Universal Paperclips™ vs ManguLand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Universal Paperclips™
Become a super-powered AI focused on creating an unstoppable paperclip empire. This idle management strategy simulation game offers full gameplay without ads or in-app purchases.
- AI paperclip maximization
- Idle management gameplay
- Strategy simulation
- Empire building
- Full gameplay
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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The OFFICIAL mobile version of the hit browser game. No ads, no in-app purchases, full gameplay. "The game is click-crack." - Wired "This paperclip sim will cause your next existential crisis." - VentureBeat "A hopelessly addicting game." - Forbes "A terrifying lesson in how artificial intelligence will make us unnecessary." - Business Insider "If this planet ends up with a tombstone, what is written on the tombstone may be, 'they didn’t really understand what it’s like to be a paperclip maximizer.'" - Eliezer Yudkowsky Become a super-powerful AI who only wants one thing: paperclips. Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.
ManguLand
Connect tasty ingredients like plantains and salami in this puzzle adventure inspired by Dominican cuisine. Strategize with delicious combos to clear the board and achieve high scores. Embark on a culinary journey through numerous levels.
- Connect tasty ingredients
- Strategic combo system
- 50+ levels across 10 stages
- Unique ingredient combinations
- Culinary-themed adventure
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Welcome to ManguLand, a vibrant puzzle adventure inspired by the Dominican Republic's favorite dish. Connect ingredients like Plantains, Salami, Cheese, and Eggs to clear the board and serve up the perfect score. It's not just about matching colors—it's about strategy. Use the available combos to bridge gaps and trigger the corresponding combos to become "El Matatán" (The Boss) of the kitchen! GAME FEATURES: Tasty Ingredients: Drag and link Plantains, Salami, Cheese, Eggs and Avocado to clear the board and serve up the perfect score, while collecting points along the way for an amazing culinary journey. Delicious Combos: Link many ingredients together and achieve the many available combos to clear the board, such as "Plain Combos" (4 items), "Super Combos" (5 to 6 items), "Ultra Combos" (7 to 9items), "Supreme Combos" (10+ items) and special combos like "Golden Avocado" and "Mangu Combo". Suculent Levels: Make your way through the many levels available (50 levels, 10 stages) and more to come, make combinations, link ingredients, achieve combos, and have fun along the way. NOTE: We are not responsible if this game increases your appetite and makes you hungry. Play at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ManguLand at Free against Universal Paperclips™'s $1.99. ManguLand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Universal Paperclips™'s advantage is ratings volume (313 vs 3) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On ads, 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
ManguLand is free to download; Universal Paperclips™ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ManguLand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Universal Paperclips™ has 313 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Universal Paperclips™ ships an update every 3 months, ManguLand every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Universal Paperclips™ | ManguLand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (313 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 313 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Everybody House Games, LLC | DRCoderz |
Customer experience
Universal Paperclips™
ManguLand
Bugs and requests
Universal Paperclips™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drones gifts getting stuck at NaN
- Inability to progress past certain stages due to bugs
- Inconsistent behavior when closing and reopening the app
- Resets or loss of progress after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save and resume progress across devices
- Offline/background progress
- Better iPad optimization with multi-column layout
ManguLand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Universal Paperclips™
No in-app purchases
ManguLand
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Universal Paperclips™ free?
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