Spell Valley vs Hero Raid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spell Valley
Assemble a team of unique heroes in this quick, turn-based strategy game. Engage in 5-minute battles where strategic choices are crucial. Collect diverse characters with distinct abilities and challenge friends.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Unique hero collection
- Fast-paced 5-minute battles
- PvP battles against friends and foes
- Character strengths and weaknesses
- Invite friends and share rewards
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Brave the Valley! Build your team from dozens of unique heroes in this fast-paced turn-based strategy game. Face off against friends and foes in 5-minute battles where every decision matters. Collect a wide variety of playable characters with their own strengths and weaknesses. Invite your friends and share the rewards! Note: Although Spell Valley is free to play and download, some gameplay items can be purchased for real money.
Hero Raid
Engage in tactical role-playing battles with idle elements and a unique skill system. Build smart decks to defeat opponents and customize your hero with legendary equipment. Prove your skills in epic raids for glory and rewards.
- Tactical role-playing combat
- Idle game elements
- Unique combat skill system
- Smart deck building
- Collect and upgrade items
- Hero customization
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Hero Raid is a new tactical role-playing game with Idle elements and a unique combat skill system that allows you to defeat your opponents in epic battles using smart deck building. Try to join this raid and prove your skills! MASTERY OF DECK BUILDING Place your Skill Cards in the best combination to unleash hero's potential and find your unique fighting style. COLLECT AND UPGRADE ITEMS Customize your hero by collecting legendary equipment and weapons to improve battle powers. Go for glory and rewards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spell Valley at 71% against Hero Raid's 0%. Spell Valley also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Hero Raid's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Spell Valley sells 24 one-off in-app purchases and Hero Raid sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spell Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spell Valley has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Spell Valley's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hero Raid's.
Spell Valley ships an update weekly, Hero Raid every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spell Valley | Hero Raid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (61 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 494 MB | 506 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bad Bishop Games | PATTERNMASTERS, OOO |
Customer experience
Spell Valley
Hero Raid
In-app purchases
Spell Valley
- Handful of Gems2 variants$0.99
- Region 2 Welcome Deal$0.99
- Region 3 Welcome Deal$0.99
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- Welcome to Region 2$0.99
- Welcome to Region 3$0.99
- Spell Valley Welcome Pack$2.99
- Welcome to Region 4$2.99
- Region 4 Welcome Deal$2.99
- Sacred Grove Value Pack$4.99
- Dreadmire Welcome Deal$4.99
- Vampire Event Deal$4.99
- Welcome to Region 6$4.99
- Satchel of Gems2 variants$4.99
- Region 5 Welcome Deal$4.99
- Welcome to Region 5$4.99
- Epic BEHEMOTH Value Pack$9.99
- Vampire Knight Event Deal$9.99
- Crate of Gems$9.99
- Welcome to Region 7$9.99
- Legendary Princess Pack$14.99
- Double Drake Value Pack$19.99
- Wagon of Gems$19.99
- Galleon of Gems$49.99
- Zeppelin of Gems$99.99
Hero Raid
- Special offer$5.99
- Special offer$16.49
- Special offer$31.90
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- Special offer$57.00
- Special offer$114.99
