Pocket Frontier vs Evil Sword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Frontier
Embark on a survival crafting adventure on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, mine resources, build a base, and battle creatures. Master a deep skill tree and play solo or with friends.
- Vast multi-level world exploration
- Resource gathering and farming
- Base building and crafting
- Combat against diverse creatures
- Deep skill tree progression
- Co-op multiplayer
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*NOTICE* Try free for 30 minutes. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. Pocket Frontier is a survival crafting game set on a mysterious island full of resources, creatures, and secrets. Build your base, farm the land, explore dangerous biomes above and below ground, and forge your path to the stars. * Explore a Vast Multi-Level World * Venture across diverse surface biomes — prairies, forests, deserts, swamps, and more. Then dig deep underground through multiple levels of caverns, each with unique environments, tougher enemies, and rarer resources. Something ancient lurks at the very bottom. * Mine, Farm, and Gather * Harvest wood from towering trees, mine ores from deep veins, till soil and grow crops, and hunt wildlife for food. Improve your gear, unlocking tougher materials and deeper layers of the world. * Craft and Build Your Base * Turn raw materials into everything you need to survive. Cook meals at campfires, smelt ingots in furnaces, forge weapons at the toolsmith, automate your resource gathering. * Fight Dangerous Creatures * Battle a wide variety of enemies: from slimes and zombies to vampires, golems, and worse. Wield swords with elemental powers: flame swords ignite foes, ice swords freeze them solid. Build defensive towers to defend your territory while you're away. * Master a Deep Skill Tree * Unlock dozens of skills across gathering, farming, combat, crafting, and survival. Choose your specialization and shape your playstyle. * Play Solo or With Friends * Invite friends to join your world in co-op multiplayer. Share resources, divide tasks, build side by side, and face the dangers of the frontier as a team. Every world supports cooperative play, but solo adventurers can thrive too. Start your adventure — the frontier awaits!
Evil Sword
Embark on an idle RPG adventure where you wield a dark, powerful sword. Sacrifice earned items to summon gear, forge soul contracts for legendary abilities, and unleash devastating ultimate skills. Enjoy endless growth and auto-battles even when offline.
- Summon powerful gear via sacrifices
- Forge soul contracts for legendary abilities
- Unleash overwhelming ultimate skills
- Auto battle and endless growth
- No ads, premium idle RPG experience
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◆ A Boy Swallowed by Darkness Takes Up the Evil Sword ◆ Returning from his training, the boy found his hometown reduced to ashes. Amid his burning rage, the Evil Sword tore through the air and revealed itself. The moment he grasped it, dark energy erupted and engulfed him — and the Evil Sword, as if it had been waiting, devoured the boy whole. ◆ ZERO Ads — A True Premium Idle RPG ◆ No forced ads. Not even rewarded ads. No "Remove Ads" purchase needed — because there are no ads to begin with. Only combat, growth, and pure fun remain. ◆ Offer Sacrifices to the Evil Sword — Core Summoning System ◆ Offer the sacrifices earned from hunting to the Evil Sword and summon powerful gear. The more you offer, the deeper the darkness — and the stronger the Evil Sword. ◆ Soul Contracts — Borrow the Power of Legends ◆ Forge contracts with slumbering legendary souls and borrow their power. Complete your ultimate build with the mighty abilities souls bestow. ◆ Unleash Ultimate Skills — Overwhelm the Battlefield ◆ The moment dark energy reaches its peak, an overwhelming ultimate fills the screen. One-hit catharsis — combat thrills beyond the limits of idle games. ◆ Auto Battle & Endless Growth ◆ Even while you're away, battles rage on and resources keep piling up. Rare treasures, legendary gear, and Evil Sword mastery — a path of growth that never stops. ◆ Become the Hunter Who Devoured Darkness ◆ Seize the power of darkness piece by piece, and reign as a hunter no one can stop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Frontier at 4.5 against Evil Sword's 4.0. Pocket Frontier also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pocket Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Evil Sword sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Frontier holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Pocket Frontier's written reviews are positive against 38% of Evil Sword's.
Pocket Frontier ships an update weekly, Evil Sword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Frontier | Evil Sword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Roofdog Games | Act Seven Entertainment Inc. |
Customer experience
Pocket Frontier
Evil Sword
In-app purchases
Pocket Frontier
- Unlock full game$4.99
Evil Sword
- Daily Blood Stone Package$3.99
- Pouch of Super Spirit Ball$3.99
- Limited Key Package 1$9.99
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- Bag of Spirit Ball$9.99
- Soul Ticket Pass (28 Days)$29.99
- Limited Key Package 2$29.99
- Holy Priest Package$29.99
- Bucket of Spirit Ball$29.99
- Limited Key Package 3$99.99
- Box of Spirit Ball$99.99









