Comparison

Arcade Monkey vs HERO

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

Head to head
About

Arcade Monkey

Embark on an epic adventure as the Monkey King in this horizontal action mobile game. Battle demons, collect powerful artifacts, and assist the dharma master on a quest to save the world from evil.

Highlights
  • Horizontal action gameplay
  • Play as the Monkey King
  • Battle demons and evil forces
  • Collect powerful artifacts
  • Assist dharma master Xuan Zang
Features
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this is a story about the monkey king,Thousands of years ago and ghost wars, cause permeating the evil-ridden. Dongsheng the shenzhou a fairy stone, the inoculation of heaven and earth, coming into the Monkey King, all the demons also tempted, permeating into crisis again... In response to the holocaust, Buddha Buddha guide Monkey King find spi hoops, stop the lich king ones metempsychosis, assisted the dharma zen master xuan zang, achievement fights against Buddha, perfectly reproduce the horizontal version action mobile game

About

HERO

Engage in a retro-style action game where you control a hero to save the city from an invading army. Power up your hero, master combo skills, and utilize a variety of weapons and environmental elements to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Collect items, level up your character, and explore hidden areas in this 8-bit pixelated adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro 8-bit pixel art style
  • Power-up and costume system
  • Over 10 combo skills
  • Variety of weapons and throwable objects
  • RPG-like leveling system
  • Quest system with stone collection
  • Puzzle elements with levers
Features
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RETRO STYLE - HEROES COMBO ACTION GAME ! 8 BIT-DOTS Pixels. Unknown army occupies the city and all the building and roads got broken. HERO-X moves to save the Earth. The Costumes: -Make the super power heroes by Power-up! -Change the costumes by Power-up! The Combo: -The special attack by each hero. -More than 10 Combo Skills. -Basic combo, air combo, varieties of combo. -Level-up system like RPG games. The Weapons: -UZI, M-16, AK-47, Beretta, Magnum! -Using attacking guns, rifles, grenades. -Carry, destroy, and throw the objects. -Utilize conveyer belts, icy ground, jumping board, and propellers. The A.I. -Various Boss stage with the best A.I. -Smart play with optimized system for mapping. -Many attacking skills like a fighting action game. The Quests: -Collect stones as completing many quests. -Use a lot of skills based on stones. -Use 3 abilities at the same time. The Puzzles: -Stage consisting of numerous map tiles. -Puzzle factor using 'Levers'. The Game Features: -Have action animations more than 100. -Collect gold, buy heroes, and Level-up! -Clear the villains easily with Level-up and experience points. -Find the hidden area in stage. -Feel the retro arcade game!

Screenshots

Arcade Monkey4 screens
HERO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HERO at none against Arcade Monkey's shown. HERO also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (584 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Arcade Monkey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and HERO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcade Monkey holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HERO has 584 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Arcade Monkey's written reviews are positive against 80% of HERO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, HERO every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Arcade Monkey versus HERO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcade MonkeyHERO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better4.4 (584 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews79.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10584 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.08.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB66 MB
Age rating12+9+
Developer晓刚 秦Jongha Back

Customer experience

Arcade Monkey

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

HERO

All ratings584 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews470 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Arcade Monkey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HERO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after cutscenes
  • In-app purchases not working correctly
  • Black screen on launch
  • Save data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more playable heroes and villains
  • Implement controller support
  • Add checkpoints and ability to choose starting hero
  • Improve level design and enemy variety

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arcade Monkey

One-time6
  • 1000 coins$0.99
  • 2500 coins$1.99
  • 7000 coins$4.99
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  • 15000 coins$9.99
  • 30000 coins$19.99
  • 80000 coins$49.99
10 purchases

HERO

One-time10
  • +30 Gems$0.99
  • +10,000 Gold$0.99
  • Map Pack (Gems+Gold)$0.99
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  • +180 Gems$4.99
  • +58,000 Gold$4.99
  • +380 Gems$9.99
  • +130,000 Gold$9.99
  • +1,250 Gems$29.99
  • +4,500 Gems$99.99
  • +1,500,000 Gold$99.99

Questions

Is Arcade Monkey free?
Arcade Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HERO free?
HERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcade Monkey or HERO?
Arcade Monkey is rated higher. Arcade Monkey averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while HERO averages 4.4 from 584 ratings.
Do Arcade Monkey or HERO have ads?
Arcade Monkey shows ads; HERO does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcade Monkey or HERO?
Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, and HERO every 4 weeks. Most recently, Arcade Monkey was updated on September 24, 2026 and HERO on September 28, 2026.

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