Comparison

Eterspire MMO vs Remote Realms

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

Head to head
About

Eterspire MMO

Embark on a classic MMORPG adventure with no auto-play and full controller support. Explore a vast fantasy world, team up for PvE challenges, and customize your character. Enjoy regular content updates and a friendly community.

Highlights
  • No auto-play
  • PC crossplay
  • Full controller support
  • Co-op PvE trials
  • Gear customization
  • Biweekly content updates
  • Friendly community
Features
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Eterspire is the best indie mobile MMORPG. With no auto-play, PC crossplay, truly free-to-play progression, and full controller support, it delivers a real MMO experience you can play anywhere. Explore a vast fantasy world full of charming characters, team up with friends for co-op battles, and level up through real grinding. Join one of the friendliest communities in any MMO and discover new content updates every two weeks! GRIND FOR GEAR Level up by defeating monsters, completing quests, and collecting loot. There are no paid top-tier weapons or shortcuts. Your strength comes only from dedication, strategy, and skill. It’s the MMORPG you earn. MASTER PVE TRIALS WITH FRIENDS Form parties of up to 4 players to face Trials: wave-based PvE challenges filled with rare loot, EXP, and powerful boss encounters. Coordinate with your party, conquer Aetera’s toughest challenges, and claim your rewards. CUSTOMIZE YOUR ADVENTURER Choose your class and define your style. Use crafting to turn gear into cosmetics, so you can wear your favorite armor and weapons without losing stats. Create a unique look no matter how you fight. CHALLENGE REMNANTS FOR EPIC DROPS Battle Remnants, massive endgame monsters that drop EX gear, rare familiars, and valuable cosmetics. With strategy and teamwork, you could score legendary loot or a major power boost. PLAY ANYWHERE WITH CROSSPLAY Whether on PC, Mac, or Mobile, your progression is always with you. Eterspire supports full crossplay and controller support, offering one of the best MMORPG experiences across platforms. JOIN A TRUE MMORPG COMMUNITY Eterspire is more than just an RPG, it’s a living, growing fantasy world. Chat, trade, join guilds, and explore with adventurers across the globe. Take part in community contests, in-game events, and Discord Q&As with the devs. DISCOVER THE WORLD OF AETERA From lush valleys and deep forests to ancient ruins and frozen tundras, Aetera is packed with dungeons, secrets, and unforgettable characters. Shape your own legend as you explore this vast MMO world. NEW CONTENT EVERY 2 WEEKS With biweekly updates, new features, and regular events, Eterspire evolves alongside its community. Every patch brings fresh adventures, challenges, and rewards.

About

Remote Realms

Embark on an adventure in a magical world filled with exploration, survival, and combat. Develop skills, train companions, and master a complex combat system. Discover new towns, travel by land, air, or sea, and craft your own path to success.

Highlights
  • Explore a magical world
  • Level up 26 different skills
  • Train and befriend companions
  • Master strategic combat system
  • Travel by land, air, and sea
  • Craft gear and build ships
Features
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Waking up in a tavern of a small town you find yourself in a new world of magic and wonder. Learn from the locals of Immerbury or head out right away to explore Remote Realms? There are many paths to take and a lot of experience to be gained whichever way you decide to go. It's a rough world out there though. It may be a good idea to gear up and train some basic survival skills before embarking on a longer journey. But if you are lucky you can get a boat ride from another player to a nearby town or stumble across a shortcut! Whether it's picking directions, means of transportation, leveling strategy, gear composition or catching creatures, there are always a number of approaches to the matter at hand in Remote Realms. You can buy (buying here means using in-game currency) or train mounts that enable faster travel either on land or in air. You can buy or build ships that let you go further on water than just swimming. (According to rumors there is a certain kind of turtle you can also train for this purpose) Each of the game's 26 skills can be leveled up either at a more relaxed pace or alternatively with a higher efficiency using the game's burst bar mechanic. The game utilizes a simple to get started with, complex to master combat system that involves mechanics like: ground elevation, damage delivery type and elemental types. Every match up one faces has a lot of room to theory craft about the best in slot gear! To get most out of your journey it's best to make new friends. Not just with other players but with the creatures inhabiting Remote Realms. You can train and befriend powerful companions that help you with your tasks from serene skilling to vicious combat!

Screenshots

Eterspire MMO4 screens
Remote Realms1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote Realms at none against Eterspire MMO's 10. Remote Realms also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Eterspire MMO's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 4) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Eterspire MMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Remote Realms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Eterspire MMO against 5.0 for Remote Realms. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eterspire MMO has 3.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Eterspire MMO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Remote Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eterspire MMO ships an update every 11 days, Remote Realms every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Eterspire MMO versus Remote Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEterspire MMORemote Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB435 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStonehollow Workshop LLCKalle Timonen

Customer experience

Eterspire MMO

All ratings3,527 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.4%

Remote Realms

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Eterspire MMO

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Movement stops randomly, freezes preventing responsiveness
  • Mob collisions frustrating
  • Dialogue, shop, portal inputs often ignored
  • Crashes at first world
  • Graphic issues with black blocks on face and clothes
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  • Constant server issues, rollbacks, and downtime

Requested features

19 requests
  • More skills
  • More rewarding fishing
  • Guilds
  • Player housing
  • PvP
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  • Multiplayer modes
  • More quests
  • Crafting
  • Base building
  • Dungeons
  • Team play
  • Ranged classes
  • Mage classes
  • Sheathing weapons
  • Exp bar under hp
  • Achievements
  • Daily group bosses
  • Mounts
  • Expanded map with more activities

Remote Realms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Eterspire MMO

One-time10
  • 250 Crystals$5.99
  • 10 Extra Guild Member Slots$9.99
  • 500 Crystals$10.99
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  • Upgrade to Infinite Deluxe$14.99
  • Eterspire Infinite$19.99
  • 1100 Crystals$21.99
  • Eterspire Infinite Deluxe$29.99
  • 2400 Crystals$42.99
  • 7500 Crystals$99.99
  • 20000 Crystals$199.99
None

Remote Realms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eterspire MMO free?
Eterspire MMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Realms free?
Remote Realms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eterspire MMO or Remote Realms?
Remote Realms is rated higher. Eterspire MMO averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Remote Realms averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Eterspire MMO or Remote Realms have ads?
Neither Eterspire MMO nor Remote Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eterspire MMO or Remote Realms?
Eterspire MMO ships an update every 11 days, and Remote Realms every 2 days. Most recently, Eterspire MMO was updated on November 12, 2026 and Remote Realms on October 31, 2026.

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