Comparison

Level Up Village! vs Vicinity Online

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

Head to head
About

Level Up Village!

Build a thriving village and gather heroes to battle monsters in this idle town-building simulator. Enjoy auto-battles, hero collection, and an infinite growth system. Your town and heroes grow even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Idle town-building simulation
  • Auto battles with offline progression
  • Hero collection and team strategy
  • Hero leveling, promotion, and talent system
  • Tower climbing and treasure discovery
  • Charming pixel art graphics
Features
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▶ Hero Town in Crisis?! Right in Front of the Demon Lord’s Castle?! Build your village, gather heroes, and fight back against endless monsters! A vertical idle simulation with auto battles and strategic town-building! ▶ Idle Town-Building Simulation Slay monsters and collect resources to construct and upgrade your own village. Create a thriving town that grows even while you're away. ▶ Auto Battles & Explosive Growth Turn off the game, and your heroes keep fighting! Gain experience and loot automatically to grow fast. ▶ Hero Collection & Team Strategy Recruit pixel-art heroes with unique jobs and skills. Build the ultimate team and take down powerful monsters with synergy. ▶ The Ultimate Hero Growth System Level up, promote, and unlock talents. Enjoy an infinite growth loop packed with upgrade satisfaction. ▶ Climb the Tower & Discover Hidden Treasures Explore unknown floors, defeat boss monsters, and find rare loot! ▶ Charming Pixel Art Heroes Cute and quirky pixel characters, flashy skills, and a delightful little town! Enjoy the fun of collecting and growing in a world full of charm. Start building your town and summon your heroes now! A growing town, evolving battles, and nonstop idle progression await! Play Level Up Village today!

About

Vicinity Online

Build a vast space empire in this persistent sci-fi MMO. Construct planetary infrastructure, command fleets, trade resources, and engage in player-driven conflict to control a living galaxy. Focuses on long-term progression and strategic planning.

Highlights
  • Build and expand space empire
  • Construct planetary infrastructure
  • Mine and manage resources
  • Command specialized ship fleets
  • Scan systems for intelligence
  • Player-driven economy and trading
  • Engage in player vs. player combat
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Build your empire among the stars. Vicinity Online is a persistent sci-fi MMO where players construct powerful economies, command fleets, trade resources, and compete for control across a living galaxy. Humanity has reached deep space, but expansion is no longer peaceful. Every star system holds opportunity. Every resource has value. Every fleet movement can shift the balance of power. Develop your planetary infrastructure, extract valuable resources, manage energy production, and expand your influence across star systems. Build mines, depots, energy facilities, and production chains to fuel your growing empire. Command fleets of specialized ships and send them across the galaxy to defend your territory, support your allies, or strike at your enemies. Battles are shaped by preparation, intelligence, fleet composition, and strategic timing. The galaxy is driven by players. Trade resources, scan star systems, monitor fleet activity, compete over valuable positions, and participate in an evolving economy where every decision matters. Explore a universe built around long-term progression, strategic planning, and player conflict. Features: • Build and expand your space empire • Construct buildings and develop planetary infrastructure • Mine and manage resources used for growth, trade, and warfare • Build and command fleets of specialized ships • Scan systems and gather intelligence on planets and enemy activity • Trade resources and participate in a player-driven economy • Fight other players for resources, influence, and strategic control • Progress through long-term upgrades, skills, and empire development The stars are open. The galaxy is waiting. Build, trade, scout, command, and conquer in Vicinity Online.

Screenshots

Level Up Village!4 screens
Vicinity Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vicinity Online at none against Level Up Village!'s 10. Vicinity Online also leads on ads (none vs shown). Level Up Village!'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (670 vs 3). On price and review sentiment 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. Level Up Village! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Vicinity Online asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Level Up Village! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level Up Village! has 670 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Level Up Village!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Vicinity Online's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Up Village! ships an update every 3 days, Vicinity Online every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Level Up Village! versus Vicinity Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Up Village!Vicinity Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (670 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings670 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperekgamesKonrad Machlowski

Customer experience

Level Up Village!

All ratings665 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative24.2%

Vicinity Online

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Level Up Village!

One-time10
  • Level Up Village Package 15$0.99
  • Level Up Village Package 16$1.99
  • Level Up Village Package 1$1.99
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  • Level Up Village Package 17$3.99
  • Level Up Village Package 2$3.99
  • Level Up Village Package 3$7.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Auto Hunt Reward x2$14.99
  • Level Up Village Package 10$17.99
  • Level Up Village Package 4$17.99
None

Vicinity Online

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level Up Village! free?
Level Up Village! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vicinity Online free?
Vicinity Online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Level Up Village! or Vicinity Online?
Level Up Village! is rated higher. Level Up Village! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 670 ratings, while Vicinity Online averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Level Up Village! or Vicinity Online have ads?
Level Up Village! shows ads; Vicinity Online does not.
Which is updated more often, Level Up Village! or Vicinity Online?
Level Up Village! ships an update every 3 days, and Vicinity Online every 6 days. Most recently, Level Up Village! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Vicinity Online on October 31, 2026.

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