# ROME vs Pacific Fire

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 (#154 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.

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

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | ROME | Pacific Fire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$4.99** | $5.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rome-total-war-alexander/id1245565445/reviews)** | [4.7 (153 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pacific-fire/id1490567635/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2K** | 153 |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | **87.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#154** |
| Size | 3.7 GB | 164 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Feral Interactive Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/402470125) | [Geoffrey Ayre](https://appshunter.io/developer/1490567634) |

## What reviewers say

### ROME

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rome-total-war-alexander/id1245565445)

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

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent game
- 👍 Impossible detail
- 🚀 True to life game play
- 🚀 Major achievement
- 👍 Awesome game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unplayable
- 🐛 Difficult controls
- 🐛 Steuerung absolut mangelhaft
- 🐛 Unstable
- 🐛 Crashes Constantly

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Hellenistic age game
- Lord of the rings adaptation
- More factions
- Persia playable
- Barbarian tribes playable


### Pacific Fire

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pacific-fire/id1490567635)

**Currently charting:** #154 Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*