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Head-to-head

RAID vs Star Wars™

RAID 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner RAID
Star Wars™ 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

RAID has a slight edge due to its engaging gameplay and graphics, despite significant pay-to-win elements, while Star Wars™ suffers from more frequent technical issues and perceived developer greed.

Full reviews: RAID · Star Wars™

Both RAID and Star Wars™ are free-to-play, turn-based RPGs with in-app purchases, heavily criticized for their aggressive monetization and 'pay-to-win' mechanics. RAID offers engaging gameplay and high-quality graphics but is plagued by high prices and low drop rates for rare characters. Star Wars™ benefits from its strong IP but is frequently criticized for bugs, loading issues, and developer practices.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: RAIDR2R8R19R21
RAID RAID offers good storytelling, interesting champions, boss fights, and events, with many users finding the turn-based RPG gameplay fun and engaging R2R8. The game also features impressive graphics and character designs R19. However, some find the gameplay loop repetitive after a few hours R21.
Star Wars™ Star Wars™ is praised for its turn-based strategy battles, unlockable characters, guild events, and smooth art style . Users enjoy upgrading characters and the vast amount of content, including different versions of iconic Star Wars characters . However, some find late-game teams unfun due to balancing issues and long battle times .
Ease of Use & Progression tieR4R7R10R15
RAID RAID is criticized for its difficult progression for new players, with limited resources and content locked behind powerful characters R4R10. Many users feel the game requires excessive grinding for minimal progress R40. Promo codes are often reported as not working or having short windows, disadvantaging new players R7R15.
Star Wars™ Star Wars™ is described as extremely grindy, requiring years to progress without spending money . Some users report the game being slow and requiring multiple button presses . There are also complaints about the inability to open multiple Bronzium data cards at once, making the process tedious .
Reliability & Performance edge: RAIDR26R34R36R42
RAID RAID users report issues with the app freezing during loading R34R36R42. Some experience the game overheating their phones R26 or crashing mid-play . Optimization and performance are cited as major problems, even on new devices .
Star Wars™ Star Wars™ users frequently report the game not loading, getting stuck on the 'loading cantina' screen, or crashing R67R79. Bugs are common, including damage immunity glitches in Galactic Conquest and issues with mod battles R95. Some users also note the game slows down their device or internet .
Price & Value tieR3R4R6R9
RAID RAID is widely criticized as 'pay-to-win' with extremely high prices for in-game items and characters R3R6R9R13. Users report spending hundreds or thousands of dollars with little return, citing abysmal drop rates for legendary champions even after purchasing shards R4R20R31. The game constantly pushes buy offers R9R40.
Star Wars™ Star Wars™ is also heavily criticized for being 'pay-to-win' and overpriced . Users feel that progress is impossible without spending money, and the game's currency (crystals) is hard to accumulate . Developers are accused of nerfing rewards after users spend money and engaging in unfair profit-driven practices .
Support & Community tieR7R10R13R37
RAID RAID's support is described as the 'worst ever,' with users reporting issues with promo codes not working after email verification and support buttons leading to irrelevant pages R7R37. There are also complaints about chat bans for no reason and false accusations by bots/mods R10. The game's arena modes are seen as toxic and promoting bullying, favoring those who spend the most R13.
Star Wars™ Star Wars™ support is criticized for being unhelpful, with users being run in circles when trying to recover old accounts even with purchase receipts . Developers are accused of not caring about players and only focusing on money . The game's community is described as full of 'pay-to-win' players .
Pick RAID if

You enjoy high-quality graphics and engaging turn-based RPG mechanics, and are willing to tolerate aggressive monetization and occasional performance issues R2. You might also enjoy the frequent collaborations and new content .

Pick Star Wars™ if

You are a dedicated Star Wars fan who values the IP and character collection, and are prepared for a significant grind or spending to progress . You can overlook frequent bugs and loading problems R67R79R88.

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews focused on monetization and 'pay-to-win' aspects, which is common for free-to-play games with IAP. The lifetime ratings are relatively high, but recent reviews often highlight frustration with these issues. The free-to-play nature means many negative reviews come from users unwilling to spend, which is a common friction point in this model.

Frequently asked

Is RAID Shadow Legends pay-to-win?
Yes, many users describe RAID as heavily pay-to-win, with progression and access to powerful legendary characters being extremely difficult without spending significant amounts of money R9R19R40R58.
Does Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes have technical issues?
Yes, Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes frequently experiences technical issues, including the game not loading, getting stuck on the 'loading cantina' screen, crashing, and various in-game bugs R67R79R88R95.
Are in-app purchases expensive in these games?
Yes, both games are criticized for their high in-app purchase prices, with users in RAID noting that items can cost 'crazy high' amounts and that spending hundreds of dollars might yield little return R3R6R20R31. Star Wars™ users also find prices unfair and crystals difficult to accumulate without spending .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] RAID 5/5 · US Awesome job: It has good story telling interesting story’s and you can get your own champions and also boss fights levels and more
  2. [R8] RAID 5/5 · US Fun: Such a fun game
  3. [R19] RAID 1/5 · US Raid SL: The game is cool. Pros. multiple hero’s. Very nice graphics. A lot of events. Periodically you get a chance to obtain legendary hero’s by logging in and completing task. Cons. You h literally have to spend thousands of dollars to get any decent hero’s. Other wise you will get rare hero’s that die quickly when fully maxed upgraded and awakened. Skill tomes are hard to come by unless you
  4. [R21] RAID 3/5 · US It’s Okay: Overall, I would say the game is fun for about three or four hours, then it gets very old, very quickly. It’s essentially the gameplay loop of summoning heroes, upgrading heroes, beating bosses, and collecting loot to summon more heroes. I’ve played a lot of games like this in my time, such as AFK Journey and otherwise, so I feel I have grounds to make the claim that this method isn’t a
  5. [R4] RAID 1/5 · US Just a scam of a game: There’s no new player progression, locked out content because any character below legendary is trash, getting materials to level up is like pulling teeth. Don’t expect to be able to pull a legendary because drop rates are so abysmally low combined with a slow drip of pull currency means you’ll never one
  6. [R7] RAID 1/5 · US Promo Codes: Promo codes don’t work after email verification. Support team button goes to a page that has no links to Raid shadow Legends.
  7. [R10] RAID 1/5 · US Cannot talk in game. Beginner players cannot do much of anything. Impossible to get Legendary’s.: Cannot talk in game. Players repeatedly chat banned for no reason. Cannot talk in Global Chat or Clan Chat. Players falsely accused by bots and mods. Rules need to be changed. Beginning players have no good champions to start with or good gear. Pretty much cannot do anything in game. Not enough energy
  8. [R15] RAID 3/5 · US I can’t figure out how to use the promo codes: Every add says it’s in the chest icon but you first have to use the code which I still can’t figure it how
  9. [R26] RAID 4/5 · US Overheated and almost full exploded my phone - updated!: My phone is actively burning my hands writing this, I think it’s actually going to explode, if you don’t hear an update from me it probably did ;-; plz replace my phone for me so I can play ***Update*** Aight developer is cool pointing out there’s a pc version, updating my review to 4 stars :)
  10. [R34] RAID 1/5 · US App Freezes: This app starts to load and then freezes. It is only on IOS. Android and in my laptop works fine. This has been two days straight.
  11. [R36] RAID 3/5 · US My favorite game isn't working: It won't load, infinite loading, no idea why. · translated
  12. [R42] RAID 3/5 · US Can't access the game: After the last update, I can't get into the game. The support site isn't loading. The game itself is pretty good though. I've already missed so many days. · translated
  13. [R3] RAID 3/5 · US Prices are crazy high: Things cost way to much in my opinion
  14. [R6] RAID 3/5 · US 🤷🏻‍♂️: It’s fun but the fact you can spend $5 on a single mythic shard and still get a 3 star champion is a little ridiculous in my opinion
  15. [R9] RAID 3/5 · US If money is of no concern…: If money is of no concern then you can basically buy your way through this game at such exorbitant prices that you could easily buy a new car. The gameplay itself is good for a turn based RPG aside from time gates, paywalls and extremely limited resources to start with. Not to mention the excessive amount of harassment of buy this or that to boost your chances, characte
  16. [R13] RAID 2/5 · US Game Promotes Bullying: Raid can be a fun games at time while you progress through the game in campaign, and dungeons, but this game is absolutely toxic when you start playing classic arena, and live arena game modes. In those modes whoever spends the most wins the most. There has also been cheating scandals that the devs only took action when it was publicly made known on a large scale, but the
  17. [R37] RAID 1/5 · US Support: That game has the worse support ever, many ridiculous rules if you have problem on that game only god can help you
  18. [R40] RAID 2/5 · US Fun time waster at best: Pros: - Plenty of champions to collect. - Fun time waster. - Plenty of battling. Cons: - Way too much grinding just for the tiniest bit of progress. - Constantly spammed with buy offers every time you return to the Bastion/Main Menu. - Speaking of buy offers, the prices on those offers are insanely high. - The odds of pulling a legendary or mythical champion are aby
  19. [R58] RAID 2/5 · US Decent but give me money to win: Decent game that passes the time but it’s so annoying when you have to be a pay pig to get any new character or just to get a legendary from a draw. Fork over 80$ and you have a 1% chance of getting a good character
  20. [R67] Star Wars™ 2/5 · US Game won’t open all of a sudden: I redownloaded after a few years, game has been working fine now today I’m trying to play and it is sitting on the “loading cantina” screen and noth8ng happens. Will rate five if the game would work
  21. [R79] Star Wars™ 1/5 · US broken: Game doesnt load.
  22. [R88] Star Wars™ 1/5 · US Terrible game: Won’t load tried restarting game a dozen times nothing works just says loading cantina i recommend no play this garbage
  23. [R95] Star Wars™ 4/5 · US Bugs: The game is good but I play on my phone and it won’t let me get into mod battles so I’m missing a big piece of the game
  24. [R20] RAID 5/5 · US Excellent: I love this game so much and have invested so much money into it, come on raid you can do better I hate using up so many shards a getting the same champions or nothing new! This game would be so much better if the chance of getting a new champion was higher. I’ve thought about deleting this games because I get so upset I’ll spend hundreds of dollars on a pack and get nothing! Do better
  25. [R31] RAID 1/5 · US The spending isn’t worth: I brings rage to my heart to spend 30+ dollars to buy some accident shards during a 25x event and only to be given 23 rare champions and 1 epic champion out of the 24 ancient shards I bought. Honestly disappointing.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store