Comparison

Luck be a Landlord vs Loop Hero

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

Head to head
About

Luck be a Landlord

Engage in a unique roguelike deckbuilder where you use a slot machine to earn rent and overcome capitalism. Build your deck with various symbols and items to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Slot machine gameplay
  • Roguelike deckbuilding
  • Earn rent money
  • Defeat capitalism theme
  • 152 unique symbols
  • 227 collectible items
Features
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Defeat your landlord in this slot machine roguelike deckbuilder! Your landlord is knocking on your door. You have one coin left to your name. You insert the coin into your slot machine...and...JACKPOT! Luck be a Landlord, tonight! Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions. Features: 152 Symbols 227 Items 186 Achievements 20 Apartment Floors

About

Loop Hero

Embark on a roguelike RPG adventure where you strategically place cards to create enemy encounters, buildings, and terrain. Equip your hero with powerful loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and cards to break an endless cycle of despair and save a forgotten world.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated expedition loops
  • Strategic card placement for trials
  • Loot collection for hero progression
  • Camp expansion and reconstruction
  • Unlockable classes and cards
  • Retro pixel art dark fantasy story
Features
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*Try Loop Hero for free and unlock the full game for the whole adventure!* The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. In this roguelike RPG, wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair. FEATURES - Explore an endless number of paths: bring your hero on randomly generated loops and never experience the same run twice. - Shape your expeditions into darkness: build your deck and place your cards to script your hero’s trials and tribulations. - Loot as you loop to rebuild the world: recover your memories as you collect equipment and resources to become stronger, reconstruct your camp and get your reality back. - Plunge into a gloomy universe: discover a melancholic dark fantasy story told through a retro pixel art direction and recollect the memories of this world. - Break the cycle: triumph over mighty bosses to free the world from the Lich’s neverending time loop. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including Pro Max)

Screenshots

Luck be a Landlord4 screens
Loop Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loop Hero at Free against Luck be a Landlord's $4.99. Loop Hero also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 327) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Luck be a Landlord's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Loop Hero is free to download; Luck be a Landlord costs $4.99 up front. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Luck be a Landlord asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 327, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Luck be a Landlord's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luck be a Landlord ships an update every 3 weeks, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Luck be a Landlord versus Loop Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuck be a LandlordLoop Hero
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (327 ratings)4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3273.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB213 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTrampolineTalesPlaydigious

Customer experience

Luck be a Landlord

All ratings327 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative10.7%

Loop Hero

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.5%

User reviews

Luck be a Landlord

From 327 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Satisfying synergies and combos
  • 💡 Unique and clever concept
  • 🎨 Charming retro-style graphics
  • 🎮 Great mobile port of PC version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Difficulty differentiating symbols
  • 🖥️ Suboptimal iPad UI layout
  • 🔁 Lack of meta-progression or unlocks

Loop Hero

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent mechanics
  • 👍 Great replayability
  • 👍 Charming graphics
  • 👍 Unique and enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sound doesn't work
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unresponsive after certain actions
  • 🐛 Difficulty reading small text
  • 🐛 Accidental card placement

Bugs and requests

Luck be a Landlord

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Confirmation pop-up bug on reset to default
  • Inventory scrolling and item deletion issues on iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable UI and color options
  • Detailed statistics and high score tracking
  • More game modes and content updates

Loop Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after defeating first boss
  • Unplayable after initial progress
  • Inability to progress past trial version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Portrait mode
  • More classes/build diversity
  • Improved UI/overlay customization
  • Chinese language support

In-app purchases

None

Luck be a Landlord

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Luck be a Landlord free?
Luck be a Landlord costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Luck be a Landlord or Loop Hero?
Loop Hero is rated higher. Luck be a Landlord averages 4.7 out of 5 from 327 ratings, while Loop Hero averages 4.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Luck be a Landlord or Loop Hero have ads?
Neither Luck be a Landlord nor Loop Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luck be a Landlord or Loop Hero?
Luck be a Landlord ships an update every 3 weeks, and Loop Hero every 10 days. Most recently, Luck be a Landlord was updated on September 28, 2026 and Loop Hero on September 25, 2026.

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