CMDR vs Method RWF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMDR
This app delivers the latest news from the Elite: Dangerous universe quickly and efficiently. It helps users stay informed about important in-game events, such as server downtime, by making news items content-aware for easy calendar integration.
- Fast Galnet News delivery
- Content-aware event integration
- Calendar synchronization
- Clean and lean interface
- Offline news access (implied by 'sat on a train')
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CMDR is a lean and fast way to get the latest Galnet News from Elite: Dangerous. Whether you're practicing your dog fighting, exploring the center of the galaxy or sat on a train CMDR brings you the latest news articles from the worlds of Elite: Dangerous in the fastest and cleanest way possible. News items are content aware making it fast and easy to add important events, like server downtime for Powerplay updates, to your calendar. Fly Safe CMDRs o7 Elite: Dangerous is copyright of Frontier Developments Plc.
Method RWF
Stay updated on World of Warcraft raid progress without constantly checking websites. Receive curated textual updates and push notifications for boss defeats and guild standings. Track leaderboards for each boss and region to follow the Race to World First.
- Curated textual updates
- Push notifications for boss defeats
- Customizable notification preferences
- Up-to-date leaderboards
- Regional and encounter-specific rankings
- Timeline of race events
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Want to follow the Race to World First when away from the computer? Tired of refreshing websites? The Race to World First app provides curated textual updates about the World of Warcraft raid progress and shows always up to date leaderboards for each boss and even each region. Push Notifications The days of refreshing a progress tracker endlessly to stay in the know about race progress are over. This app will send you push notifications for up to the 10 first defeats of each encounter. Only care about the very first defeat? You can customize notifications based on your preferences. Updates Our timeline of short updates will make it easy for you to stay on top of the race with a complete overview of where the different competing guilds stand. Our team of raid progress experts ensure you will never miss an important event. These updates cover a wide range of guilds across different regions and give insights into the decisions being made and how different contenders approach each encounter. Rankings The main ranking leaderboard shares a quick overview of the current standings aroundthe world. To get an even more detailed view of how the race went you can drill down into a fully curated top 10 list for each region and encounter. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. The Race to World First app is not associated with Blizzard Entertainment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Method RWF at none against CMDR's 4. Method RWF also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). CMDR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. CMDR sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Method RWF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Method RWF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of CMDR's written reviews are positive against 75% of Method RWF's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CMDR ships an update every 3 weeks, Method RWF every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMDR | Method RWF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Peter Stanley | METHOD GAMING LIMITED |
Customer experience
CMDR
Method RWF
In-app purchases
CMDR
- Delicious snack for the Dev$0.99
- Small coffee for the Dev$1.99
- Medium coffee for the Dev$2.99
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- Large coffee for the Dev$3.99
Method RWF
No in-app purchases








