Comparison

Pocket Rumble vs Split Squad

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Rumble

Command a vast army of heroes and monsters in real-time auto-battles. Explore new worlds, liberate villages, and engage in dynamic invasions. Capture, recruit, and evolve your units for ultimate power.

Highlights
  • Massive real-time auto-battles
  • Front/back row & attack priority targeting
  • Dynamic invasion battles
  • Capture, recruit, fuse, evolve, and awaken units
  • Online weekly Arena PvP
  • Dungeons, upgrades, and boss gimmicks
  • Lightweight mode for smooth play
Features
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Command a huge army in a real-time auto-battle RPG. Pocket Rumble is a fantasy army RPG where you build a large party of heroes and captured monsters, explore the field, and fight in real-time auto-battles. Every village you liberate opens up a brand-new world. No ads. - Master a wide variety of jobs: Warrior, Martial Artist, Mage, Priest, Thief, Archer, Summoner, Necromancer, Zone-caster, and Tamer. There are currently 10 class lines, each promoting through 3 tiers for 30 jobs in total. Leveling jobs builds "Class Mastery" - permanent bonuses that make your whole army stronger the more you train. - Massive real-time battles: Form squads of heroes and monsters and watch your whole legion clash at once. Switch between two squads for tactical depth. - Front/back rows & attack priority: Place each unit and set who they target first. Matching elements and classes triggers Team Synergies. - Capture, recruit, fuse, evolve, awaken & reincarnate: Capture enemies, spend Souls to recruit, fuse to evolve, stack duplicates to Awaken up to 5 stars, then Reincarnate back to Lv1 for permanent growth (with auto-reincarnate). - Monster combos & gear refining: 38 special combo effects trigger when you pair the right monster species. Refine awakened gear for up to +50% on top of upgrades. - Dynamic invasion battles: Enemy squads can charge into your fight. Field bosses and bandits appear, too. - Save villages, cross worlds: Clear each village raid to unlock the next world - and raid the bandits' own fort in reverse. - Endless modes: Endless Raid (wave after wave) and Survival (infinite spawns) - climb the rankings. - Online weekly Arena PvP & Solo Arena: Register a defense squad for async PvP, or duel 1v1 per class system. - Lightweight mode keeps things smooth. Gather allies, refine your formation, grow your army, and save the world! Free to play with optional in-app purchases. No ads.

About

Split Squad

Experience an idle RPG where four heroes simultaneously explore distinct dungeons. Your heroes continue to grow and earn rewards even when the app is closed, offering a unique split-screen adventure with strategic town upgrades and challenging bosses.

Highlights
  • Four heroes, four dungeons, split-screen gameplay
  • Simultaneous hero progression and buffs
  • Idle progression with offline rewards up to 12 hours
  • Strategic town building and upgrades
  • Boss battles every 10 floors
  • Weekly joint raids and parallel world progression
Features
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Four heroes climb four different dungeons at the same time. A split-screen idle RPG where the expedition never stops, even with the app closed. ■ Made for you if · You want an idle RPG that grows while you are away · One-character auto battlers have started to feel thin · You love pixel art and medieval fantasy dungeons ■ Features ▸ Four dungeons, one screen Knight, Rogue, Mage and Priest each fight in their own dungeon. Everything grows four times over. ▸ Buffs that lift each other The deeper one hero goes, the more defense, gold, EXP and regen the other three receive. Raising all four evenly is the fastest route down. ▸ Auto battle with a real gate You must beat the monster before the timer runs out. Running out of time is not a clear. ▸ Grow the town Upgrade weapon, armor, trinket and helm at the smithy, furnish the home to raise recovery, and build the plaza to multiply the whole town's attack. ▸ Offline rewards Close the app and come back — up to 12 hours are settled under exactly the same rules as live play. ▸ A boss every 10 floors Each boss you beat becomes the elevator for your next run. You never start from floor 1 again. ▸ Joint raid Once all four heroes clear their floor 10 boss, a three-phase raid opens once a week. ▸ Parallel worlds Reach floor 50 with every hero and shift worlds for a permanent attack bonus. Primal, Ember, Verdant and Void each change the enemies and the palette. ■ Ads kept to a minimum No forced interstitials, no banners in your way. Only opt-in rewarded ads you choose yourself. ■ Comfortable to play · Plays without a network connection (except rewarded ads) · Export and re-import your save as a file · Portrait, one-handed play Send out your first expedition now.

Screenshots

Pocket Rumble4 screens
Split Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Split Squad at Free against Pocket Rumble's $0.99. Split Squad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Pocket Rumble's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, monetization model, 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

Split Squad is free to download; Pocket Rumble costs $0.99 up front. Pocket Rumble sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Split Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Rumble versus Split Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket RumbleSplit Squad
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size918 MB39 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHIROYUKI KANNARISONGHWA CHAE

Customer experience

Pocket Rumble

Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral17.2%
Negative17.2%

Split Squad

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocket Rumble

One-time3
  • 120 Gems$0.99
  • 600 Gems$2.99
  • 1200 Gems$5.99
None

Split Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Rumble free?
Pocket Rumble costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Split Squad free?
Split Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Rumble or Split Squad have ads?
Split Squad shows ads; Pocket Rumble does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Rumble or Split Squad?
Pocket Rumble ships an update every 2 days, and Split Squad every 2 days. Most recently, Pocket Rumble was updated on October 21, 2026 and Split Squad on October 17, 2026.

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