Comparison

Pixel Heroes vs Blade Circle

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Heroes

Embark on an epic adventure in a retro pixel art world. Your hero battles monsters, collects loot, and gains experience even when you're offline. Explore endless dungeons, customize your hero with unique gear, and climb the global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Auto battle action
  • 3 unique heroes with class cards
  • 30+ level up cards
  • Offline gold and reward collection
  • Rebirth system for permanent power
  • Equipment with rarity tiers
  • Global leaderboard and achievements
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Pixel Heroes is an idle RPG where your hero keeps fighting, looting and leveling even while you are away. Dive into a retro pixel art world, battle waves of monsters, defeat mighty bosses and build the ultimate hero. FIGHT AND GROW * Auto battle action: your hero fights endless waves of monsters in real time * 3 unique heroes: Sword Master, Archer and Mage, each with exclusive class cards * 30+ level up cards that turn every run into a new build * 26 enemy types with unique behavior, elite variants and epic bosses IDLE AND OFFLINE * Earn gold while the app is closed and collect your offline rewards * Endless floors across 10 biomes, with a mega boss waiting every 25 floors * Rebirth for shards, then Ascension: a multiplicative bonus with no level cap LOOT AND GEAR * 4 equipment slots with 6 rarity tiers, all the way up to Unique * Open chests, complete set bonuses and enhance your gear to the limit * 13 hero skins including premium skins with spectacular glow effects COMPETE AND COLLECT * Global leaderboard: climb the rankings and prove your power * Achievements and a monster bestiary to complete * Daily quests and login rewards every day WHY PIXEL HEROES * True idle progress: no energy system, no forced waiting * Handcrafted pixel art and crunchy retro sound effects * Perfect for quick sessions or long grinding marathons * Easy to learn, deep enough to master Download Pixel Heroes now and start your endless adventure! Pixel Heroes is free to play with no ads. Optional diamond packs are available for premium skins and chests. There is no subscription. Terms of Use: https://click2.app/pixel-heroes-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://click2.app/pixel-heroes-privacy-policy/

About

Blade Circle

Features
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Blade Circle is an ink-wash styled mow-down survival game. [A Real HP Bar · Cheat Death] You fight with a true health bar and brief invincibility after every hit — dodge, weave and pace yourself; your positioning decides how far you go. And when your HP finally runs out, watch an Immortal Favor to revive on the spot (once per run) and rejoin the tide. [Four Treasures · Twenty Forms] Flying Swords: golden swords radiate homing volleys. Sword Ring: a violet ring shreds anything that closes in. Sword Mound Array: blades erupt from the ground to clear the field. Crimson Slash: a crimson cross-cut sweeps demons aside. Bank cultivation to evolve; each evolution unlocks or empowers a treasure form. [Three Realms] Qi Refining · Snow Grove → Foundation · Green Bamboo → Core Formation · Sword Mound Terrace. Break through and the world recolors; the tide swells and the Demon Lord arrives. [Ink-Wash Mass Combat] Shield soldiers and horned brutes press in by the hundred — damage numbers, crits and ink splashes everywhere. Controls: slide anywhere to move; your treasures attack automatically.

Screenshots

Pixel Heroes4 screens
Blade Circle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blade Circle at none against Pixel Heroes's 3. Blade Circle also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18). Pixel Heroes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Pixel Heroes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Blade Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Heroes versus Blade Circle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel HeroesBlade Circle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS1816.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMustafa Kenan AtmacaBeijing 1023 Technology CO., Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pixel Heroes

One-time3
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • 500 Diamonds$3.99
  • 1000 Diamonds$6.99
None

Blade Circle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Heroes free?
Pixel Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blade Circle free?
Blade Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Heroes or Blade Circle have ads?
Blade Circle shows ads; Pixel Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Heroes or Blade Circle?
Pixel Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blade Circle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Heroes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Blade Circle on October 24, 2026.

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