Comparison

Vampire Survivors vs ClankUp

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

Head to head
About

Vampire Survivors

Survive endless waves of monsters in this roguelike survival RPG. Mow down thousands of enemies, gather gold for upgrades, and become a powerful warrior. Explore diverse stages and choose your weapons to become the last survivor.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic gameplay
  • Bullet hell survival
  • Gold collection for upgrades
  • Hundreds of monsters
  • Weapon and skill upgrades
  • Couch co-op mode
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Vampire Survivors is a roguelite time survival RPG game with minimalistic gameplay. The supernatural indie phenomenon that lets you be the bullet hell has arrived on mobile! The whole game is also playable in 1-4 player couch co-op in landscape. Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there's no place to run or hide. Survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor. Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with roguelite and roguelike elements. Your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Test your mettle against the legions of hell using your touchscreen. This wave survival will bring you the edge! Stand against hordes of enemies, exterminate monsters and finish the game as a lone survivor! There is no way to defeat an enemy army without a collection of great weapons. This roguelike game has it all. Cross, garlic, king bible or magic wand? The choice is yours. Upgrade your skills and become a warrior with unlimited potential. Take the most out of this hero survival - battle evil and dangerous hell creatures without mercy! Starting Tips for the best attack survival: - Take your time to grab gems and items, they won't disappear. - Get two or three offensive weapons at first, but focus on leveling them up one at a time. - Armour and Luck are good starting power-ups to spend money on. - Refund power-ups often, it's free, and try new upgrade paths. Waves of undead legions are all around, have you thought it’s going to be easy? The challenge is what makes this one of the best horde survival games. It’s time to enjoy an exciting rouge survival adventure. Explore different stages and learn how to slay enemies anywhere, whether that is library, dairy plant, or old capella. Roguelite skill experience will help you collect bonuses and find treasure. You don’t want to be the last survivor with an empty pocket, do you? Select your favorite character and begin the best adventure roguelike game of your life. Join the fans of this roguelike RPG game on Twitter and TikTok: https://twitter.com/poncle_vampire https://www.tiktok.com/@poncle_games We’re only just getting started. Expect improvements and enhancements as we continue to refine the mobile experience in Vampire Survivors roguelite role playing game.

About

ClankUp

Features
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One asteroid. One finger. And a mining empire that grows with you. ClankUp is a space mining tap game: hit the asteroid, pull out ore, invest in your ship, and little by little stop doing the work yourself. At the start every tap counts. By the end you have a fleet that mines on its own while you are away. MINE AND UPGRADE You start with amethyst and a hand cannon. What you pull out goes into the ship's upgrade tree: more ore per tap, a semi-automatic cannon, fire rate, charge, magnets, a refinery. Every node changes how the game plays, not just the number. YOUR FLEET NEVER SLEEPS Buy mining ships and they keep working with the app closed. Come back and the fleet report is waiting with everything they pulled out. A real idle game: progress does not stop when you do. SEVEN MINERALS, ONE JOURNEY From amethyst to diamond. Every asteroid you reach is a new mineral, worth more and harder to break, and your logbook writes the journey down: the real mineralogy of the ones you have visited, and guesses about the ones you have not. Few make it to the end of the belt. CHESTS AND STYLE Open chests with keys for ore, gems and cosmetic pieces. Dress your astronaut in helmets, suits, packs and trails, and show it off on your profile. Every chest's odds are published inside the game, in plain sight before you open anything. COMPETE Worldwide leaderboards for ore mined and for tap rate. Open any player's profile to see their astronaut and their numbers, or challenge them to a star duel and wager ore on it. THE STATION When the fleet grows you leave the ship: the refinery smelts capsules, the reactor multiplies what you produce, and prestige restarts the run with a permanent head start so the next one goes further. FREE, PROPERLY The whole game is playable without paying. One free key a day, more keys if you feel like watching an ad, and optional purchases only to go faster. Play as a guest with no account, and make one whenever you want to show up on the leaderboard. Helmet on. The asteroid belt is not going to mine itself.

Screenshots

Vampire Survivors4 screens
ClankUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vampire Survivors at none against ClankUp's shown. Vampire Survivors also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ClankUp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Vampire Survivors sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and ClankUp sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vampire Survivors ships an update every 3 weeks, ClankUp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vampire Survivors versus ClankUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampire SurvivorsClankUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size961 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPonclePABLO LAPARRA VAL

Bugs and requests

Vampire Survivors

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Merchant UI not working properly
  • Certain level mechanics (Infernas) causing soft-locks
  • Movement and controls sometimes unresponsive

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add suspend/resume functionality to save progress
  • Implement cross-save between devices
  • Add controller support for better controls

ClankUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Vampire Survivors

One-time7
  • Emerald DioramaFree
  • Legacy of the Bloodmoon$0.99
  • Legacy of the Moonspell$0.99
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  • Tides of the Foscari$1.79
  • Emergency Meeting$2.49
  • Operation Guns$2.49
  • Ode to Castlevania$3.99
8 purchases

ClankUp

One-time8
  • Gem$0.99
  • Keyring$0.99
  • Bunch of keys$3.99
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  • Handful of gems$6.99
  • Box of keys$7.99
  • Cabinet of keys$14.99
  • Box of gems$24.99
  • Vault of gems$49.99

Questions

Is Vampire Survivors free?
Vampire Survivors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClankUp free?
ClankUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vampire Survivors or ClankUp have ads?
ClankUp shows ads; Vampire Survivors does not.
Which is updated more often, Vampire Survivors or ClankUp?
Vampire Survivors ships an update every 3 weeks, and ClankUp every 2 days. Most recently, Vampire Survivors was updated on November 7, 2026 and ClankUp on October 31, 2026.

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