# Fire Captain vs Smash Wheels

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smash Wheels at none against Fire Captain's 10. Smash Wheels also leads on ads (none vs shown). Fire Captain's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Fire Captain sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smash Wheels asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fire Captain | Smash Wheels |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (72 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fire-captain/id6450490634/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **72** | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 533 MB | 73 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Fuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1553040624) | [TORNET GENERAL TRADING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES](https://appshunter.io/developer/1658037206) |

## What reviewers say

### Fire Captain

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fire-captain/id6450490634)

Lead a team of firefighters, doctors, and engineers in this casual strategy game. Build your base, recruit specialized personnel, and tackle exciting missions across various maps. Strategize your approach to overcome challenges and achieve success.

**Highlights:** Base building, Hire firefighters, doctors, engineers, Handle exciting missions, Multiple maps and missions, Recruit different heroes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A Couple of Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| New Player Package | $1.99 | one-time |
| A Handful of Gems | $2.99 | one-time |
| ToolPackage | $3.99 | one-time |
| Growth Rewards VIP | $4.99 | one-time |
| A Pile of Gems | $4.99 | one-time |
| VehiclePackage | $8.99 | one-time |
| A Sack of Gems | $9.99 | one-time |
| ToolPackageUsualPrice | $12.99 | one-time |
| VehiclePackageUsualPrice | $29.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun game concept
- 💡 Fresh strategy game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Game unplayable due to bugs
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing
- 🐛 Character gets stuck
- 🐛 Missions cannot be completed
- 🐛 Loading issues

**Reported bugs**

- Game stops at level 16
- Game will not load
- Maritime training drill rescue boat doesn't show up
- Boat unavailable in drill
- Helipad built but no aircraft

**Requested features**

- Make more levels
- Fix bugs before release
- Improve AI pathfinding
- More extinguishers for fires


### Smash Wheels

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smash-wheels/id6499495407)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fire Captain free?

Fire Captain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Smash Wheels free?

Smash Wheels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Fire Captain or Smash Wheels have ads?

Fire Captain shows ads; Smash Wheels does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*