Comparison

Spellborne vs Hearthwing

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

Head to head
About

Spellborne

Embark on a pixelated monster-collecting journey with a rich narrative and strategic turn-based battles. Train creatures, explore a vibrant world, and make impactful decisions. Engage in PvP, join guilds, and participate in limited-time events to discover rare monsters.

Highlights
  • Monster collecting and training
  • Turn-based battles
  • Engaging narrative with player choices
  • PvP tournaments
  • Guild system
  • Monthly limited-time events
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Spellborne takes you on a classic monster collecting adventure in a beautiful pixelated world! Collect and train unique creatures, improve your skills and explore an engaging narrative where your decisions matter! Three kids namely, Atom, Bellatrix and Cosmo land in Yorokobi Town. All with different goals and aspirations, as they explore the deeper secrets of the world of celestia. Build up a squad of mons, fight against rising powers of Team Crux and The Order, and grapple against the rising threat of the Guardians. When you're not battling, take rest and grow crops, mine rocks and catch fish, while challenging your friends in head-to-head battles to improve your skills. Participate in monthly events such as Tower of Eternity and Soul Exchange to catch limited and rare mons. Features: - Nostalgic turn based battles - PvP tournaments - Build your squad and participate in events - Unlock and mutate powerful mons - Upgrade your stats to unlock special buffs - Join a guild, join a community Your next adventure awaits, are you prepared? _________________________________________ Support: Need help? Contact us at support@monstudios.co © 2024-25 Mon Studios. All rights reserved.

About

Hearthwing

Embark on an RPG adventure at a wizard school, hatching and raising a dragon companion. Engage in strategic spellcasting and dragon battles, explore diverse environments, and uncover ancient mysteries. New content and seasonal events are regularly added.

Highlights
  • Hatch and raise a dragon companion
  • Two-on-two spellcasting and dragon battles
  • Catch and collect 30 dragon species
  • Explore castle, woods, lakeshore, and dungeons
  • Attend classes and learn to fly
  • Uncover the mystery of the Dragon Hearts
  • Seasonal events like Hallowtide
Features
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Welcome to Highcrag Academy, a wizard school on a crag above the clouds, where every first-year hatches a dragon of their own. Pick one of three glowing eggs and raise the dragon that hatches. It follows you everywhere, fights beside you and grows up with you. • Two-on-two battles: you cast spells while your dragon attacks. • Catch wild dragons and fill your Dragodex: 30 species to find. • Explore the castle, the Old Wood, the Lakeshore and two dungeons full of puzzles. • Go to class, learn to fly, and duel Rowan, your rival. • Uncover the mystery of the founders' Dragon Hearts. • Every October, Hallowtide lights up the castle and a rare pumpkin dragon appears. Chapter 2, The Heart Beneath the Hearth, is out now. Play with touch, a game controller or a keyboard.

Screenshots

Spellborne3 screens
Hearthwing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearthwing at 4.9 against Spellborne's 3.0. Hearthwing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Spellborne's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearthwing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Spellborne's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearthwing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spellborne ships an update every 2 weeks, Hearthwing every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spellborne versus Hearthwing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpellborneHearthwing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (15 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB17 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMON IT CONSULTANCY - FZCODavid Karivalis

Customer experience

Spellborne

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Hearthwing

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spellborne

No in-app purchases

None

Hearthwing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spellborne free?
Spellborne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearthwing free?
Hearthwing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spellborne or Hearthwing?
Hearthwing is rated higher. Spellborne averages 3.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Hearthwing averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Spellborne or Hearthwing have ads?
Neither Spellborne nor Hearthwing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spellborne or Hearthwing?
Spellborne ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hearthwing every 3 days. Most recently, Spellborne was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hearthwing on November 6, 2026.

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