Comparison

GOL vs ARK

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

Head to head
About

GOL

Embark on a fantastical adventure with this game, featuring a simple touch interface and numerous stages across three episodes. Discover unique characters with comical actions and endings, and compete with friends and players worldwide for top leaderboard rankings.

Highlights
  • 3 episodes
  • 70 stages
  • Huge bosses
  • 9 characters
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Comical character actions
Features
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G.O.L is a game that provides you with a variety of experiences. You play G.O.L using a simple touch interface. There are 3 episodes, which contain numerous stages. Each character has their own unique comical actions and endings, making the game much more fun. Also, you can compete with your friends as well as people from around the world for leaderboard rankings via the game center. Fantastical adventure G.O.L will put a smile on your face!! *Game features - 3 episodes - 70 stages - Huge bosses - 9 characters - Various game modes and backgrounds - Various animations

About

ARK

Explore a vast prehistoric world, tame and ride dinosaurs, and battle other players. This massive mobile edition includes all expansion packs for thousands of hours of gameplay across diverse environments.

Highlights
  • Tame and ride primeval creatures
  • Explore savage lands and diverse environments
  • Compete in epic tribal battles
  • Access all five expansion packs
  • Discover hundreds of unique species
  • Complete explorer notes and dossiers
Features
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***This game requires additional data to play. You will be prompted to download an additional 2GB of data after launching the game.*** Experience everything that the ARK franchise has to offer in this massive mobile edition! Tame and ride primeval creatures as you explore savage lands, team up with other players to compete in epic tribal battles, and travel together on the greatest Dinosaur-filled adventure of all time. ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition includes the original Island map alongside access to five huge Expansion Packs - Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2 - adding up to thousands of hours of gameplay! From primordial island jungles to the futuristic gardens of an interstellar starship, every sprawling environment is here for you to conquer! Discover the hundreds of unique species roaming these lands, from the prehistoric to the fantastical, and learn how to befriend these creatures, or to defeat them. Complete your collection of notes and dossiers left by past explorers to learn the surprising history of the ARKs. Test your tribe and your beasts in battle with every boss challenge from the franchise! Do you and your friends have what it takes to survive the ultimate ARK experience? Mobile version developed by Grove Street Games.

Screenshots

GOL2 screens
ARK4 screens

Verdict

The call

GOL and ARK both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of GOL's written reviews are positive against 46% of ARK's. GOL also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ARK's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 66) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. GOL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ARK sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for GOL against 4.4 for ARK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARK has 15K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of GOL's written reviews are positive against 46% of ARK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GOL ships an update every 3 weeks, ARK monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GOL versus ARK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOLARK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (66 ratings) — better4.4 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6615K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#103 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB3.6 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperD&D Dream Corp.Studio Wildcard

Customer experience

GOL

All ratings66 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.3%

ARK

All ratings14,535 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews3,719 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative40.8%

User reviews

GOL

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Creative tap mechanics
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Appealing art style
  • 🎵 Great soundtrack
  • 🎮 Challenging levels

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive IAPs
  • 💸 Cash grab accusations
  • ⏳ Slow coin gain
  • 😩 Frustrating difficulty
  • 🚫 Unplayable without IAP

ARK

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Impressive graphics and animations
  • 🌐 All maps and content included
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay and controls
  • 🕹️ Faithful to the PC/console experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤖 Hackers and cheaters in multiplayer
  • 💰 Paid features and content locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

GOL

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Music too loud on resume
  • Buggy game, requires reinstallation
  • Misaligned on-screen items
  • Update fixed nothing
  • Glitch when pausing game

Requested features

9 requests
  • Release episode 4
  • Continue game updates
  • New updates needed
  • More levels
  • Fix rapid tapping levels
Show 4 more
  • More coins for levels
  • Lower coin requirement for unlocks
  • More levels and updates
  • More variety in gameplay

ARK

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saving and progress loss issues
  • Inventory and taming bugs
  • Rendering and collision detection problems
  • Unstable server connections

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable UI and controls
  • Offline/local multiplayer mode
  • More graphics and performance options
  • Ability to adjust difficulty settings in singleplayer

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GOL

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,600 Coin$2.99
  • 3,400 Coin.$5.99
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  • 5,800 Coin.$9.99
10 purchases

ARK

Subscriptions1
  • ARK Pass - Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • 100 Keys$0.99
  • Ragnarok$2.99
  • 500 Keys$3.99
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  • Scorched Earth$5.99
  • Aberration$5.99
  • Extinction$5.99
  • 1500 Keys$9.99
  • God Console$17.99
  • 5000 Keys$29.99

Questions

Is GOL free?
GOL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARK free?
ARK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GOL or ARK?
GOL is rated higher. GOL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while ARK averages 4.4 from 15K ratings.
Do GOL or ARK have ads?
ARK shows ads; GOL does not.
Which is updated more often, GOL or ARK?
GOL ships an update every 3 weeks, and ARK monthly. Most recently, GOL was updated on November 1, 2026 and ARK on November 10, 2026.

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