Comparison

For Science! vs Clank!

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

Head to head
About

For Science!

Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. It provides immersive audio, sound effects, and voice acting to bring the game's theme to life. Customize game length and difficulty for a personalized challenge.

Highlights
  • Real-time timer
  • Thematic music
  • Sound effects
  • Voice acting
  • Customizable difficulty
  • Adjustable game length
Features
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For Science!" is a real time board game about saving the world from disease. This companion app provides a timer, music, sound effects, and voice acting to immerse you in the theme of the "For Science!" and allows you to customize your preferred difficulty by adjusting the frequency of Events and the length of the game to your liking. This companion app is not a game and must be used with a physical copy of the "For Science" board game - published by Grey Fox Games.

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

For Science!3 screens
Clank!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: For Science! at Free against Clank!'s $10.99. For Science! 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 3.0) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clank! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clank! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of For Science!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Clank!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
For Science! versus Clank!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFor Science!Clank!
PriceFree — better$10.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#27 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB477 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGrey Fox GamesDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

For Science!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Clank!

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

Bugs and requests

For Science!

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

For Science!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Clank!

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

Questions

Is For Science! free?
For Science! 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, For Science! or Clank!?
Clank! is rated higher. For Science! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Clank! averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do For Science! or Clank! have ads?
Neither For Science! nor Clank! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, For Science! or Clank!?
For Science! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Clank! every 2 weeks. Most recently, For Science! was updated on October 20, 2026 and Clank! on October 25, 2026.

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