Comparison

Glory Ages vs Fire Cross

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

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About

Glory Ages

Experience brutal Viking combat with a deep, skill-based system. Master parries, dodges, and active skills against advanced AI. Forge your legend with authentic gear and unlock new abilities in this offline action game.

Highlights
  • Skill-based combat system
  • Parry and dodge mechanics
  • Active combat skills
  • Advanced enemy AI
  • Deep hero progression
  • Authentic historical arsenal
  • Offline gameplay
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GLORY AGES Vikings is a hardcore tactical action game that transports you to the brutal age of the Northmen. Experience a deep, skill-based combat system from the creators of the hit Glory Ages Samurais. SKILL-BASED COMBAT Forget mindless button-mashing. Here, victory depends on your timing and ability to outsmart the enemy. Master the art of war: Parry & Dodge: Wait for the perfect window to launch a devastating counter-attack. Active Skills: Chain strikes and use special abilities to break your opponent's defense. Advanced AI: Every enemy has a unique fighting style. Some are aggressive, others are cautious—learn to read them all. FORGE YOUR LEGEND Deep Progression: Unlock new combat techniques and upgrade your hero’s attributes. Authentic Arsenal: A wide selection of historically inspired armors and sharpest swords. Cinematic Visuals: Fight across highly detailed locations with dynamic weather and atmospheric soundtracks. TRUE OFFLINE EXPERIENCE No Internet Required: Fully playable offline. Play Anywhere: The perfect high-quality action game for travel or commuting. Become a legend of the North. Your saga begins in GLORY AGES Vikings!

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Fire Cross

Features
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"Some neighborhoods don't have a way out." Fire Cross: Payback is a brutal offline third person shooter. Pure mobile action with no internet and no online requirements. Raw adrenaline, rusted industrial ruins and guns that kick hard enough to make your palms sweat. The world collapsed into chaos. Abandoned factories, slums and military outposts have been taken over by gangs that don't take kindly to strangers. Pick your fighter, build your arsenal and show them who runs this place. WHAT'S WAITING FOR YOU: Relentless enemy waves - street thugs, armored elites, fast-moving stalkers. Survive as long as you can in this hardcore survival shooter. 12 weapons to unlock - pistols, SMGs, assault rifles, shotguns, LMGs and one absolutely insane Minigun. Every gun feels different - find your loadout and wreck everything in sight. 8 battle maps for fans of war games - slums, oil base, military compound, container yard, airfield. Each one dirtier and more dangerous than the last. 4 fighters with unique builds - unlock characters with different stats and playstyles. Pick the one that fits your style. Full offline mode - play without wifi or mobile data anywhere you go. Subway, airplane, road trip. All content unlockable - no strings attached. Unlock weapons, maps and characters with in-game currency. Progress at your own pace. Download Fire Cross: Payback - the offline action shooter for players who are done with always-online mobile games. Load up and tear those gangs apart. The wasteland is waiting.

Screenshots

Glory Ages4 screens
Fire Cross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glory Ages at 4.7 against Fire Cross's 1.0. Glory Ages also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (602 vs 1). Fire Cross's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glory Ages sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Fire Cross asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glory Ages holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glory Ages has 602 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glory Ages ships an update every 2 days, Fire Cross every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glory Ages versus Fire Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlory AgesFire Cross
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (602 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings602 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB385 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVLADISLAV VASILEVValentyn Subbotin

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Glory Ages

One-time11
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Crystals Pack 1$1.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • Coin Pack 2$4.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Crystals Pack 2$9.99
  • Legendary Equipment Pack$12.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Crystals Pack 3$19.99
  • Coin Pack 4$24.99
  • Crystals Pack 4$34.99
None

Fire Cross

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glory Ages free?
Glory Ages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fire Cross free?
Fire Cross is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glory Ages or Fire Cross?
Glory Ages is rated higher. Glory Ages averages 4.7 out of 5 from 602 ratings, while Fire Cross averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Glory Ages or Fire Cross have ads?
Neither Glory Ages nor Fire Cross shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glory Ages or Fire Cross?
Glory Ages ships an update every 2 days, and Fire Cross every 2 months. Most recently, Glory Ages was updated on October 28, 2026 and Fire Cross on October 24, 2026.

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