Spellborne vs Hearthwing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Spellborne | Hearthwing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MON IT CONSULTANCY - FZCO | David Karivalis |
Customer experience
Spellborne
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In-app purchases
Spellborne
No in-app purchases
Hearthwing
No in-app purchases









