Comparison

A Basket Case vs Failed Hero

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

Head to head
About

A Basket Case

Features
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A Basket Case โ€” Pilot your hot air balloon, fly higher and higher, reach Marsโ€ฆ and challenge your friends. Dodge cliffs, birds, storms and meteors across a procedurally generated sky. Reach Mars, climb the leaderboards and challenge your friends. 5 GAME MODES Adventure: start from the ground and reach Mars, at 30,000 m 60s Speedrun: fly as high as possible in 60 seconds Survival: one life, go as high as you can Weekly Challenge: the same world for everyone, refreshed every week, with its own weekly leaderboard Weekly Speedrun: that same shared world in 60s mode, weekly leaderboard Each mode has its own leaderboard. PERSONALISE & CREATE Earn balloons after every run and spend them in the shop Unlock dozens of hot air balloons, passengers and rockets ARTIST'S WORKSHOP: design your own balloons and rockets โ€” colours, patterns, inscriptions and light effects โ€” then equip them and find them in-flight and on your home screen GAME CENTER & FRIEND CHALLENGES Game Center leaderboards for every mode Invite your friends and face them on the same world Your Apple friends, your scores, your challenges โ€” all in one place SHARE YOUR SCORE Generate a card from your run: your balloon, your altitude, your score A built-in QR code so your friends can join you in one scan GAMEPLAY Intuitive controls: burner, ballast, vent valve Procedurally generated sky every run 6 biomes: plains, highlands, mountains, stratosphere, mesosphere, space JOURNEY THROUGH THE SKY Northern lights, shooting stars, space station Ice cliffs, paragliders, other hot air balloons Parachute pickups to grab: gas, shield, ballast Easter eggs to discover in space: famous objects and hidden nods LEADERBOARDS Built-in global leaderboard + Game Center leaderboards per mode Filter by country Your rank is always shown, even outside the top 100 PERSONAL DATA Anonymous account by default, or sign in via Apple/Google One-tap GDPR data export Sign out and account deletion built in PREMIUM PASS โ€” โ‚ฌ2.99 (one-time purchase, yours for life) Remove ads permanently Save the Run: restart with your hearts restored on your first death each run One-time purchase, no subscription Restore from any iPhone linked to your Apple ID A Basket Case is free and includes an optional ad after your first death each run. The Premium Pass (one-time purchase, โ‚ฌ2.99) removes ads permanently. Terms of Use: https://abasketcase.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://abasketcase.app/privacy.html

About

Failed Hero

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**Meet Captain Disaster โ€” the world's most hopeless hero! ** He can't fly. He can't land. But with a running start off a rooftop and a LOT of optimism, he can crash through an entire city โ€” and you're the one launching him! **Failed Hero** is a hilarious one-tap physics launcher packed with chaos, coins and crunch. Pick your power, pick your angle, and FLING your hero into the sky. Smash cars, buses, antennas and signs, bounce off trampolines, get yanked by tornadoes and beamed up by UFOs โ€” every crash earns coins to make your next launch even more ridiculous. **HOW TO PLAY** โ€ข Tap to set your launch POWER โ€ข Tap again to lock your ANGLE โ€ข Fly, smash and bounce as far as you can โ€ข Spend your coins, upgrade, and beat your record! **BUILD YOUR LAUNCH MACHINE** Mix and match parts across 4 slots โ€” Head, Back, Arm and Leg. Bouncy helmets, turbo jetpacks, power gauntlets and rocket boots all stack to send you flying farther and crashing harder. **UNLOCK CRAZY HEROES** Swap between a roster of wonderfully useless heroes, each with their own stats and style โ€” from the Rusty Rocketeer to Major Meltdown. **FLY THROUGH 10 WILD ZONES** Blast from the quiet Suburb, through Downtown, the Highway, the Mountains, the Stratosphere โ€” all the way to the MOON BASE. Each zone changes the scenery, the gravity and the chaos. **CRAZY SPECIAL EVENTS** Trampolines, attack dogs, UFOs, tornadoes and turbo boosters are scattered across the world โ€” hit them for huge boosts and even bigger air. **CHASE THE RECORD** โ€ข Combo multipliers, screen shake and juicy explosions โ€ข Daily rewards and a growing win streak โ€ข Missions to complete for bonus coins โ€ข A 5-second instant REPLAY of your best wipeout โ€ข Climb the GLOBAL LEADERBOARD and prove you're the best at being the worst **FEATURES** โ€ข Simple one-tap controls โ€” easy to learn, hard to put down โ€ข Bright, premium cartoon graphics and silky animation โ€ข Tons of upgrades, heroes and parts to unlock โ€ข Satisfying physics, combos and chaos โ€ข Play offline anytime โ€ข Free to play Launch. Crash. Upgrade. Fly again. How far can YOU send Captain Disaster? **Download Failed Hero now โ€” and fail your way to glory!**

Screenshots

A Basket Case4 screens
Failed Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Failed Hero at every 3 days against A Basket Case's every 2 weeks. Failed Hero also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. A Basket Case sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Failed Hero sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Basket Case ships an update every 2 weeks, Failed Hero every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
A Basket Case versus Failed Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Basket CaseFailed Hero
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin BeguerieBar Yehezkel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

A Basket Case

One-time1
  • Premium Pass$2.99
6 purchases

Failed Hero

One-time6
  • 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Coin King Hero$4.99
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  • 15,000 Coins$4.99
  • 40,000 Coins$9.99
  • 120,000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is A Basket Case free?
A Basket Case is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Failed Hero free?
Failed Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do A Basket Case or Failed Hero have ads?
Both A Basket Case and Failed Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, A Basket Case or Failed Hero?
A Basket Case ships an update every 2 weeks, and Failed Hero every 3 days. Most recently, A Basket Case was updated on October 7, 2026 and Failed Hero on October 8, 2026.

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