Comparison

Pocket Frontier vs Match Protocol

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Vast multi-level world exploration
  • Resource gathering and farming
  • Base building and crafting
  • Combat against diverse creatures
  • Deep skill tree progression
  • Co-op multiplayer
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pocket Frontier4 screens
Match Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pocket Frontier versus Match Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket FrontierMatch Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better2.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB218 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRoofdog GamesAlexey Bolotov

Customer experience

Pocket Frontier

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Match Protocol

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral42.9%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Frontier

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$4.99
3 purchases

Match Protocol

One-time3
  • 1000 Credits$0.99
  • 10 000 Credits$4.99
  • 50 000 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Pocket Frontier free?
Pocket Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Protocol free?
Match Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Frontier or Match Protocol?
Pocket Frontier is rated higher. Pocket Frontier averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Match Protocol averages 2.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Pocket Frontier or Match Protocol have ads?
Neither Pocket Frontier nor Match Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Frontier or Match Protocol?
Pocket Frontier ships an update weekly, and Match Protocol every 10 days. Most recently, Pocket Frontier was updated on October 16, 2026 and Match Protocol on October 5, 2026.

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