Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker vs Van
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker
Embark on a journey from a novice programmer to a world-renowned developer. Create games and apps, build your business, and climb the ranks to earn millions. Experience the thrill of competitions, luxurious living, and even saving the world.
- Create games and applications
- Earn millions of dollars
- Improve programming skills
- Open an office and start a business
- Participate in competitions
- Save the world from a virus
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Welcome to Hacker real life simulator - a game where you will create your own games and applications and earn your first million dollars. You will go from a beginner to the richest programmer in the world. There will be many adventures on the way to success: • you will improve your programming skills; • open office and start your own business; • take part in competitions and conferences; • live in the most expensive houses and use the coolest computers; • and even save the world from a dangerous virus in our idle clicker! So, you will go from zero to hero in our Tap Tycoon Simulator. They will call you a developer or programmer. But we know who you really are. You are a hacker! Remember this word, our future Dev Tycoon. The game is based on real events.
Van
Help a character escape debt by becoming a successful online vlogger. Earn subscribers, make money, and upgrade your lifestyle with virtual assets. This casual idle simulator offers a stylish art style and an engaging narrative.
- Become a top blogger
- Gain subscribers and earn money
- Upgrade lifestyle with luxury items
- Positive casual idle gameplay
- Engaging plot and stylish art
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Van has fallen into debt. His neighbor demands repayment. He remembers his successful friend Lamar, who has risen to fame with his blog. Van decides to follow his example. Get Van out of debt, gain subscribers, earn money, move into cool houses, buy luxury cars and become a top blogger. Van - Idle Vlogger is a positive casual idle single-player free-to-play life simulator in the business clicker genre with stylish art and a cool plot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Van at 70% against Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker's 39%. Van also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Van sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Van holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker's written reviews are positive against 70% of Van's.
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker ships an update every 5 weeks, Van every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker | Van |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.7% of reviews | 69.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Aliaksandr Prakarym | Coco Play |
Customer experience
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker
Van
User reviews
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Interesting concept
- 🕹️ Fun gameplay
- 💰 Good progression
Room to improve
- 🐛 Office button bug
- 🔍 Lack of content
- 📺 Too many ads
- 💰 Expensive IAPs
Van
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Great sequel to Lamar Vlogger
- 👍 Incredibly enjoyable
- 👍 Addictive and entertaining
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezing/glitching issues
- 🐛 Bugs preventing gameplay
- 🐛 Upgrade UI issues on certain devices
- 🔍 Feels too similar to Lamar Vlogger
Bugs and requests
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Office button not working
- Game freezing at office
- Achievements not tracking
- Monthly income not received
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and features
- Fix office button bug
- Reduce ads
- Improve progression
Van
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing when tapping too many times
- Bugs at the end of the game preventing progress
- Issues with in-app purchases not working
Requested features
3 requests- Add a Steve idle vlogger game
- Extend the energy bar
- Improve the UI and fix bugs
In-app purchases
Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker
- Gold ID$2.99
- Small money pack$2.99
- Special offer for new players$2.99
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- Golden keyboard$3.99
- No AD$3.99
- Normal money pack$5.99
- Golden computer + keyboard$6.99
- Big money pack$14.99
- Special offer VIP account$14.99
- VIP account$19.99
Van
- No Ads$0.99
- Safe box!$1.99
- Second safe box$1.99
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- Pile of gold$1.99
- Second safebox$4.99
- Safe box$4.99
- Second safe box$4.99
- Safebox!$4.99
- Piggy bank$6.99
- A second safe box$8.99
- Second safebox$8.99
- Safebox$8.99
- Safe box$8.99
- Bunch of gold$12.99
- Safebox$12.99
- Second safebox$12.99
- Safebox$14.99
- No Ads Full$14.99
- Safebox$17.99
- No Ads Pass$29.99
- Loads of gold$44.99
Questions
Is Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker free?
Is Van free?
Which has better reviews, Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker or Van?
Do Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker or Van have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Clicker or Van?
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