Comparison

5 vs Clank!

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

Head to head
About

5

This app serves as a timer for a cooperative card game, helping players manage mission time. It provides reminders and motivational messages from an AI companion to enhance the gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Mission time tracking
  • Helpful reminders
  • Encouragement from AI
  • Companion app for card game
  • Fast-paced gameplay support
Features
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This timer is a companion app for 5-Minute Marvel, the chaotic, fast-paced, cooperative card game. With this app, you'll be able to keep track of the time left in your mission and receive helpful reminders and encouragement from J.A.R.V.I.S., Iron Man's AI companion.

About

Clank!

Embark on a thrilling deck-building adventure where you sneak into a dragon's lair to steal artifacts. Be quick and quiet to escape with your loot before the dragon awakens. Acquire new items and abilities to outwit your opponents and survive the dungeon.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Steal artifacts from dragon's lair
  • Competitive multiplayer
  • Cross-platform play
  • Tutorial and challenges
Features
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Burgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game! A New Adventure Begins! Clank!, the iconic deck-building board game adventure, challenges daring thieves to sneak into a dragon’s lair, steal one of her precious artifacts, and escape – before you’re roasted to a crisp! Winning fans and awards around the world, Clank! is one of the most-beloved modern board games, with a wide range of expansions and adaptations for players to enjoy. How Deep will you Delve? The deeper you go, the more valuable treasures you’ll find…but the harder it will be to escape! So be quick and be quiet: One false step and – CLANK! Each careless sound risks drawing the dragon’s attention. You’re competing against your fellow thieves to claim the most valuable prize…but you can only enjoy your loot if you make it out of the depths alive! Choose Your Path You’ll need a good pair of boots, a sharp sword, and all your roguish skills to survive in the dungeon. Along the way, you’ll acquire new items, abilities, and allies that will help you achieve victory! Blending deck-building and exploration, Clank! offers a unique dungeon-delving adventure each time you play." Many Ways to Play Learn the ropes in a guided Tutorial, then hone your abilities by collecting Achievements and completing Challenges. Play cross-platform against friends, or compete in exciting new Heists that put you up against players from around the world! However you choose to enter the dungeon: Good luck!...you’re going to need it!

Screenshots

54 screens
Clank!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 5 at Free against Clank!'s $10.99. 5 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Clank!'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (71% vs 37%). On update cadence, ads 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

5 is free to download; Clank! costs $10.99 up front. Clank! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clank! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clank! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of 5's written reviews are positive against 71% of Clank!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5 ships an update fortnightly, Clank! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
5 versus Clank!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5Clank!
PriceFree — better$10.99
Rating3.4 (52 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521.4K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB477 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWiggles 3DDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

5

All ratings52 ratings
Positive59.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative53.3%

Clank!

All ratings1,394 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative16.5%

Bugs and requests

5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Clank!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer issues
  • Async multiplayer results not visible
  • Tutorial blocks instructions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add expansions from board game
  • Accessibility options to increase font size
  • Option to skip/speed up animations
  • Easier invitations for private games
  • Improved AI opponents

In-app purchases

None

5

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Clank!

One-time2
  • Sunken Treasures$8.99
  • Mummy's Curse$8.99

Questions

Is 5 free?
5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clank! free?
Clank! costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5 or Clank!?
Clank! is rated higher. 5 averages 3.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Clank! averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do 5 or Clank! have ads?
Neither 5 nor Clank! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5 or Clank!?
5 ships an update fortnightly, and Clank! every 2 weeks. Most recently, 5 was updated on October 5, 2026 and Clank! on October 15, 2026.

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