Comparison

Bug Heroes 2 vs Bug War 2

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

Engage in epic battles as miniature heroes defending their homes. Master unique characters, customize your squad, and fortify your base against hordes of enemies. Enjoy diverse single-player modes or test your skills in competitive multiplayer.

Highlights
  • 25 unique heroes to master
  • Squad-based gameplay, control two heroes
  • Base fortification and turret building
  • Level up heroes and equip gear
  • Single-player missions and endless mode
  • 2v2 competitive multiplayer
Features
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Every day while you're gone, an epic battle of swords, guns, and armor rages on your counters, on your floors, and in your yard... Enter the world of the Bug Heroes! From the creators of Block Fortress and Heroes & Castles comes a new adventure, blending fast paced action, strategy, and defensive gameplay! 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 of two, then seamlessly switch between them while unleashing a variety of 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

Bug War 2

Lead your ant army to victory in this time-management strategy game. Build your forces, win epic battles, and capture all anthills to prove your strategic prowess. Train your logical thinking and planning skills.

Highlights
  • Time-management strategy
  • Build ant forces
  • Epic battles
  • Capture anthills
  • Train strategic thinking
  • Offline play
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Try out an excellent time-management strategy game! Build your ant forces and win epic battles to catch as all the anthills on each level! Prove your strategy works! Can you become the great commander? Prove you are the great strategist and get all the achievements possible! This game will give you a chance to train your logical thinking, planning and clicking skills as well! What’s Inside? - A full version of the game - A chance to learn time management - Train you strategic thinking - No internet connection required - A pocket time-killer game Command the army of little bugs until your team will have control upon all the anthills as they are checkpoints in this game! This time killer is just a perfect example of the classical management-based stress-free game. Have fun and collect achievements as you progress and build a new plan level by level. Good Luck, Commander! Questions? Contact our tech support at icestonesup@gmail.com

Screenshots

Bug Heroes 24 screens
Bug War 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bug Heroes 2 at 4.8 against Bug War 2's 3.6. Bug Heroes 2 also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and ratings volume (954 vs 5). Bug War 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bug Heroes 2 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Bug War 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bug Heroes 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bug Heroes 2 has 954 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Bug Heroes 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bug War 2's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bug Heroes 2 versus Bug War 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBug Heroes 2Bug War 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (954 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings954 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFoursaken MediaAbsolutist Ltd

Customer experience

Bug Heroes 2

All ratings954 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews477 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative5.2%

Bug War 2

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Bug Heroes 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when selecting certain heroes
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Multiplayer connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More heroes and character variety
  • Removal of heart/energy system
  • Improved multiplayer functionality
  • New game modes and maps
  • Regular updates and bug fixes

Bug War 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Bug Heroes 2

One-time8
  • Diamonds - 150$0.99
  • Hearts - Refill$0.99
  • Hearts - Unlimited$1.99
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  • Diamonds - 500$2.99
  • Diamonds - 800$4.99
  • Diamonds - 1,700$9.99
  • Diamonds - 3,750$19.99
  • Diamonds - 10,000$49.99
None

Bug War 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bug Heroes 2 free?
Bug Heroes 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bug War 2 free?
Bug War 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bug Heroes 2 or Bug War 2?
Bug Heroes 2 is rated higher. Bug Heroes 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 954 ratings, while Bug War 2 averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Bug Heroes 2 or Bug War 2 have ads?
Both Bug Heroes 2 and Bug War 2 show ads.

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