Crunchyroll vs Hero Tale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crunchyroll
A turn-based strategy RPG where you pilot giant mechas in an elite tournament. Explore a city, manage your mecha, and uncover a story of past choices and fate.
- Turn-based mecha battles
- Explore Rain City
- Mecha customization and repair
- Intuitive touch and controller support
- Multiple supported languages
- Story-driven RPG elements
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Available exclusively for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan Members. Wolfstride is a role-playing game about three former partners-in-crime coming to a turning point in their lives. When they inherit a junkyard mecha called Cowboy, they reunite to enter the planet’s most elite mecha competition: the Ultimate Golden God Tournament. Each member of the team lends their unique experience as they prepare to outwit the best mecha opponents from around the world. Between dog-mechanic Duque, mecha pilot Knife Leopard, and jack-of-all-trades Dominic Shade, the core crew’s got just about everything covered. That is… until their simple mission to make money unfolds into a deep, slow-burning exploration of their complex lives, the dark choices of their past, and their inevitable fate. - Take the role of exiled former Yakuza, Dominic Shade and explore every quirky corner of Rain City to discover a kaleidoscope of characters! - Enter the arena to fight it out in giant robots one on one. The turn-based battle system rewards preparation and strategy. - The hangar is Duque's domain, your grumpy old mechanic. Repairing damage between battles is just the beginning. Swap out parts, install upgrades, and add new weapons. - Has intuitive touch screen controls as well as full support for game controllers. - Supported Languages: English (Voiced in English), Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese. ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/
Hero Tale
Embark on a medieval fantasy island adventure. Battle enemies to grow stronger, collect loot, and customize your gear. Explore the world using an island map and develop your character through a vast skill tree.
- Idle combat and training
- Loot and equipment customization
- Questing and experience gain
- Massive skill tree
- Island exploration map
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Adventure of the boy on the medieval fantasy island. Beat enemies to become stronger, loot items from them and customize your equipment to fit to your strategy. Whenever you attack enemies you are training ranged or close combat. Do quest, gain experience and spend skill points in the massive skill tree. You can use an island map to explore the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crunchyroll at none against Hero Tale's shown. Crunchyroll also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Hero Tale's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 33%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). 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. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month and Hero Tale sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hero Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero Tale has 619 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Crunchyroll's written reviews are positive against 64% of Hero Tale's.
Crunchyroll ships an update every 2 months, Hero Tale every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crunchyroll | Hero Tale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (619 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 619 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.4 GB | 304 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crunchyroll, LLC | Weird Johnny Studio |
Customer experience
Crunchyroll
Hero Tale
Bugs and requests
Crunchyroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hero Tale
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and performance issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Offline/passive progression mode
- Faster combat and leveling options
- Crafting and gear customization system
- More varied enemy and boss encounters
In-app purchases
Crunchyroll
- Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
Hero Tale
- Housekeeper Fairy$4.99
- Warrior Fairy$7.99
- Warlock Fairy$8.99









