Clank! vs Authority Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Deck-building mechanics
- Dungeon exploration
- Steal artifacts from dragon's lair
- Competitive multiplayer
- Cross-platform play
- Tutorial and challenges
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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!
Authority Counter
Track scores for the board game Star Empires with this convenient app. It supports up to four players, offers customizable flag colors for easy identification, and allows for point rotation for shared play. Adjust the starting authority value and enjoy a space-themed background.
- Up to four player support
- Customizable flag colors
- Point rotation for shared play
- Adjustable starting authority
- Apple Watch app
- Space background
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This is a simple but effective app for keeping score in the board game Star Empires. The app has features that make the gameplay convenient and understandable. - Support for up to four players. - Selection of the flag color for visual differentiation of each player's points. - Display of buttons on both sides and rotation of points: for convenient play at one table. - Selection of the starting value of authority. - Apple Watch app .. and space background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Authority Counter at Free against Clank!'s $10.99. Authority Counter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Clank!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 3) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Authority Counter is free to download; Clank! costs $10.99 up front. Clank! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Authority Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clank! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clank! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Clank!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Authority Counter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clank! | Authority Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 477 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dire Wolf Digital | Vladislav Antonov |
Customer experience
Clank!
Authority Counter
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
Authority Counter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clank!
- Sunken Treasures$8.99
- Mummy's Curse$8.99
Authority Counter
No in-app purchases









