Comparison

PokeRAIDchat vs PoGO RAID

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

Head to head
About

PokeRAIDchat

This app acts as a real-time radar and information tool for popular game raid events. It provides notifications for live raids and specific bosses, allows users to create their own events, and offers anonymous chat features with other players.

Highlights
  • Real-time raid event notifications
  • Specific boss notifications
  • Create custom raid events
  • Anonymous chat with users
  • Group chat functionality
  • Send media and voice messages
  • Available in 11 languages
Features
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Standing at the gym with an empty lobby? PokeRAIDchat is the lightweight crew tool for local raiding — built for the 2–20 trainers you actually play with. Since Max Battles went local-only, the best raids happen face to face again — but coordinating them still means buried Discord channels and group chats that scroll away. PokeRAIDchat keeps it simple: QUICK RALLY "Gigantamax boss at the park, 3 spots, starting in 30 min — who's in?" One tap to post, one tap for your crew to answer. Live countdown, spot tracking, and a chat for each rally. YOUR CREW A private group with a 5-letter invite code. Trainer cards with team colours and friend codes — copy a code with a single tap when someone new joins the lobby. PLAN AHEAD Raid Hour on Wednesday, Max Monday, Community Day — plan events with RSVP so you actually know who's showing up. ANONYMOUS BY DESIGN Just your trainer nickname. No game login, no email, no tracking. Everything stays within your crew. Content filter, one-tap reporting and blocking keep things friendly. Round up your crew and never raid alone again. — PokeRAIDchat is an independent, fan-made coordination tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Niantic, Scopely, The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Creatures Inc., or Game Freak Inc. It does not access any game servers or accounts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PoGO RAID

Connect with trainers worldwide to participate in and organize remote in-game raids. Features real-time chat rooms for strategy planning and streamlined friend code management for seamless coordination.

Highlights
  • Join remote raids
  • Host remote raids
  • Real-time chat rooms
  • Friend code management
  • Trainer network
  • Low bandwidth optimization
Features
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PoGO RAID (formerly known as Raid KING app) is a key to the most trusted and well established online network of trainers battling in remote Raids! Get to know trainers around the world, join and host remote Raids together conveniently. Use dedicated real-time chat room for each coordinated Raid to better plan your strategy. How to join a remote Raid? - App will beep once when new Raids are added, click Load new Raids popup to load the latest vacant Raids. - Join any remote Raid listed in the Raids tab. - After joining, add the friend code shown (click Copy Code button to copy the code that can be conveniently pasted in the game), or use camera to scan the QR code to add the host trainer as a friend in game. - Click Chat Room button to join the dedicated chat room for the Raid. - Discuss and follow the instructions from the host trainer in the chat room on battling in the Raid. - Provide feedback to the host trainer. How to host a remote Raid? - Click Host a Raid tab of the app. - Enter the Raid Boss name, CP, time left, number of trainers required for the battle and the gym location. Alternatively you may add a screenshot of the gym which will be published both on website and on the app for improved trustworthiness (optional). - Join the chat room and wait for the required number of trainers to join. - Click List button to get a list of trainers who would like to join your raid. Wait for the trainers to send friend requests to you. - In the List page click Copy List button to copy all trainers who joined the list. - Accept all friend requests in the game. - Join the Raid from the game and in invites screen paste the copied List and add trainers to your raid conveniently! *To join and host Raids remotely a remote raid pass is required in game. This version has: - No subscriptions - No push notifications - Improved performance for low bandwidth connections - Light weight - Sign in with Gishan Networks account

Screenshots

PokeRAIDchat4 screens
PoGO RAID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PoGO RAID at none against PokeRAIDchat's 3. PoGO RAID also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PokeRAIDchat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PoGO RAID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for PokeRAIDchat against 3.0 for PoGO RAID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PokeRAIDchat ships an update every 5 weeks, PoGO RAID every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PokeRAIDchat versus PoGO RAID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokeRAIDchatPoGO RAID
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB54 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLineSpotting ABGishan Networks (Private) Limited

Customer experience

PokeRAIDchat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PoGO RAID

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PokeRAIDchat

One-time3
  • Monthly subscription$1.99
  • Remove ads in the app$2.99
  • Permanent Subscription$16.99
None

PoGO RAID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PokeRAIDchat free?
PokeRAIDchat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PoGO RAID free?
PoGO RAID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PokeRAIDchat or PoGO RAID?
PokeRAIDchat and PoGO RAID are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PokeRAIDchat or PoGO RAID have ads?
Neither PokeRAIDchat nor PoGO RAID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PokeRAIDchat or PoGO RAID?
PokeRAIDchat ships an update every 5 weeks, and PoGO RAID every 11 days. Most recently, PokeRAIDchat was updated on November 2, 2026 and PoGO RAID on November 3, 2026.

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