Comparison

Pocket Raid vs Loneshard

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Raid

Embark on a casual fantasy RPG adventure focused on rapid raids, continuous hero upgrades, and collaborative guild progression. Battle through diverse raid rooms, gather valuable loot, and enhance your character's power. Designed for quick play sessions with satisfying long-term growth.

Highlights
  • Fast fantasy raid battles
  • Hero upgrades and progression
  • Guild creation and joining
  • Loot and resource collection
  • Pixel-art fantasy style
  • Designed for short sessions
Features
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Enter a casual fantasy RPG built around quick raids, steady upgrades, and guild progression. Choose your hero, battle through dangerous raid rooms, collect rewards, and grow stronger one run at a time. Whether you have a few minutes or want to keep pushing your progress, the game is designed for fast sessions with satisfying progression. RAID FANTASY DUNGEONS Battle enemies across compact raid encounters filled with monsters, bosses, and loot. Each run helps you build momentum and improve your hero. BUILD YOUR HERO Upgrade your character, increase your power, and unlock new ways to progress. Keep improving your build as tougher raids become available. JOIN OR CREATE A GUILD Team up with other players by creating a guild or joining one with a guild code. Build your group, grow together, and prepare for future guild-focused content. COLLECT REWARDS Earn gold, resources, and valuable upgrades as you clear content. Every reward pushes your account forward. CASUAL, FAST, AND EASY TO PLAY Designed for quick play sessions without complicated controls or long tutorials. Jump in, raid, upgrade, and keep progressing. PIXEL-ART FANTASY STYLE Explore a retro-inspired fantasy world with heroes, enemies, crypts, magic, skeletons, and dark dungeon atmosphere. FEATURES Fast fantasy raid battles Hero upgrades and account progression Guild creation and guild code joining Loot, gold, and premium resources Pixel-art heroes, enemies, and raid rooms Casual RPG gameplay built for mobile Short sessions with long-term progression Build your hero. Join a guild. Clear the raid.

About

Loneshard

Embark on a solo offline MMO adventure where simulated characters inhabit a dynamic fantasy world. Choose a class, customize abilities, and leave your mark on towns and dungeons. Play the first act for free, with an optional unlock for the full campaign.

Highlights
  • Solo offline MMO gameplay
  • Simulated NPCs with routines
  • Dynamic towns and regions
  • Dungeons, bosses, and endgame raid
  • Four distinct character classes
  • Friend-pass co-op option
Features
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Every other adventurer is fake. The world they inhabit is not. Loneshard is a solo offline MMO filled with simulated regulars, changing towns, parties, dungeons, bosses, and one finite fantasy campaign. Choose a warrior, mage, ranger, or rogue; build a three-ability loadout; and leave changes behind that the realm remembers. PLAY THE COMPLETE FIRST ACT FREE Begin in Brookhollow, explore Loneshard, and confront Skarn the Ashlord. When the battle opens the Seam, decide whether to continue with one permanent Full Game Unlock. • Four classes with distinct abilities and talents • Simulated adventurers with routines, parties, and authored offline chatter • Towns and regions that visibly respond to the story • Dungeons, world bosses, mounts, reputation, and an endgame raid • Friend-pass co-op: a paid host can invite one free guest through the journey • Optional AI-powered replies from simulated adventurers after separate consent • Save export and import for characters you control The core solo adventure works offline. Co-op and optional AI replies require an internet connection. AI replies are off by default and can be disabled at any time. Loneshard contains no third-party ads or subscriptions—just one optional purchase to continue beyond the Seam.

Screenshots

Pocket Raid3 screens
Loneshard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Raid at 5.0 against Loneshard's 4.7. Pocket Raid also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Loneshard's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Raid sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Loneshard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Raid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loneshard has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Raid ships an update daily, Loneshard every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Raid versus Loneshard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket RaidLoneshard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB146 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEvan MorenoMEIKE MAGDALENA BUETTNER

Customer experience

Pocket Raid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Loneshard

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pocket Raid

One-time2
  • Adventurer Platinum$1.99
  • Raider Platinum$4.99
1 purchases

Loneshard

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Pocket Raid free?
Pocket Raid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loneshard free?
Loneshard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Raid or Loneshard?
Pocket Raid is rated higher. Pocket Raid averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Loneshard averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Pocket Raid or Loneshard have ads?
Neither Pocket Raid nor Loneshard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Raid or Loneshard?
Pocket Raid ships an update daily, and Loneshard every 4 days. Most recently, Pocket Raid was updated on October 31, 2026 and Loneshard on October 31, 2026.

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