Cave Survivor vs PotatoArena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Cave Survivor
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Cave Survivor is an action survival game where you become a small plush guardian protecting your owner from invading nightmares. Every night, dark and dangerous dream creatures appear and threaten your ownerโs peaceful sleep. As a brave plush companion, your mission is to defeat these nightmares and keep the dreams safe for as long as possible. Control your character with simple and intuitive controls, defeat endless waves of nightmare monsters, and grow stronger by collecting and upgrading various equipment. As time passes, the nightmares become faster and more powerful, testing your reflexes and strategy. Game Features: - Unique concept as a plush guardian protecting dreams - Endless survival-style action combat - Simple controls with challenging gameplay - Equipment collection and character growth - Increasing difficulty for constant challenge - Designed for both short play sessions and long-term play Cave Survivor supports online features for game data synchronization. Optional in-app purchases are available, but all core gameplay content can be enjoyed without making any purchases. Protect your ownerโs peaceful sleep, defeat the endless nightmares, and become the ultimate dream guardian.
PotatoArena
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POTATO ARENA ยท 500-wave thumb-controlled survival shooter A roguelike shooter built for mobile. Drag with one hand to move; your weapon auto-aims โ you focus on dodging, positioning, and knowing when to retreat. [Features] 500 waves ยท 10-Act campaign From the W1 sparrows to the W500 endgame, every Act brings new bosses, biomes, and enemy mixes โ 14 enemy types + 13 bosses (9 Act bosses + 4 commanders). 27-node skill tree ยท 6 independent branches Economy / Ranged / Explosion / Melee / Survival / Speed. Each node has 6 ranks (Iron โ Bronze โ Silver โ Gold โ Diamond โ Rainbow). Build your own playstyle. 4 hidden build paths - Lightning Hunter (R+P maxed) โ Twin SMG + permanent +20% crit - Iron Wall (M+S maxed) โ Rune Greatshield + ignore one lethal hit per wave - Munitions Engineer (G+E maxed) โ Gold Bomb (damage = gold ร 0.5) + 30% bonus kill gold - Potato God (T6 maxed) โ +30% to all stats 55 collectable skins 24 themes across 6 tiers: starter foods, advanced foods, meme faces, animal costumes, professions, ultimate rare. Earn 1 Star per level โ permanent unlocks kept across runs. Boss prep system Before every Act boss, choose: pay gold for a king shield, OR empty your wallet for a legendary weapon + free shield. 16 weapons ยท each with its own playstyle Pistol, SMG, shotgun, sniper, throwing knife, longsword, rocket, railgun, flamethrower, chain lightning, homing missile, boomerang, holy cannon... [Why play?] - True one-hand gameplay โ commute, lunch break, before bed. - Pure technical depth โ positioning + build + skill tree path decide everything. - Death is not the end โ continue from the previous Act. - Collection goals โ 55 skins waiting to be unlocked. [About in-app purchases] All paid content is purely cosmetic. Stars only buy skins; they do not affect combat. Free players can unlock everything over time. Support the dev and make the potatoes cuter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PotatoArena at every 3 days against Cave Survivor's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Cave Survivor sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PotatoArena sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cave Survivor ships an update every 10 days, PotatoArena every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cave Survivor | PotatoArena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YoungHo Choi | ๅนๅ ่ก |
In-app purchases
Cave Survivor
- Daily Equipment Package$4.99
- Daily Enhance Package$4.99
- Weekday Popup Package$4.99
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- Daily Equipment Package$9.99
- Daily Enhance Package$9.99
- Weekday Popup Package$9.99
- Daily Equipment Package$19.99
- Daily Enhance Package$19.99
- Weekday Popup Package$19.99
- Weekday Popup Package$49.99
PotatoArena
- ่ฏๆ่ฃ็ตฆๅ $0.99
- ้ๅนฃ่ฃ็ตฆๅ $0.99
- ่ฏๆ็ฆฎ็$4.99
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- ้ๅนฃ็ฆฎ็$4.99
- ่ฏๆๅฏถ็ฎฑ$9.99
- ้ๅนฃๅฏถ็ฎฑ$9.99
- ่ฏ็ฅ็ฆฎๅ $19.99
- ้ๅนฃ่็ฉ$19.99
Questions
Is Cave Survivor free?
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