Comparison

sama.van vs ARK

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

Head to head
About

sama.van

Read full description

Shiro is a RTS-Defender like game. Do your best to protect the Castle! The story takes place during one year in Japan through the seasons : Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Fight against the Devil Spirits under the intensive weather of the country : Rain, Typhoon, Tornado and Earthquake.

About

ARK

Explore a vast prehistoric world, tame and ride dinosaurs, and battle other players. This massive mobile edition includes all expansion packs for thousands of hours of gameplay across diverse environments.

Highlights
  • Tame and ride primeval creatures
  • Explore savage lands and diverse environments
  • Compete in epic tribal battles
  • Access all five expansion packs
  • Discover hundreds of unique species
  • Complete explorer notes and dossiers
Features
Read full description

***This game requires additional data to play. You will be prompted to download an additional 2GB of data after launching the game.*** Experience everything that the ARK franchise has to offer in this massive mobile edition! Tame and ride primeval creatures as you explore savage lands, team up with other players to compete in epic tribal battles, and travel together on the greatest Dinosaur-filled adventure of all time. ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition includes the original Island map alongside access to five huge Expansion Packs - Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2 - adding up to thousands of hours of gameplay! From primordial island jungles to the futuristic gardens of an interstellar starship, every sprawling environment is here for you to conquer! Discover the hundreds of unique species roaming these lands, from the prehistoric to the fantastical, and learn how to befriend these creatures, or to defeat them. Complete your collection of notes and dossiers left by past explorers to learn the surprising history of the ARKs. Test your tribe and your beasts in battle with every boss challenge from the franchise! Do you and your friends have what it takes to survive the ultimate ARK experience? Mobile version developed by Grove Street Games.

Screenshots

sama.van4 screens
ARK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sama.van at none against ARK's 10. sama.van also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). ARK's advantage is chart position (#111 vs unranked) and device support. 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. ARK sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. sama.van asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
sama.van versus ARK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersama.vanARK
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—15K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#111 — better
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB3.6 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCyberIce StudioStudio Wildcard

Bugs and requests

sama.van

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ARK

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saving and progress loss issues
  • Inventory and taming bugs
  • Rendering and collision detection problems
  • Unstable server connections

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable UI and controls
  • Offline/local multiplayer mode
  • More graphics and performance options
  • Ability to adjust difficulty settings in singleplayer

In-app purchases

None

sama.van

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ARK

Subscriptions1
  • ARK Pass - Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • 100 Keys$0.99
  • Ragnarok$2.99
  • 500 Keys$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Scorched Earth$5.99
  • Aberration$5.99
  • Extinction$5.99
  • 1500 Keys$9.99
  • God Console$17.99
  • 5000 Keys$29.99

Questions

Is sama.van free?
sama.van is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARK free?
ARK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Other comparisons