Comparison

Firecracker Simulator vs MapClash

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

Head to head
About

Firecracker Simulator

Design and create your own fireworks from scratch. Choose colors, shapes, and gunpowder to craft stunning visual displays for any event. Unleash your artistry and light up the world with custom pyrotechnic shows.

Highlights
  • Create individual firecrackers
  • Select explosion shapes
  • Fill gunpowder with custom colors
  • Paint crackers with unique designs
  • Design fireworks shows for events
Features
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Make individual firecrackers from scratch, select the shape you want it to explode into and delight the entire world. This firecrackers simulator has it all! Create amazing fireworks shows for a variety of events all the world! Features: - Fill the gunpowder according to the colours you want the cracker to burst into. - Paint the crackers and create amazing designs - Decide the shapes you want to display when the firecracker burst. Stun the world with your artistry. Light it up! Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmtnV7qEToPWbtrlB4UB_pXxxJ4CB1TIy8s3KOZLCvvZnLb3bQfC-IT3enbNCmpYnO2WeCahPCpmvx/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

MapClash

This location-based strategy game turns your city into a battlefield. Claim and defend territory using your phone's GPS, build structures, research upgrades, and form alliances to conquer rivals. Compete in seasonal events and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Location-based territory claiming
  • Base building and upgrades
  • Researchable technology tree
  • Alliance system for cooperation
  • Seasonal events and rewards
  • GPS-based combat and defense
Features
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Your city is the game board. MapClash lays a grid over the real world. Every tile is about 150 by 150 metres: your block, the park around the corner, the street outside your office. Whoever stands there can claim the tile. First come, first served. PLAY RIGHT AWAY No forms, no waiting. Tap "Play as guest" and you're on the map. Later, secure your account with Apple, Google, Discord or email and keep playing on all your devices. CONQUER AND DEFEND Your first tile is yours. Everything after that you have to take. Send troops to neighbouring tiles, load them into your convoy and head out yourself, or issue a march order when it has to be quick. What you hold brings reinforcements. What you lose, you win back. BUILD AND RESEARCH Headquarters, barracks, drills, storage, watchtower, portal: every building can be upgraded level by level and changes its look as it grows. In the research tree you decide whether to attack harder, defend better or march faster. GUILDS Alone you get far, together further. Found a guild or join one, build your guild city together, support each other with transports and troops, and declare war on other guilds. SEASONS AND EVENTS MapClash is played in seasons. Every season brings its own season track with rewards, leaderboards, medals and weekend events. Badges and medals stay with you forever. FAIR AND SAFE Tiles can only be taken on foot, not from a car, bus or train. Your exact location stays on your iPhone. Only the tiles you own are stored: a 150-metre grid, no movement history. You can change location access at any time in Settings. GOOD TO KNOW • Free to play, an optional season pass is available (no subscription) • In German and English • Playable anywhere there are streets, not only in big cities • Notifications warn you when your territory is attacked • Designed for phones in portrait mode Always watch the traffic while playing and never enter private property. No tile is worth the risk. Grab your first tile. The rest of the city won't wait.

Screenshots

Firecracker Simulator4 screens
MapClash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapClash at none against Firecracker Simulator's 9. MapClash also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. Firecracker Simulator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. MapClash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firecracker Simulator ships an update every 9 months, MapClash daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Firecracker Simulator versus MapClash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirecracker SimulatorMapClash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPayal LakhaniMichael Eberle

Customer experience

Firecracker Simulator

All ratings34 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MapClash

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Firecracker Simulator

Subscriptions6
  • Remove Banner Ad for 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • Remove Pop-up Ads for 1 Week$1.997 Days
  • Remove Banner & Popup ad for 1 Week$2.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Remove Banner Ad for 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • Remove Popup Ads for 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Remove Banner & Popup Ad for 1month$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • Remove Banner AD$5.99
  • Remove Interstitial AD$5.99
  • Remove ADS$9.99
None

MapClash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firecracker Simulator free?
Firecracker Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapClash free?
MapClash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Firecracker Simulator or MapClash have ads?
Neither Firecracker Simulator nor MapClash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firecracker Simulator or MapClash?
Firecracker Simulator ships an update every 9 months, and MapClash daily. Most recently, Firecracker Simulator was updated on November 3, 2026 and MapClash on November 6, 2026.

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