Comparison

Cowship vs Vacanauta

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

Head to head
About

Cowship

Features
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Hold to beam up cows. Release when a drone crosses your beam. Simple to learn, hard to master. You're a tiny alien with a big appetite for cows. Your saucer runs on cow power, and the farm's security drones are not amused. WHY YOU'LL KEEP PLAYING • One-finger controls: hold to abduct, slide to move your saucer • Chain abductions for combos up to x5 and huge scores • Time your beam: a drone that crosses it jams it and knocks your cows down • Survive endless waves: drone swarms, stampedes and calm skies • Golden cows refill your energy; hay bales are worth bonus points • A second chance when you run out of energy ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO • New daily missions every day • Daily rewards that grow with your streak • Unlock 12 hand-drawn saucers in the Hangar, each with its own beam color • Beat your friends on the Game Center leaderboard • Share your best score with one tap PLAY ANYWHERE Short runs, perfect for the bus, a coffee break or a quick challenge with friends. Works offline. COWSHIP PRO One purchase, no subscription: no ads, free second chances, double hay and the exclusive Golden Saucer.

About

Vacanauta

Guide a cosmic cow across the galaxy to rescue friends by abducting aliens with a tractor beam. Match identical aliens for combos and avoid hostile ones while racing against the clock. Unlock stylish ship skins and tackle extra missions for endless cosmic chaos.

Highlights
  • Tractor beam control
  • Alien abduction
  • Match identical aliens
  • Combo creation
  • Time-based missions
  • Ship skin unlocks
  • Extra missions
Features
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Vacanauta is the story of a cow who, in her quest to rescue her friends, took control of the cosmos and now roams the galaxy abducting aliens. You control the tractor beam with your finger like a cosmic vacuum cleaner: > Abduct aliens with a green outline (the good guys). > Match identical aliens to create mega combos. > Avoid the red ones, because they stick to your ship and block your beam, stealing time from your mission. Each planet has 3 levels with ridiculously specific missions: "Make this many combos," "Abduct this species," "Don't panic," etc. It's all against the clock, because in space, nobody waits for you... except the angry aliens. You start with 5 attempts (little glasses of milk, very nutritious), which you use up in each level, and you can get more by watching ads or waiting like a good Earthling. Plus, you can unlock skins for your ship, which serve no purpose other than to make you look FABULOUS in space. The best part? Just when you think you've finished it… BAM! Extra missions activate for each level. Because the universe never ends… and neither does the chaos. Get ready to laugh, abduct, combine, and lose gracefully. Vacanauta: a game so absurd, it works.

Screenshots

Cowship4 screens
Vacanauta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cowship at none against Vacanauta's 7. Vacanauta's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 26 months). On price 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. Vacanauta sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cowship asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cowship ships an update every 26 months, Vacanauta every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cowship versus Vacanauta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCowshipVacanauta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB373 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGustavo Isaac Lopez NunezSpaceboy

In-app purchases

None

Cowship

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Vacanauta

One-time6
  • Coins 500$1.99
  • Coins 1500$2.99
  • Coins 30002 variants$3.99
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  • Coins 6000$4.99
  • Coins 5000$4.99
  • No Ads$7.99

Questions

Is Cowship free?
Cowship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vacanauta free?
Vacanauta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cowship or Vacanauta have ads?
Cowship shows ads; Vacanauta does not.
Which is updated more often, Cowship or Vacanauta?
Cowship ships an update every 26 months, and Vacanauta every 10 days. Most recently, Cowship was updated on November 4, 2026 and Vacanauta on November 5, 2026.

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