Balloon Raise vs Trenchfront
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balloon Raise
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Tap on Balloon's basket to burn propane and rise. Tap on it's Envelope to vent and slow down. Make sure you pick up Gas along the way. Out only hot tip for playing this game is if you go too fast you won't make it too high.
Trenchfront
Lead your army in tactical real-time battles across a contested battlefield. Capture trenches, deploy diverse units, and call in support to achieve victory. Progress through campaigns, challenges, and unlock commanders with unique abilities.
- Tactical real-time battles
- Campaign missions and survival
- Diverse unit deployment
- Commander progression
- Seasons, events, and challenges
- Roguelike upgrades
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Trenchfront is a tactical strategy and survival game for iPhone. Lead your army across a contested battlefield, capture trenches, and decide when each formation should hold, advance, or launch an assault. Deploy infantry, assault troops, machine-gun teams, snipers, medics, engineers, artillery, and tanks. Every unit has distinct strengths, weaknesses, costs, and battlefield roles. Call in air strikes, artillery, smoke, and reinforcements at the right moment. CAMPAIGN AND OPERATIONS Fight mission by mission across the frontline map. Different theaters, objectives, and difficulty levels demand new tactics. Replay completed operations for higher ratings and additional rewards. TACTICAL TRENCH COMMANDS Captured trenches provide cover and are commanded individually. Hold a position, advance in formation, or risk a faster assault with reduced protection. COMMANDERS AND PROGRESSION Choose a commander with a distinct specialization and active ability. Earn player and commander XP, rise through command ranks, complete assignments, and improve your economy, infantry, armor, defense, and support. SEASONS, EVENTS, AND CHALLENGES Daily and weekly challenges provide clear battle objectives. Recurring events and seasonal reward tracks offer additional goals. Optional Premium and DLC content is presented clearly in the store and supports purchase restoration. FEATURES • Tactical real-time battles across five frontline positions • Campaign missions and survival high scores • Distinct maps and selectable difficulty levels • Infantry, armor, and special support abilities • Commanders with roles, abilities, and rank progression • Roguelike field upgrades and synergies • Season pass, events, and challenges • English and German localization • No player account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloon Raise at none against Trenchfront's 10. Balloon Raise also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). Trenchfront's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months). On price 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. Trenchfront sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Balloon Raise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balloon Raise ships an update every 13 months, Trenchfront every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balloon Raise | Trenchfront |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SerenaVisions Technology Inc. | PHILIP GRABNER |
In-app purchases
Balloon Raise
No in-app purchases
Trenchfront
- Elite Commanders Pack$2.99
- Season 12: Iron Front Premium$3.99
- Season 13: Winter War Premium$3.99
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- Season 14: Pacific Storm Premium$3.99
- Season 15: Desert Spearhead Premium$3.99
- Season 16: Fog of War Premium$3.99
- Season 17: Steel Resolve Premium$3.99
- Season 18: Spring Offensive Premium$3.99
- Season 19: Fortress Europe Premium$3.99
- Historical Campaign Pack$5.99
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