Hero Lab Run vs Thug's Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hero Lab Run
Race through a course, collecting materials to build a superhero team and battle robots. Each hero you create becomes more powerful, allowing you to smash enemies and gather more resources. Fuse your heroes and dominate the battlefield.
- Collect materials
- Build superhero squad
- Fusion chamber
- Battle robots
- Upgrade heroes
- Resource collection
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Get ready to RUN, SCIENTIST! Those robots are coming, and only YOU can stop them! Blast through the course, grabbing the materials you need to build the ultimate superhero squad. Fire up the Fusion Chamber and unleash the power! Each hero you create is stronger than the last. Smash those robotic enemies and collect even more resources. Fuse, fight, and dominate! Let's show those machines what we're made of!
Thug's Deck
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Wait for your cards' spawn times, summon powerful characters, and defeat your enemies! Upgrade your cards during the level, collect more cards, and increase your power! Plan the right strategy, complete the levels, and claim victory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hero Lab Run at none against Thug's Deck's shown. Thug's Deck's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hero Lab Run ships an update every 17 months, Thug's Deck every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hero Lab Run | Thug's Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 322 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ismail Simsek | Yeapp Yazilim Anonim Sirketi |
In-app purchases
Hero Lab Run
No in-app purchases
Thug's Deck
No in-app purchases
