Niantic Campfire vs PoGO RAID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Niantic Campfire
Discover and connect with nearby players for real-world gaming experiences. Plan activities, find communities, and communicate with friends to accomplish in-game quests and schedule gatherings.
- Discover real-time activities
- Plan ahead with Campfire Map
- Find game communities
- Connect with new players
- Direct and group messaging
- Schedule group gatherings
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Campfire gives the Niantic community a new way to experience the joy of real-world gameplay. Find and connect with nearby players to accomplish in-game activities and quests! • Discover real-time activities and plan ahead using the Campfire Map • Find game communities and meet new players in your area • Connect with players through direct messages and group messages • Schedule group gatherings with old and new groups • Manage your Niantic ID and Niantic friends
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.
- Join remote raids
- Host remote raids
- Real-time chat rooms
- Friend code management
- Trainer network
- Low bandwidth optimization
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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
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Verdict
Niantic Campfire and PoGO RAID both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PoGO RAID's written reviews are positive against 21% of Niantic Campfire's. PoGO RAID also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Niantic Campfire's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 2) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Niantic Campfire against 3.0 for PoGO RAID. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Niantic Campfire has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Niantic Campfire's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoGO RAID's.
Niantic Campfire ships an update every 3 weeks, PoGO RAID every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Niantic Campfire | PoGO RAID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (1.4K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Scopely Explore, Inc. | Gishan Networks (Private) Limited |
Customer experience
Niantic Campfire
PoGO RAID
Bugs and requests
Niantic Campfire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to host or join raids
- Constantly asks to download Pokémon GO
- Notifications not working properly
- Crashes and freezes on login
Requested features
5 requests- Add pokestop locations to map
- Implement dark mode
- Allow filtering and searching for specific raids
- Improve group chat and messaging features
- Integrate with Pokémon GO more seamlessly
PoGO RAID
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Niantic Campfire
No in-app purchases
PoGO RAID
No in-app purchases
