Comparison

Duskward vs Frontier Lord

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

Head to head
About

Duskward

Engage in a one-thumb survivor game, automatically firing weapons as you navigate monster swarms. Level up to choose upgrades, evolve weapons, and unlock new heroes and stages. Progress through permanent upgrades even after defeat.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Automatic weapon firing
  • Weapon evolution system
  • Permanent upgrade system
  • Multiple heroes and stages
  • Pixel art and chiptune soundtrack
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Duskward is a one-thumb survivor game. Move through monster swarms while your weapons fire automatically. Each stage lasts eight minutes, followed by a boss fight. Pick an upgrade every time you level up. Stack arcane bolts, spinning blades, chain lightning, fire flasks and more. Max out a weapon and pair it with the right charm to evolve it. Try a different combination on your next run. Gold from every run buys permanent upgrades in the Armory, even when you fall. Unlock new heroes and work through five stages, from Whisperwood to The Hollow. Clear a stage to unlock its Nightmare mode. IN THE GAME • 5 stages, each with a miniboss and a final boss • 9 heroes with different starting weapons and perks • 9 weapons and 9 evolutions • 11 passive charms and relics • 12 permanent Armory upgrades • 21 achievements and a seven-day reward calendar • Pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack Play in portrait with one hand. The game pauses when you leave the app. Runs work offline, and there is no account to create. Duskward is free with ads and optional purchases. Watch an ad to revive, double your gold or get an extra reroll. Short ads may appear between runs. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that removes those ads and grants ad rewards instantly, with the usual reward limits. Ads and purchases need an internet connection. Questions or feedback? Email jake@jakehaas.com.

About

Frontier Lord

Features
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Raise a village at the edge of the map, gather heroes, and push the frontier back region by region. Frontier Lord is an idle strategy RPG. Your village works while you are away: woodcutters, farms, quarries and mines fill the storehouse, and your party marches out to clear dungeons and claim new land. Come back, collect, decide, and send them further. BUILD YOUR TOWN • Town Hall, houses, farms, sawmill, armory, tavern and more, each upgraded level by level • Put heroes in charge as managers and governors to make your town work better • Trade at the market, where prices rise and fall LEAD YOUR HEROES • Recruit heroes at the tavern and from Recruit Chests: Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary • Five classes, each with its own skills, gear and traits • Level them up, drill them, equip them and ascend the best beyond their cap CONQUER THE FRONTIER • Send your party into dungeons floor by floor, ending in boss fights • Claim regions, besiege rival fortresses, and defend what you hold • Answer the Council's matters, open the Vaults, and venture Beyond the Frontier COMPETE • Weekly tournaments against rival lords • The Arena, with ranks and rewards PLAY YOUR WAY • Progress keeps running for up to 8 hours while the game is closed • Play as a guest, or add your email to keep your realm on another phone • Your realm is saved to the cloud Frontier Lord is free to play. It has optional in-app purchases. Ads play only when you choose to watch one for a reward; an Ad-Free Ticket gives those rewards without watching. Diamonds can be earned by playing. Questions or feedback: mobile-empire@cstsolution.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mobile-empire.cstsolution.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Duskward4 screens
Frontier Lord4 screens

Verdict

The call

Duskward and Frontier Lord are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Duskward sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Frontier Lord sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Duskward versus Frontier Lord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuskwardFrontier Lord
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB257 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJohn HaasChi Nham KHanh

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Duskward

One-time6
  • 120 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
Show 3 more
  • 650 Gems$4.99
  • 1,400 Gems$9.99
  • 3,000 Gems$19.99
7 purchases

Frontier Lord

One-time7
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 50 Ad Tickets$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 550 Diamonds$4.99
  • Ad-Free Ticket$9.99
  • 1200 Diamonds$9.99
  • Lifetime Ad-Free Ticket$49.99

Questions

Is Duskward free?
Duskward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontier Lord free?
Frontier Lord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duskward or Frontier Lord have ads?
Both Duskward and Frontier Lord show ads.

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