Comparison

Vermitron 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

Vermitron

Defend your flower from invading insects in this retro-styled arcade shooter. Utilize bug spray, pets, and fortifications while searching for a watering can. Experience classic twin-stick shooter gameplay with tower defense elements.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Tower defense elements
  • Twin-stick shooter mechanics
  • Unlockable weapons and power-ups
  • Unique ZX Spectrum graphics
  • High score chasing
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They're coming! Get ready to defend your lovely flower from invading insect! Prepare your bug spray, call your holo-pet, fortify your base and don't forget your mission: find the watering-can! Vermitron is a retro-styled arcade twin-stick shooter with tower defense elements inspired by the classic titles like Robotron, Smash TV, Gauntlet or Pssst from ZX Spectrum. • Old-school arcade gameplay! • Easy to play, hard to beat! • Infinite replayability > get the highest score you can! • Unlock new weapons, pets and power-ups • Unique retro ZX Spectrum style graphics • Space slugs • and of course, cats! #MadeWithFusion

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

Vermitron4 screens
Loop Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loop Hero at Free against Vermitron's $2.99. Loop Hero also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 2). Vermitron's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On rating, 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; Vermitron costs $2.99 up front. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vermitron asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vermitron against 4.9 for Loop Hero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Vermitron's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vermitron ships an update every 3 months, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Vermitron versus Loop Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVermitronLoop Hero
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings23.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB213 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCLICKTEAM LLC USAPlaydigious

Customer experience

Vermitron

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Loop Hero

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

Bugs and requests

Vermitron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Vermitron

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Vermitron free?
Vermitron costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vermitron or Loop Hero?
Vermitron is rated higher. Vermitron averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Loop Hero averages 4.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Vermitron or Loop Hero have ads?
Neither Vermitron nor Loop Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vermitron or Loop Hero?
Vermitron ships an update every 3 months, and Loop Hero every 10 days. Most recently, Vermitron was updated on September 21, 2026 and Loop Hero on October 1, 2026.

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