Comparison

Loop Hero vs Sunderfolk Controller

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

*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)

About

Sunderfolk Controller

Enhance your turn-based tactical RPG experience with this companion app. It transforms your mobile device into a controller, rule book, and inventory manager for up to four players. Requires the full game to be purchased separately.

Highlights
  • Mobile controller functionality
  • Digital rule book
  • Inventory management
  • Card hand display
  • Couch co-op enhancement
Read full description

This is the Sunderfolk™ Controller companion app. It requires the full Sunderfolk game, now available on your favorite console or PC! This app will not provide the game experience on its own! Sunderfolk is a new turn-based tactical RPG adventure built with a couch co-op experience in mind. Inspired by gathering around a table and role-playing with friends, up to four players can adventure through the magical and dangerous Sunderlands together in the same room or virtually. This app transforms your phone or tablet into your Sunderfolk controller, hand of cards, rule book, inventory, and more. With the free Sunderfolk controller app, all you and your friends need is in-hand.

Screenshots

Loop Hero4 screens
Sunderfolk Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunderfolk Controller at none against Loop Hero's 1. Loop Hero's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 93). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sunderfolk Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Loop Hero's written reviews are positive against 66% of Sunderfolk Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop Hero ships an update every 10 days, Sunderfolk Controller monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Loop Hero versus Sunderfolk Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop HeroSunderfolk Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better4.5 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better93
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB429 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPlaydigiousDreamhaven, Inc.

Customer experience

Loop Hero

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.2%

Sunderfolk Controller

All ratings93 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

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

Sunderfolk Controller

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game concept
  • 👍 Couch co-op experience
  • 👍 Easy to get into RPG-style gameplay
  • 👍 Well-designed app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Disconnection issues during gameplay
  • 🔧 Confusing interface at times
  • 🔧 Notifications hidden by Dynamic Island on iPhone
  • 🔧 Not optimized for iPad

Bugs and 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

Sunderfolk Controller

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keeps disconnecting during first encounter
  • Incompatible with older Xbox hardware

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters
  • Landscape mode support
  • Dedicated iPad app
  • 5-6 player game mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99
None

Sunderfolk Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunderfolk Controller free?
Sunderfolk Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop Hero or Sunderfolk Controller?
Loop Hero is rated higher. Loop Hero averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Sunderfolk Controller averages 4.5 from 93 ratings.
Do Loop Hero or Sunderfolk Controller have ads?
Neither Loop Hero nor Sunderfolk Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop Hero or Sunderfolk Controller?
Loop Hero ships an update every 10 days, and Sunderfolk Controller monthly. Most recently, Loop Hero was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sunderfolk Controller on September 20, 2026.

Other comparisons