ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition
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ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition

Explore wild environments, tame prehistoric creatures and build a base. This is Ultimate Mobile Edition; check the store for map and expansion purchase conditions.

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ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition

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Who it suits

For players who enjoy taming and riding creatures, building survival bases and joining tribe battles.

Things to consider

US iOS requires iOS 18, a download of about 3.52 GB and about 2 GB more after launch. Android includes ads and purchases; check expansion access separately.

How ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition plays and where to start

Controls & combat

Tame and ride creatures, explore environments, interact or fight with different species, and cooperate with players or join tribe battles.

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Exploration & story

Survival settings include The Island and expansion content from Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction and Genesis Parts 1 and 2; expansion prices and access conditions are unknown.

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Your first steps

Check device and download-space requirements, then try creature interactions and exploration on accessible maps. Review server and expansion rules before joining tribes or PvP.

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Starting out & daily time

Ongoing survival-world play; session and daily playtime are unknown.

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Purchases

Free to download with Android ads and purchases. The in-game store offers stat-boosting and tracking collars; prices and access conditions for the five expansions are unknown.

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More gameplay & device details
Automatic battles

Automation not confirmed

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Automatic play and unlock conditions are not confirmed.

Social play

Tribal multiplayer is core: team up with other players to compete in epic tribal battles and travel together on the dinosaur-filled adventure.

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Progression & catching up

No verified returning-player guide

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Returning-player support, past rewards and reset rules are not confirmed.

    Device & storage

    US iOS 1.10455: requires iOS 18.0 or later; download about 3.52 GB. Download size is not total installed storage. Android requirements are unknown. About 2 GB of additional data must be downloaded after launch.

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    Based on the sources below; not a hands-on review of the current version.

    • Apple iTunes lookup (US) — ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition

      US iOS App Store listing for ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition read via Apple iTunes lookup API at 2026-10-14 08:39:42 UTC; version 1.10455, installer download size 3,517,490,176 bytes (≈3.52 GB decimal, installer only). Covers the US iOS storefront only.

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    • Google Play listing (US) — ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition

      US Google Play listing (English, gl=US) for the Android package. Captured 2026-10-14 08:39:43 UTC. Static HTML snapshot: store description, badges and structured metadata as served then; the minimum Android OS version is rendered client-side and is not present in this snapshot.

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    • Official site (publisher) — ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition

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    Player reviews

    7
    PhipserApp Store · DE · iOS
    5/5

    The graphics exceed my expectations, as do the gameplay and controls.

    Translated from German

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    Die Graphik übertrifft meine Erwartungen, ebenso wie das Gameplay und die Steuerung.

    Ein langjähriger Spieler lobt mobile Grafik und Steuerung; Touch brauche gegenüber Maus und Tastatur Eingewöhnung.

    Edition unspecified11.03.2025—View app reviews:Phipser · Opens in a new tab
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    A longtime player praises the mobile visuals and controls, while noting that touch takes practice compared with mouse and keyboard.

    RaptorarkspielerApp Store · DE · iOS
    5/5

    Only the controls are a bit annoying at first

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    nur die Steuerung am Anfang etwas nervig

    Anfang 2025 Lob für mobile Fassung und Multiplayer, aber Frust über die anfängliche Bedienung.

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    In early 2025, liked the mobile version and multiplayer but found the initial controls frustrating.

    eco3dreiApp Store · DE · iOS
    5/5

    Impressive graphics, good gameplay

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    Krasse Grafik gutes gameplay

    Lob für Grafik und Gameplay; Wünsche nach Dino-Ortung, Schadenszahlen und mietbaren Servern.

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    Likes graphics and gameplay; also requests tame tracking, damage numbers and server rental options.

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    Dino5273App Store · DE · iOS
    5/5

    Taming dinos is cool and keeps adding variety

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    es ist cool Dinos zu zähmen und bringt so immer mehr Abwechslung

    Mag die Abwechslung beim Zähmen verschiedener Dinos und weist auf nötiges Können hin.

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    Enjoys trying to tame different dinosaurs and notes that some skill is needed.

    finikasAnorthosis1911App Store · GB · iOS
    5/5

    The game is honestly amazing the scenery is surreal and it’s overall great.

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    Loves the scenery and overall experience but finds fall damage excessive and requests changes to death drops and damage displays.

    자연 아크인App Store · KR · iOS
    5/5

    A bug made all creatures and structures disappear

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    생물과 구조물이 모두 사라지는 버그가 발생했습니다.

    에버레이션에서 사망 후 레벨과 엔그램은 남았지만 생물과 구조물이 사라졌다고 한다. 게임은 여전히 좋아하지만 손실은 컸다.

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    After dying on Aberration, levels and engrams remained but creatures and structures vanished. Still likes the game, despite this serious loss.

    yt[小白:)App Store · TW · iOS
    5/5

    It crashes as soon as I press Start

    Translated from Traditional Chinese

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    按開始時直接閃退

    作者稱重新開機後仍進不了遊戲,另有海中抓魚時被異常傳送的經歷。

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    Reports being unable to start even after restarting the device, plus an unexpected teleport while catching a sea creature.

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