Nanuleu vs Vandals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nanuleu
Control a network of magical trees in this minimalist strategy game. Plant, expand, acquire resources, and defend against enemies to capture points and achieve victory. Features five distinct scenarios for varied gameplay.
- RTS/Tower defense gameplay
- Magical tree network control
- Strategic planting and expansion
- Resource acquisition
- Enemy defense
- Five distinct scenarios
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Nanuleu is a RTS/Tower defense game where you control a network of magical trees that need to survive and defeat the enemies that attempt to destroy them. In this game your only task is to plant, but while doing so you need to choose between expansion, resource acquisition and defense. Your objectives are to capture certain points on the map and destroy your enemies, before it is too late. The game features five different scenarios: First Contact, Invasion, Exploration, Counterattack and Remnants. **Second place winner of the Indie Game Maker Contest 2015. "This is definitely a game that you’ll keep wanting to come back to time and time again." - App Advice "Nanuleu is an excellent strategy game with tower defense elements." - iTopNews
Vandals
Infiltrate iconic cities and spray paint walls in this turn-based puzzle game. Evade police surveillance as you progress through increasingly challenging levels inspired by famous street artists. Enjoy hours of immersive gameplay with an original soundtrack.
- Turn-based gameplay
- Street art infiltration
- Spray painting mechanics
- 60 challenging puzzles
- 5 iconic cities
- Original soundtrack
- Social media sharing
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Vandals is an infiltration game that will transport you to the most emblematic cities of street art. In this turn-based game, the goal is to sneak around police surveillance and spray walls that grow harder and harder to access. From Paris to Tokyo, via São Paulo, Berlin and New York, follow in the wake of ultra-famous street artists like Blek Le Rat and Keith Haring. With Vandals, you can bomb your alias on the walls of New York like Lady Pink, paint childlike characters like Keith Haring, or get inspired by the poems of Miss.Tic and write your own. After Type:Rider, Vandals is the new project by Cosmografik. It's a video game published and co-produced by ARTE - the European cultural TV and digital channel - and Ex Nihilo. Developed in partnership with Novelab. It is easy to learn, and the puzzles promise hours of immersion and pleasure. • Share your most awesome creations on social networks • Rock to the rhythm of an original soundtrack: headphones recommended! • Play in portrait or landscape mode. Left-handed / right-handed option The game includes: • 60 puzzles to solve • 5 cities with original graphical worlds • 40 backgrounders on the evolution of streetart since the 1960s
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nanuleu at 4.1 against Vandals's 3.5. Nanuleu also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Vandals's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Nanuleu costs $2.99 and Vandals $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nanuleu holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Nanuleu's written reviews are positive against 49% of Vandals's.
Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, Vandals fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanuleu | Vandals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (71 ratings) — better | 3.5 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Selva Interactive | ARTE France Apps |
Customer experience
Nanuleu
Vandals
User reviews
Nanuleu
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
- 👍 Simple yet strategic gameplay
- 🎮 Fun and engaging
- ✨ Well-made and polished
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short / not enough content
- 📉 Lacks depth and variety
- 💰 Overpriced for content
- 🐢 Slow gameplay
- 😩 Frustrating difficulty
Vandals
From 43 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Innovative concept combining puzzles and graffiti
- 👍 Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🤏 Small movement buttons
- 🐌 Slow response time
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- ✋ Clunky controls
- 😥 Difficulty spikes
Bugs and requests
Nanuleu
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game doesn't start
- Technical glitches
- Black bars on screen edges
- Laggy performance
- Sound issues (not respecting do not disturb)
Requested features
19 requests- More levels
- More maps
- Online multiplayer mode
- More unit/enemy variety
- Sequel to the game
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- Story mode
- More creative defense trees
- Upgrade trees
- Build walls
- Option to keep an island
- Fix battery drain issue
- Add more towers
- Add more enemies
- More replayability
- More content
- New maps
- New trees
- More games like this
- Expand the game
Vandals
Reported bugs
17 issues- Game gets stuck at entering pseudonym
- Controls stop working
- Game randomly shuts down
- Kicks back to tutorial
- Art progress sometimes disappears
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- Tokyo level 8 move counter wrong
- Berlin secret book missing
- Game Center not working
- App impossible to open on older OS
- Crashes at startup/tutorial
- Deleted progress/art
- Game crashes after opening
- Game crashes shortly after intro
- Game crashes on startup
- Game doesn't work
- Cannot move in the game
- Game freezes at start
Requested features
8 requests- More levels
- Change skinny cap effect
- Zoom feature for tagging
- Better art tool with zoom, color shades, stencils
- Add unlockable things to tag
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- More stages
- Improve performance and reduce lag
- Fix Game Center achievements
In-app purchases
Nanuleu
No in-app purchases
Vandals
No in-app purchases









