Comparison

Cartoon Wars 3 vs Endless Frontier

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

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About

Cartoon Wars 3

Engage in strategic tower defense by building your cartoon army and launching arrows to destroy enemy towers. Enhance your units through leveling and evolution, and choose from three exciting battle modes, including team play.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower defense gameplay
  • Unit enhancement and evolution
  • Massive solo adventure mode
  • Team Battle, Raid, and Siege modes
  • Arrow Launcher for castle defense
Features
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Cartoon Wars is back! Come see why over 80 million users worldwide have played this legendary series! Determine the fate of your cartoon army in the massive solo Adventure! STRATEGIC TOWER DEFENSE Strategically assemble your army and destroy the opponent's tower. Use your Arrow Launcher to defend your castle from incoming enemy units. ENHANCE YOUR UNITS Boost your units by leveling or enhancing! Acquire stronger characters by evolving and combining! BATTLE MODES Choose between 3 new and exciting battle modes! Invite your friends for a Team Battle! Prove your worth in Raid, or see how long you can stick it out in Siege battle! ▶Required Permission Guidelines When using the app, we may ask permissions for access to provide the following services. [Optional Permission] -Camera: The permission is required to capture profile image for HIVE members. -Contacts: The permission is required to find friend list for HIVE members. -Photos: The permission is required to change profile image, save/load game screen and etc. ※ Even if you do not allow optional permission, you will still have the privilege to use the service excluding features related to optional permission. ▶Permission Denial After allowing permissions, you can reset or deny permissions as follows: - Settings>Privacy>Permissions>Allow or deny permissions ** This game is available in English. ** There may be additional costs when trying to obtain certain items. * GAMEVIL Official Website : https://www.withhive.com * GAMEVIL Customer Support : https://m.withhive.com/customer/inquire Terms of Service: http://terms.withhive.com/terms/bridge/gamevil.html Privacy Policy: http://terms.withhive.com/terms/bridge/gamevil.html

About

Endless Frontier

Command an army of heroes in this idle RPG where you can battle titans and dragons. Tap through stages, build units, and advance even when offline. Engage in tactical PvP, collect relics, and level up your heroes with no limitations.

Highlights
  • Idle gameplay, level up offline
  • Auto combat with unique units
  • Over 100 characters to collect
  • Tactical PvP multiplayer battles
  • Guild battles and raids
  • Pet system for enhanced abilities
  • Tower of Trial challenges
Features
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Command an army of heroes to battle against titans, dragons and more in Endless Frontier! Endless Frontier is the best in idle role playing games. Command your army of knights in a free and casual gaming experience, where you can advance and battle even when offline. Tap through the stages and build your units from over a hundred available characters. Endless battles put your strategy to the test, or you can sit back and watch your heroes fight through thousands of stages! Take the battle online with tactical PvP multiplayer games, collect hundreds of relics and ancient artifacts along the way and level up with no limitations in this thrilling free role playing game! The endless frontier awaits! ■ GAME FEATURES ■ Idle Gameplay! - Level up automatically, even when offline - New concept of leave-alone games: offline hikes! - Continue hiking up the stages, even if you’re out of battery! Brilliant Combat of 12 Unique Units! - Auto combat lets you sit back and enjoy the battle! - See the amazing special skills of your units! - Experience the fun and extravagant combat that will make you focus on the game! Easy Economy System - No tutorial required! - Easy quests that are fun to click on! - Earn gold and automatically level up your units! Revival System - Are the enemies too strong, making it difficult to pass the stage? - Get reborn to increase your strength - Use [Revive] to earn or strengthen more powerful units! Endless Scenario Battles! - Experience the magical fantasy battle background of 9,000 ceaseless stages! Over 100 Characters! - Get your own unique and powerful units from Humans, Elves, Undead, and Orcs! - Level up! Enhance! Evolve! Transcend! Unlock the necessary skills and abilities to strengthen your units however you want! PvP User Battles - Participate in fierce four-day league battles in the Battle Arena! - The final winner of the league is recorded on the Hall of Honor! Exiting Hiking Race - Fight in daily ranking battles! - Race to the highest stage in a 24-hour period! - You can earn useful rewards based on your rank. Guild Battle - Massive 200 vs 200 group battle! - Spectacular battle of heroes and their elite units representing each race! - Experience the huge scale and exciting guild battles! Guild Raid - Face a dominating force with unparalleled power that fills the screen! - Join forces with guild members to defeat the frightening world boss! Pet System - Clear the Spirit Highland to get one of over 50 powerful but cute pets! - Train, evolve and awaken your pet! - Awaken your hero’s pet to get your ultimate skill! Tower of Trial - Rise through the tower in the deck building game! - Enjoy developing tactics by mixing up your units! - Clear stages by utilizing the different strengths of races and units! Monster Farming - Earn artifact materials by defeating dungeon bosses! - Different dungeons are opened on different days, so check back each day! - Slay over 20 unique and powerful dungeon monsters! Hundreds of Rare Relics - Use the artifact materials you earn in dungeons to get powerful and rare artifacts! - Unleash powerful set effects by obtaining different artifacts with the same name! Unlock Treasure Chests - Users who don’t leave the game alone, but concentrate on the game can receive special gifts! - Click on the treasure chest that appears in stages to earn various resources! Unleash Magic Skills of the Knightage - Attack enemies with powerful magic spells! - The devil’s skills draw upon the power of lightning, rain and earth! - Choose massive and powerful magic attacks that fill up the entire screen! Enter the endless frontier and gather your heroes! Download now! Find out more information at https://www.facebook.com/endlessfrontierGlobal/

Screenshots

Cartoon Wars 34 screens
Endless Frontier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Endless Frontier at 4.5 against Cartoon Wars 3's 2.9. Endless Frontier also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 51%). Cartoon Wars 3's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Cartoon Wars 3 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Endless Frontier sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endless Frontier holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Cartoon Wars 3's written reviews are positive against 75% of Endless Frontier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cartoon Wars 3 ships an update every 2 months, Endless Frontier every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cartoon Wars 3 versus Endless Frontier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartoon Wars 3Endless Frontier
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (2.6K ratings)4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews75.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K3.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB155 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCom2uS Holdings Corporationekkorr

Customer experience

Cartoon Wars 3

All ratings2,554 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews1,072 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative40.4%

Endless Frontier

All ratings3,209 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews389 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

Cartoon Wars 3

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Nostalgic for fans of the series
  • 🤩 Great memories from childhood
  • 💡 Unique tower defense elements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
  • 💰 Overly monetized and pay-to-win
  • 🤯 Confusing and overly complicated mechanics
  • 🙁 Abandonment of previous beloved games in the series

Endless Frontier

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Free-to-play friendly
  • 🎁 Generous rewards and gifts
  • 🎨 Great character designs
  • 🕹️ Engaging progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login and connection issues
  • 🕰️ Slow progression at higher levels
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Confusing UI and menus
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay over time

Bugs and requests

Cartoon Wars 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Screen not fitting properly on newer devices
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update and rerelease Cartoon Wars 1 and 2
  • Improve progression and reduce grind
  • Simplify gameplay and UI
  • Optimize for newer devices

Endless Frontier

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lost progress and deleted accounts
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Inability to access certain game modes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to skip or speed up quests
  • More customization options for units
  • Improved matchmaking in PvP
  • Expanded guild features and communication

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Cartoon Wars 3

One-time11
  • Purchase Appreciation Event$0.99
  • 90crystals$2.99
  • Everyday Pack$4.99
Show 8 more
  • 150crystals$4.99
  • Super Premium Lucky Package 1$9.99
  • 310crystals$9.99
  • SPECIAL GOLD PACKAGE 1$9.99
  • SPECIAL GREEN CRYSTAL PACKAGE 1$9.99
  • Super Premium Lucky Package 2$29.99
  • 950crystals$29.99
  • SPECIAL GREEN CRYSTAL PACKAGE 2$29.99
22 purchases

Endless Frontier

One-time22
  • Special offer on Fairy for $1$0.99
  • Special offer on Priest for $1$0.99
  • Dark Archer for $1 (1-time)$0.99
Show 19 more
  • Transcend Ticket for $1$0.99
  • PACKAGE 8$0.99
  • Honor Unit Pet Package(U) 2$2.99
  • Novice Knightage Package 1$2.99
  • PACKAGE 1$2.99
  • Spirit Highlands Boosting Pkg1$4.99
  • PACKAGE 2$4.99
  • Level UP Package$5.99
  • Package of the Month 1$9.99
  • Spirit Highlands Boosting Pkg2$9.99
  • 2nd Secret Shop Pet Package$9.99
  • 19th Honor Unit(O) Pkg3 (once)$9.99
  • PACKAGE 3$9.99
  • 19th Honor Unit(O) Pkg4 (once)$32.99
  • PACKAGE 4$32.99
  • 19th Honor Unit(O) Pkg5 (once)$49.99
  • PACKAGE 5$49.99
  • 19th Honor Unit(O) Pkg6 (once)$99.99
  • PACKAGE 6$99.99

Questions

Is Cartoon Wars 3 free?
Cartoon Wars 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Endless Frontier free?
Endless Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cartoon Wars 3 or Endless Frontier?
Endless Frontier is rated higher. Cartoon Wars 3 averages 2.9 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Endless Frontier averages 4.5 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Cartoon Wars 3 or Endless Frontier have ads?
Both Cartoon Wars 3 and Endless Frontier show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cartoon Wars 3 or Endless Frontier?
Cartoon Wars 3 ships an update every 2 months, and Endless Frontier every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cartoon Wars 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Endless Frontier on October 29, 2026.

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