Comparison

Vs. Octopus vs Little Robot !

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

Head to head
About

Vs. Octopus

Develop and merge submarines to explore the mysterious underwater world. Dodge and counterattack hostile creatures while discovering new resources and encountering cute but dangerous octopuses. Enjoy easy operation and engaging level design.

Highlights
  • Develop various submarines
  • Merge submarines of the same class
  • Explore the underwater world
  • Defeat underwater enemies
  • Easy operation
  • Engaging level design
Features
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A great chance to develop super-new submarines and explore the mysterious underwater world! As we all know, 70% of the earth is covered by the ocean and it’s always an important target for scientists to investigate the underwater creatures and explore more resources. So now, you’re one of the scientists! What you need to do is to invent newer and more powerful submarines and control them for underwater exploration. Many underwater creatures floating around to attack your submarine. You have to manipulate your machine to dodge the offense of them and at the same time, counterattack them. Don't be fooled by their cute shape, they are not innocent. Gameplay: - Combine submarines of the same class to obtain a higher level submarine; - Dispatch submarines into the water to explore and defeat all enemies encountered; Features: - Develop various submarines; - Extremely easy operation; - Great level design with reasonable difficulty; - Full of cute but pesterous octopus. Don’t wait any longer! Just come and get more powerful submarines to explore the unknown underwater world!

About

Little Robot !

Engage in strategic combat by destroying enemy robots and recruiting them to your side. Command your growing army of robots to battle and conquer.

Highlights
  • Destroy enemy robots
  • Take control of enemies
  • Command robot army
  • Strategic combat
  • Robot battles
Features
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Destroy enemy robots to take control of them and make them fight for you!

Screenshots

Vs. Octopus4 screens
Little Robot !3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vs. Octopus at none against Little Robot !'s 5. Vs. Octopus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Little Robot !'s advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 27). On price 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

Both are free to download. Little Robot ! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Vs. Octopus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vs. Octopus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Robot ! has 137 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Vs. Octopus's written reviews are positive against 33% of Little Robot !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vs. Octopus ships an update weekly, Little Robot ! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Vs. Octopus versus Little Robot !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVs. OctopusLittle Robot !
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings) — better4.3 (137 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings27137 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB349 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBalrog Game LtdYso Corp

Customer experience

Vs. Octopus

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Little Robot !

All ratings106 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vs. Octopus

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Little Robot !

One-time5
  • Pile of coins$0.49
  • Bag of coins$0.99
  • Unlock all customization$1.49
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  • Vault of coins$1.99
  • Removed Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Vs. Octopus free?
Vs. Octopus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Robot ! free?
Little Robot ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vs. Octopus or Little Robot !?
Vs. Octopus is rated higher. Vs. Octopus averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Little Robot ! averages 4.3 from 137 ratings.
Do Vs. Octopus or Little Robot ! have ads?
Little Robot ! shows ads; Vs. Octopus does not.
Which is updated more often, Vs. Octopus or Little Robot !?
Vs. Octopus ships an update weekly, and Little Robot ! every 2 months. Most recently, Vs. Octopus was updated on June 1, 2026 and Little Robot ! on September 19, 2026.

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