Comparison

Castle Raid 2 vs Orb Match

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

Head to head
About

Castle Raid 2

Engage in a strategic tug-of-war to defend your castle against enemy forces. Explore magical worlds, command diverse units, and overcome challenging battlefields in both single-player and local multiplayer modes.

Highlights
  • Single device multiplayer
  • 20 battlegrounds
  • 9 unit classes
  • Campaign mode
  • Time challenges
  • Gladiator challenges
Features
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It’s the coming of the new age of war, Castle Raid 2 - New alliances is back. Are you prepared to battle? Castle Raid is back, bigger and more challenging than ever before! In this unique tug-of-war you once again fight to defend your castle against the enemy’s hoard. Get ready to enter the magical world of noble knights and sage wizards, dragons and assassins, and set out on a new epic adventure. Fight your way through the snow covered lands of the Frozen Plains and the beautiful open fields of the Greenlands. Learn the ways of your new enemy, the Reavers - You’ll be seeing a lot of them. Castle Raid 2 features tons of new exhilarating content guaranteed to knock your socks off. Play against your friend on the same device or take on the challenge of completing the game in campaign mode. With 20 new battlefields, three difficulty modes, gladiator and time challenges, 9 unit classes to choose from and upgrade, you’ll be sure to have a great time! GAME FEATURES - Unique single device multiplayer - Fight your best friends to see who’s the boss! - Fight your way through 20 battlegrounds, in two different worlds. With delightful new obstacles such as dangerous spike traps and thorny defense barricades, arrow firing fortified turrets and strategically placed guard zones. Oh, and did we mention the dragon? - Choose from 9 different units when setting your battle formation. Meet the evil Warlock, the sneaky Rogue, the King’s Guard, the cunning Wizard and the reckless Demolition Expert. - Find out who the Reavers are and why they talk so funny (hint: they make up for their speech impediment with brute force). - Can you outsmart the computer opponent in Casual, Normal or Heroic difficulty? He’s got like... loads of RAM, so good luck with that. - Intuitive gameplay, pick up and do battle - Castle Raid style! - Story based campaign mode with beautifully illustrated graphics. - Have you beaten the computer opponent in campaign mode and think the game is over? Think again. To really beat the game you have to complete all challenges: Time challenge - beat the level within a specific time. Gladiator challenge - beat the level with a predefined unit setup (trim your fingernails for this one!). - Stunning retina graphics and beautiful animations.

About

Orb Match

Solve match-3 puzzles to collect magical orbs and runes. Use these to conjure a vast collection of unique dragons and expand your lair. Speed up the process with in-game currency.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Collect magical orbs and runes
  • Conjure unique dragons
  • Expand your dragon lair
  • In-app purchases for speed-ups
Features
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MATCH ORBS. COLLECT DRAGONS. TAKE THEM INTO BATTLE. What if the Orbs you collected in a Match-3 puzzle game could be used to build your own team of Dragons? That's the idea behind Orb Match: Dragon Puzzle. Solve Match-3 puzzles, collect elemental Orbs, and use them to Conjure and Evolve Dragons. As your collection grows, choose four of your strongest Dragons to form a Wing and take them into the Battleground for turn-based battles. It's two kinds of gameplay brought together in one game. What you earn in the puzzles helps you build your Dragon collection, and the Dragons you collect become your team in the Arena. **MATCH-3 PUZZLES** Match colorful Orbs, set off combos, and use power-ups to clear challenging puzzles. Every puzzle gives you another opportunity to collect the Orbs you need for your Dragons. **COLLECT AND EVOLVE DRAGONS** Visit the Rookery to Conjure new Dragons, evolve your favorites, and build your collection. Each Dragon has its own pixel-art design, elemental strengths, and abilities. There are themed Dragon collections to discover, with more Dragons and special events to look forward to. **BUILD YOUR FOUR-DRAGON WING** Put together a team of four Dragons and enter the Battleground. Battles are turn-based, and you'll need to think about your Dragons' abilities and elemental advantages to take down enemy teams. You're battling computer-controlled opponents, not other players. **KEEP BUILDING YOUR COLLECTION** Complete Daily Bounties, earn rewards, level up, and use the resources you collect to strengthen your Dragons. There's always another puzzle to solve or another Dragon to work toward. **A LITTLE RETRO, A LOT OF DRAGONS** Orb Match combines classic Match-3 puzzles with retro-inspired pixel-art Dragons and turn-based battles. It's free to play on iOS, whether you've got a few minutes for a puzzle or you're ready to work on your next Dragon. Collect. Evolve. Battle.

Screenshots

Castle Raid 24 screens
Orb Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orb Match at Free against Castle Raid 2's $1.99. Orb Match also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 61 months). Castle Raid 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

Orb Match is free to download; Castle Raid 2 costs $1.99 up front. Orb Match sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Castle Raid 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Castle Raid 2 against 4.6 for Orb Match. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle Raid 2 has 402 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Castle Raid 2's written reviews are positive against 80% of Orb Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Castle Raid 2 ships an update every 61 months, Orb Match every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Castle Raid 2 versus Orb Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle Raid 2Orb Match
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (402 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings402 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size639 MB72 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperArcmill ABGary Bloom

Customer experience

Castle Raid 2

All ratings401 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative14.0%

Orb Match

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Castle Raid 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Partial screen cutoff on tablets
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Troops getting stuck on certain map elements

Requested features

6 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More units and troop types
  • Map editor and custom maps
  • Longer campaign mode
  • Difficulty options
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  • Performance improvements

Orb Match

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Castle Raid 2

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Orb Match

One-time5
  • 10 Gems$1.99
  • 27 Gems$4.99
  • 56 Gems$9.99
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  • 145 Gems$24.99
  • 300 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Castle Raid 2 free?
Castle Raid 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orb Match free?
Orb Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Castle Raid 2 or Orb Match?
Orb Match is rated higher. Castle Raid 2 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 402 ratings, while Orb Match averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Castle Raid 2 or Orb Match have ads?
Orb Match shows ads; Castle Raid 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Castle Raid 2 or Orb Match?
Castle Raid 2 ships an update every 61 months, and Orb Match every 10 days. Most recently, Castle Raid 2 was updated on November 10, 2026 and Orb Match on November 5, 2026.

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