Comparison

A Little War vs Herodom

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

Head to head
About

A Little War

Lead your army in an epic fantasy battle against an onslaught of Orcs and Evil Dragons. Command diverse troops, utilize magic skills, and strategically level up your hero and soldiers to defend your homeland. Enjoy fast-paced combat across 100 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Command up to 100 soldiers
  • 6 magic skills
  • Fast, urgent battles
  • Command 3 military branches
  • Level-up soldiers and hero stats
  • 100 challenging levels
Features
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An epic battle of grand significance if tiny proportions! is on the horizon. Oh, hero, raise your sword and protect your homeland! You are a hero set on protecting your country, but the Evil Dragon has unleashed a storm of Orcs on your home. All you can do ready your blade, rally your troops, and crush the advancing invaders to protect all you hold dear.

 You are the fearless hero face the extraordinarily complex and violent Evil Dragons and Orcs!
 
Join Alexander the Hero and his son, Prince George in their epic adventure through a world full of fantasy! Features:
 - Command up to 100 soldiers against a vast enemy army
; - 6 magic skills let you turn the tides in battle; - Fast, urgent battles; - Facebook sharing and asking friends for more keys. Gameplay: - You are a hero guiding a vast army behind your sword of justice; - Command 3 military branches—Blades, Muskets, and Hammers; - Use soldier type advantages: Blades beat Muskets, Muskets beat Hammers, and Hammers beat Blades; - Level-up soldiers to boost their strength; - Hero HP, Attack, Defense, Movement Speed, Attack Speed, and Max Troops can all be raised to reach maximum might. - Enjoy a friendly Valkyrie’s help when things get hairy in battle. - Chase a gold-dropping elf to boost your wealth. - 100 levels to challenge. - Your Valkyrie will share her mystical God Power with your hero, giving you the chance to ​flatten all enemies in one​ ​strike​.​ ​​ Please note A Little War is completely free to download and play but contains some in-game items will require payment that cost real money. 
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About

Herodom

Engage in epic historical battles across diverse levels, collecting unique heroes and mastering various units. Customize characters with extensive assets and build thriving farmlands. Experience endless combat challenges and unlock new content.

Highlights
  • Epic historical battles
  • Collect 55+ unique heroes
  • Master 150+ units and siege weapons
  • Build and customize characters with 400+ items
  • Farm 45+ types of crops, trees, and animals
  • Endless battle mode
Features
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Immerse yourself in epic battles inspired on historical and cultural events, including the Battle of the 300, the Dead Wedding and the Mad Pyramids. ** Battle in 19 different levels, collect 55+ unique heroes, master more than 150 different units and siege weapons to battle with, or farm more than 45 different types of crops, trees and animals ** ** Unleash your imagination, and build your own characters using the 350+ different assets to collect during the main storyline ** ** Battle in endless mode, and face an infinite amount of waves. Unlock new bodies and hairstyles, or trees, crops and animals for your farmlands, and much more! ** FEATURES: - 22 levels - 55+ different heroes to collect - 150+ units and enemies to explore and master - Character customization using 400+ items - Explore an immersive world stacked with little secrets - 45+ different types of crops, trees and animals - 25+ different dishes to cook - Endless mode for never-ending battle fun

Screenshots

A Little War4 screens
Herodom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Herodom at none against A Little War's shown. Herodom also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. A Little War sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Herodom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for A Little War against 4.6 for Herodom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of A Little War's written reviews are positive against 70% of Herodom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Little War ships an update every 3 weeks, Herodom every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
A Little War versus Herodom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Little WarHerodom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better4.6 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better70.2% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better3.7K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB148 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBakumens IncSander Frenken

Customer experience

A Little War

All ratings10,544 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.0%

Herodom

All ratings3,691 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

A Little War

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🚀 No energy needed to play
  • 💎 Great value for free game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔑 Lack of keys to open chests
  • ⚔️ Unbalanced boss battles

Herodom

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Excellent customization options
  • 🔒 No ads or paywalls
  • 💡 Affordable full version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔒 Paywall after initial levels
  • 🔒 Difficulty spike after unlocking full version
  • 👎 Unclear progression and resource management
  • 👎 Tedious unit placement

Bugs and requests

A Little War

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when playing 'Search for Oasis'
  • Freezing issues after using abilities
  • Inconsistent star rating system
  • Forced tutorial soft-locks progression

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content
  • Improve key drop rates
  • Implement better progression system
  • Add multiplayer or PvP mode

Herodom

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Wardrobe rewards not appearing
  • Siege weapons not functioning properly
  • Crashes during late-game battles
  • Issues with unit selection and placement

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to replay levels for resources
  • Village resource generation during downtime
  • More unit types and abilities
  • Improved unit control and formation options
  • Difficulty settings or handicaps

In-app purchases

10 purchases

A Little War

One-time10
  • Micro Gold Package$0.99
  • Elf Package$0.99
  • Mini Key Package$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Mini God Power Package$0.99
  • Skill 4$0.99
  • Gift$0.99
  • Mini Gold Package$2.99
  • Little Gold Package$9.99
  • Medium Key Package$9.99
  • Medium Gold Package$29.99
1 purchases

Herodom

One-time1
  • Complete game$2.99

Questions

Is A Little War free?
A Little War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herodom free?
Herodom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, A Little War or Herodom?
A Little War is rated higher. A Little War averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Herodom averages 4.6 from 3.7K ratings.
Do A Little War or Herodom have ads?
A Little War shows ads; Herodom does not.
Which is updated more often, A Little War or Herodom?
A Little War ships an update every 3 weeks, and Herodom every 5 weeks. Most recently, A Little War was updated on October 31, 2026 and Herodom on October 29, 2026.

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