Vice captain vs Mini Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vice captain
Engage in a soccer battle action game where you aim shots at monsters. If the ball is missed, you can pick it up to continue the challenge. Enjoy free kick challenges with a unique monster-fighting twist.
- Soccer battle action
- Aim shots at monsters
- Pick up the ball
- Free kick challenges
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Defeat the monster in the free kick! Soccer Battle Action! Let's to hit a shot aiming a monster! Let the "pick up ball" when if the ball is not.
Mini Player
Engage in an easy and fun soccer game with intuitive passing and challenging angle shots. Collect coins to unlock accessories and equipment, enjoy funny celebrations, and discover new stadiums. Play anytime, anywhere, as it's an offline experience.
- Offline gameplay
- Exquisite passing mechanics
- Tricky angle shots
- Coin collection for accessories
- Funny celebrations
- Unlockable stadiums
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Easy and fun soccer game! Experience exquisite passing and tricky angle shots. Game Features: It is an offline game. You can play anytime and anywhere; Experience various shooting methods; Easily collect coins to exchange for various interesting accessories and equipment; Enjoy a variety of funny celebrations; Constantly unlock new soccer stadiums. Come and accept the challenge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vice captain at 4.3 against Mini Player's 1.8. Vice captain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Mini Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Mini Player sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Vice captain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vice captain holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vice captain has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Vice captain's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mini Player's.
Vice captain ships an update every 6 weeks, Mini Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vice captain | Mini Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hap Inc. | Suzhou Datu Network Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Vice captain
Mini Player
In-app purchases
Vice captain
No in-app purchases
Mini Player
- Coins Pack1$1.99
- Coins Pack2$2.99
- REMOVE ADS$3.99
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- Coins Pack3$3.99
- Coins Pack4$4.99
- Coins Pack5$5.99
- Super Hero Bundle$14.99
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