Comparison

Front Wars vs Pirate Raid

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

Head to head
About

Front Wars

Engage in turn-based strategy battles set during World War II. Command allied forces, manage resources, and outmaneuver the enemy on a grid-based map. Capture objectives and defeat all enemy units to win.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • World War II campaign
  • Diverse unit types (soldiers, tanks, planes, ships)
  • Grid-based map with terrain effects
  • Online multiplayer
  • HD graphics
Features
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Front Wars is a turn-based strategy game. Take control of allied troops and revive the great battles of the second world war in a tense campaign against the german army. You can challenge your friends online on Facebook, Gamecenter or by the passing the device. The two armies take turns building and commanding units on a grid-based map. The objective is to defeat the enemy army. There are two ways to defeat an opponent: destroy every one of the opponent's units on the map or capture the opponent's headquarters. The terrain on a map affects unit range of movements and the defense attributes of units stationed in that terrain. Capturing cities and enemy buildings will give the player new fundings at the beginning of each turn, with which the player can create a variety of new units (soldiers, tanks, planes, ships...) to gain power over his opponent. The game features: * Revive great battles of the second World War in a tense Solo Campaign * 26 missions * 15 different Units : Soldiers, Tanks, Planes, Ships... * 3 difficulty levels * Cross Platform Online Turn-based multiplayer using Facebook * Beautiful HD Graphics

About

Pirate Raid

Embark on a thrilling pirate adventure across the Caribbean. Engage in naval battles, collect treasure, upgrade your ship and island hideaway, and battle fearsome sea monsters. Complete side missions for additional rewards in this action-packed simulator.

Highlights
  • Naval battles against merchantmen, warships, and sea monsters
  • Collect plunder and treasure
  • Upgrade pirate ship and island hideaway
  • Trade booty for coin
  • Battle gargantuan sea monsters
  • Complete side missions for rewards
Features
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► AVAST YE, GAMERS! Ahoy me hearties! Ready to hoist the mainsail, batten down the hatches and blaze your way across the Caribbean in search of plunder, glory, and hours of pirate fun? Down your grog and grab your cutlass, it’s all hands on deck in this fast-paced pirate simulator that will really float your boat. Race full-sail across the high seas to do battle with simple merchantmen, naval battleships, and fearsome sea monsters, all while filling your coffers with booty to spend on expanding your tropical island hideaway and upgrading your mighty pirateship in preparation for ever fiercer battles and more dastardly buccaneering further into the game! ► SHIVER ME TIMBERS! • A pirate’s work is never done! The action comes thick and fast in the turbulent waters of this fun fighting game, and prize ships laden with plunder can be spotted on the horizon at every moment. Engage them in battle, exchange broadsides, send them down to Davy Jones’s locker, and grab their lovely loot. But keep an eye on the enemy’s level and the number of warships you engage simultaneously, or it may be you who’s heading for a watery grave. • Splice the mainbrace! Head back to harbor to trade your barrels of booty for coin at the local pirates’ market, then celebrate your victory and enhance your fearsome reputation by upgrading five different parameters of your pirateship or improving your lighthouse to open up new expanses of the high seas to your reign of piratical terror. • Pieces of eight! What do pirates love even more than the taste of rum, the scent of the ocean, and a fair following wind? Why, sunken treasure, of course! Scour the Caribbean seas for wrecked ships and bring home even more loot to help you progress through the game. • The kraken awakes! Maybe it’s the clement climate or the constant supply of drowning sailors, but the particular corner of the ocean where this game is set is suffering a peculiar infestation of gargantuan sea monsters that pose a threat to every boat on the water. Train your cannon on them and rid the oceans of this cursed blight – profiting mightily in the process, of course! • Not all hope is lost! You may be the most dastardly of pirates with an insatiable thirst for gold, but you get to show your better nature elsewhere in this battleships game – in side missions where you rescue maidens in distress and other unfortunate victims of life’s vicissitudes. But fret ye not, the rewards for your good deeds are ample too! ► SCOURGE OF THE SEVEN SEAS Does the free, lawless, action-packed life of a pirate appeal? Want a reputation for terror and plunder that would put Blackbeard to shame? Raise your jolly roger, launch your ship and download Pirate Raid, the casual pirate simulator that’s fast, fun and full to the gunnels with nautical adventure and buccaneering derring-do! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Front Wars4 screens
Pirate Raid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pirate Raid at Free against Front Wars's $3.99. Pirate Raid also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (20K vs 28). Front Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (46% vs 14%). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Pirate Raid is free to download; Front Wars costs $3.99 up front. Front Wars sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pirate Raid sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pirate Raid holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pirate Raid has 20K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Front Wars's written reviews are positive against 14% of Pirate Raid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Front Wars versus Pirate Raid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFront WarsPirate Raid
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (28 ratings)4.5 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews — better13.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2820K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB370 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGregory ChallantSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Front Wars

All ratings28 ratings
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral19.0%
Negative35.1%

Pirate Raid

All ratings20,018 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral15.2%
Negative70.9%

User reviews

Front Wars

From 28 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Excellent Advance Wars spiritual successor
  • 👍 Intuitive turn-based strategy gameplay
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual presentation
  • 💰 Affordable price point ($2.99-$3.99)
  • 🌐 Multiplayer functionality available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Screen orientation issues
  • 🐛 UI elements cut off on notched devices (iPhone 15, rounded corners)
  • 🐛 Units hard to select and very small
  • 🐛 Touch detection dead zones on maps

Pirate Raid

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics and pirate theme
  • 💡 Potential for PvP and Battle Royale modes

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Excessive, intrusive ads that interrupt gameplay
  • 🔒 Paid 'ad-free' option is not truly ad-free
  • 🐛 Bugs, glitches, and performance issues
  • 🔋 Rapid battery drain due to ads
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases to remove ads

Bugs and requests

Front Wars

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Cannot move units in certain missions
  • Screen rotation causes freezes
  • UI elements hidden behind notches on newer iPhones
  • Save button inaccessible in corners (rounded screen edges)
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  • AI turn never finishes in editor mode
  • Game Center multiplayer crashes and hangs
  • Cannot send game invitations
  • Multiplayer moves not registering
  • Stuck on loading screens
  • Cannot find unit errors
  • Bridges appearing everywhere in custom maps
  • Transport units not attacked by AI
  • Infantry capturing objectives while in transport
  • Damage percentage calculations incorrect for damaged units
  • 3-star rating not awarded properly
  • In-app purchases not working (map editor, campaigns)
  • Facebook authentication issues
  • Game stalls on start screen
  • Multiplayer invitations repeatedly prompt for Facebook connection
  • Inactive multiplayer games cannot be removed
  • Uneven terrain maps in multiplayer
  • Random unknown opponents appearing in multiplayer list

Requested features

20 requests
  • Undo function for unit movements
  • Animation speed controls or skip option
  • Fog of war mechanic
  • More unit types (submarines, destroyers, machine gun infantry, etc.)
  • Additional commanders/CO powers
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  • More campaign levels and missions
  • Map editor improvements and more user maps
  • Additional factions (Russia, Britain, Japan, Italy)
  • Naval combat expansion
  • Bunkers and trenches as defensive structures
  • Train units and train stations
  • 4-player multiplayer mode
  • Pacific theatre campaign
  • Zoom in/out functionality
  • Better AI difficulty settings
  • iCloud save syncing
  • More customization options
  • Terrain-specific battle backgrounds
  • Better sound effects
  • Story/narrative elements and cutscenes

Pirate Raid

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crew screen freezing and locking up the game
  • Ships getting stuck in terrain
  • Progress/upgrades resetting when moving to new islands

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to permanently remove ads for a reasonable one-time fee
  • Ability to progress and upgrade ships across islands/levels
  • More content and game modes beyond just sailing and attacking ships

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Front Wars

One-time3
  • Map Editor$1.99
  • Africa Campaign$1.99
  • Axis Campaign$3.99
13 purchases

Pirate Raid

One-time13
  • Crystal Pack 12 variants$0.99
  • Navigation Pack$0.99
  • Parrots$1.99
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  • No Ads$3.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$4.99
  • Junge Pack$4.99
  • Parrots 2.11$4.99
  • Giant Navigation Pack$4.99
  • No Ads$5.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Crystal Pack 5$9.99
  • Parrot 3.11$11.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$19.99

Questions

Is Front Wars free?
Front Wars costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pirate Raid free?
Pirate Raid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Front Wars or Pirate Raid?
Pirate Raid is rated higher. Front Wars averages 3.5 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Pirate Raid averages 4.5 from 20K ratings.
Do Front Wars or Pirate Raid have ads?
Pirate Raid shows ads; Front Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Front Wars or Pirate Raid?
Front Wars ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pirate Raid every 3 weeks. Most recently, Front Wars was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pirate Raid on November 1, 2026.

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