Comparison

Vandals vs Arctictopia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Street art infiltration
  • Spray painting mechanics
  • 60 challenging puzzles
  • 5 iconic cities
  • Original soundtrack
  • Social media sharing
Features
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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

About

Arctictopia

Guide a mother polar bear across a melting Arctic landscape to reunite with her cub. Solve intricate puzzles with unique mechanics across 150 levels. Enjoy a charming, hand-drawn world with relaxing gameplay and adorable animal friends.

Highlights
  • 150 captivating levels
  • 10 unique mechanics
  • Hand-drawn Arctic world
  • Melting ice puzzle element
  • Relaxing gameplay with undo
  • Adorable animal characters
Features
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///// Achievements ///// ・2021 - Kyoto BitSummit The 8 Bit | Official Selection ///// Introduction ///// Arctictopia is a puzzle game set in the Arctic Ocean. Plan your moves carefully to help a mother polar bear reach her cub across the melting ice. As the ice sheets melt away, their journey home becomes even more perilous... ///// Features ///// ・10 unique mechanics across 150 captivating levels. ・Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, picture book-style (but frosty!) Arctic world as you cross the icy ocean. ・Think through every move — with each step, the ice beneath your paws melts a little. ・Relax and take your time solving puzzles. You can easily undo moves or try a different level. Chill out and enjoy the challenge. ・Meet adorable friends — a playful cub, a curious seal, and a cheerful puffin. ///// Languages ///// English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Русский, Español, Português, Italiano, Türkçe, Polski, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, हिन्दी, Norsk, Svenska, Suomi, Nederlands //////////////////// Terms of Use: https://gamtropy.com/term-of-use-en/ Privacy Policy: https://gamtropy.com/privacy-policy-en/ © 2021 Gamtropy Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Vandals4 screens
Arctictopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arctictopia at 100% against Vandals's 49%. Arctictopia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Vandals's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vandals costs $3.99 and Arctictopia $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arctictopia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vandals has 43 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Vandals's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arctictopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vandals ships an update fortnightly, Arctictopia every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vandals versus Arctictopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVandalsArctictopia
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (43 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTE France AppsGamtropy Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Vandals

All ratings43 ratings
Positive60.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative34.9%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative42.6%

Arctictopia

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vandals

No in-app purchases

None

Arctictopia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vandals free?
Vandals costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arctictopia free?
Arctictopia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vandals or Arctictopia?
Arctictopia is rated higher. Vandals averages 3.5 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Arctictopia averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Vandals or Arctictopia have ads?
Neither Vandals nor Arctictopia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vandals or Arctictopia?
Vandals ships an update fortnightly, and Arctictopia every 6 months. Most recently, Vandals was updated on September 29, 2026 and Arctictopia on August 28, 2026.

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