Bug Heroes vs Alabama Bones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug Heroes
Embark on an action-adventure with RPG and castle defense elements. Master unique Bug Heroes, each with distinct skills and equipment, to battle hordes of hungry insects. Explore miniature landscapes, collect resources, and fortify your base for epic defense.
- Blend of action, adventure, castle defense, and RPG
- 10 unique playable Bug Heroes with distinct abilities
- Level-up and customize heroes with equipment
- Melee and ranged combat options
- Base fortification and food defense
- Over 50 unique enemy types with an Insectopedia
- Randomized side quests for replayability
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From the creators of N.Y.Zombies comes an all new blend of action, adventure, castle defense, and role playing elements! Master up to nine legendary Bug Heroes, including a sword wielding Spider assassin, an armored Beetle warrior, a machine gun toting Ant engineer, and more! Shoot, slice, dice, and bash your enemies with a variety of skills, abilities and equipment. Stockpile food, fortify your base, and defend it from hordes of hungry bugs. Explore a variety of familiar landscapes from an all new miniature perspective, collecting food, coins and other items. Enter Bug Heroes, an epic fantasy world you never knew existed! -------------------------- Ranked one of the top iOS games of 2011 (metacritic.com)!! "...it's going to be really hard to ever find a way to enjoy a typical dual-stick shooter again." -- toucharcade.com "One part castle defense, two parts dual stick shooter, and a dash of RPG; Bug Heroes is the most interesting blend of iPhone gaming I’ve see since Infinity Blade." -- 148apps.com "Bug Heroes has slick presentation, charm, and lasting appeal... In my opinion this is one of those games that defines the iOS platform for gamers." -- appadvice.com "Without a doubt, Bug Heroes is the year's first must-have release." -- ifanzine.com -------------------------- FEATURES: - A seamless blend of action, adventure, castle defense, and role playing elements! - 10 unique Bug Heroes to play as, each with different strengths, weaknesses, equipment, and personalities. Choose any 3 heroes to take into battle! - Level-up your Bug Heroes, increase their skills, and customize them with a huge variety of equipment and abilities! - Melee and ranged combat. Slice your enemies with swords, swat bugs off of ledges or into walls, and blast them from long range with rifles and machine guns! - Scour the lands for food, then defend your food stash from hordes of hungry bugs. Build turrets and fortify your base! - Optional, randomized side quests for even more depth and re-playability! - Over 50 unique enemy types, ranging from tiny fleas to giant snails. Detailed "Insectopedia" for background info and strategies on every single enemy! - Multiple profiles and game saves, tons of achievements, and online leaderboards! - Supports all devices, old and new. Enjoy crisp retina graphics on the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4g! -------------------------- TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ErYZbs5Q7c -------------------------- If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, and for all news on upcoming updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @FoursakenMedia! --------------------------
Alabama Bones
Embark on a cave exploration adventure with simple one-button controls. Solve puzzles and navigate treacherous traps in a colorful pixel art platformer. Collecting all artifacts demands wit, skill, and a spirit of adventure.
- One-button platforming
- Cave and temple exploration
- Puzzle solving
- Avoid deadly traps
- Collect all artifacts
- Pixel art graphics
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Explore mysterious caves and long forgotten temples in this novel 1 button platformer. Singlehandedly solve puzzles and avoid deadly traps with well timed screen taps. But don't let the colorful pixel art and straightforward controls fool you: collecting all artifacts will require wit, skill, and a strong spirit of adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bug Heroes at 4.8 against Alabama Bones's 4.1. Bug Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Bug Heroes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Alabama Bones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bug Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Bug Heroes's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alabama Bones's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug Heroes | Alabama Bones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (137 ratings) — better | 4.1 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Foursaken Media | GameResort LLC |
Customer experience
Bug Heroes
Alabama Bones
Bugs and requests
Bug Heroes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when using certain abilities
- Saves/progress getting deleted
- Unresponsive/glitchy controls
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode (co-op, PvP)
- More free/unlockable characters
- Permanent character progression
- Custom map/level creator
- Expanded story/campaign mode
Alabama Bones
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bug Heroes
- The Grandmasters$0.99
- Death From Above$0.99
- Locked 'n Loaded$0.99
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- Reinforcements$0.99
- Treasure Trove$0.99
Alabama Bones
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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