Comparison

Clank! vs Mendax

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

Mendax

Perform impressive magic tricks with a deck of cards and your phone. This app guides you through a mentalist routine where you can reveal a spectator's chosen card, even if they lie. It's easy to learn and requires no external devices or accomplices.

Highlights
  • Card selection and revelation
  • Spectator can lie or tell truth
  • No device connection needed
  • Phone untouched after card selection
  • No accomplices or forces
  • Easy to learn and perform
  • Repeatable performances
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MENDAX is a magic performance app, accessible to everyone, but with a powerful and surprising impact. It’s part of the hex16 series, the second and original chapter of an exclusive collection dedicated to digital magic. The magic with MENDAX is spontaneous and can be performed in various ways. One example? The spectator shuffles the deck and freely selects a card. They then set the phone down and it is not touched again. The magician asks the spectator a series of questions with two possible answers. For example, he might ask, "Is the card red or black?" If the answer is red, he could follow with, "Is it hearts or diamonds?" or ask, "Is it a face card or a number?" The spectator may choose to answer truthfully or lie, but the magician is able to determine the truth behind each response. In the end only one card remains and that is the card originally chosen by the spectator, MINDBLOWING! Key Features of MENDAX - The app doesn't connect to any device; you can even turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - Once the card is chosen, the phone is no longer touched - No accomplices and no forces involved - Easy to learn and ready to use - Can be repeated as many times as you like What are you waiting for? Become a mentalist magician today!

Screenshots

Clank!4 screens
Mendax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mendax at none against Clank!'s 2. Mendax also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and price ($6.99 vs $10.99). Clank!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1) and chart position (#31 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clank! costs $10.99 and Mendax $6.99 up front. Clank! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mendax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mendax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clank! has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Mendax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Clank! versus Mendax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClank!Mendax
Price$10.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB73 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDire Wolf DigitalGiuseppe Barbieri

Customer experience

Clank!

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

Mendax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Mendax

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
None

Mendax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clank! free?
Clank! costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mendax free?
Mendax costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clank! or Mendax?
Mendax is rated higher. Clank! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Mendax averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Clank! or Mendax have ads?
Neither Clank! nor Mendax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clank! or Mendax?
Clank! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mendax every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clank! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Mendax on October 8, 2026.

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