Comparison

Spendee vs Hero Realms

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

Head to head
About

Spendee

Experience a digital adaptation of a popular card game, featuring online multiplayer against human opponents and AI. Track your progress with detailed statistics and engage with other players in chatrooms. Internet connectivity is required to play.

Highlights
  • Online Human vs Human matches
  • AI Player opponents
  • Ratings, Rankings, and Statistics
  • In-game Chatrooms
  • Timers for matches
  • Discussion Board
Features
Read full description

If you like the card game Splendor, you will enjoy this with the same mechanics! Internet is required for this app. Cross platforms support - checkout: https://spendee.mattle.online Features: - Online Human vs Human - AI Players - Ratings/ Rankings / Statistics - In-game Chatrooms - Timers - Discussion Board

About

Hero Realms

Engage in strategic deckbuilding combat, recruiting champions and using gold to acquire new cards. Battle opponents online or cooperatively against AI, with a single-player campaign available. Level up your hero and unlock new classes and missions.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding combat
  • Recruit champions
  • Online PVP
  • Cooperative online play
  • Single player campaign
  • Hero leveling system
Features
Read full description

Become a hero! Choose your class, perform mighty actions, and recruit powerful champions to your cause as you grow in power. Awarded Origins Fan Favorite Best Card Game. From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms® Deckbuilding Game, Hero Realms® combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat. As you play, use Gold to add new actions and champions to your deck. When played, those actions and champions generate powerful effects, give you additional gold, and attack your opponent and their champions. If you reduce your opponent's health to zero, you win! [Non-Collectible Deck Building Game] Hero Realms does not require you to collect new cards. You start every game with a basic deck, and will acquire cards from the shared center row to build up your deck and defeat your opponent. Victory rewards skill, and not your collection of rare cards! [Level Up Your Heroes] Create a hero from one of several classes (free players start with the Fighter and Wizard available). Level them up with new skills, abilities and equipment, and take them to battle in thrilling Online PVP. Hero Realms uses fair match making, only allowing matches between equal levelled heroes. However, if you feel daring, you can choose to engage in combat against higher levelled opponents for additional XP and bragging rights. [Cooperative Online Play] Hero Realms also features online co-operative play. Battle against challenging AI bosses with another human player as a partner. Free players have access to the Pirate Lord mission, with other co-op missions available with the Base Set purchase. [Single Player Campaign] For offline play, take on the Welcome to Thandar campaign. Fight your way through scripted, story-based chapters against varied AI opponents. [Free Version] Free players will get to experience: - Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. - Play VS the AI - Play with the Fighter and Wizard character classes - Level-up your characters up to Level 3 - Play the first 3 missions in the Welcome to Thandar campaign - Play the Pirate Lord co-op mission Purchasing the Base Set will unlock the full Hero Realms experience: - Unlocks hard AI difficulty level - Unlocks the Cleric, Ranger, and Thief character classes - Level-up your characters to Level 12 - Unlocks the entire Welcome to Thandar campaign. - Unlocks the Necromancers, Inquisition, and Orc Riot co-op missions. Please note that Hero Realms purchases are not compatible with Family Sharing.

Screenshots

Spendee3 screens
Hero Realms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hero Realms at 4.3 against Spendee's 3.0. Hero Realms also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 22%) and ads (none vs shown). Spendee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Hero Realms sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Spendee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hero Realms holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero Realms has 219 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Spendee's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hero Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spendee ships an update every 5 months, Hero Realms every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Spendee versus Hero Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendeeHero Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (42 ratings)4.3 (219 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews60.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB432 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHiuKim YuenWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Spendee

All ratings42 ratings
Positive45.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative61.1%

Hero Realms

All ratings219 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative29.3%

Bugs and requests

Spendee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hero Realms

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play online
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Freezing and black screen issues
  • Incorrect character level progression
  • Matchmaking problems and long wait times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more expansions and additional content
  • Implement a friends list and social features
  • Improve the campaign mode with more levels and challenges
  • Add an option to check the contents of your deck before playing
  • Implement a turn timer to prevent players from stalling

In-app purchases

None

Spendee

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Hero Realms

One-time13
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • 200 gems$2.29
  • Four Journeys Campaign$3.99
Show 10 more
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Hero Realms: Call to Arms$4.99
  • Journeys Expansions$4.99
  • Journeys Promo Expansion$4.99
  • Dungeons Expansion$7.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
  • Hero Realms Base Set$9.99
  • 2500 Gems$19.99
  • 6500 Gems$49.99
  • 14000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Spendee free?
Spendee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hero Realms free?
Hero Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spendee or Hero Realms?
Hero Realms is rated higher. Spendee averages 3.0 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Hero Realms averages 4.3 from 219 ratings.
Do Spendee or Hero Realms have ads?
Spendee shows ads; Hero Realms does not.
Which is updated more often, Spendee or Hero Realms?
Spendee ships an update every 5 months, and Hero Realms every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spendee was updated on September 9, 2026 and Hero Realms on September 25, 2026.

Other comparisons