Vs. Octopus vs Bold Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Develop various submarines
- Merge submarines of the same class
- Explore the underwater world
- Defeat underwater enemies
- Easy operation
- Engaging level design
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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!
Bold Attack
Engage in exciting battles where you wield letter-based weapons. Evolve your character, unlock powerful abilities, and conquer new planets to face increasingly formidable foes.
- Evolve and gain new skills
- Unlock powerful weapons
- Conquer new planets
- Dominate tough opponents
- Face bigger and badder enemies
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As you fight your way through each level, you'll evolve and gain new skills to help you dominate even the toughest opponents. With each new planet you conquer, you'll unlock even more powerful weapons and abilities to take on bigger and badder enemies. Download now and let the battle begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vs. Octopus at none against Bold Attack's 15. Vs. Octopus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 19%). Bold Attack's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and ratings volume (418 vs 27). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Bold Attack sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Vs. Octopus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Vs. Octopus against 4.6 for Bold Attack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bold Attack has 418 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Vs. Octopus's written reviews are positive against 19% of Bold Attack's.
Vs. Octopus ships an update weekly, Bold Attack daily. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vs. Octopus | Bold Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (418 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 19.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 418 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 281 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balrog Game Ltd | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Vs. Octopus
Bold Attack
Bugs and requests
Vs. Octopus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bold Attack
Reported bugs
2 issues- Enemies remain alive after being killed
- Inability to collect dropped items
Requested features
3 requests- Endless mode
- Reduce ad frequency
- Improve performance and stability
In-app purchases
Vs. Octopus
No in-app purchases
Bold Attack
- Cash Kickstart Pack$1.99
- Ticket 10$1.99
- 2X Damage$2.99
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- 2X Speed$2.99
- Money Fountain Pack$2.99
- Ticket 20$2.99
- 2X Income$3.99
- Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
- Ticket 50$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- 30 Tickets and No Ads$5.99
- Mega Bundle$7.99
- Treasury Trove Pack$7.99
- Big Vault Pack$8.99
- Big Chest Treasure$11.99
