Waven vs CaperGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waven
Embark on a cross-platform online RPG adventure in a flooded world. Choose a hero, master spells, and battle monsters in tactical turn-based combat. Upgrade your character and customize your strategy to forge your own destiny.
- Tactical turn-based combat
- Character and spell customization
- Cross-platform online play
- Open-world exploration
- Companion summoning
- Item collection and upgrades
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Forge Your Own Destiny! Choose a character, equip your best spells, and sail from island to island in your quest for fame and fortune. Level up and improve your strategy in this cross-platform online RPG with unique and vibrant artistic direction. SET SAIL FOR AN EPIC ADVENTURE Only a few islands have survived the rising waters of a flooded world and you are an adventurer on a quest for solutions to this horrible disaster. Long ago, gods and dragons ruled over this world. Today, the magic remains but what about the mythical beings of yesteryear? TAKE PART IN TACTICAL COMBAT Master the elements, cast powerful spells, summon mythical companions to your side, each with their own mechanics. Battle your enemies in close combat or from a distance in fast-paced, turn-based tactical fights solo or as a duo or trio to win all kinds of rewards. UPGRADE AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHARACTER Explore an open world RPG. Complete epic quests by battling fearsome monsters in their dungeons. Level up, collect valuable items to gain power, upgrade your hero, and hone your strategy. Each battle will be more intense than the last – unleash your powers! YOUR CHARACTER, YOUR STRATEGY Choose your class and hero from among more than 30 possible combinations, choose from among 300 available spells, and choose the equipment and companions to bring with you to each fight. There is enough strategic depth that you can shape your character and adventure entirely according to your preferences. Choose your allies carefully to defeat the creatures' tactics and beware of your opponents if you want to foil their plans. PLAY WITH STYLE Collect spells, equipment and companions through your in-game achievements and earn rewards regularly. Show off your epic and exceptional style thanks to the various accessories and skins you can unlock. The fate of each game depends solely on each player's talent.
CaperGrid
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CaperGrid is a heist puzzle and thief game for people who like to think before they act. Place arrows on the grid, send your crew along the route you planned, grab the loot and get everyone out through an exit. Cameras watch their cones, cops guard their zones, and somewhere behind them the vault room is waiting. Every run starts with a plan, not with fast fingers. HOW A HEIST WORKS - Plan first, then let the run play out. There is no clock while you build and no reflex test. - Arrows decide where your crew turns. One wrong arrow and the route walks straight into a camera. - Cash targets, crew bonuses and multiple exits decide how clean a heist is. - Each new rule appears once in a short heist, right where you need it, before it is combined with others. YOUR FIRST HEIST You do not read a manual, you play. The first heist runs right on the board: tap the glowing cell, place one arrow, press the glowing button and watch the crew follow your path. After that you are ready for the first real heist. STARS FOR EVERY HEIST Every heist earns up to three stars: one for pulling it off, one for a clean run with no alarm and nobody caught, one for taking all the loot with no more tools than the board's par. Replay a heist to collect all three and see how much cleaner your plan can get. WHAT WENT WRONG? After each run a result screen shows what happened and where: a wall, a cop zone, a camera cone or too many runners at once. Change one arrow, run it again and compare. Failing is part of the plan. THE CAMPAIGN Named heists across three acts, from the back entrance to the big job. Every heist introduces one new idea: the first turn, the camera cone, the cop zone, the fork, the split. The rules are taught on the board itself, not in a wall of text. Act 1 has 15 heists, Acts 2 and 3 add 12 more each. Every campaign heist is built by hand and checked as solvable. MORE CHALLENGES Six remixes revisit familiar heists. Four levels with their own rules: Relaxed, Normal, Tricky, Master. Tricky and Master are part of Complete. After the Act 3 finale the Raid opens: heist after heist on Tricky with a tight tool reserve. Every tool over par costs reserve, a heist under par earns it back. It ends at the first failed heist, and your best streak is kept. Stars unlock new crew colors. The daily heist comes without purchase: a fresh goal every day, plus a streak with a freeze every 7th day. WHY PLANNERS LIKE IT - A logic puzzle with a story: you are the mastermind behind the crew. - A strategy game in small bites: one heist takes a few minutes, a whole act an evening. - A route puzzle where every arrow counts and every camera cone has to be planned around. - Clear goals on every board: reach an exit, hit the cash target, collect the crew bonuses. - Calm design, clear symbols and no pressure while you think. - Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone who enjoys brain teasers, logic puzzles and tactical planning more than shooting or racing. If you like stealth games for the planning part, path and arrow puzzles for the clean rules, or heist movies for the moment the plan comes together, CaperGrid gives you that moment on every board. INCLUDED WITHOUT PURCHASE Act 1 with 15 heists, the first heist on the board, and the daily heist with its streak. The daily heist opens right after the first heist, for everyone. CAPERGRID COMPLETE One purchase, no subscription. Complete opens Acts 2 and 3 (24 more heists), the six remixes, the Tricky and Master levels and the Raid. The daily heist and streak need no purchase. No ads. No subscription. No energy system. No waiting timers. Plan the route, outsmart the cameras and watch your crew pull it off. Start with Act 1 and see if your plan holds.
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Verdict
Waven and CaperGrid are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Waven sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and CaperGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waven ships an update every 3 weeks, CaperGrid every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waven | CaperGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (356 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 711 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ankama | Christian Hermann und Martina Hermann GbR |
Bugs and requests
Waven
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and errors during gameplay
- Inability to create or link accounts
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Incorrect or misleading item/skill information
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode with synced progress
- More detailed item/skill descriptions
- Improved character customization options
- Enhanced social features (guilds, leaderboards, etc.)
- Expanded end-game content and challenges
CaperGrid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waven
- 180 Gems Pack$1.99
- Drhell's Bells Pack$2.49
- Welcome Pack$4.99
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- 500 Gems Pack$4.99
- Gold pass$5.99
- Battle Pass Upgrade$8.00
- 1200 Gems Pack$9.99
- Platinum Pass$12.99
- 2 500 Gems Pack$19.99
- Premium Founder's Pack$59.99
CaperGrid
- CaperGrid Complete$1.99









