Vienna Connection vs Dune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vienna Connection
This app serves as a digital companion for a spy-themed board game set during the Cold War. It allows players to select and play missions directly on their mobile device, featuring puzzles, solutions, and a final report section.
- Digital board game companion
- Mission selection
- In-app puzzles
- Solutions access
- Final report section
- Spy-themed gameplay
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This application is a digital companion for the Vienna Connection board game. You can play Vienna Connection by accessing the website, or by downloading this app to your mobile device.When you launch the app, you will select the Mission you want to play, and you can immediately start playing. The app has all the elements discussed in the rules, that is Puzzles, Solutions and Final report section. Vienna Connection is a spy themed board game. In this story-driven game for 1-5 players, you command a team of CIA agents during the Cold War conducting secret missions in various European cities. It’s January 1977. CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia gets wind of Soviet activity in Austria and has no choice but to intervene. The CIA decides to dispatch members of their Special Activities Division (SAD). The game is on. If you’re looking for a spy game, and would love to outthink and defeat Soviet agent’s activities—Vienna Connection is the game for you.
Dune
Engage in strategic warfare and political intrigue on the desert planet Arrakis. This award-winning board game adaptation blends deck-building and worker placement mechanics. Compete against AI, other players online, or face unique challenges and rotating game modes.
- Deck-building mechanics
- Worker placement strategy
- Online multiplayer
- Local AI battles
- Unique challenges
- Rotating Skirmish Mode
- Achievement system
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Immerse yourself in the world of Dune. Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium! Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal. Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader. Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning. Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same! Control the Spice. Control the Universe. Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland before you. As the Great Houses of the Landsraad marshal their forces and their spies, whom will you influence, and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The secretive Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The ferocious Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to claim it. Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement in a deeply thematic new strategy game where the fate of the Empire hangs on your decisions. Will you seek political allies or rely upon military might? Economic strength or subtle intrigues? A council seat… or a sharpened blade? The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dune at 79% against Vienna Connection's 0%. Dune also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5K vs 1). Vienna Connection's advantage is price (Free vs $10.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Vienna Connection is free to download; Dune costs $10.99 up front. Dune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Vienna Connection asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dune holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dune has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Vienna Connection's written reviews are positive against 79% of Dune's.
Vienna Connection ships an update every 2 weeks, Dune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vienna Connection | Dune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #17 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 804 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Portal Games | Dire Wolf Digital |
Customer experience
Vienna Connection
Dune
Bugs and requests
Vienna Connection
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dune
Reported bugs
4 issues- Intrigue card issues
- Inconsistent login credentials
- Notification problems
- Victory points reset bug
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Pass and play mode
- Ability to choose leaders
- Expand card detail visibility
In-app purchases
Vienna Connection
No in-app purchases
Dune
- Dune: Imperium - Rise of Ix$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Immortality$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Uprising$10.99
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