Comparison

Battleheart vs Star Traders

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

Head to head
About

Battleheart

Assemble a unique party of heroes and lead them in real-time fantasy combat. Master dozens of special powers, upgrade equipment, and craft the ultimate battle force. Explore a 30+ level campaign with epic boss battles and test your skills in survival arenas.

Highlights
  • Real-time combat with touch commands
  • Create and customize hero parties
  • Dozens of unique skills and class combinations
  • Collect and equip over 100 items
  • 30+ level campaign with boss battles
  • Survival arenas with unique rewards
Features
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** Fan of Battleheart? A sequel is underway! Check www.mikamobile.com for details ** ------------------ Battleheart - enter a world of epic fantasy combat! Chosen as the App Store's "Game of the Week"! "Battleheart is an absolutely effortless recommendation" - TouchArcade.com "Incredibly addictive and fun" - Attack of the Show From the creators of Zombieville USA and OMG Pirates!, Battleheart distills some of the greatest elements of roleplaying games and real-time strategy into pocket-sized form! Create a unique party of heroes, and lead them in frantic real-time battles against monsters of ever increasing power. Lay waste to your foes with dozens of unique special powers as you gain experience, upgrade your party's equipment, and craft them into the ultimate battle force! -- Features -- • Easily command your army via simple touch commands. • Create a unique party from numerous character classes, including stealthy rogues, powerful wizards and stoic knights! • Customize your heroes via dozens of unique skills - literally hundreds of class and skill combinations! • Make the most of your party's skills to control the battlefield - turn your opponents into frogs, stun them with poisons, or simply destroy them with meteor strikes and whirlwinds of steel! • Over 100 unique items to collect and equip across a 30+ level campaign, complete with epic boss battles! • Put your custom party to the ultimate test in survival arenas, where rare and unique rewards can be found! • Incredibly sharp animation and art designed specifically for the Retina Display and iPad! For the latest info on upcoming Battleheart updates, or to simply ask us a question directly, check us out on twitter @MikaMobile!

About

Star Traders

Command your own starship and crew in a vast, procedurally generated open universe. Forge your path as a pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, or explorer, influencing factions and shaping your crew through your choices in this epic sci-fi RPG.

Highlights
  • Open universe exploration
  • Multiple captain careers (26 jobs)
  • Spaceship customization (350+ upgrades)
  • Crew assembly and talent management
  • Dynamic narrative and faction influence
  • Crew molding based on player choices
  • Varied difficulty options including permadeath
Features
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You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue. Command your ship and crew as a space pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more in Star Traders: Frontiers – an epic space RPG from Trese Brothers Games. Venture forth into a massive open universe, rich with adventure and the lore of the Star Traders. Choose your path by assembling and commanding your custom crew and spaceship in a constantly evolving galaxy torn by internal strife, political intrigue, and alien threats. Will you fly as a pirate terrorizing shipping lanes, join the solar wars as a military captain, or track targets across the stars as a fearsome bounty hunter? - Explore a rich, open universe: Discover endless procedurally-generated galactic maps, meet unique characters, and take on enemies to conquer the galaxy! - Become an intergalactic captain: Take on the role of a spy, smuggler, explorer, pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more (26 jobs total)! - Customize your own spaceship: Choose from more than 350 upgrades and 45 ship hulls to build your very own vessel to venture across the vast reaches of space. - Assemble and tailor a loyal crew: Assign talents and equip specialized gear for every spaceship crew member. - Experience an ever-changing narrative: Decide to make friends or foes with other factions and influence political, economic, and personal vendettas. - Mold the crew by your choices: As you make decisions and set the tone for your ship, your crew will grow and change to match. Destroy enemy ships with all hands on deck and your crew will become more bloodthirsty and savage. Explore distant worlds and loot dangerous wastelands and your crew will become intrepid and clever ... or scarred and half-mad. - Varied Difficulty Options! play with save slots to try out different builds or storylines or turn on character permadeath and enjoy classic roguelike experience - Achievement Unlocks: accomplish story and challenge goals to unlock additional optional (but not better) content like new starting ships and new starting contacts First there was the Exodus – when survivors of a great war left the ruins of the Galactic Core behind in search of a new home in the stars. Scattered worlds were claimed on the fringe of the galaxy. Each pocket of survivors held on to an isolated set of worlds while trying to rebuild under the great law of Shalun. Three centuries later, technology has brought them back together again. Discovery of the hyperwarp has bridged what was once an unimaginable distance between far-flung colonies, long-lost families, and political factions. With that reunification has come great economic prosperity. The hyperwarp reestablished the transportation of cargo, goods, and technologies between the quadrants – but it has also brought great strife. Political rivalries have been rekindled, blood has been shed in age-old feuds, and the fires of war have been stoked. Amidst the political infighting, a ruthless revolution is rising – and the fervent explorers of the hyperwarp have awoken something that was better left asleep. Our very first game, Star Traders RPG, took hundreds of thousands of gamers on an interstellar adventure. Star Traders’ success and overwhelmingly positive reception helped to launch Trese Brothers Games. It was the adventures of our community’s star-crossed captains that put us on a trajectory to share more of our worlds, ideas, and dreams. We set out to capture the loneliness, bravery, and camaraderie of people living together in a spaceship sailing across the stars. It is with great pride that after releasing four other games in the Star Traders universe, we’ve created a sequel to the original Star Traders RPG. Step onto the bridge of your starship, take to the stars, and create your own story in Star Traders: Frontiers.

Screenshots

Battleheart4 screens
Star Traders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Battleheart at $2.99 against Star Traders's $6.99. Battleheart also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 73%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Star Traders's advantage is chart position (#67 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Battleheart costs $2.99 and Star Traders $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Battleheart against 4.6 for Star Traders. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 287 and 674 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Battleheart's written reviews are positive against 73% of Star Traders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battleheart ships an update weekly, Star Traders every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Battleheart versus Star Traders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattleheartStar Traders
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.7 (287 ratings) — better4.6 (674 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better73.0% of reviews
Number of ratings287674 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#67 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB316 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMika Mobile, Inc.Trese Brothers

Customer experience

Battleheart

All ratings280 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews1,069 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.1%

Star Traders

All ratings668 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative20.3%

Bugs and requests

Battleheart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Star Traders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crew combat screen UI issues causing accidental input
  • Reputation/faction system bugs leading to unexpected outcomes
  • Crashes and freezes when navigating certain screens
  • Inconsistent behavior with ship component upgrades

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize ship colors and appearances
  • Option to command/control multiple ships as a fleet
  • More end-game content and progression systems
  • Improved UI scaling and optimization for larger screens
  • Cloud save/sync functionality across devices

In-app purchases

None

Battleheart

No in-app purchases

None

Star Traders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Battleheart free?
Battleheart costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Traders free?
Star Traders costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Battleheart or Star Traders?
Battleheart is rated higher. Battleheart averages 4.7 out of 5 from 287 ratings, while Star Traders averages 4.6 from 674 ratings.
Do Battleheart or Star Traders have ads?
Neither Battleheart nor Star Traders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Battleheart or Star Traders?
Battleheart ships an update weekly, and Star Traders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Battleheart was updated on November 6, 2026 and Star Traders on November 6, 2026.

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