# Slash! Hero vs Stick Brawl

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stick Brawl at none against Slash! Hero's 11. Stick Brawl also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Slash! Hero's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Slash! Hero sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Stick Brawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

Slash! Hero ships an update every 4 months, Stick Brawl every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Slash! Hero | Stick Brawl |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slash-hero/id599461105/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **14** | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 79 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [あくのそしき](https://appshunter.io/developer/537497273) | [Yoshifumi Sanehisa](https://appshunter.io/developer/6802535080) |

## What reviewers say

### Slash! Hero

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slash-hero/id599461105)

Engage in fast-paced action by tapping to slash targets and achieve successive attacks for bonus scores. Unleash powerful close attacks with FIRE!! and discover an extreme extra stage by slashing leaves. Power up your hero with purchasable items.

**Highlights:** Tap to slash targets, Bonus score for successive attacks, Invoke FIRE!! for close attacks, Extreme extra stage with leaf objects, Item purchases for power-ups

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 《HELL MODE》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《S.HELL MODE》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《ADs REMOVE》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《CONTINUE HEART》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《SUPER FIRE+1》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《ENDLESS MODE》 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 《PREMIUM PACKAGE》 | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎮 Simple and intuitive gameplay mechanics
- 🎵 Excellent background music and sound design
- ⚡ Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎯 Challenging difficulty that motivates repeated play
- 📱 Lightweight app with minimal storage requirements

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Game freezes and crashes occasionally
- 📺 Intrusive and frequent advertisements
- 🔧 Progression system has bugs and gets stuck
- ❌ Some stages are inaccessible due to bugs
- 🎵 Limited audio control options

**Reported bugs**

- Level progression system permanently stuck at certain stages
- Stage 18 and beyond become unplayable
- Game crashes when switching between apps
- App freezes during gameplay
- Level up system has critical bugs

**Requested features**

- Pause button functionality
- Sound and music volume adjustment controls
- Ability to customize character appearance/skins
- Ad removal option for purchase
- More game levels and stages


### Stick Brawl

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stick-brawl/id6808950181)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Slash! Hero free?

Slash! Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Stick Brawl free?

Stick Brawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Slash! Hero or Stick Brawl have ads?

Both Slash! Hero and Stick Brawl show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Slash! Hero or Stick Brawl?

Slash! Hero ships an update every 4 months, and Stick Brawl every 6 days. Most recently, Slash! Hero was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stick Brawl on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*