IGN Entertainment vs HotS Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IGN Entertainment
Access the latest gaming news, in-depth reviews, gameplay insights, and trailers for games and movies. Log in to bookmark your favorite content for easy access later.
- Browse news and reviews
- Watch gameplay and trailers
- Bookmark articles and videos
- Login with IGN account
- Simple navigation
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The official IGN app offers simple navigation to make it easy to quickly browse news, reviews, gameplay, movie trailers, game trailers, and more. Log in with your IGN account to bookmark articles and videos to save the news and reviews you care about, and quickly get back to them.
HotS Helper
Enhance your Heroes of the Storm experience with this fan-made tool. Access hero statistics, detailed ability and talent information, and create custom builds. Discover recommended talent setups to elevate your gameplay.
- Hero popularity and winrate
- Hero abilities and talents
- Favorite hero lists
- Recommended talent builds
- Custom build saving
- Landscape mode support
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Improve your Heroes of the Storm gameplay with this unofficial app! This is a fan made app that will help you become a better player. FEATURES • View heroes by popularity or winrate • Hero information (Abilities, Talents) • Create your own list of favorite heroes • Recommended hero talent builds • Save your own custom builds • Landscape support
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Verdict
IGN Entertainment and HotS Helper both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of HotS Helper's written reviews are positive against 44% of IGN Entertainment's. IGN Entertainment's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (20K vs 10). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. IGN Entertainment sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HotS Helper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for IGN Entertainment against 4.3 for HotS Helper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IGN Entertainment has 20K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of IGN Entertainment's written reviews are positive against 90% of HotS Helper's.
IGN Entertainment ships an update every 9 days, HotS Helper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IGN Entertainment | HotS Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (20K ratings) — better | 4.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGN Entertainment, Inc. | Alex Geana |
Customer experience
IGN Entertainment
HotS Helper
Bugs and requests
IGN Entertainment
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and frequent sign-outs
- Video playback problems
- Freezing and crashing
- Inconsistent UI and layout
- Content not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to filter and search content
- Landscape mode support
- Improved bookmarking and saving functionality
- Better notification and social features
HotS Helper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IGN Entertainment
- Early Adopter Bonus$0.99
HotS Helper
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Massive Tip$3.99
- Amazing Tip$9.99
Questions
Is IGN Entertainment free?
Is HotS Helper free?
Which has better reviews, IGN Entertainment or HotS Helper?
Do IGN Entertainment or HotS Helper have ads?
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