Comparison

Frontier Bound vs Smuggler of Sol

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

Head to head
About

Frontier Bound

Recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and embark on expeditions through a perilous frontier in this turn-based strategy RPG. Permanent death means your guild's legacy grows stronger with each run, offering new stories and challenges.

Highlights
  • Recruit and customize adventurers
  • Build and manage a trading guild
  • Send expeditions through a dangerous frontier
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted encounters
  • Permanent progression and upgrades
  • Offline play
Features
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Will you dive into the ancient ruins to find an enchanted amulet...or maybe death? Frontier Bound is a text-based strategy RPG where you recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and send expeditions through a dangerous frontier. Death is permanent but your guild will live on. Every run tells a new story and every defeat leaves your guild stronger. BUILD YOUR CREW Hire mercenaries with unique stats, traits, and backstories. Customize them with specializations and artifacts. Watch them grow into legends or bury them in the frontier. RUN THE FRONTIER Face hundreds of hand-crafted encounters across escalating stages: ambushes, trade negotiations, rival showdowns, ancient ruins, and the Warlord boss. Roll the dice. Live with the result. GROW YOUR GUILD Between expeditions, manage your guild hub: upgrade facilities, stock provisions, trade cargo for profit, and recruit your next roster. Permanent progression means every run advances your legacy. BECOME A LEGEND Unlock three specialization paths: Merchant, Warlord, or Explorer. Earn titles and traits for your adventurers and conquer the Frontier. — Offline play, no internet required — Roguelite progression: permanent upgrades survive every run — No pay-to-win: deep strategy, fair progression — Game is now fully playable in: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian

About

Smuggler of Sol

Features
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Smuggler of Sol is the soon-to-be award-winning space trading game sweeping the colonies.* Buy low. Sell high. Avoid pirates. Try not to get arrested. In this fast-paced retro trading adventure, you travel between stations across the Solar System, chasing profits and dodging danger as you build your reputation as the most notorious independent trader in space. From Terra’s Skyhook Station and Luna’s Armstrong City to Ganymede’s New Paris, every port offers new opportunities—and new risks. Prices change. Pirates hunt. Authorities watch. Your job is simple: find the deals, move the cargo, and survive long enough to spend the profits. Early indicators suggest millions of downloads and universal critical acclaim.* Trade the Solar System Markets shift constantly across the colonies. Buy cargo where it’s cheap and haul it somewhere desperate to pay for it. The bigger the profit, the bigger the risk. Evade Pirates and Patrols Pirates patrol the trade routes. Some want your cargo. Some want your ship. Authorities are watching too. Running away is often the best business decision. Build Your Fortune Start small with a modest cargo hold and a few credits. If you’re clever—and a little lucky—you might just become the richest smuggler in the Solar System. Or at least the most wanted. Features • Fast, addictive space trading gameplay • Dynamic markets with shifting prices • Pirate encounters and high-risk travel • Simple controls, deep strategy • Retro-inspired sci-fi aesthetic The Solar System is open for business. What kind of smuggler will you be? *Awards, universal acclaim, and millions of downloads are anticipated but not yet verified by science.

Screenshots

Frontier Bound4 screens
Smuggler of Sol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smuggler of Sol at Free against Frontier Bound's $1.99. Smuggler of Sol also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Smuggler of Sol is free to download; Frontier Bound costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frontier Bound ships an update every 3 weeks, Smuggler of Sol every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frontier Bound versus Smuggler of Sol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrontier BoundSmuggler of Sol
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB50 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLuis HerskovicColumbia Foundry LLC

In-app purchases

None

Frontier Bound

No in-app purchases

None

Smuggler of Sol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frontier Bound free?
Frontier Bound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smuggler of Sol free?
Smuggler of Sol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frontier Bound or Smuggler of Sol have ads?
Neither Frontier Bound nor Smuggler of Sol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frontier Bound or Smuggler of Sol?
Frontier Bound ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smuggler of Sol every 2 days. Most recently, Frontier Bound was updated on October 31, 2026 and Smuggler of Sol on October 31, 2026.

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