrades and unique spell combinations in this roguelike survival RPG.

Highlights
  • Fight hordes of enemies
  • Cast a variety of spells
  • Upgrade skills and abilities
  • Roguelike progression
  • Customize your wizard
  • Create unique spell combinations
Features
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Take control of Wizard Hero and fight against hordes of relentless enemies. Use your arsenal of spells to drop them down like a blob! Destroy waves of unique enemies including all kinds of monsters like dragon, orcs, skeletons and many more! • Defeat hundreds of enemies at once • Gain new experiences and upgrade your skills • Roguelike Progression • Customize your wizard Grow your character as you play and get stronger after each attempt. Learn a new skill or improve one of the ones you have every time you level up. At each attempt, create unique spell combinations from thousands of possibilities. Do you think you have what it takes to become a survivor?

About

Survive Squad

Team up with other survivors to battle endless waves of invading aliens in this fast-paced roguelike survival game. Assemble a squad, upgrade your heroes, and fight for your life against powerful bosses and hordes of monsters.

Highlights
  • Assemble a squad with unique heroes
  • Build skill combinations during upgrades
  • Battle hordes of monsters and bosses
  • Explore challenging survival arenas
  • One-finger controls
Features
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Alarm! The hordes of aliens have invaded your city! Grab your guns, team up with other survivors, and get through endless waves of aliens! You have to survive by any means! Survive Squad is a fast-paced casual roguelike survival io game with some RPG elements. Your primary goal is to build a team and remain alive in the survival arena as long as you can! The squad alpha must stay alive! FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE Zombies, vampires, and other undead creatures are in the past — there's a bigger concern. In this survival io game, you must get through the endless waves of aliens that far outnumber you! The stronger enemies await you at every stage! Get ready to battle the deadly bosses with unique abilities. Be fast, smart & furious to defeat them all, and loot treasures together with new upgrades. ASSEMBLE THE SQUAD Start the game as a lonely survivor surrounded by thousands of evil creatures. Move around the city, find other warriors, and build the strongest team ever! Rifleman, mad scientist, paladin, archero, and many other heroes are ready to join your squad! Take down as many aliens as you can to level up the team members during the game! Collect new equipment and weapons, unlock new perks, and upgrade the heroes' abilities to deal more damage to the monsters! SURVIVAL GAME FEATURES: - Assemble the squad with unique weapons & talents - Build unique skill combinations while upgrading the team at every level - Take down hordes of monsters at once & fight mighty bosses - Explore dozens of survival arenas full of tough challenges - Control your shooters with one finger ––– Are you ready to meet the challenge? Stand against hordes of enemies, test your shooting and survival skills, and remain alive in the survival io game! Download and play Survive Squad for free right now!

Screenshots

Wizard Hero4 screens
Survive Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wizard Hero at weekly against Survive Squad's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Wizard Hero sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Survive Squad 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Wizard Hero against 4.7 for Survive Squad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.9K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 27% and 28% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizard Hero ships an update weekly, Survive Squad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wizard Hero versus Survive Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizard HeroSurvive Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.9K ratings) — better4.7 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews27.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.9K — better2.8K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB325 MB
Age rating+49+
DeveloperRUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETIAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Wizard Hero

All ratings7,838 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral17.2%
Negative55.6%

Survive Squad

All ratings2,770 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative62.8%

User reviews

Wizard Hero

From 7.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🎨 Great visuals

Room to improve

  • 💰 Monetization issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Difficulty spikes
  • 📉 Lack of long-term progression

Survive Squad

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Entertaining graphics
  • 💡 Variety of characters and abilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🔒 Lack of account linking/progress saving

Bugs and requests

Wizard Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress reset after updates
  • Freezing and crashes
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and content
  • Improved progression system
  • Better balance and difficulty scaling

Survive Squad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Enemies getting stuck inside player's squad
  • Freezing during ads, causing loss of progress
  • Inability to claim rewards and complete missions

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and levels to grind for
  • Improved league/progression system
  • Option to disable ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Wizard Hero

One-time12
  • Some Diamonds$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Special Offer $3.99$3.99
  • Pocket of Diamonds$4.99
  • Special Offer $4.99$4.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Goblet of Diamonds$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$19.99
10 purchases

Survive Squad

One-time10
  • Gems$0.99
  • Chapter Pack 1$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Gems$4.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Gems$9.99
  • Monthly Card Gold$9.99
  • Survivor Pass$14.99
  • Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Wizard Hero free?
Wizard Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Survive Squad free?
Survive Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wizard Hero or Survive Squad?
Wizard Hero is rated higher. Wizard Hero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.9K ratings, while Survive Squad averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Wizard Hero or Survive Squad have ads?
Both Wizard Hero and Survive Squad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wizard Hero or Survive Squad?
Wizard Hero ships an update weekly, and Survive Squad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wizard Hero was updated on November 3, 2026 and Survive Squad on October 30, 2026.

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