GO FRIEND vs GO Raids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO FRIEND
Connect with trainers globally to participate in remote raid battles. Host raids by posting details and recruiting guests, or join worldwide raids by searching active invitations and sending friend requests.
- Find trainers for remote raids
- Host raids by posting details
- Recruit guest trainers
- Search active worldwide raids
- Join raids via invitations
- Send friend requests
Read full descriptionHide full description
GO Friend is an application to find trainers who want participate in Invitation Raid Battle. Let's participate Raids around the world using "Invitation Raid BBS" of GO Friend ! 【How to use Invitation Raid BBS】 ■Host Trainer (who invite Guest trainer to the raids) 1．Report Raids Tap the “+” button at the top of Invitation Raid BBS Enter the required contents such as Raid information and the number of recruitment, and post. 2．Approve the Friend Request from guests 3．Join the Raid and invite guests ■Guest Trainer (who invited to raids by the Host Trainer) 1．Search active Raids on BBS. Search the active raids reported worldwide. 2．When you find the Raid you want to join, tap “ENTRY”. 3．Send a Friend Request When you find the raid you want to join, copy the Host trainer's friend code and send a Friend Request to the trainer. 4．Wait for the invitation Join the raid when you get an invitation from your Host trainer.
GO Raids
This app facilitates remote participation in worldwide raids and provides a sharing map for in-game locations and information. It also offers tools to check Pokemon IV ranks, raid counters, and PvP matchups.
- Remote raid participation with auto-join
- Location sharing for Pokestops, gyms, and nests
- IV rank and breakpoint checker
- Raid counter list up to Rank 50
- PvP matchup matrix for battle analysis
Read full descriptionHide full description
*Remote Raids (Auto Join) You can join or invite remote raids around the world anytime, anywhere. Select the raid boss you want to join and it will match automatically. *Sharing Map You can share the location of Pokestops, gyms, and Pokemon nests in Pokemon GO on the map. In addition, you can register task and raid information to those spots. *IV Rank Checker You can check the rank and breakpoint of each Pokemon from their IV. *Raid Counters It shows the Counters List for Raid Bosses up to Rank 50. We simulate many actual battles and calculate average results, so it is useful for Solo Raid and Time Attack. *Matchup Matrix This is a tool of quick checking that victory / defeat against opponent's Pokémon, charged moves with good damage efficiency, amount of received damage, etc. in PvP.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GO Raids at none against GO FRIEND's 4. GO Raids also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). GO FRIEND's advantage is ratings volume (986 vs 135). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. GO FRIEND sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GO Raids asks for nothing beyond the download.
GO Raids holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GO FRIEND has 986 ratings behind it against 135, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of GO FRIEND's written reviews are positive against 44% of GO Raids's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GO FRIEND ships an update every 3 months, GO Raids every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | GO FRIEND | GO Raids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (986 ratings) | 4.6 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews — better | 44.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 986 — better | 135 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | takumi suzuki | 08 LLC |
Customer experience
GO FRIEND
GO Raids
Bugs and requests
GO FRIEND
Reported bugs
3 issues- Refreshing issues after hosting raids
- Inability to rate players after raids
- Randomly getting banned/locked out of app
Requested features
4 requests- Group chat functionality
- Better raid coordination tools
- Refund system for unused raid passes
- Improved anti-abuse measures
GO Raids
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GO FRIEND
- 100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$0.99
- 550 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$4.99
- 1100 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$9.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- 2200 PLUGS (PREMIUM)$19.99
GO Raids
No in-app purchases
