Comparison

Spin Squad! vs Heroes Crew

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

Head to head
About

Spin Squad!

This casual strategy game combines luck and strategic decision-making. Spin to acquire powerful guardians, merge them to create mythic beings, and battle fierce bosses. Your team composition and guardian abilities are key to victory.

Highlights
  • Spin for legendary guardians
  • Merge guardians to create mythic ones
  • Engage in epic boss battles
  • Strategic team building
  • Utilize guardian roles and traits
  • Luck-based gameplay elements
Features
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※Today's Fortune Teller※ Your belief in Luck will make you stronger. Keep in mind that your strategy is more important than anything else. Remember, Bosses can bring significant consequences, whether good or bad. [Turn Your Luck Into Fortune] Congratulations! You’ve obtained a Legendary Guardian! Which powerful guardian will you get in your next spin? [Mythic Tales] Merge your Guardians to create a Mythic Guardian! Experience their overwhelming power! [Epic Boss Battle] Break your limit! Engage in fierce battles with the powerful Bosses! [Play Strategically] Strategy for Victory! Merge Guardians and build your own team! [Various Roles and Traits] Each Guardian has special abilities! Utilize their roles and traits to unleash explosive synergy! Do you trust your own luck? Let's Strike! Looking for a Casual Strategy Game? Let's Strike!! Your luck and choices are the secrets to victory! Prove your skills now in Spin Squad!

About

Heroes Crew

Engage in a skill-based merge defense game where strategic hero merging and upgrading are key to victory. Explore diverse battlefields and collect unique pixel heroes, including powerful Mythic champions, to build your ultimate team. Victory relies solely on your tactical decisions, not luck or random chance.

Highlights
  • Skill-based merge defense gameplay
  • Collect and upgrade pixel heroes
  • Unlock Mythic-grade champions
  • Diverse battlefields and challenges
  • No RNG or luck-based mechanics
  • Tactical hero selection and merging
Features
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Battle with Adorable Pixel Heroes—No RNG, Just Pure Skill! Heroes Crew is a merge defense castle-builder where strategy and skill matter more than luck. Explore enchanting battlefields like the Mystic Forest, Temple of Water, and Desert of Secrets. Collect and unlock a variety of charming pixel heroes, and defend your base by merging and upgrading them! :) Tactical Defense at Your Fingertips Combat is automated, but your strategic choices—hero selection, merging, and mythic combinations—make all the difference. Master the thrill of merge defense through clever decision-making. :) Hero Collecting with Mythic-Level Thrills Build your collection of unique pixel heroes and summon powerful Mythic-grade champions! Combine Mythic heroes to create your ultimate team. :) Forget Luck—This Is Skill-Based Defense! No gacha randomness—only true strategy. Victory depends on smart hero combinations and strategic merges, not draw luck. :) Diverse Battlefields, Endless Challenges Venture into ever-changing regions like the Mystic Forest, Temple of Water, and Desert of Secrets. With evolving content and dynamic shop lineups every round, no two games play the same. Lead your pixel heroes to victory with real skill! Master true strategy and command your Mythic Heroes to victory!—join the fight now!

Screenshots

Spin Squad!4 screens
Heroes Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Heroes Crew at none against Spin Squad!'s shown. Heroes Crew also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Spin Squad!'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 98). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Spin Squad! sells 40 one-off in-app purchases and Heroes Crew sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spin Squad! against 4.6 for Heroes Crew. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spin Squad! has 1K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Spin Squad!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Heroes Crew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spin Squad! ships an update every 4 days, Heroes Crew every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spin Squad! versus Heroes Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpin Squad!Heroes Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.6 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better98
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1001 MB765 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrater Co., Ltd.Aloha Factory

Customer experience

Spin Squad!

All ratings1,023 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews480 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral15.8%
Negative37.5%

Heroes Crew

All ratings98 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.0%

User reviews

Spin Squad!

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Good concept
  • 🎉 Addictive and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🤑 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🤔 Luck-based progression
  • 💰 Microtransactions and paywall

Heroes Crew

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Fun and balanced game
  • 💡 Interesting character complexity

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and launch issues after update
  • 💰 New hero behind paywall
  • 🤔 Tutorials could use improvement

Bugs and requests

Spin Squad!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Progression issues (getting stuck at certain waves)
  • Inconsistent/unreliable gameplay mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • More characters and content
  • Improved luck/summon mechanics
  • Resume feature for interrupted runs
  • PvP or PvE modes
  • Russian language support

Heroes Crew

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes and won't load after update
  • Difficulty identifying character types

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Saving progress between runs
  • Reduced requirements for mythic characters

In-app purchases

40 purchases

Spin Squad!

One-time40
  • AdFree & Speed - 1$0.99
  • Golden Bundle Pack$1.99
  • Level 3 Package$1.99
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  • Lucky Spin Package 1$1.99
  • Diamond Subscribe 30 Days$3.99
  • Black Friday Gold Package$4.99
  • Black Friday Invitation Package$4.99
  • Mythic Random Units$4.99
  • Relic Key Subscribe 30 Days$4.99
  • Newbie Package 1$4.99
  • Arin Marble Package 1$5.49
  • Lucky Spin Package 2$5.99
  • Strike Pack 1$6.99
  • Newbie Package 2$6.99
  • Golden Package$7.99
  • Battle Pass$7.99
  • Bamba Muscle Gain Package 2$8.99
  • Lucky Spin Package 3$8.99
  • Black Friday Uni Break Package$9.99
  • Black Friday Relic Key Package$9.99
  • All-in-one Package$9.99
  • Level 6 Package$9.99
  • Newbie All-in-one$9.99
  • Newbie Package 3$12.99
  • Unit Entry Package$14.99
  • Spinner Release Package$14.99
  • Blob Release Package$14.99
  • Kitty Mage Release Package$14.99
  • Good Gun Release Package$14.99
  • Wave Pass_Normal$14.99
  • AdFree & Speed - 2$14.99
  • Battle Premium Pass$17.99
  • Arin Marble Package 3$17.99
  • Mythic Level Pass 1$17.99
  • Wave Pass_Hard$17.99
  • Chapter 3 Wave Pass$19.99
  • Blobopoly Adventure Pack$23.99
  • Growth Package$23.99
  • Lucky Boost Package$23.99
  • Level 12 Package$29.99
24 purchases

Heroes Crew

One-time24
  • 3 DAY 초보자 패키지 1$0.99
  • 시즌 패스 핫딜 1$1.99
  • 영웅 스크롤 핫딜 1$1.99
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  • 응원단 릴레이 1$2.99
  • 영웅 스페셜$2.99
  • 영웅 스크롤 핫딜 2$3.99
  • 시즌 패스 핫딜 2$3.99
  • VIP 배지$3.99
  • 3 DAY 초보자 패키지 2$3.99
  • ETC_188$4.99
  • 신화 레벨업 패키지 1$4.99
  • 카키 성장 패키지$5.99
  • VVIP 배지$5.99
  • 제노 성장 패키지$5.99
  • 숲 오픈 패키지$7.99
  • 사냥 패스$7.99
  • 6레벨 직행 팩 : 베키$8.99
  • ETC_189$9.99
  • 젊은 그림(시즌 할인)$9.99
  • 3 DAY 초보자 패키지 3$9.99
  • 합성 격려 패키지$9.99
  • 신화 레벨업 패키지 2$11.99
  • 시즌 패스$12.99
  • 시즌 패스 핫딜 4$15.99

Questions

Is Spin Squad! free?
Spin Squad! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heroes Crew free?
Heroes Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spin Squad! or Heroes Crew?
Spin Squad! is rated higher. Spin Squad! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Heroes Crew averages 4.6 from 98 ratings.
Do Spin Squad! or Heroes Crew have ads?
Spin Squad! shows ads; Heroes Crew does not.
Which is updated more often, Spin Squad! or Heroes Crew?
Spin Squad! ships an update every 4 days, and Heroes Crew every 5 days. Most recently, Spin Squad! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Heroes Crew on October 28, 2026.

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