# Crystal Legends vs Fortress Battles

The clearest difference is ads: Crystal Legends at none against Fortress Battles's shown. Crystal Legends also leads on ratings volume (109 vs 5). Fortress Battles's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Crystal Legends sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Fortress Battles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Crystal Legends holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crystal Legends has 109 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Crystal Legends's written reviews are positive against 80% of Fortress Battles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Crystal Legends ships an update every 5 weeks, Fortress Battles daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Crystal Legends | Fortress Battles |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (109 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crystal-legends/id6478289988/reviews)** | [4.2 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fortress-battles/id6741799151/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **109** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 63.7% of reviews | **80.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 1.7 GB | 294 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Farlight Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1605558679) | [FLYYES TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1564616638) |

## What reviewers say

### Crystal Legends

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crystal-legends/id6478289988)

Assemble a team of legendary heroes, from Holy Paladins to Fearsome Dragons, and engage in epic battles. Collect and strengthen your characters, join guilds to conquer the world, and team up for challenging guild raids to earn rewards.

**Highlights:** Collect and strengthen legendary heroes, Join guilds and conquer the world, Team up for epic guild raids, Earn endless rewards and hero summons, Assemble a powerful roster of characters

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (16)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $0.29 gift pack | $0.29 | one-time |
| $0.49 gift pack | $0.49 | one-time |
| 60 Diamond | $0.99 | one-time |
| $0.99 gift pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| $1.99 gift pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| 300 Diamond | $4.99 | one-time |
| Black Gold Monthly Card | $4.99 | one-time |
| $4.99 gift pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| $9.99 gift pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Hero Battle Pass | $9.99 | one-time |
| $14.99 gift pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| $29.99 gift pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| 1980 Diamond | $29.99 | one-time |
| $49.99 gift pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| 6480 Diamond | $99.99 | one-time |
| $99.99 gift pack | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good game
- 👍 Childhood game
- 👍 Old classic
- 👍 Amazing!

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Upgrade hero cost too high
- 🔁 Straight up stole nearly everything from Soul Hunters

**Reported bugs**

- Account linking issue on iPad
- Game unavailable, no launch date

**Requested features**

- Allow playing on multiple devices with one account


### Fortress Battles

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fortress-battles/id6741799151)

Build a powerful castle with diverse weapons, walls, and soldiers to defend against enemies and expand your territory. Collect resources even while offline and engage in passionate fortress clashes with players worldwide.

**Highlights:** Castle construction with various weapons, walls, and soldiers, Idle rewards for offline resource collection, Global multiplayer fortress clashes, Strategic combinations and tactics, Territory expansion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0.99pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| 1.99pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| 2.99pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| 4.99pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| 9.99pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| 14.99pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| 19.99pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| 29.99pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| 49.99pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| 99.99pack | $99.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Crystal Legends free?

Crystal Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Fortress Battles free?

Fortress Battles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Crystal Legends or Fortress Battles?

Crystal Legends is rated higher. Crystal Legends averages 4.4 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Fortress Battles averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.

### Do Crystal Legends or Fortress Battles have ads?

Fortress Battles shows ads; Crystal Legends does not.

### Which is updated more often, Crystal Legends or Fortress Battles?

Crystal Legends ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fortress Battles daily. Most recently, Crystal Legends was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fortress Battles on October 24, 2026.

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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.*