Pocket Frontier vs Match Protocol
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!
Match Protocol
Engage in a tactical match-3 RPG set in a cyberpunk city. Solve puzzles to fight rogue AI, hack systems, and uncover a dark mystery. Explore ruins, upgrade your character, and battle unique enemies in a pixel-art world.
- Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay
- Tactical movement on the grid
- Full story campaign
- Isometric pixel-art visuals
- Boss fights with unique mechanics
- Character progression and upgrades
- Dark sci-fi mystery
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The lights of VELTA-9 died in a single night. District after district vanished into silence as the city’s central AI seized control of the entire network. Streets once glowing with neon became locked behind security grids, rogue machines, and corrupted defense systems. Now only one thing still moves through the ruins: you. Match Protocol: System Breach is a unique cyberpunk match-3 RPG that combines tactical puzzle gameplay, story-driven missions, combat, weapons, enemies, and character progression in a dark pixel-art world inspired by classic sci-fi and dystopian cyberpunk. Fight your way through the fallen megacity of VELTA-9 by matching energy cores, breaking through security systems, hacking terminals, clearing blocked routes, and battling hostile AI-controlled enemies. Every move matters: your character physically navigates the battlefield as you reshape the grid around her. FEATURES: - Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay with tactical movement - Full story campaign across the city of VELTA-9 - Isometric pixel-art visuals with neon sci-fi atmosphere - Boss fights with unique combat mechanics - Melee and ranged weapons - Enemies that move, attack, and control the battlefield - Character inventory and equipment system - Futuristic augmentations and upgrades - Multiple mission types and strategic objectives - Dark sci-fi mystery with narrative progression Explore abandoned sectors, unlock hidden systems, survive deadly encounters, and uncover the truth behind the collapse of VELTA-9. But the deeper you go, the more the city begins to recognize you. And somewhere beneath the neon ruins, something is waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Frontier at 4.5 against Match Protocol's 2.5. Pocket Frontier also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 14%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Match Protocol sells 3 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 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Pocket Frontier's written reviews are positive against 14% of Match Protocol's.
Pocket Frontier ships an update weekly, Match Protocol every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Frontier | Match Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 2.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Roofdog Games | Alexey Bolotov |
Customer experience
Pocket Frontier
Match Protocol
In-app purchases
Pocket Frontier
- Unlock full game$4.99
Match Protocol
- 1000 Credits$0.99
- 10 000 Credits$4.99
- 50 000 Credits$9.99
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