Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended

Taming calculator and companion app for ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended

Dan Leveille · com.danlev.dododex

4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) 5M+ downloads v2.8.1 65.6 MB Android 7.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.8.1 (116)
Updated: May 18, 2026 (5 months ago)
APK size: 65.6 MB
Requires: Android 7.0+ (API 24)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Tools (app)
Permissions: 21 (3 sensitive)
Website: dododex.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended is an app by Dan Leveille in the Tools category. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2.4, the APK grew from 25.9 MB to 65.6 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.1 to 7.0. It asks for 21 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity, read shared storage and modify shared storage. Compared with version 2.7, it adds 3 new permissions: “Modify shared storage”, “Read phone status and identity” and “Read shared storage”. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.6out of 510 ratings

5 ★90%
4 ★0%
3 ★0%
2 ★0%
1 ★10%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v2.8.1

Fixed issue where capabilities feature crashed

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Elevate your ARK game with the leading companion app used by over 15 million players. Compatible with ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival Evolved, and ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition. Dododex provides a comprehensive and frequently-updated guide for every creature in ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended, including taming calculations, kibble and saddle recipes, stats, timers, knock-out information for any weapon, as well as original tips and crowdsourced data from thousands of ARK players. FEATURES: - Taming calculator and guide for every dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved! - Player tips on taming, battling, and utilizing every ARK creature. - Kibble, saddle, dyes, and item recipes - Knock-out details for each creature and weapon, including custom weapons - Stat calculator - List of dropped items and gathering efficiency ratings for every creature from 30,000+ Dododex users. - Breeding times and egg incubation temperatures - Starve timer for starve taming - Torpor timer - Recipes & dyes - Find out which creatures are carryable by flyers - Creature stats and rankings - Resource calculator for all foods, recipes, weapons, and items - Taming multipliers for unofficial ARK: Survival Evolved servers and single player settings - Map of The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, and all other maps - ARK admin commands and spawn commands and IDs - Access the official ARK: Survival Evolved Wiki directly from the app - Updated weekly since 2016! Details on new creatures are added as soon as information becomes available in Ark: Survival Evolved. Have a feature request? Share it here: http://dododex.com/feedback More: http://dododex.com iOS version: http://dododex.com/ios Dododex is an unofficial ARK: Survival Evolved taming calculator app.

Version history

5 versions are listed, going back to v2.4. New versions arrive here every few months. Since v2.6 it requires Android 7.0+.

v2.8.1 LATEST May 18, 2026 65.6 MB TRUSTED v2.7 Mar 6, 2026 64.4 MB TRUSTED v2.6 Feb 28, 2026 67.8 MB TRUSTED v2.5.3.1 Nov 16, 2025 23.3 MB TRUSTED v2.4 Aug 26, 2020 25.9 MB TRUSTED

All 5 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 18, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Dododex” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 18, 2026
Validated against Google Play May 18, 2026
Signed byCN=Dan Leveille, OU=Dododex, O=Dododex, L=Los Angeles, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)8A:79:B8:65:41:70:4E:33:E0:F7:D2:85:76:A8:82:D5:B0:65:D4:6E
File MD54affa5a65a0ea4b2ff4dd6363aaf46ae
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (21)

Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended requests 21 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.danlev.dododex.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 2.5.3.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 2.5.3.1 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 3 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 4affa5a65a0ea4b2ff4dd6363aaf46ae.