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Updated July 2026 · real, multi-region App Store reviews
Head-to-head

Summoners War vs RAID

Summoners War 4.2★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner RAID
RAID 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

Choose RAID for a more polished experience and better community engagement.

While both Summoners War and RAID have their strengths, RAID edges out with a higher lifetime rating and a more engaged player base. Summoners War struggles with customer service and game stability, while RAID offers a more refined gameplay experience despite its pay-to-win elements.

Head to head

features edge: RAIDR10R30R75R82
Summoners War Summoners War offers a variety of monsters and gameplay modes, but many users express frustration with summon rates and game balance R10R30.
RAID RAID features extensive champion collection and turn-based strategy, but players note it can feel grindy and repetitive R75R82.
ease of use edge: RAIDR9R28R66R81
Summoners War Users find Summoners War cumbersome due to frequent updates and crashes R9R28.
RAID RAID's interface is generally user-friendly, but some players complain about the lack of an exit button and promo code confusion R66R81.
reliability edge: RAIDR13R28R73R91
Summoners War Summoners War users report significant issues with crashes and customer support R13R28.
RAID RAID also has performance issues, particularly on iOS, but overall reliability seems better R73R91.
price/value tieR3R30R93R96
Summoners War Summoners War is free with in-app purchases, but many free players feel disadvantaged R3R30.
RAID RAID is also free but features aggressive monetization strategies that frustrate users R93R96.
support edge: RAIDR1R39R76R94
Summoners War Summoners War users consistently criticize the poor customer service and lack of effective support responses R1R39.
RAID RAID's support is also criticized, but less frequently than Summoners War R76R94.
Pick Summoners War if

you prefer a game with a long history and a nostalgic community feel, despite its issues.

Pick RAID if

you want a more modern gaming experience with better overall polish and community engagement.

Evidence note: Both games have free tiers, but RAID's monetization is more aggressive, affecting user experience. Summoners War has a significant portion of negative reviews focused on customer service and game stability, while RAID's negative feedback is more about monetization and gameplay grind.

Frequently asked

Which game is better for free-to-play players?
Both games offer free-to-play options, but Summoners War has many complaints about being unkind to free players, while RAID allows some progression but is heavily monetized; players often find it challenging to compete without spending money.

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. [R10] Summoners War 1/5 · US Pull rates: The pull rates for any good monster are so incredibly low. It’s a shame how greedy this company is. If not for that it would be an amazing game. Too bad..
  2. [R30] Summoners War 3/5 · US Money hungry: The rate for any good summons is terrible. Even if you sink money into it. It’s just not worth the effort
  3. [R75] 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
  4. [R82] 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
  5. [R9] Summoners War 3/5 · US Constant Update: Every single time I try and play the game, I have to download upwards of 4,000MB, and regardless of my WiFi connection strength it takes upwards of 20 mins!!!! Please fix .
  6. [R28] Summoners War 2/5 · US Game Crashing for months: IOS players have been reporting a bug for MONTHS that makes the game almost unplayable. The game will crash randomly and very sporadically. It makes it impossible to do anything in the game and its been at least 6 months of this. Hate to quit the game, but I literally cant play. My IOS is updated and I have a newer device. Fix the game or lose players.
  7. [R66] RAID 3/5 · US Basic Game but won’t let you leave: If this were solely based on the gameplay and presentation I would give a 3/5. Not offensive but a basic gameplay loop and reward system. The game has realistic graphics which I actually believe reduces the quality of the game because it’s not creative and gives me higher expectations for the game that it doesn’t meet. However the real reason I don’t like the ga
  8. [R81] RAID 3/5 · US Would give a more stars but!: Would give more stars, however, for beginners like me if you don’t know about The promo codes they have a 72 hour window on them and if you don’t claim it, you’ll miss out on some very great champions that are really hard to obtain. And will hurt your experience
  9. [R13] Summoners War 1/5 · US Developer doesn’t care: Update from the last review. It’s been a couple of months now and the game still crashes like crazy. If you are using older generation ipad, just don’t even bother to install the game. Their support will lie about being there for us. Don’t even bother to contact support. They will lie and blame it on your device and connection problem. They will also threaten you with civil
  10. [R73] 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. [R91] RAID 1/5 · US Fun game awful performance: Game is fun. It’s like someone made a raid version of ER. But optimization/performance has to be the worst I’ve ever experienced on a game of any platform in my 30 years of gaming. And before a dev replies that it’s my phone like I’ve seen them reply to others on here about. It’s not. I have brand new IPhone 17. 2-3 months old. I play marvel strike force and clash o
  12. [R3] Summoners War 3/5 · US Kinda disappointing: Played the game across a few accounts for a few years and I can say that this game isn’t kind to free to play
  13. [R93] RAID 3/5 · US Typical online gaming: I’ve been playing steadily for about 5 months now. The graphics and gameplay good. You can grind for hours and it can get a bit repetitive. Building teams to overcome challenges is ok. There are many aspects of the game built to entice you to spend money (such as the live arena). Long and short is a typical game that only lets you excel if you spend spend spend.
  14. [R96] RAID 3/5 · US Money grabby: The game itself is fun but there’s only so far you can really get without making a lot of purchases. Which really is terrible. Also, the summon rates suck. You can spend real money on shards and get no one. There’s no way to try for specific champions you want, it’s just kinda like you get what you get. It’s disappointing because it could be really fun if people weren’t so greedy.
  15. [R1] Summoners War 1/5 · US Very Poor Customer Service: I’ve been playing on and off for probably close to 10 years. The game is fairly fun, it’s a good activity with friends. Unfortunately, their customer service is abysmally bad. Their actual requests portal only works half of the time, so you’ll find yourself writing out your message multiple times. Then, when you finally get it to send, their service team doesn’t even at
  16. [R39] Summoners War 3/5 · US Wish it was easier to talk to someone: I’ve been playing this game off and on since 17. I got a new phone in 2025 and they messed up my email and I emailed them four different times and they could never get it straight so I lost everything I did and now I’m having to start over. Customer service is horrible.
  17. [R76] 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. [R94] RAID 1/5 · US If you like getting shaken down for cash this game is for you: Do you care about your hard earned money? Well if you said NO! then your in luck because this game will constantly harass you to buy and spend your hard earned cash on useless in game items. Do you want to play a game that doesn’t care about skill or playtime, a game that only cares about the money in your bank account, and a community
  19. [R87] RAID 3/5 · US Game is boring F2P: If you don’t have the money, don’t waste your time.

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