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.
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.
- Slot machine gameplay
- Roguelike deckbuilding
- Earn rent money
- Defeat capitalism theme
- 152 unique symbols
- 227 collectible items
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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
Loop Hero
This roguelike RPG lets you strategically place cards to build unique expedition loops for your hero. Collect loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and abilities to break an endless cycle of chaos. Experience a dark fantasy story with retro pixel art, optimized for mobile play.
- Randomly generated expedition loops
- Card-based strategic placement
- Loot collection and equipment management
- Camp expansion and upgrades
- Unlockable classes and cards
- Retro pixel art style
- Mobile-optimized interface
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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)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Loop Hero at Free against Luck be a Landlord's $4.99. Loop Hero also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 338). Luck be a Landlord's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
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.
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 338, 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.
Luck be a Landlord ships an update every 3 weeks, Loop Hero every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luck be a Landlord | Loop Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (338 ratings) | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TrampolineTales | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Luck be a Landlord
Loop Hero
User reviews
Luck be a Landlord
From 338 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Luck be a Landlord
No in-app purchases
Loop Hero
- Unlock Full Game$6.99
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