VCLB vs Aufstieg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
VCLB
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Build your own football club and guide it through a complete offline management career. VCLB combines the focused feeling of classic football management games with a clean mobile experience. Start in the lower divisions, improve your squad, develop academy talent and make the decisions that shape your club over multiple seasons. MANAGE YOUR CLUB - Select your formation and starting XI - Follow scheduled matches and league standings - Handle injuries, promotion and relegation - Review club finances and season rewards BUILD THROUGH TRANSFERS - Browse a living transfer market - Buy players from AI-controlled clubs - Set asking prices and list your own players - Watch AI clubs buy, sell and replenish listings DEVELOP THE FUTURE - Follow academy prospects over several seasons - Promote or sell players as they reach senior age - Upgrade your youth academy and training ground GROW YOUR FACILITIES - Improve your stadium income - Strengthen player development - Unlock detailed visual progression across ten facility levels PLAY OFFLINE Your career is stored locally on your device. No login is required for the first offline version. VCLB is free to play. Optional permanent packs and VC purchases support continued development. The complete offline career remains playable without a required subscription.
Aufstieg
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Become the manager. Take your club from the bottom of the standings to the top of Europe. Aufstieg is a soccer manager the way they used to be made: clear numbers, real decisions, no gimmicks. No spin-the-wheel, no loot boxes, no flashy effects pulling you away from what actually matters. You take over a small club in the third division with one goal in mind - the climb. All that counts is your roster, your tactics and the decisions you make week after week. A soccer manager with the feel of the 90s - and the controls of today If you loved the great management classics, you'll feel at home right away. Aufstieg deliberately goes for a stripped-back, honest design: clean tables, meaningful ratings, fast decisions. No cluttered interface, no endless menus - but all the depth a real manager needs. The best of both worlds: the calm and clarity of the retro classics, wrapped in an app that feels modern and smooth to use. Fully offline - your soccer manager for the road Aufstieg doesn't need a constant internet connection. No always-online requirement, no servers getting shut down, no loading queues, no energy timers forcing you to quit. On the train, on a plane, out of service or on the couch at night - you can always keep playing. Your save file stays safely on your device, with no account and no sign-up. Build a team that wins Set your starting eleven, find the right tactics for every opponent and manage your players' training. Young prospects develop into starters over the years - if you bring them along the right way. On the transfer market you buy and sell players, negotiate fees and salaries, and shape a roster across the seasons that fits the way you want to play. Every signing is a real decision: do you go for the finished star or the prospect with upside? Three leagues, a national cup, Europe The road to the top runs through three leagues. Earn promotion and tougher opponents, bigger challenges and higher expectations are waiting. Alongside the league schedule you fight for the national cup - and, if you qualify on merit, face the best clubs on the continent in the three European competitions. From a relegation fight to a European final, anything is possible. Run your club off the field, too A club is more than eleven players. Watch your finances, manage the salary budget, sign sponsorship deals and expand your stadium. Every season you have to balance the books: do you invest in the roster, in the stadium, or set money aside for leaner years? Long-term success means being head coach and general manager at once. A career measured in years, not games Aufstieg thinks in decades, not single matches. Your managerial career is tracked across every stop along the way: the clubs you've led, the trophies you've won, your record, your personal bests and the goals you set for yourself. Switch clubs, take on new challenges and write your own coaching story over many seasons. Fair, honest, ad-free Aufstieg is not a game that buries you in ads or sells you an advantage. A one-time purchase unlocks the full version for good - that's it. No subscriptions, no ad banners, no in-app purchases for coins, players or success. What you achieve on the field, you achieve through good decisions, not through your wallet. All clubs, players and competitions in Aufstieg are entirely fictional. Your club. Your decisions. Your rise - the soccer manager for everyone who loves the essentials. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aufstieg at none against VCLB's 6. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. VCLB sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Aufstieg asks for nothing beyond the download.
VCLB ships an update every 9 days, Aufstieg fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | VCLB | Aufstieg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Randers | Christian Schroder |
In-app purchases
VCLB
- 5,000 VC$0.99
- Extra Career Slots$1.99
- Club Style Pack$1.99
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- 25,000 VC$2.99
- Founder Pack$4.99
- 100,000 VC$9.99
Aufstieg
No in-app purchases







