Comparison

Hero Great Wars vs Pixelmon Idle

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

Head to head
About

Hero Great Wars

Engage in massive online battles with up to 999,999 heroes. Collect items, strengthen your army with diverse jobs and equipment, and compete globally or with friends. This pixel art strategy game offers quick, one-handed play.

Highlights
  • Massive online battles (999,999 vs 999,999)
  • Hero and item collection
  • Strategic job selection
  • League and friend battles
  • Pixel art graphics
  • One-handed play
Features
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Many heroes drawn in pixel art collide! Easy-to-play online battle of 999,999 vs. 999,999 heroes! Fight your rivals with the strongest heroic army you've created by collecting lots of items! Overview Easy to play in a short period of time Easy-to-play PVP type battle game with simple controls. A wide variety of equipment items, league battles, and additional new events make this a challenging and rewarding game! ================ Game Details ================ Online battle with players from all over the world! In the "Online Battle" mode, you can battle against other heroes from all over the world. You can collect multiple jobs for your heroes. Each hero has an advantageous occupation, so let's collect advantageous occupations according to the opponent's strength! Collect heroes within the time limit to win the game! Strengthen your heroes with a variety of items to capture victory! Open treasure chests with coins earned from battles! Get powerful equipment items and aim for the strongest army of 999,999. You can also strengthen your heroes by using orbs, which are rare and valuable items that can be obtained at various events. Test your skills in league matches! Compete against 999,999 of the strongest units of heroes and compete for the highest score. You can get a lot of coins and orbs depending on your ranking! Fight against your friends with the heroes you've raised! In the "Friend Battle" you can fight against a specific person by using a keyword. Show off your strongest heroes to your friends! Recommended for people like this People who want to play easily with one hand while commuting to and from work or school. People who like dot pictures. People who want to challenge themselves. People who want to compete with friends. People who want to collect items People who want to calculate and think Updates planned We are planning to add new items, a fast-forward function, and various other updates! ================ Tips ================ Hints for building a strong and brave army Pick a building where all occupations can be increased. Increase them in a well-balanced way to create an army of brave men with no weaknesses! Let's focus on gathering brave men of specific jobs and strengthen them. The number of brave men will increase, so you may be able to overcome a slight disadvantage with the number of men you have. Collect items to increase the initial number of brave men. Fight your rivals with hundreds of thousands of brave men and women you have increased by collecting lots of items!

About

Pixelmon Idle

Embark on an idle RPG adventure to capture monsters, grow your team, and protect a village from darkness. Enjoy endless growth and rewards, even while offline, by upgrading monsters with gear and skills. Explore mines for rare items and fight alongside companions to become a legendary hero.

Highlights
  • Capture Pixelmons and build teams
  • Endlessly upgrade Pixelmons
  • Offline idle RPG system
  • Explore mines for rare items
  • Fight alongside cute companions
Features
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Enjoy endless growth and rewards in this easy-to-play idle RPG ※ The welcome rewards can be claimed from the mailbox after completing [Quest 45]. *Rewards: Gems x32,000, Random Item Box x10, Hero Level-Up Enhancement Stone x50, and 4 other rewards The missing Pixelmons must return to bring peace back to the village! Become a brave hero in this Idle RPG, capturing monsters and growing stronger to protect the village from the looming darkness. - Capture Pixelmons and build your own team to win battles against fierce monsters! - Endlessly upgrade your Pixelmons, equipping them with a variety of gear and skills to make them even more powerful. - Even when you're offline, the Idle RPG system ensures your Pixelmons keep growing and collecting rewards. Gather gold and items even in offline mode! - Explore the mines to collect rare items and make your Pixelmons stronger, turning them into legendary warriors. - Fight alongside cute companions! Their unique abilities will give you a big advantage in battle. Easily raise your Pixelmons and become the hero who will save the village!

Screenshots

Hero Great Wars4 screens
Pixelmon Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixelmon Idle at 4.4 against Hero Great Wars's 4.0. Hero Great Wars's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 37%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Hero Great Wars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pixelmon Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixelmon Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Hero Great Wars's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pixelmon Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero Great Wars ships an update every 6 days, Pixelmon Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hero Great Wars versus Pixelmon Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero Great WarsPixelmon Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (40 ratings)4.4 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB805 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShigeki Yonedaminchan kim

Customer experience

Hero Great Wars

All ratings38 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Pixelmon Idle

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.3%

Bugs and requests

Hero Great Wars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixelmon Idle

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Stage progress not saving after clearing and rejoining
  • Account data lost
  • Game crashes on iPads
  • Cannot log in, stuck on loading screen
  • Purchased items disappeared
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  • Game crashes frequently (every few minutes)
  • Game requires constant patching after updates
  • Game progress resets to an earlier stage after closing and reopening
  • Purchased items not applied
  • Game freezes at the login screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • More content updates
  • Display offline reward results upon returning to the game

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hero Great Wars

One-time10
  • Crystals1$0.99
  • Coin 2x$2.99
  • Additional equipment slot$2.99
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  • Crystals2$2.99
  • Battle 10 x faster$5.99
  • Ads Removal Pack$5.99
  • Crystals3$5.99
  • Value pack1$5.99
  • Crystals4$14.99
  • Crystals5$29.99
10 purchases

Pixelmon Idle

One-time10
  • New User Special Gift$0.99
  • Epic Pixelmon LevelUp Package$2.99
  • Auto Buff Package$2.99
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  • Mine Boost$4.99
  • Legendary Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$4.99
  • Hero Package3$8.99
  • Hero Package$8.99
  • Ad Removal Package$8.99
  • Hero Package2$8.99
  • Mythic Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$9.99

Questions

Is Hero Great Wars free?
Hero Great Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelmon Idle free?
Pixelmon Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hero Great Wars or Pixelmon Idle?
Pixelmon Idle is rated higher. Hero Great Wars averages 4.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Pixelmon Idle averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Hero Great Wars or Pixelmon Idle have ads?
Both Hero Great Wars and Pixelmon Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hero Great Wars or Pixelmon Idle?
Hero Great Wars ships an update every 6 days, and Pixelmon Idle weekly. Most recently, Hero Great Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pixelmon Idle on October 30, 2026.

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