| Who runs it | V4A community-run team. Not made, run or endorsed by Century Games. | OfficialCentury Games, the publisher. |
| Where you get it | V4A download page outside the app stores. | OfficialGoogle Play and the App Store. |
| Account | V4Its own username and password. It never asks for your official login. | OfficialYour official account. |
| Where you start | V4VIP 8, 180,000 Diamonds and 6,480 Frost Stars from the starter gift codes. | OfficialFrom scratch, building up over time. |
| Heroes | V4Gen 1–8 are open from the first day of every State. Gen 9+ start arriving on day 22. | OfficialGenerations unlock gradually as a State gets older. |
| New States | V4A fresh State opens every 48 hours. | OfficialOpened by Century Games on its own schedule. |
| Shop | V4Packs are bought with Frost Stars, which you earn every day from missions, the Arena and events, or top up. | OfficialPacks are bought with real money through the app stores. |
| Cost | V4Free to download and play. Top-ups are optional. | OfficialFree to download and play. In-app purchases are optional. |
| Support and refunds | V4No official support and no refund policy. Help comes from the community on Discord. | OfficialCentury Games support, plus the app stores' purchase rules. |
| Risk | V4It can change, reset or close at any time, and it goes against Century Games' terms of service. | OfficialMaintained by the publisher. |
| Your progress | V4Separate. Nothing carries over between the two games. | OfficialSeparate. V4 doesn't touch it. |