Comparison

Vampires vs Vampire Story

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

Head to head
About

Vampires

Become a powerful vampire in this role-playing game. Control minions, steal blood, capture others, and upgrade your abilities and stats. Build your clan by inviting friends and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Learn new vampire abilities
  • Control and upgrade minions
  • Steal blood based on real-world location
  • Capture other vampires' minions
  • Grow your clan with friends
  • Compete on GameCenter leaderboards
  • Play Vampires Slot
Features
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Become a Vampire! Features: *Free Updates with new bug fixes, enhancements, new missions, abilities, and upgrades. *Learn new abilities to increase your chances of winning when fighting. *Control minions and steal their blood according to your location in the real world. *Capture other Vampire's minions. Minions provide recurring blood. *Upgrade your own minions so they are harder to capture. *Upgrade your stats after gaining experience points to become a better Vampire! *Invite your friends via friend codes to grow your clan. If you are Facebook friends with a fellow Vampire, they'll automatically be added to your clan. Invite your friends! *GameCenter leaderboards and achievements *Play Vampires Slot with elder points. *Use your account across multiple devices by logging in with Facebook or Cell Phone number. *Comment on the profiles of other vampires. *Discuss the game on the forums. If you're a fan of Pirates or other online role-playing games, check out Vampires! NOTICE! This game requires a Facebook account or a cell phone number for login. This is used so you can reconnect to your account if you change devices. Vampires is an online game only. iPod Touch users need to be connected to WiFi to play. Vampires is a location-based game, in order to control minions in-game, your device must be able to use the built-in location sensor. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vampiresgame Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vampiresapp Visit the Vampires Forums for discussion about the game: https://forums.greenrobot.com/c/vampires-mobile By using or accessing GreenRobot Services, you agree that you have reviewed our Terms of Service at https://greenrobot.com/terms and Privacy Policy at https://greenrobot.com/privacy and consent to be bound by them.

About

Vampire Story

Embark on a thrilling quest to escape an ancient vampire's clutches by solving intricate puzzles and uncovering hidden objects. Explore vibrant 360-degree scenes, collect bonuses for speed, and assemble a powerful amulet to defeat the evil.

Highlights
  • 360-degree panoramic scenes
  • Hidden object search
  • Collect bonuses for speed
  • Assemble a powerful amulet
  • 3D visual effects
  • Replay quests for new rewards
Features
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- What can be more exciting than playing with the Evil? If I win you’ll be my dinner. If lady fortune turns her face from me, a mystery will be unveiled. A heroine of this mysterious game got enslaved by the ancient vampire. Help her to complete a sophisticated quest, set by the blasé monster to entertain himself. Solve the vampire’s castle secrets, find the way out, overcome the obstacles on your way to the holy place and put together a powerful amulet to defeat the Evil… Colorful 360-degree scenery, animation, and 3D visual effects will make your adventure vivid and fun. Those with a competitive streak can collect bonuses for speed and repeat the quest with new puzzles. Game features: - Look for items in 360-degree panoramic scenes - Look behind objects! Your clues may be hidden there. - Build your collection. Go through scenes again to try new quests and get new rewards! The game is TRULY FREE, the whole adventure is open to you without any additional purchases - it's entirely up to you to buy optional tools. We'll be happy to stay in touch with you at www.facebook.com/CrispApp - make comments, ask questions, get news about coming games!

Screenshots

Vampires4 screens
Vampire Story4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vampire Story at 84% against Vampires's 27%. Vampire Story also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 96). Vampires's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Vampires sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Vampire Story sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vampire Story holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vampire Story has 3.3K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Vampires's written reviews are positive against 84% of Vampire Story's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vampires ships an update monthly, Vampire Story every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vampires versus Vampire Story: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampiresVampire Story
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (96 ratings)4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings963.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB184 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGreenRobot LLCCrisp App Studio

Customer experience

Vampires

All ratings96 ratings
Positive35.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative53.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral19.6%
Negative53.6%

Vampire Story

All ratings3,264 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

Vampires

From 96 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting vampire theme
  • ⏳ Good time killer
  • 🚀 Resurfaced game from past
  • 🤝 Good for playing with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Outdated and buggy
  • 📉 Poorly developed fighting system
  • ⏳ Long energy refill times
  • 👎 Unattractive UI
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

Vampire Story

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple, no time waste
  • 👍 Straight forward gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Challenging but not frustrating
  • 👍 Relaxing and interesting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Unclear objectives and instructions
  • 🐛 Repetitive puzzles
  • 🔋 Dark and fuzzy visuals
  • 💸 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Vampires

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Bug for 'Free Dee points' needs to be fixed
  • Game crashes on startup/during gameplay
  • Avatar creation screen keeps popping up/won't let user proceed
  • Phone number login/registration not working or crashing
  • Game freezes or buttons don't work
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  • Lags and delayed responses
  • Cannot watch videos for free elder points
  • Servers might be shut down
  • Character creation issues (won't let user pick/move on)
  • Game makes user create character over and over
  • Experience bar glitches
  • UI is a pain to work with
  • Game gets stuck at main screen asking for color selection
  • Blood magically disappears
  • Vibration issue fix causes app to close
  • Energy doesn't refill when not playing
  • Game won't load
  • Interface is screwy/parts of screen blocked
  • Fighting system is randomly generated
  • Cannot get clan members easily
  • Blood bank system is broken
  • Glitched abilities
  • Text on missions is glitched
  • Location services pull up Google Maps even when off
  • Game crashes after reaching a certain level

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add Discord as a sharing option besides Facebook
  • Add other online players and have both private and public chat
  • Fix the coven button for other missions
  • Improve graphics and overall game similarity to original Vampires Live
  • Add a tutorial or instructions
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  • Bring back posting to profiles/other players
  • Improve graphics and sound effects
  • Allow viewing profiles of nearby vampires
  • Fix the blood bank system
  • Fix glitched abilities displaying incorrect amounts
  • Fix clans/coven member acquisition
  • Fix text on missions
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Improve in-game communication

Vampire Story

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzles not registering correctly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and castles
  • Ability to start over from the beginning
  • Clearer progression and level completion indicators
  • Expand the storyline and vampire theme

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Vampires

One-time6
  • 25 Vampire Points$2.99
  • Loot Box$4.99
  • 100 Vampire Points$9.99
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  • 250 Vampire Points$19.99
  • 750 Vampire Points$49.99
  • 1750 Vampire Points$99.99
6 purchases

Vampire Story

One-time6
  • Hidden Object Instant Hint$0.99
  • Hidden Objects : Preview Hints$0.99
  • Seek and Find Time Machine$0.99
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  • No Ads for iPad and iPhone$1.99
  • Gold Master Special$1.99
  • Master Pack: All-included$3.99

Questions

Is Vampires free?
Vampires is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vampire Story free?
Vampire Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vampires or Vampire Story?
Vampire Story is rated higher. Vampires averages 2.7 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Vampire Story averages 4.6 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Vampires or Vampire Story have ads?
Vampire Story shows ads; Vampires does not.
Which is updated more often, Vampires or Vampire Story?
Vampires ships an update monthly, and Vampire Story every 7 months. Most recently, Vampires was updated on October 4, 2026 and Vampire Story on October 14, 2026.

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