Castle Raid! vs AetherBlade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castle Raid!
Control your army by cutting grass and conquer enemy castles. Engage in interactive battles with impressive 3D graphics and strategically upgrade your forces to dominate the battlefield. Experience a unique blend of strategy and action.
- Interactive cutting gameplay
- Army control through grass cutting
- Castle raiding mechanics
- Enemy battles
- Army upgrades
- 3D graphics
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Cut the grass to control your army and battle the enemies to raid their castles! - Interactive cutting gameplay - 3D graphics - Upgrade your army
AetherBlade
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Twelve bosses. Two classes. One chosen weapon stands between you and the Fallen Light. AetherBlade is a boss rush game. Every encounter is a fight you have to learn. Bosses telegraph attacks, cast bars fill, and openings last exactly as long as your reflexes do. Read the tell, dodge, and then punish - or watch your health bar go down while you're still working out what just happened. CHOOSE YOUR CLASS Paladin - a holy warrior who chains melee combos and answers with radiant magic. Raise your shield, time your dodges, trade blows up close. Mage - a spellcaster whose power is bound by MP. Weave elemental combos to keep your MP reserves alive, fall back on your staff if MP runs low. TWELVE BOSSES, THREE ACTS Descend through the Subterranean, cross the Natural Realms, ascend to the Celestial. Twelve guardians wait along the way. You'll meet them when you get there. Each boss has its own arena, and its own attack set. FIGHT ON YOUR TERMS Cooldown driven combat built on dodging, shielding, and finding the window. Chain attacks for combo damage. Use potions and ether when things go wrong. And when you just want to fight, hit Random Battle - it drops you straight into one of the bosses you've already unlocked, no picking required. A WORLD WITH A VOICE This is a world with detailed history behind it. As you travel on your adventure, every boss has narrated lore. You'll also notice detailed pixel art in every arena, plus a world map to help you travel between fights. Act 1 is free: four bosses, both classes, and the whole combat system. Unlock the Full Main Story to continue into Acts 2 and 3 with a single purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AetherBlade at none against Castle Raid!'s shown. Castle Raid!'s advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Castle Raid! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and AetherBlade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Castle Raid! | AetherBlade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (80K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Four Corners Development Group |
Bugs and requests
Castle Raid!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes at level 119
- Upgrade/purchase issues
- Progress loss after updates
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
5 requests- More level variety
- Faster raid/battle speed option
- Better progression system
- Improved castle/upgrade functionality
- More detailed graphics
AetherBlade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Castle Raid!
- Small pack of coins$0.99
- Small Pack of Gems$0.99
- Unlock Fire Power$1.99
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- Unlock Water Power$1.99
- Unlock Wind Power$1.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Medium Pack of Coins$4.99
- Skip'its Medium Pack$6.99
- Unlock all powers$9.99
- Premium Pass$9.99
- No Ads bundle$13.99
- Large Pack of Coins$14.99
- Big Pack of Coins$39.99
AetherBlade
- Unlock the Full Main Story$1.99









