Comparison

ROME vs Pacific Fire

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

Head to head
About

ROME

Lead an audacious military campaign as Alexander the Great to conquer the Persian Empire. Command over 50 unique units in enormous 3D battles with intuitive touch controls. This strategic challenge is built for iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Lead Alexander the Great's campaign
  • Conquer the Persian Empire
  • Command over 50 unique units
  • Experience enormous 3D battles
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Built for iOS
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Lead history’s most audacious military campaign as Alexander the Great and embark upon a conquest of the all-powerful Persian Empire. Alexander is the perfect game for seasoned commanders; for a gentler introduction to classical warfare, start with ROME: Total War. THE ULTIMATE STRATEGIC CHALLENGE If you have mastered ROME and Barbarian Invasion, Alexander awaits as the ultimate test of your skills DARING MARTIAL FEATS Lead the Greek kingdom of Macedon through Central Asia to lay waste the Persian Empire. ALEXANDER’S ARMIES Command over 50 unique units, including Macedonian Companion Cavalry — the military elite astride the nation’s best horses. ENORMOUS 3D BATTLES Turn your screen into a dynamic battlefield with thousands of units in action. BUILT FOR iOS Enjoy intuitive touch controls and a user interface designed for mobile gaming, or play with any iPadOS-compatible mouse and keyboard. === ROME: Total War requires iOS 16.1 or later. You need 4GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone 8/8 Plus and later • iPhone SE 2nd Generation (2020) and later Supported iPads: • iPad mini 5th Generation (2019) and later • iPad Air 3rd Generation (2019) and later • iPad 5th Generation (2017) and later • Any iPad Pro © 2002–2025 The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally developed by The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally published by SEGA. Creative Assembly, the Creative Assembly logo, Total War, ROME: Total War and the Total War logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of The Creative Assembly Limited. SEGA and the SEGA logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive Limited. iOS, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

About

Pacific Fire

Command Allied or Axis forces in a turn-based strategy wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Experience 18 historical campaigns with detailed air, naval, and ground combat simulations. Play against an adaptive AI or challenge a friend.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Pacific Theater WW2 setting
  • 18 historical campaigns
  • Detailed air, naval, and ground combat
  • Adaptive AI opponent
  • Hotseat multiplayer
Features
Currently charting
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Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945. Experience the entire war in the Pacific through 18 historically accurate campaigns, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Empire of Japan's surrender. Command squadrons of more than 230 types of aircraft, from iconic warbirds like the A6M2 Zero and P-38 Lightning to less well-known types like the CAC Boomerang and Vickers Wellington. Control the seas with more than 280 types of warships including submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers. Pacific Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of WW2 air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). Pacific Fire contains no in-app purchases or ads of any kind, and an internet connection is not required to play. Buy the game once and get access to all current and future content. The game features 18 campaigns, including: - Pacific Fire: Fight the whole of WW2 month-by-month on a map spanning from India to the west coast of the US. - Centrifugal Offensive: Command Imperial Japanese forces invading the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of WW2. - Coral Sea: Fight the first battle between aircraft carriers in history, and experience the battles for Guadalcanal and the Kokoda Track. - Yamamoto's Gambit: Devise a strategy to lure the US Pacific Fleet into a decisive battle with the Kido Butai, and change history at the Battle of Midway. - Central Pacific: Lead the US Pacific Fleet and US Marine Corps seize strategic islands and liberate the Philippines in 1943 - 1944. - Operation Downfall: Command a massive Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands in this alternate history campaign.

Screenshots

ROME4 screens
Pacific Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pacific Fire at every 6 weeks against ROME's every 24 months. Pacific Fire also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 64%) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). ROME's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 153) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ROME costs $4.99 and Pacific Fire $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ROME against 4.7 for Pacific Fire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ROME has 2K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of ROME's written reviews are positive against 87% of Pacific Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ROME ships an update every 24 months, Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ROME versus Pacific Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROMEPacific Fire
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better4.7 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better153
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3.7 GB164 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFeral Interactive LtdGeoffrey Ayre

Customer experience

ROME

All ratings2,004 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative26.6%

Pacific Fire

All ratings152 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.5%

Bugs and requests

ROME

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Victory conditions is an absolutely stupid idea
  • Advisor every second, can't control battle map
  • Many time I have a crash made me lose a battle I won
  • It crash at the end and that crash respawn all of the enemy and spawn my troop anyhow or change the battle
  • Reinforcements don't spawn properly, they spawn outside the map and you cannot control them
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  • When you go to view a settlement in the 3D mode, the game crashes

Requested features

15 requests
  • Hellenistic age game
  • Lord of the rings adaptation
  • More factions
  • Persia playable
  • Barbarian tribes playable
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  • Indian factions playable
  • More factions
  • Medieval 2 Total war
  • Shogun: Total war
  • Medieval: Total war
  • Rome Total War: Julius Caesar
  • Empire Total war
  • Napoleon Total war
  • Warhammer Total war
  • More total war games

Pacific Fire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ROME

No in-app purchases

None

Pacific Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROME free?
ROME costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pacific Fire free?
Pacific Fire costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ROME or Pacific Fire?
ROME is rated higher. ROME averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Pacific Fire averages 4.7 from 153 ratings.
Do ROME or Pacific Fire have ads?
Neither ROME nor Pacific Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROME or Pacific Fire?
ROME ships an update every 24 months, and Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. Most recently, ROME was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pacific Fire on November 7, 2026.

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