Comparison

Bug Heroes 2 Premium vs Retro Commander

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

Head to head
About

Bug Heroes 2 Premium

Lead a squad of unique insect heroes in tactical battles, customizing their abilities and gear. Scavenge for resources to fortify your base and survive waves of enemies. Engage in competitive multiplayer or cooperative missions.

Highlights
  • 25 unique heroes with distinct abilities
  • Squad-based gameplay controlling two heroes
  • Base fortification and defense
  • Single player missions and endless mode
  • 2v2 competitive multiplayer battles
  • Hero leveling, skills, and equipment customization
Features
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Master 25 unique heroes - from a hook wielding Waterbug pirate, to an old and wise Aphid sensei, a champion Bumblebee boxer, a grenade launching Worm, a poison obsessed Stinkbug, and tons more! Choose and customize your squad, and unleash powerful abilities on your enemies. Scavenge for food and junk, fortify your base, build turrets, level up your heroes, equip weapons and armor, and survive! Or, put your skills to the test in up to 2v2 competitive multiplayer battles! ---------------------------- FEATURES • MOBA-like competitive & cooperative multiplayer • Tons of single player content, including missions, an endless mode, and a base vs base skirmish mode • 25 unique heroes to master - form your team of two • Innovative squad based gameplay - control two heroes simultaneously • Level up your Bug Heroes, increase their skills, and buy weapons, armor, and gear • Scavenge for food, then defend your Food Stash with turrets and upgrades • Complete missions, earn stars, and unlock a host of powerful upgrades • Master both melee and ranged combat. Slice your enemies with swords, swat bugs off of ledges, blast them from long range with guns and magic, and more • Tactical gameplay - use cover to defeat your enemies • Over 75 varied enemy types to battle ---------------------------- Questions or comments? Follow us on Twitter @FoursakenMedia, or like us on Facebook!

About

Retro Commander

Engage in post-apocalyptic real-time strategy battles. Command diverse units and technologies in a rich story campaign or test your skills against AI and players in cross-platform multiplayer. Features include a map editor and extensive modding capabilities.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic RTS gameplay
  • Story campaign with unique factions
  • Single-player skirmish matches vs AI
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Map editor and modding support
  • Diverse units and research options
  • Multiple game modes (capture the flag, battle royale)
Features
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Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS). Take command and fight it out in a world where a cataclysmic timeline has transpired on Mother Earth. Wage wars solo, against the AI, or take on your gaming comrades and friends in cross-platform multiplayer matches. Form teams and clans and fight co-op style with the AI and other players for ultimate victory. As opposed to other real-time strategy game, Retro Commander tries to focus on both, a fun single player and a thrilling multiplayer experience. The game strives to be easy to learn with a modern user interface. Single player comes with skirmish matches against the AI as well as a comic-based story campaign. Multiplayer can be played cross-platform and includes a ranking and rating system. POST-APOCALYPTIC: Real-time strategy (RTS) played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth. The environment includes day-night cycles, rain, snow, wind and solar flare activity. STORY CAMPAIGN: Deep campaign and story line of humanity after a cataclysmic event. Factions come with their own specialized technologies such as stealth, robots, drones or shields. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER: A challenging AI for both single and multiplayer matches with co-op play. Cross-platform multiplayer including LAN/internet. ONLINE play comes with an award and rating system. PLAY MODES: In addition to regular skirmish matches, the game supports missions such as elimination, survival, capture the flag, defense and battle royale. Available in both single and multiplayer also are escort and rescue missions. STRUCTURES & TROOPS: Common troops for land, sea and air warfare is available to all factions. Specialized elements such as stealth, shields, EMP weapons, nukes, portals, orbital weapons, assimilator and other troops and structures provide for additional variety. RESEARCH: A tech tree and research options enable to build specialized structures and troops. A Tech Snatcher can be used to steal enemy technology. MODDING: A map editor is included allowing for player-modded maps including player-modded campaigns. All elements including troops, structures, as well as graphics and sound effects, can be modded if desired.

Screenshots

Bug Heroes 2 Premium4 screens
Retro Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Commander at Free against Bug Heroes 2 Premium's $1.99. Bug Heroes 2 Premium's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

Retro Commander is free to download; Bug Heroes 2 Premium costs $1.99 up front. Bug Heroes 2 Premium sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Commander sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bug Heroes 2 Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bug Heroes 2 Premium has 286 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Bug Heroes 2 Premium's written reviews are positive against 80% of Retro Commander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bug Heroes 2 Premium ships an update every 2 weeks, Retro Commander every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bug Heroes 2 Premium versus Retro Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBug Heroes 2 PremiumRetro Commander
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (286 ratings) — better3.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings286 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size564 MB151 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFoursaken MediaNoble Master LLC

Customer experience

Bug Heroes 2 Premium

All ratings286 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews880 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.2%

Retro Commander

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Bug Heroes 2 Premium

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when selecting certain heroes
  • Multiplayer mode frequently disconnects or lags
  • Performance issues on older devices
  • Glitches with hero abilities and effects

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and levels
  • Expanded multiplayer options (more players, new modes)
  • More heroes and customization options
  • Restore purchase functionality
  • Switch/console port

Retro Commander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bug Heroes 2 Premium

One-time6
  • Diamonds - 150$0.99
  • Diamonds - 500$2.99
  • Diamonds - 800$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Diamonds - 1,700$9.99
  • Diamonds - 3,750$19.99
  • Diamonds - 10,000$49.99
14 purchases

Retro Commander

One-time14
  • Map: Chapter 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 05$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Clan Manager$1.99
  • Map: Chapter 03$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 08$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map A1$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 04$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 06$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 07$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 03$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 04$3.99
  • Modded Maps$4.99
  • All Maps & Modding$19.99

Questions

Is Bug Heroes 2 Premium free?
Bug Heroes 2 Premium costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Retro Commander free?
Retro Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bug Heroes 2 Premium or Retro Commander?
Bug Heroes 2 Premium is rated higher. Bug Heroes 2 Premium averages 4.8 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while Retro Commander averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Bug Heroes 2 Premium or Retro Commander have ads?
Neither Bug Heroes 2 Premium nor Retro Commander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bug Heroes 2 Premium or Retro Commander?
Bug Heroes 2 Premium ships an update every 2 weeks, and Retro Commander every 2 months. Most recently, Bug Heroes 2 Premium was updated on October 19, 2026 and Retro Commander on October 6, 2026.

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