Loop Hero vs Cassette Beasts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)
Cassette Beasts
Explore a mysterious island, collect and fuse monsters using cassette tapes to transform for turn-based battles. Solve puzzles and uncover secrets with human companions in this open-world RPG.
- Monster collection
- Monster fusion system
- Turn-based battles
- Open-world exploration
- Transform into monsters
- Elemental chemistry system
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*NOTICE* Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. PLEASE NOTE: Due to RAM restrictions on older devices, you may experience game crashes on: Standard model iPhone 12 and 13, iPhone XS, XR, iPhone SE 2nd gen, iPad 7th, 8th and 9th generations and iPad mini 5th gen. All iPhone Pro versions and iPad Pro versions are supported in full. Adventure. Battle. Transform. Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones! Welcome to New Wirral, a remote island inhabited by strange creatures you’ve only dreamed of, nightmares you hopefully haven’t, and a cast of brave folks who use cassette tapes to transform for battle. To find a way home you’ll need to explore every inch of the island, and record monsters to your trusty cassette tapes to gain their abilities! Transform into monsters...using retro cassette tapes?! Faced with the constant threat of monster attacks, the residents of Harbourtown, New Wirral choose to fight fire with fire. Record a monster to tape, then play it back to take on its form for battle! Fuse monster forms! Getting close to your companion has benefits–while transformed you can combine your strengths to gain the upper hand in battle! Any two monster forms can be fused to produce unique, fully-animated new fusion forms. Explore a rich open world Certain monster abilities can be used in human form. You’ll need these to help you get around, solve puzzles, and locate dungeons. Glide, fly, swim, climb, dash, or turn magnetic! Travel alongside a diverse cast of human companions Never fight alone! Form bonds, spend time together, and help your selected partner complete personal goals to become a better team. The strength of your relationship determines how well you’re able to fuse! Master a deep battle system Take advantage of elemental chemistry to apply extra buffs or debuffs alongside your attack, or even alter your opponent’s elemental type!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loop Hero at 4.9 against Cassette Beasts's 3.8. Loop Hero also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 51%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Cassette Beasts's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cassette Beasts sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 448, 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 51% of Cassette Beasts's.
Loop Hero ships an update every 10 days, Cassette Beasts monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Loop Hero | Cassette Beasts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better | 3.8 (448 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better | 50.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 448 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 744 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Playdigious | Raw Fury AB |
Customer experience
Loop Hero
Cassette Beasts
User reviews
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
Cassette Beasts
From 448 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique styling
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Interesting fusion mechanics
- 👍 Great soundtrack and visuals
- 👍 Well-made mobile port
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on older devices
- 🐛 Buggy controller support
- 🔒 No cloud save/cross-device support
- 💰 Paid full version after demo
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
Cassette Beasts
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes after battles
- Crashes when exiting demo
- Stickers not working as intended
- Bootleg monsters not changing colors
- Teleportation issues in certain areas
Requested features
5 requests- Add cloud save/cross-device support
- Improve controller support and customization
- Add more post-game content and replayability
- Optimize for older/lower-end devices
- Add Russian language localization
In-app purchases
Loop Hero
- Unlock Full Game$6.99
Cassette Beasts
- Cosplay Pack$0.99
- Pier of the Unknown$2.99
- Unlock the full game$6.99
Questions
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