Comparison

Loop Hero vs ARalone

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
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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)

About

ARalone

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ARalone – Strategy Game in Augmented Reality Experience a modern strategy board game in augmented reality. ARalone combines elegant Liquid Glass design, realistic AR board placement and smooth marble physics into a truly immersive gaming experience. Place the game board directly into your environment, customize its size and appearance, and dive into tactical battles where every move matters. This game requires a device with a LiDAR sensor for full functionality! If you have any questions, please contact us: • Our Email: support@jakub-developing.info • Our Discord: https://discord.gg/magic-universe

Screenshots

Loop Hero4 screens
ARalone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARalone at none against Loop Hero's 1. Loop Hero's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARalone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Loop Hero versus ARalone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop HeroARalone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaydigiousJakub Drozd

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

ARalone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99
None

ARalone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARalone free?
ARalone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loop Hero or ARalone have ads?
Neither Loop Hero nor ARalone shows ads.

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