Comparison

PokeRaid 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

PokeRaid

Connect with trainers globally to participate in remote Pokémon GO raids. Host or join legendary and mega raids from anywhere, overcoming language barriers with integrated translation. Easily coordinate with other players to battle and defeat raid bosses.

Highlights
  • Join worldwide remote raids
  • Host remote raids
  • Integrated translation service
  • Location privacy
  • Rate raid hosts and guests
  • Supports English, Japanese, Korean
Features
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PokeRaid is the best platform to join Worldwide Pokémon GO Raids. More than 1.000.000 Remote Raids have already been hosted around the world since the very beginning of the Remote Raid announcement. Welcome to the world of Legendary and Mega Raids. Trainers host and join remote raids every hour of every day! Just join PokeRaid and start battling on Remote Raids, no matter where you are. Break the language barrier! PokeRaid supports English, Japanese and Korean. Communicate with other trainers using integrated translation service. We will be adding more and more languages soon! How to Join a Remote Raid using PokeRaid? - Make sure that you have a Remote Raid Pass - Find an Active Raid Room and Join. Friendship code of the host trainer is copied to your clipboard automatically. - Open the game and add the host as friend - Notify other trainers when you are ready, return to the game and wait for a raid invitation - Join the raid battle and beat the boss! - Thank everyone in the room and give a rating to the host. How to host a Remote Raid using PokeRaid? - Find a raid around you and take a screenshot of the raid - Create a Raid Room in PokeRaid and upload your screenshot - Wait for trainers to join your room - Return to game, accept friendship requests - Notify other trainers when you are about to start the raid battle - Start the raid and invite all trainers and beat the boss - Don’t forget to thank to your guests and give their ratings! Location privacy We respect your privacy. Therefore we do not share your location with other trainers. DISCLAIMER PokeRaid is a third party application to help nearby trainers to get in touch with each other. It is not affiliated with the Pokémon GO, Niantic, Nintendo or The Pokémon Company. EULA Please visit 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

PokeRaid4 screens
PoGO RAID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoGO RAID at 100% against PokeRaid's 46%. PoGO RAID also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). PokeRaid's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (58K vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PokeRaid sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PoGO RAID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PokeRaid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PokeRaid has 58K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of PokeRaid's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoGO RAID's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PokeRaid ships an update weekly, PoGO RAID every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PokeRaid versus PoGO RAID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokeRaidPoGO RAID
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size456 MB54 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPYDE TECHNOLOGIES LTDGishan Networks (Private) Limited

Customer experience

PokeRaid

All ratings58,108 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews1,108 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative44.8%

PoGO RAID

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

Bugs and requests

PokeRaid

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screenshot verification issues
  • Raid room closing problems
  • Inconsistent auto-join functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Weather boost filtering
  • Improved raid host rating system
  • Refund system for failed raids
  • Ability to navigate away from app during auto-join

PoGO RAID

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

PokeRaid

Subscriptions6
  • PokeRaid Mega Raider$4.997 Days
  • PokeRaid Mega Guest$8.997 Days
  • PokeRaid Mega Guest$15.991 Month
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  • PokeRaid Mega Host$15.991 Month
  • PokeRaid Mega Guest$16.991 Month
  • PokeRaid Mega Gold$44.991 Month
One-time9
  • PokeRaid - 100 Coins$1.49
  • PokeRaid - 250 Coins - 1OFF$1.99
  • PokeRaid - 250 Coins$2.99
Show 6 more
  • PokeRaid - 500 Coins - 1OFF$4.99
  • PokeRaid - 500 Coins$5.49
  • PokeRaid - 1000 Coins - 1OFF$8.49
  • PokeRaid - 1000 Coins$9.99
  • PokeRaid - 5000 Coins - 1OFF$37.99
  • PokeRaid - 5000 Coins$47.99
None

PoGO RAID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PokeRaid free?
PokeRaid 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, PokeRaid or PoGO RAID?
PokeRaid is rated higher. PokeRaid averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while PoGO RAID averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PokeRaid or PoGO RAID have ads?
PokeRaid shows ads; PoGO RAID does not.
Which is updated more often, PokeRaid or PoGO RAID?
PokeRaid ships an update weekly, and PoGO RAID every 11 days. Most recently, PokeRaid was updated on September 24, 2026 and PoGO RAID on September 16, 2026.

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