Comparison

Throne Holder vs Elder Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Throne Holder

Engage in strategic card battles where every choice matters. Collect powerful cards, upgrade heroes, and build a unique deck to explore a new world and defeat its ruler. Develop your kingdom and uncover legendary equipment to protect it.

Highlights
  • Strategic card battles
  • Deck building and customization
  • Hero and kingdom development
  • Card and equipment collection
  • Fantasy world exploration
  • Turn-based combat
Features
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The genre of card battle games is different in that every decision and any card can change the course of the battle. Get new cards, ammunition, heroes and develop your kingdom. Build a deck and fight many monsters. Explore a new world that you found yourself in by a strange accident. Find a way to defeat the ruler of the new world and protect the kingdom. * Immerse yourself in an exciting story, defeat evil! * Build your own card deck with different attack and defense strategies! * Try different combinations of acquired skills of your card deck. Create your own indestructible combo! * Collect legendary equipment, find exclusive cards, get the best power-ups to upgrade your hero and use his invincible strength to win. * Explore different worlds, fight hordes of powerful monsters and bosses in fantasy turn-based battles! * Get new characters with their own unique cards and skills! * Develop your kingdom, unlocking more opportunities and improvements! * Get valuable resources from defeated enemies, become stronger! * Overthrow the Dark King of the new world and find your way home! End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Elder Heroes

Embark on an adventure in a magical world filled with secrets and treasures. Assemble a team of unique heroes, strategize battles, and explore dungeons for rewards. Compete with friends and climb the leaderboards in this classic RPG experience.

Highlights
  • Unique heroes with distinct strengths
  • Strategic team building and development
  • Dungeon exploration for rewards
  • Vast world map for adventure
  • Competitive arena rankings
  • Equipment and gem collection
Features
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【The unique IDLE HERO RPG on App Store. Gift codes: NEW2026】 Greetings, hero! Start your adventure here, in a magical world full of secrets, dangers and treasures. Enjoy with your friends an immersion in a classic RPG and explore forgotten lands where evil reigns and chaos flourishes. Features of the game: - A large number of different characters, each is unique in its own way and has its own strength points. Choose the development path of your heroes. Assemble a team, strengthen them with powerful equipment and deal a crushing blow to your enemies. -An incalculable number of combinations and types of strategies that will help you outwit the enemy on the battlefield and come out of the fight victorious. - Explore the dungeon, which holds a lot of generous rewards and the deeper you go down, the more of them! But do not forget about the dangers that await you at every corner. - Immerse yourself in a fantastic world of adventures on a huge world map, together with your friends and comrades in arms. Plunge into history and unravel all the secrets of this world. - Take a leading position in the ratings in a variety of areas. Fight in the arena, get the highest rank, and leave your competitors behind. - Collect a set of equipment, heroes and gems acquired from the dungeon. Your collection is the key to strength, power and recognition..

Screenshots

Throne Holder4 screens
Elder Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elder Heroes at 80% against Throne Holder's 22%. Elder Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, 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. Throne Holder sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Elder Heroes sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elder Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Throne Holder's written reviews are positive against 80% of Elder Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Throne Holder ships an update monthly, Elder Heroes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Throne Holder versus Elder Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrone HolderElder Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB230 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGames ExtrasVitaliy Mayorov

Customer experience

Throne Holder

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Elder Heroes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Throne Holder

Subscriptions1
  • Throne Holder Premium$14.991 Month
One-time19
  • Newbie Supplies$0.99
  • Some crystal$0.99
  • Simple deck$2.99
Show 16 more
  • Builder's Supplies$4.99
  • Bag of crystal$4.99
  • Rare deck$4.99
  • VIP1$4.99
  • VIP2$8.99
  • Fighting spirit$9.99
  • Case of crystals$9.99
  • Rare set$9.99
  • Epic deck$9.99
  • Hero token$9.99
  • ADS Free$13.99
  • Epic set$14.99
  • Сhest of crystals$19.99
  • Fierce Warrior set$22.99
  • Cart of crystals$59.99
  • Crystal deposits$99.99
23 purchases

Elder Heroes

One-time23
  • Newbie pack 1.$0.99
  • VIP summon pack 1.$0.99
  • Common equipment. Set 1.$0.99
Show 20 more
  • Common equipment. Set 2.$2.99
  • Privilege card.$4.99
  • VIP summon pack 2.$4.99
  • Newbie pack 2.$4.99
  • VIP summon pack 4.$9.99
  • Character skin.$9.99
  • Rare equipment. Set 1.$9.99
  • Privilege card Premium.$14.99
  • Skip Ads.$14.99
  • Rare equipment. Set 2.$14.99
  • Rare equipment. Set 3.$19.99
  • Essence pack 2.$19.99
  • Elite equipment. Set 3.$34.99
  • Special Equip Pack 5.$34.99
  • Epic equipment. Set 3.$49.99
  • Legendary equipment. Set 1.$54.99
  • Guild pack 6.$69.99
  • Solar shard pack 3.$69.99
  • Essence pack 3.$69.99
  • Legendary equipment. Set 3.$69.99

Questions

Is Throne Holder free?
Throne Holder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elder Heroes free?
Elder Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Throne Holder or Elder Heroes?
Elder Heroes is rated higher. Throne Holder averages 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Elder Heroes averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Throne Holder or Elder Heroes have ads?
Throne Holder shows ads; Elder Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Throne Holder or Elder Heroes?
Throne Holder ships an update monthly, and Elder Heroes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Throne Holder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Elder Heroes on October 25, 2026.

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