Mastermind Classic vs Vandals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mastermind Classic
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Mastermind is a code-breaking game for one player. It is based on Mastermind, one of the most popular logic games in history. Its rules are also closely related to the classic game Bulls and Cows, originally played with pencil and paper. This version features three difficulty levels, so the game can grow with you. You can learn how to play in less than 5 minutes. You are the code breaker, and your goal is to discover the secret combination of 4, 5, or 6 colors. After every attempt, you receive clues that help you improve your next guess: 1. Green Key Peg – one of your pegs has the correct color and is in the correct position. 2. Highlighted key peg – one of your pegs has the correct color, but it is in the wrong position. 3. No Key Peg – the color does not appear in the secret code.
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 price: Mastermind Classic at Free against Vandals's $3.99. Vandals's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Mastermind Classic is free to download; Vandals costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mastermind Classic | Vandals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Alioski | ARTE France Apps |
In-app purchases
Mastermind Classic
No in-app purchases
Vandals
No in-app purchases









