Comparison

GloveStory2 vs Aetherium Hearts

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

Head to head
About

GloveStory2

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GloveStory2とは - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 香川県東かがわ市の市制施行20周年を記念し、WACAはスマートフォン向けRPG『Glove Story』(2024年2月リリース)を企画開発しました。テレビ、新聞、ネットメディアをはじめ、VTuberによるSNSなど幅広いメディアで取り上げられ、地域発ゲームとして注目され、2024(令和6)年度東かがわ市未来アワード「ナイス!トライ!賞」を受賞しています。 「一緒にゲームを作りたい」と声を上げてくれたのが、地元・香川県立三本松高等学校の5人の生徒たちです。当初は物語の延長にある“外伝”として制作を始めましたが、自由で豊かな発想に圧倒され、新たな物語『Glove Story2』として公開することになりました。 地元の魅力と青春のエネルギーが詰まった新しい冒険がいま、始まります。 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ■ストーリー - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 本作は『オズの魔法使い』をモチーフに、2Dのドット絵テイストで描かれたちょっと懐かしいRPGです。 物語は、香川県でおじいちゃん・おばあちゃんと暮らしていた少女が大きな竜巻に巻き込まれ、見知らぬ“てぶくろ島”に流れ着くところから始まります。 冒険の途中で、かかし、トラ、木こりのちょっとクセのある仲間たちと出会い、自分に足りないものを感じ、成長していきます。 東かがわ市の“おいしい”がたくさん詰まっています。かめびし醤油、引田ぶり、和三盆など東かがわ市を代表する特産品はもちろん、生徒たちが厳選した50店舗が登場。おなかがすいたら東かがわ市の魅力的なお店へどうぞ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ■遊び方 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ・簡単操作で楽しめるターン制RPG! ・フィールド探索で隠されたアイテムを発見! ・地域の特産品や風景が登場するユニークな世界! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ■特徴 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ・ 高校生と共同開発! 実際に地域の学生が考えたストーリーやゲーム要素を採用 ・ 地域コラボRPG! 東かがわ市の風景や特産品をゲーム内で体験 ・ スピンオフではなく正式な続編! 前作以上にボリュームアップしたストーリー GloveStory2の世界を、あなたも体験しよう!

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Aetherium Hearts

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Raise adventurers in Selwyn, town of the Ash Marches, and send them down into the labyrinths. The expedition runs by itself — they walk, they fight, they gather, and sometimes they fall. Those who come back bring the whole of it with them, written up by an AI as a single tale. No two are ever the same. ◆ Three labyrinths The Ashen Corridor, the Frostcrystal Archive, the Ember Crucible. Each runs to a different depth and a different danger, and at the bottom of each an Aetherium Heart lies sleeping. ◆ It runs on its own Once they are down there, they walk and fight on their own feet. The descent continues while the app is closed. ◆ Tales The record of a returning expedition is woven into prose by an AI. Send it straight to X, Threads, Bluesky or Discord. ◆ The town and your company An armoury, a general store, a forge, the guild, a temple, a shrine — Selwyn holds nine places to go. You can also go looking for an adventurer who has gone missing. ◆ Standings Set the Aetherium Hearts you have offered at the Shrine of Astel against every adventurer in every town. Japanese and English, switching with your device. Free to play, with no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

GloveStory24 screens
Aetherium Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GloveStory2 at none against Aetherium Hearts's shown. GloveStory2 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GloveStory2 ships an update every 8 days, Aetherium Hearts every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
GloveStory2 versus Aetherium Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGloveStory2Aetherium Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer一般社団法人ウェブ解析士協会Hitoshi Igarashi

In-app purchases

None

GloveStory2

No in-app purchases

None

Aetherium Hearts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GloveStory2 free?
GloveStory2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aetherium Hearts free?
Aetherium Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GloveStory2 or Aetherium Hearts have ads?
Aetherium Hearts shows ads; GloveStory2 does not.
Which is updated more often, GloveStory2 or Aetherium Hearts?
GloveStory2 ships an update every 8 days, and Aetherium Hearts every 11 days. Most recently, GloveStory2 was updated on September 18, 2026 and Aetherium Hearts on September 25, 2026.

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