Comparison

Death Worm™ vs Tomb Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Death Worm™

Control a massive underground monster to devour everything in its path. Explore diverse environments, battle over 40 enemy types, and destroy vehicles and aircraft. Enjoy multiple game modes and evolving worm visuals for endless destructive fun.

Highlights
  • Underground monster control
  • 4 feeding locations
  • 60 campaign levels
  • 3 bonus mini-games
  • 3 survival modes
  • Evolving worm visuals
  • Destroy vehicles and aircraft
Features
Currently charting
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Meet the highly anticipated iOS version of the *ORIGINAL* Death Worm game (a Top-50 indie game of all times according to indiegames.com). Over 75,000,000 of downloads for Death Worm, 75 Million people addicted to Death Worm can't be wrong! Control the mind-boggling underground monster with your finger! What is he? An alien? An awakened prehistoric predator? Genetic monster? It is really not important for those unfortunate who have sunk into oblivion in his giant poisonous throat. Nothing personal - it's just the predator's lunch time. NOWHERE TO HIDE: The Monster feeds in 4 different locations! ENDLESS TERROR: Beat 60 challenging levels to complete the Campaign Mode! NEVER GET BORED: Death Worm features 3 bonus Mini-Games! EXPLOSIVE SURVIVAL: 3 different Survival Modes to keep feeding your hungry Monster as long as you can! EVOLUTION: The Worm looks differently in every location that you unlock! OMNIVOROUS: Animals, birds, businessmen, punks, lizards, and even dangerous predators like tiger are now nothing more than snacks for your monster Worm! THE DESTROYER: blow up cars and tanks; bring down planes and helicopters and even the alien UFO’s! Fight enemies of over 40 types! The Game supports HD and Retina displays and features smooth graphics and stunning visual effects! This is the game that perfectly suits if you need to quickly relieve stress or just have fun!

About

Tomb Heroes

Engage in an action-packed adventure, dodging and destroying monsters within ancient tombs. Utilize quick reflexes and special powers to explore new tombs and defeat unique creatures.

Highlights
  • Unique escape and destruction mechanics
  • Fast-paced reaction gameplay
  • Treasure hunting in tombs
  • Defeat unique tomb monsters
  • Explore multiple tombs
  • Utilize hero superpowers
Features
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Tomb Hero is a very interesting action game, you will use a unique way to escape and destroy the monster in the tomb.Jump back, and shot, you are super fast reaction hero, treasure all over the world in the tomb, victorious.Each tomb has its own unique little monster!Play your super power, let your heroes explore more tombs!

Screenshots

Death Worm™4 screens
Tomb Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Death Worm™ at 4.7 against Tomb Heroes's 3.1. Death Worm™ also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (58K vs 17). Tomb Heroes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Death Worm™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tomb Heroes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Death Worm™ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Death Worm™ has 58K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Death Worm™'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Tomb Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Death Worm™ ships an update monthly, Tomb Heroes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Death Worm™ versus Tomb Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeath Worm™Tomb Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58K ratings) — better3.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58K — better17
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaycreek GamesZplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Death Worm™

All ratings57,411 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews954 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.1%

Tomb Heroes

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative40.5%

Bugs and requests

Death Worm™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Revive feature not working as expected
  • Levels sometimes feel unbalanced or too difficult
  • Occasional UI issues or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more worm types and abilities
  • Implement an endless/survival mode
  • Allow more customization of worms
  • Improve the tutorial and onboarding experience
  • Reduce energy requirements or add an unlimited mode

Tomb Heroes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Death Worm™

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 20 diamonds$1.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 1$1.99
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  • Starter Pack 2 - Tier 2$2.99
  • 53 diamonds$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Season Pass 2$4.99
  • 110 diamonds$9.99
  • 250 diamonds$19.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 7$59.99
4 purchases

Tomb Heroes

One-time4
  • 400 Gems$0.99
  • 1200 Gems$1.99
  • 4000 Gems$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 12000 Gems$9.99

Questions

Is Death Worm™ free?
Death Worm™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tomb Heroes free?
Tomb Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Death Worm™ or Tomb Heroes?
Death Worm™ is rated higher. Death Worm™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Tomb Heroes averages 3.1 from 17 ratings.
Do Death Worm™ or Tomb Heroes have ads?
Death Worm™ shows ads; Tomb Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Death Worm™ or Tomb Heroes?
Death Worm™ ships an update monthly, and Tomb Heroes every 3 months. Most recently, Death Worm™ was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tomb Heroes on November 2, 2026.

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