Comparison

Hero Raid vs Pixelmon Idle

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

Head to head
About

Hero Raid

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure to save a continent from danger. Customize your hero with unique costumes, gather powerful equipment, and advance your job to unlock new skills. Engage in challenging raids with other players and enjoy rapid progression through an idle system.

Highlights
  • Hero customization with costumes
  • Job advancement and skill acquisition
  • Idle progression system
  • Guild interactions and raids
  • Farm mini-game for rewards
  • Loot diverse equipment
Features
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Save the continent of Fantasia, which is in danger! We need the heroes from all around the world. ▶ An adventure story that will excite you - The growth story of the main character, 'Red', a country boy. - A fantasy story with colleagues - Unique appearance! Let's decorate your own hero with various costumes! - Battles unfold in various regions and dungeons with unique atmospheres ▶ A well-aligned system with the storyline - Legendary Sword system that gathers strength to annihilate enemies - Mercenary Association that helps heroes more powerful - Loot a variety of equipment to fight against the monsters - Mini games are a must in an RPG! Cultivate your farm in the Hero village and earn various rewards ▶ Differentiating growth through job advancement - Defeat monsters at the Heroes' Foundation and gain new powers. - You can acquire new skills by growing into a warrior, knight, holy knight, or dragon knight. ▶ A guild where you can interact with other heroes - Various interactions through guilds! - The more you fight together, the stronger the buffs become! - Join forces with other heroes to take on challenging raids ▶ Super Fast Growth! - Enjoy idle system that your Hero gets stronger day by day - Non-sleeping game! While you are sleeping, in-game goods are being collected. Wake up and get all items at once! - Explore multiple dungeons and defeat bosses to level up faster! Main Story Fantasia continent where various races coexist is unveiled. Meanwhile, a boy named 'Red' lived in a quiet rural village. One day, while passing through a burning forest, Red discovered monsters. As being strong from birth, he instantly annihilated the monsters and returned to the village. The worried villagers gathered in the square. The village chief announced the resurrection of the Demon King and said that the person who drew the sword in the center of the village would become a hero. The sword that wasn't budged by all others reacted strongly even before Red grabs it, and he just stared at the sword that was lifted in an instant. Red's fantasy story began without even being able to refuse!

About

Pixelmon Idle

Embark on an idle RPG adventure to capture monsters, grow your team, and protect a village from darkness. Enjoy endless growth and rewards, even while offline, by upgrading monsters with gear and skills. Explore mines for rare items and fight alongside companions to become a legendary hero.

Highlights
  • Capture Pixelmons and build teams
  • Endlessly upgrade Pixelmons
  • Offline idle RPG system
  • Explore mines for rare items
  • Fight alongside cute companions
Features
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Enjoy endless growth and rewards in this easy-to-play idle RPG ※ The welcome rewards can be claimed from the mailbox after completing [Quest 45]. *Rewards: Gems x32,000, Random Item Box x10, Hero Level-Up Enhancement Stone x50, and 4 other rewards The missing Pixelmons must return to bring peace back to the village! Become a brave hero in this Idle RPG, capturing monsters and growing stronger to protect the village from the looming darkness. - Capture Pixelmons and build your own team to win battles against fierce monsters! - Endlessly upgrade your Pixelmons, equipping them with a variety of gear and skills to make them even more powerful. - Even when you're offline, the Idle RPG system ensures your Pixelmons keep growing and collecting rewards. Gather gold and items even in offline mode! - Explore the mines to collect rare items and make your Pixelmons stronger, turning them into legendary warriors. - Fight alongside cute companions! Their unique abilities will give you a big advantage in battle. Easily raise your Pixelmons and become the hero who will save the village!

Screenshots

Hero Raid4 screens
Pixelmon Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixelmon Idle at 4.3 against Hero Raid's 2.7. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Hero Raid sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pixelmon Idle sells 43 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixelmon Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Hero Raid's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pixelmon Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero Raid ships an update fortnightly, Pixelmon Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hero Raid versus Pixelmon Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero RaidPixelmon Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (10 ratings)4.3 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1018 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size489 MB805 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGameberry Studio Incminchan kim

Customer experience

Hero Raid

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative50.0%

Pixelmon Idle

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hero Raid

One-time10
  • Payment item (Code: 1200)$0.49
  • Payment item (Code: 2200)$0.99
  • Payment item (Code: 4000)$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Payment item (Code: 6000)$3.99
  • Payment item (Code: 9900)$5.99
  • Payment item (Code: 12000)$6.99
  • Payment item (Code: 22000)$12.99
  • Payment item (Code: 33000)$19.99
  • Payment item (Code: 55000)$34.99
  • Payment item (Code: 119000)$69.99
43 purchases

Pixelmon Idle

One-time43
  • Daily Package1$0.99
  • New User Special Gift$0.99
  • Stage Hot Deal Package1$2.99
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  • Daily Package2$2.99
  • Epic Pixelmon LevelUp Package$2.99
  • Auto Buff Package$2.99
  • worldboss package2$2.99
  • Cardpac Package1$3.99
  • worldboss package3$3.99
  • Daily Rune Dungeon Package1$4.99
  • Legendary Equipment Package$4.99
  • Weekly Package2$4.99
  • Legendary Skill Package$4.99
  • Weekly Package1$4.99
  • Stage Pass1$4.99
  • Mine Boost$4.99
  • Legendary Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$4.99
  • Cardpac Package2$6.99
  • Level Pass3$7.99
  • Stage Pass5$7.99
  • Stage Pass10$7.99
  • Stage Pass3$7.99
  • Level Pass7$7.99
  • Stage Pass4$7.99
  • Stage Pass9$7.99
  • Level Pass2$7.99
  • Level Pass8$7.99
  • Hero Package3$8.99
  • Hero Package$8.99
  • Ad Removal Package$8.99
  • worldboss package4$8.99
  • Daily Package5$8.99
  • Hero Package2$8.99
  • Daily Rune Dungeon Package2$9.99
  • Mythic Skill Package$9.99
  • Mythic Pixelmon LevelUp Pac$9.99
  • Daily Rune Dungeon Package3$21.99
  • Cardpac Package3$21.99
  • worldboss package5$21.99
  • Hero Promotion Package$21.99
  • Limited Package1$21.99
  • Limited Package2$49.99
  • Limited Package3$99.99

Questions

Is Hero Raid free?
Hero Raid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelmon Idle free?
Pixelmon Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hero Raid or Pixelmon Idle?
Pixelmon Idle is rated higher. Hero Raid averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Pixelmon Idle averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Hero Raid or Pixelmon Idle have ads?
Both Hero Raid and Pixelmon Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hero Raid or Pixelmon Idle?
Hero Raid ships an update fortnightly, and Pixelmon Idle weekly. Most recently, Hero Raid was updated on September 12, 2026 and Pixelmon Idle on July 4, 2026.

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