Comparison

LEVELS II vs Hero Escape

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

Head to head
About

LEVELS II

A puzzle adventure where you strategically defeat monsters to collect treasures and level up your adventurers. Features a unique tile appearance system that reacts to player actions, adding logical depth to the gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic tile-based combat
  • Monster-defeating mechanics
  • Adventurer leveling and strengthening
  • Treasure collection
  • Multiple playable modes
  • Dynamic tile appearance rules
Features
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This is a dungeon where treasures slumber. Level up and strengthen adventurers, defeat monsters blocking your path, and gather treasures. # New Feature: Tile Appearance Rules In previous LEVELS, the color and level of appearing tiles were determined randomly. However, in this game, the next appearing tile is determined based on how the player moves the tiles. For example, defeating a red tile will always result in a yellow tile appearing next. This mechanism adds more logical depth to the puzzle game, and more deeply integrates the RPG motif of "defeating monsters to get treasure" into the system. # Playable Modes + Classic: Original LEVELS rules (random) + Plus: LEVELS+ rules (random + Tile Preview) + 4x4 / 6x6: Modes with different board sizes and balance Enjoy the new, upgraded LEVELS with improved rules, operability, and design.

About

Hero Escape

Slide characters to guide a hero to safety in this retro-style puzzle game. Manage the hero's health carefully, as every move depletes it. Conquer 100 challenging levels, including an ultra-difficult final stage, and earn stars for high scores to unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Slide character puzzles
  • Hero health management
  • 100 challenging levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Star-based level unlocking
  • Retro pixel art graphics
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CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN with Hero Escape, the ultimate sliding puzzle adventure that will test your logic and strategy skills! [PUZZLE MECHANICS] Slide the characters and help the hero escape in this mind-bending puzzle game! [FEATURES] - 100 increasingly challenging levels to master - The legendary Level 100 will push your puzzle skills to the limit - Daily challenges to keep your mind sharp - Earn stars based on your performance - Use stars to unlock higher levels - Relaxing yet brain-stimulating gameplay - Nostalgic retro-style pixel art characters [HOW TO PLAY] - Slide the characters to guide your hero to the exit! - Earn high ratings to unlock harder levels. - Use collected stars to unlock new stages!

Screenshots

LEVELS II4 screens
Hero Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LEVELS II at fortnightly against Hero Escape's every 3 months. LEVELS II also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 56%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. LEVELS II sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hero Escape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEVELS II ships an update fortnightly, Hero Escape every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LEVELS II versus Hero Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEVELS IIHero Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerflow Incorporated.ShovelGames Inc.

Customer experience

LEVELS II

All ratings68 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative19.4%

Hero Escape

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LEVELS II

One-time2
  • LEVELS+$3.99
  • Premium Pack$5.99
1 purchases

Hero Escape

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is LEVELS II free?
LEVELS II is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hero Escape free?
Hero Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LEVELS II or Hero Escape have ads?
Both LEVELS II and Hero Escape show ads.
Which is updated more often, LEVELS II or Hero Escape?
LEVELS II ships an update fortnightly, and Hero Escape every 3 months. Most recently, LEVELS II was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hero Escape on November 4, 2026.

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