Comparison

Heroes & Dungeons vs Space Grunts

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

Head to head
About

Heroes & Dungeons

Rebuild a kingdom devastated by monsters by hiring heroes, exploring dungeons, and fighting enemies. Rescue villagers, retrieve treasure, and construct various buildings to restore prosperity. Master magic, manage resources, and customize your kingdom to become a thriving metropolis.

Highlights
  • Slash and block monsters with touch controls
  • Hire dozens of unique heroes
  • Explore over 20 dungeons
  • Master magic spells
  • Customize kingdom with buildings and decorations
  • Manage kingdom economy and resources
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Rebuild your kingdom ravaged by monsters! Hire heroes, explore dungeons, fight monsters, rescue villagers and retrieve stolen treasure. Soon you'll have a bustling kingdom full of houses, taverns and castles at your disposal! FEATURES • Use the touch screen to slash monsters and block their attacks! • Dozens of different heroes to hire! • Rescue hundreds of loyal subjects and their families. Each person is unique! • Explore over 20 different dungeons full of monsters and treasure! • Master a variety of magic spells! • Customize your kingdom with different types of buildings, castles and decorations! • Produce food to level up your heroes and make them stronger! • Earn money from your loyal subjects to buy more buildings and pay heroes! • Find and equip rare magic rings! • Use the Kingdom Economy Report to see how your kingdom is improving day by day! • Take a photo of your kingdom to share with friends! • Supports Game Center with high scores and achievements! By installing this application you agree to the terms of the licensed agreements.

About

Space Grunts

Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Arcade action
  • Roguelike shooter elements
  • Alien and robot combat
  • Weapon and consumable collection
  • Secret areas and routes
Features
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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel

Screenshots

Heroes & Dungeons4 screens
Space Grunts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Heroes & Dungeons at Free against Space Grunts's $3.99. Heroes & Dungeons also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 15) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 8.0). Space Grunts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Heroes & Dungeons is free to download; Space Grunts costs $3.99 up front. Heroes & Dungeons sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Space Grunts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Heroes & Dungeons against 4.2 for Space Grunts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Heroes & Dungeons's written reviews are positive against 76% of Space Grunts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heroes & Dungeons ships an update monthly, Space Grunts every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Heroes & Dungeons versus Space Grunts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeroes & DungeonsSpace Grunts
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.1 (65 ratings)4.2 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings65 — better15
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better8.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB52 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRed Sprite StudiosPascal Bestebroer

Customer experience

Heroes & Dungeons

All ratings65 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral16.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative10.4%

Space Grunts

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative12.1%

Bugs and requests

Heroes & Dungeons

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Saved progress not syncing across devices
  • Dungeons and buildings not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Improved touch controls
  • Ability to repair equipment without ads
  • More progression and upgrade options

Space Grunts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Heroes & Dungeons

One-time10
  • Pile of Coins$0.99
  • Pile of Food$0.99
  • Pile of Gems$0.99
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  • Super Spin$0.99
  • Mass of Coins$1.99
  • Mass of Food$1.99
  • Mass of Gems$1.99
  • Bag of Food$3.99
  • Bag of Gems$3.99
  • Treasury$4.99
None

Space Grunts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heroes & Dungeons free?
Heroes & Dungeons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Grunts free?
Space Grunts costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heroes & Dungeons or Space Grunts?
Space Grunts is rated higher. Heroes & Dungeons averages 4.1 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Space Grunts averages 4.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Heroes & Dungeons or Space Grunts have ads?
Neither Heroes & Dungeons nor Space Grunts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heroes & Dungeons or Space Grunts?
Heroes & Dungeons ships an update monthly, and Space Grunts every 5 weeks. Most recently, Heroes & Dungeons was updated on October 23, 2026 and Space Grunts on October 16, 2026.

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