IdleOn vs Loop Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IdleOn
An idle RPG with endless content and deep complexity. Choose classes, level up skills, and gather resources while offline. Features include Tower Defense, Pet Battles, and extensive crafting.
- 17 unique classes
- 250 skill perks
- Extensive RPG content
- Unlimited idle gains
- 12 unique skills
- Pet battles and cooking
- Multiplayer interaction
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The management RPG where your heroes keep fighting even when you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental Wizard to Cannon Pirate, and level up 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and even Construction! GAME FEATURES • 19 unique classes to specialize into! Will you max out idle gains, or go for max loot drop chance? • 250 skill perks to play with! A minmax dream! • More content than any other idle game, and rarely found in other RPG games! Complete Post Office Orders, collect and upgrade Stamps, deposit Statues, hunt rare monster for special crafting recipes, pray at the Obol Altar, compete in minigames, build a factory, command pet battles, do research, and more! What other idle games even have half as cool of features? None of them of course! • Unlimited idle gains, unlike most idle Games that cap you at 12 hours. Ew, right? • Level up 12 unique skills in true RPG fashion: Mining, Smithing, Alchemy, Fishing, Woodcutting, Construction, Breeding, Cooking, and more! • Talk to 50+ NPC's, all with hand-drawn pixel art animations • Witness the mental decline of the developer who made this game all by themselves! They've gone so insane that they speak of themselves in the 3rd person! • 200+ unique Equipment, like Helmets, Rings, uh, weapons... you know, all the normal stuff in an MMO • Talk with other REAL people! Kind of like how I'm talking to you right now, except you'll get to talk back! • Get HYPED for new content coming in the future by joining my discord at: Discord.gg/idleon • Yo man, life is too short to be reading entire game descriptions. You got this far, so you either REALLY need to go download the game, or you just scrolled to the bottom to see what's here. If so, there's nothing here except a smiley face with a nose :-)
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.
- 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
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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)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loop Hero at 4.9 against IdleOn's 4.3. Loop Hero also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, 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. IdleOn sells 50 one-off in-app purchases and Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of IdleOn's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's.
IdleOn ships an update weekly, Loop Hero every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | IdleOn | Loop Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 321 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lavaflamestudios LLC | Playdigious |
Customer experience
IdleOn
Loop Hero
User reviews
IdleOn
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Constant updates keep the game fresh
- 👍 Enjoyable and worthwhile gameplay
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive idle mechanics
- 🤖 Smooth cross-platform experience
- 🕹️ Fun and humorous dialogue
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔌 Syncing issues between platforms
- 📱 Orientation lock on mobile
- 🤑 Concerns about recent pay-to-win additions
Loop Hero
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent mechanics
- 👍 Great replayability
- 👍 Charming graphics
- 👍 Unique and enjoyable experience
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound doesn't work
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unresponsive after certain actions
- 🐛 Difficulty reading small text
- 🐛 Accidental card placement
Bugs and requests
IdleOn
Reported bugs
3 issues- Quests not tracking progress correctly
- Character creation name input issues
- Dungeon crashes on mobile
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to reset skill points
- Notifications for in-game chats
- Improved mobile UI and controls
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
IdleOn
- gem_a00$1.99
- gem_b0$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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- Auto Loot Pack$4.99
- Smol Offering$5.99
- Storage Ram Pet Pack$8.99
- Giftmas Bundle$9.99
- Eggscellent Pack$9.99
- King Doot Pack$9.99
- Summer Bundle$9.99
- Lil Squirrel Pack$9.99
- gem_c0$9.99
- Valenslimes Day Pack$9.99
- New Year Pack$9.99
- Easter Bundle$9.99
- Gem Motherlode Pack$14.99
- Pirate Glimbo Pack$16.99
- bun_j$19.99
- Lava Supporter Pack$19.99
- Totally Chill Pack$19.99
- Island Explorer Pack$19.99
- Equinox Dreamer Pack$19.99
- Arcane Cultist Pack$19.99
- The Spooky Pack$19.99
- gem_d0$19.99
- Calm Serenity Pack$19.99
- Gilded Treasure Pack$19.99
- Eternal Hunter Pack$19.99
- Blazing Star Anniversary Pack$19.99
- Lush Emerald Anniversary Pack$19.99
- Midnight Tide Anniversary Pack$19.99
- Ancient Echoes$19.99
- Dungeon Bundle$19.99
- Secret Methods Pack$19.99
- Decent Offering$22.99
- Sweet and Lovely Pack$24.99
- Armadillius Superius Pack$24.99
- Paradise Pack$24.99
- Kelp N Roll Pack$24.99
- Autumn Breeze Pack$24.99
- Windwalker Pack$24.99
- Bloomin' Pet Pack$24.99
- Riftwalker Pack$29.99
- Heavy Metals Pack$29.99
- Best Friend Bubba Pack$29.99
- Supernova of Gems$29.99
- Crystalline Glunko Pack$29.99
- Timeless Pack$29.99
- Coral Guardian Pack$34.99
- Mongo Offering$44.99
Loop Hero
- Unlock Full Game$6.99









