Comparison

Clank! vs Draconis 8

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

Head to head
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!

About

Draconis 8

Engage in tactical duels combining trading card game strategy with tile-layout board game mechanics. Build your collection with unique, individually created cards featuring dragons and champions. Experience fair, balanced gameplay where every card is playable.

Highlights
  • Unique decks with dragons and champions
  • Tactical tile-layout gameplay
  • Collectible digital card packs
  • Individually created cards with varied stats
  • Balanced and playable cards for all styles
Features
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Unique Decks • Tactical Duels • Compact Strategy Experience Draconis 8, where the dynamic world of trading card games meets the tactics and strategy of tile-layout board games. * Each pack contains a terrain card and a complete eight-card deck for one player, with one mighty dragon and seven champions. * Play with Ethereal packs that only exist for one game, or build your own collection of digital packs. * Every card is indviduall created with millions of possible stat combinations. * Cards are fair. Some may be better for your play style, but all cards are balanced and playable in any deck.

Screenshots

Clank!4 screens
Draconis 83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Draconis 8 at Free against Clank!'s $10.99. Clank!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 5) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Draconis 8 is free to download; Clank! costs $10.99 up front. Clank! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Draconis 8 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clank! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clank! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Clank!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Draconis 8's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clank! ships an update every 2 weeks, Draconis 8 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Clank! versus Draconis 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClank!Draconis 8
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB431 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDire Wolf DigitalWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Clank!

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

Draconis 8

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Draconis 8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clank!

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

Draconis 8

One-time5
  • Draconis 8 Single Pack$2.99
  • Draconis 8 Starter Set (Four packs)$4.99
  • Draconis 8 Magic Month$9.99
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  • Draconis 8 Display Box (24 packs)$47.99
  • Draconis 8 Magic Year$99.99

Questions

Is Clank! free?
Clank! costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Draconis 8 free?
Draconis 8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clank! or Draconis 8?
Clank! is rated higher. Clank! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Draconis 8 averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Clank! or Draconis 8 have ads?
Neither Clank! nor Draconis 8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clank! or Draconis 8?
Clank! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Draconis 8 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clank! was updated on October 27, 2026 and Draconis 8 on October 21, 2026.

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