Comparison

Spell Valley vs Frontline Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Spell Valley

Assemble a team of unique heroes in this rapid, turn-based strategy game. Engage in quick 5-minute battles where strategic choices are crucial. Collect diverse characters and challenge friends for shared rewards.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Unique hero collection
  • Fast-paced 5-minute battles
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • Friend rewards
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Brave the Valley! Build your team from dozens of unique heroes in this fast-paced turn-based strategy game. Face off against friends and foes in 5-minute battles where every decision matters. Collect a wide variety of playable characters with their own strengths and weaknesses. Invite your friends and share the rewards! Note: Although Spell Valley is free to play and download, some gameplay items can be purchased for real money.

About

Frontline Tactics

Command diverse military units in turn-based battles across various terrains. Engage in a story campaign or create custom scenarios with dynamic weather. Enjoy offline play and a visually engaging pixel-art experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Command infantry, armored vehicles, aircraft, and naval units
  • Story campaign with 24 operations
  • Random Map and Design Battle modes
  • Dynamic weather effects
  • Offline play
  • Pixel-art visuals
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Every move changes the battlefield. Frontline Tactics is a turn-based strategy game built for iPhone. Command infantry, armored vehicles, aircraft and naval units. Capture cities to fund your army, use terrain for cover and decide when to advance, reinforce or hold your position. Play The Quiet Current, a story campaign across 24 operations. Meet a cast of commanders, learn their powers and work through missions with different maps and objectives. Briefings, dialogue and campaign progress carry your journey from one operation to the next. Jump into a Random Map when you want a fresh battle, or use Design Battle to choose the armies, weather and difficulty. Clear skies, rain, snow and fog change the conditions you face. Build units at production facilities, transport troops, repair damaged units and plan around each unit's strengths. Pixel-art battlefields and animated combat scenes bring each clash to life. Music, sound effects, text speed and battle cutscenes can be adjusted in Options. Your campaign and saved battles stay on your device, so you can return to them between sessions. Frontline Tactics works offline, requires no account and includes no ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Spell Valley4 screens
Frontline Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frontline Tactics at 5.0 against Spell Valley's 4.0. Frontline Tactics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 27). Spell Valley's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spell Valley sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Frontline Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frontline Tactics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spell Valley has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spell Valley versus Frontline Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpell ValleyFrontline Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (63 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size502 MB168 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBad Bishop GamesOluwarotimi Lademo

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Spell Valley

One-time25
  • Handful of Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Region 2 Welcome Deal$0.99
  • Region 3 Welcome Deal$0.99
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  • Welcome to Region 2$0.99
  • Welcome to Region 3$0.99
  • Spell Valley Welcome Pack$2.99
  • Welcome to Region 4$2.99
  • Region 4 Welcome Deal$2.99
  • Sacred Grove Value Pack$4.99
  • Dreadmire Welcome Deal$4.99
  • Vampire Event Deal$4.99
  • Welcome to Region 6$4.99
  • Satchel of Gems2 variants$4.99
  • Region 5 Welcome Deal$4.99
  • Welcome to Region 5$4.99
  • Epic BEHEMOTH Value Pack$9.99
  • Vampire Knight Event Deal$9.99
  • Crate of Gems$9.99
  • Welcome to Region 7$9.99
  • Spooky Forest Value Pack$14.99
  • Legendary Princess Pack$14.99
  • Double Drake Value Pack$19.99
  • Wagon of Gems$19.99
  • Galleon of Gems$49.99
  • Zeppelin of Gems$99.99
None

Frontline Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spell Valley free?
Spell Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontline Tactics free?
Frontline Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spell Valley or Frontline Tactics?
Frontline Tactics is rated higher. Spell Valley averages 4.0 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Frontline Tactics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spell Valley or Frontline Tactics have ads?
Neither Spell Valley nor Frontline Tactics shows ads.

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