Comparison

Frontier Warrior vs Counter Knights

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

Head to head
About

Frontier Warrior

Build an army by combining basic units into mightier warriors and legendary heroes. Defend your kingdom against an invading orc clan with strategic placement and unique warrior talents. Face over 30 kinds of enemies and 8 bosses across 4 zones and 24 levels.

Highlights
  • Combine units to create mightier warriors
  • Upgrade warriors with talent trees
  • Deploy legendary heroes with special skills
  • Battle over 30 enemy types and 8 bosses
  • Progress through 4 zones and 24 levels
  • Equip charms and items for strategic advantage
Features
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Your kingdom is invaded by orc clan. Ready to grow an army and defend your castles. Drop your mighty warriors to the battle and let them fight. Drag a warrior to another one to create the mightier warriors. MIGHTY WARRIORS From the basic units Sword Man the Melee Warrior, Archer the Ranged Warrior, Priest the Healer, you can combine them to create Axe Man, Tank, Mage. Build your own strategy for each battle. And each battle is a different excitement. WARRIOR TALENT With talent trees, you can build your warriors in your special way. Every Warrior Talent is effective in specific battle LEGENDARY HEROES Every army has their legendary heroes. Along with mighty warriors, legendary heroes participate in the battle with their hero skills. ENEMIES & BOSS Beware the orc clan. They have over 30 kinds of orc goblin, dragon, skeleton, devil,... and 8 bosses. You will get the joy and the pain in every battle. Features **** 6 kinds of mighty warrior forms thousands of strategies **** 4 zones with over 24 levels. **** Various warrior talents **** Legendary heroes with spectacular hero skills **** Equipping charms and items **** Over kinds of orc ready to crush your army. Freshly gameplay, intense battles, forceful sound effect, Frontier Warriors will please Castle defense fans. Now, come and defend your kingdom.

About

Counter Knights

Engage in thrilling real-time counterattack battles in this action RPG. Master enemy patterns to unleash powerful counterattacks, customize your knight's growth, and equip unique weapons to suit your playstyle. Explore a rich universe with an engaging story and collect artifacts for permanent buffs.

Highlights
  • Real-time counterattack system
  • Strategic boss fights
  • Knight growth and customization
  • Weapon enhancement and skills
  • Artifact collection for buffs
  • Extensive universe and story
Features
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◈◈ Well-made Realtime counterattack action RPG!! ◈◈ ▶ Simple yet in-depth thrilling counterattack! ▶ Counterattack? Guard Break?, Life-stealing? Equip weapons tailored for your play style! ▶ Enriched environments with growth factors and collectibles! ▶ Elaborative storytelling and relics/weapons for its extensive universe! ◈◈ Game Mechanics ◈◈ ▶ Counterattack system - Breath-taking counterattack mechanics! - Analyze an enemy’s pattern to counterattack at its precise moment! - You will be invincible when you counterattack. ▶ Sensational Boss Fight - Unique attack patterns styled for each of the bosses - Analyze their attack patterns with strategies! ▶ Rich environment for growth and collectibles - Knight Growth: Growth system allows Knight to develop to match the player’s style. - Artifacts Storage: You can obtain relics upon clearing stage with 3 stars. Collect them to gain permanent buffs and reveal the world’s secrets. - Weapon Management: There are weapons inside ancient relic boxes! Customize via weapon enhancements and passive skills for your play style! ▶ Fight in your style! : Growth and weapon changes - Players can develop their character with enhancements that strengthens their play style. - Knight will learn passive skills upon certain level-ups after an attribution enhancement. - Each weapon comes with a different enhancement bonus and skills. You can equip desired weapons. Ex) For stable hunting: : Prioritize stamina level up + life-steal weapons Ex) A rampage style : Utilize weapons that converts basic attack and skills into area attacks Ex) To disarm enemies : Equip Empire weapons to fill up the enemy’s knock-down gage twice faster. ▶ Extravagant universe and breath-taking stories! - Explore deep into the story as you defeat enemies! - A story of the Knight fighting to find out the secret of the universe.

Screenshots

Frontier Warrior4 screens
Counter Knights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Frontier Warrior at none against Counter Knights's shown. Frontier Warrior also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Counter Knights's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 16). 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. Frontier Warrior sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Counter Knights 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Frontier Warrior against 4.8 for Counter Knights. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 60 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 94% and 93% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frontier Warrior ships an update every 2 months, Counter Knights every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frontier Warrior versus Counter Knights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrontier WarriorCounter Knights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)4.8 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1660 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB302 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDino Go CorpYouna Kho

Customer experience

Frontier Warrior

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%

Counter Knights

All ratings60 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Frontier Warrior

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Counter Knights

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot purchase in-app items
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Cannot open instance 3 on iPhone
  • iOS players not getting updates like Android
  • Countering boss patterns is inconsistent
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  • Game crashes or cannot play
  • Grammar and spelling errors
  • Translation is not perfect
  • Game screen not fitting iPhone notch
  • Need to restart app after watching ads

Requested features

15 requests
  • Update the game regularly
  • Add more content
  • Improve companion stats and damage
  • Add more stars or uses for extra companion materials
  • Fix in-app purchase issues
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  • Add more stages or levels
  • Improve English translations
  • Add an online system
  • Add more avatar skins
  • Add more items with new options
  • Add more things to buy with gems
  • Allow saving progress with Facebook
  • Add a feature to skip boss intro screens
  • Add more universe expansion concepts
  • Make AFK rewards unlimited

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Frontier Warrior

One-time6
  • 20000 Gold$0.99
  • 20 Gems$0.99
  • 45 Gems$1.99
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  • 45000 Gold$1.99
  • 110 Gems$4.99
  • 250 Gems$9.99
10 purchases

Counter Knights

One-time10
  • Informal Resource Requrest$0.99
  • Advertisement Removal Set$4.99
  • Resource Set - Rich merchant$9.99
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  • Large Scale Resource Request$9.99
  • Dovotion of Friar Knight$9.99
  • Golden Pickaxe Set$9.99
  • Double Resource Set$19.99
  • Resource Set - Nabob$19.99
  • The Agent of Church Set$19.99
  • The Chosen One Set$29.99

Questions

Is Frontier Warrior free?
Frontier Warrior is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counter Knights free?
Counter Knights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frontier Warrior or Counter Knights?
Counter Knights is rated higher. Frontier Warrior averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Counter Knights averages 4.8 from 60 ratings.
Do Frontier Warrior or Counter Knights have ads?
Counter Knights shows ads; Frontier Warrior does not.
Which is updated more often, Frontier Warrior or Counter Knights?
Frontier Warrior ships an update every 2 months, and Counter Knights every 2 weeks. Most recently, Frontier Warrior was updated on October 8, 2026 and Counter Knights on October 11, 2026.

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