Heroes United vs Threnfall TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heroes United
Discover and collect iconic superhero artifacts using augmented reality. Scan markers to reveal your favorite heroes on your screen, resize them, and place them in your world. Capture photos of life-size heroes with the in-app camera.
- Augmented reality artifact scanning
- Reveal virtual superheroes
- Resize and position heroes
- In-app camera for photos
- Family-friendly activity
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The Super Summer Hero Quest! Find the iconic superhero artefacts & scan them to reveal your favourite superheroes on your very own screen! Your favourite heroes need your help to bring them all together! Large images of iconic superhero artefacts are scattered across the centre and we need your help to join the quest to find them. Have a super day out with the whole family and try to find them all! Using the app, scan the AR display markers (hero artefacts) around the centre. Then, point your phone to floor and tap to reveal your hero. You have found a hero! Resize your hero and move it around on your screen to bring them into your world. Use the in-app camera function to take amazing photos of the life-size heroes.
Threnfall TD
A challenging fantasy tower defense game with no ads or in-app purchases. It offers a deep strategic experience with numerous tower types, upgrade paths, and handcrafted levels. Progress is persistent, and the game can be played offline.
- 20 handcrafted levels
- 14 distinct tower types with upgrade paths
- Challenging gameplay
- Achievements and persistent upgrades
- Cinematic intros and unique music
- Offline play
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Threnfall TD No ads. No in-app purchases. No interruptions. Buy it once, own it forever. Play offline. No pay-to-win. Threnfall TD is a fantasy tower defense game built by one person. Not a big studio, just me, working through many late nights trying to make something genuinely fun and worth your time. This isn’t a "place towers and hope" kind of game. It’s designed to be challenging, even on easy mode. If your strategy isn’t right, the game will push back. What’s in the game: • 20 handcrafted levels Each with its own layout, pacing, and difficulty • 14 distinct tower types Each with 2 upgrade paths and 10 upgrades per path, all with their own visuals and roles • A real challenge Even on easier settings, you’ll need to think, adapt, and improve • Achievements & persistent upgrades Progress carries forward as you refine your strategy • Cinematic intros & unique music Each level has its own atmosphere, with custom intros and backing tracks This is my first release, built entirely by me. Every system has been designed, tested, broken, fixed, and rebuilt more times than I can count. There’s more coming. New features, improvements, balancing, and player feedback will directly shape where the game goes next. One small request: If you enjoy the game, leaving a review really helps. If you don’t, that’s completely fair, but instead of dropping a bad review and disappearing, reach out. I’ll do my best to fix what isn’t working. Thanks for taking a chance on it. – Dan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heroes United at none against Threnfall TD's 1. Heroes United also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Threnfall TD's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Threnfall TD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Heroes United asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Heroes United against 5.0 for Threnfall TD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Heroes United ships an update every 4 months, Threnfall TD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heroes United | Threnfall TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Spark Emerging Technologies Ltd | Dan Richings |
In-app purchases
Heroes United
No in-app purchases
Threnfall TD
- Act II Unlock$2.99
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