Comparison

Starborne Frontiers vs PocketClonk

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

Head to head
About

Starborne Frontiers

Command a vast space fleet, collect over 100 unique ships, and engage in strategic battles across a universe filled with exploration and challenges. Uncover secrets in the non-linear Abyss mode and test your skills in various game modes, from story campaigns to PvP arenas.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships
  • Engage in strategic fleet battles
  • Explore the non-linear Abyss mode
  • Six diverse game modes
  • Recruit captains with unique abilities
  • Next-level mobile graphics
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Take the command seat and become a legendary space commander in Starborne: Frontiers! Collect over 100 ships and build the ultimate fleet. Lead your crew into battle and carve your path through the Starborne: Frontiers universe. Experiment with fleet strategies and deploy the perfect ship for every challenge as you unlock new game modes with powerful boss encounters. Will you join the explorers daring enough to breach the Abyss? Push past the barrier and uncover its secrets and hidden treasures. Key features - Next-level graphics on mobile - A diverse collection of captains with unique abilities and rich backstories - Non-linear exploration in the Abyss - 6 unique game modes to discover - Master your strategy to conquer bosses with challenging mechanics. Game modes - Story-rich campaign: Start your journey in the campaign and uncover the secrets of the galaxy and your ultimate purpose as a fleet commander. - Bounties: Take on the galaxy’s most wanted by tackling bounties and collecting legendary gear for your ships. - PvP Arena: Is your fleet strong enough? Test their strength against commanders across the galaxy and ascend the ranks to earn epic rewards. - Alliance play: Join forces with fellow commanders and take on the impenetrable vault boss. Can you work together to get past its unyielding barrier? - Anomalies: As you progress, discover strange anomalies and defeat them to earn Skill boosts. - Journey into the Abyss: What secrets will you uncover? On the battlefield, put your tactical skills to the test by choosing from limitless fleet combinations and formations. As you conquer the galaxy, recruit more powerful spaceships and take them to the next level by upgrading and ranking them up. Level up their skills using Skill Neurons and learn new abilities and targeting patterns. On your journey collect powerful equipment for your ships, from weapons to generators, and mix and match pieces to theory craft the ultimate build. Explore the Abyss As you conquer the frontier, slowly uncover the secrets of the Abyss, a resource-rich void guarded by the ruthless Harvester bosses. Uncover its mysteries before diving in head first to save the galaxy. The Abyss is a non-linear tower-like game mode that you can explore on your own terms. Choose which path to take, and make command decisions that determine your rewards. As you travel to each node, unveil areas of the map once covered by a mysterious fog. Locate the gatekeeper and defeat them to unveil the wormhole and descend to the next depth. The further you venture into the void, the better the rewards. Complete depths and earn achievements for valuable loot and unearth implants that can be used to augment your captains. Engage in intense battles with special requirements and master your strategy to emerge victorious. Can you keep only one enemy alive? Play your cards right, and you could uncover the fragments of a legendary ship. Embark on an epic adventure, dominate the battlefield, and put your tactics to the test. What are you waiting for? Forge the ultimate fleet and become a legendary space commander today! Visit our website: starborne.com/frontiers For updates, strategy discussions, and more, join our growing community on Discord: discord.gg/playfrontiers Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/StarborneFrontiers Terms of Service: frontiers.starborne.com/terms_and_conditions/terms_of_service Privacy Policy: frontiers.starborne.com/terms_and_conditions/privacy_policy

About

PocketClonk

Features
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PocketClonk brings Clonk to iPhone and iPad. In this side-view 2D world, lead your crew, dig for resources, build what you need, and take on fast tactical battles. Two engines, one app. OpenClonk scenarios run on the OpenClonk engine, and Clonk Rage era content runs on LegacyClonk, the engine it was written for. Both are compiled into the same binary and share one window, one renderer and one set of controls, so a level plays the way its authors built it instead of through an emulation of the engine it expects. Getting there took real engine work. Both engines were ported to iOS and to OpenGL ES, which meant writing a new renderer for the legacy one: its own was fixed-function OpenGL, and the iPhone has no such thing. The two engines share thirty years of ancestry and eleven thousand identically named symbols, so they are linked in a way that keeps them apart. Clonk is a keyboard game, so the touch controls send the same commands a key would, all the way down to the way its menus are answered. Free forever: everything that ships with OpenClonk and LegacyClonk. The single in-app purchase adds the Community Classics collection and lets you import your own scenario folders. Thank you to Matthes Bender for permission to use the Clonk trademark, and to the OpenClonk and LegacyClonk teams for the engines and for keeping this game alive.

Screenshots

Starborne Frontiers4 screens
PocketClonk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PocketClonk at none against Starborne Frontiers's shown. Starborne Frontiers's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Starborne Frontiers sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PocketClonk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Starborne Frontiers versus PocketClonk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarborne FrontiersPocketClonk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size964 MB85 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSolid Clouds hfJonathan Vogelbusch

Bugs and requests

Starborne Frontiers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant crashes during battles
  • Crashes on loading screens and campaign stages
  • Account login issues and progress resets
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better explanation of tactics and mechanics
  • More online content and player-to-player interaction
  • Improved stability and reduced crashes
  • Ability to load saved game when switching devices

PocketClonk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Starborne Frontiers

Subscriptions2
  • Bit License$4.991 Month
  • Credit License$14.991 Month
One-time8
  • Defense Contract$0.99
  • Fleet Upgrades$1.99
  • Rookie Expansion$2.99
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  • Command Enhancement$2.99
  • Tactical Tokens$3.99
  • Commander Pass$9.99
  • Rookie Offer$9.99
  • Admiral Pass$19.99
1 purchases

PocketClonk

One-time1
  • Scenario Access$6.99

Questions

Is Starborne Frontiers free?
Starborne Frontiers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketClonk free?
PocketClonk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starborne Frontiers or PocketClonk have ads?
Starborne Frontiers shows ads; PocketClonk does not.

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