# Niche - Breed and Evolve — user reviews > 77 indexed App Store user reviews of Niche by Stray Fawn Studio, rated 4.70/5 from 546 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niche-breed-and-evolve/id1539018460/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niche-breed-and-evolve/id1539018460.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 451 · 4★ 66 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Niche? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Cute and addictive genetics game - 💡 Ability to visit and continue working on previous islands - 💡 Can switch nichelings between islands - 👍 No grinding or in-app purchases - 👍 Relaxing and easy to play **Cons** - 🐛 Repetitive and lacking challenge - 🐛 Inbreeding with no consequences - 🐛 Foraging becomes unplayable later on - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🐛 Lack of explanations and tutorials **Commonly reported bugs** - Glitches with nicheling genes and traits - Crashes on load up - Visual bugs with nicheling paws **Most requested features** - Family tree to track breeding - More biomes and environments - Ability to manually sort nichelings - More varied color options - Ability to compare genes between nichelings - Sandbox mode like the original game - More complex genetics and traits ## Newest reviews (15 of 77) ### 4/5 — Bob *2026-05-13, version 1.3.23* It actually really great! ### 4/5 — An exercise in selective breeding *2026-01-15, version 1.3.23* It’s a rather good game if you’re planning to breed animals, but it doesn’t have any consequences for inbreeding so my niecelings ended up being so inbred the reason I say it’s selective breeding is that the game sets the goal you have to figure out how to meet that goal and then you have to meet that goal and it can take quite a while ### 4/5 — Please continue updating! *2024-06-08* I absolutely love this game, but I wish there were more environments and such, and maybe new genetics. I love both this game and the original niche game❤️ one thing that would make me and probably many others happy in the future is a possible mobile port of the pc/switch version, since the strategy is what drew me to the game as well as the genetics. I’ll still play this along with the other version, as both are enjoyable in their own right ### 4/5 — Dead *2023-12-22, version 1.3.12* Very engaging. Would be 5 stars, but while the game says there's more content to come, there hasn't been an update in 2 years. It's not even finished. The game is still good as it is, but seriously. ### 4/5 — Fun but needs QOL upgrades *2023-11-18* I’ve been playing this for several days and it is fun, but I am frustrated with trying to keep all of my breeding goals straight to unlock new levels. There are a few easy quality of life updates that would help a lot. 1. Tell me the parents of each nichling. Since it takes time for pregnancy, I sometimes lose track of the breeding and it would be helpful to have that info. That should be easy to add. 2. Allow me to move nichlings to different positions within an island. I would like to organize them by biome to make hunting and breeding easier. 3. A little harder, but it would be nice to have the notebook update with previously discovered dominance relationships. It is hard to make breeding decisions without having this recorded in-app. I am enjoying the game, but would love the chance to enjoy it more 😊 ### 4/5 — Please *2023-10-15, version 1.3.12* PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UPDATE THIS GAME AGAIN I LOVE IT ### 4/5 — Good app! *2023-05-28* It's really fun, but once when I wanted to go on patrol thingie (idk what you call it) and there was white animals with horns where there should be empty slots and when I selected the nichelings and tried to start the mini game, it didn't let me. Hope you fix this! ### 4/5 — scratches the itch, but lacking *2023-05-05* i have problems with petting my nichelings so much, especially when im selectively breeding them so much especially when finding new genes that theyll end up thrown out or retired before they could start benefiting me, that and i just have arthritis..so… yeah. You can also get abit soft locked if you level up an area too much that your nichelings cant even get food from it, like i managed to get level 20+ nichlings going on the first island, i have the frost island now but now i just have my forest island nichlings running through level 0 island area for food because its just more profitable than the high level biomes but, all that aside ive been opening the app and breeding more and all for days since i bought the app, and it had me revisit the pc version that is just far superior quite abit. Unrelated but im also a big fan of wandering village too lol, i hope if you guys made a mobile version for it aswell after finishing its development that itll be more true to the original if not just a nice direct port unlike this app, which is still nice atleast, and i hope it can get some tlc some day ### 5/5 — For Biology Lovers! *2023-03-24, version 1.3.12* This is a great game with pretty realistic genetics and a decent variety to make your own unique creatures! I love this game and enjoy playing with the different genes and creating spectacular beasts! Its excellent at teaching the basics of dominant and recessive genes and is easy to get the hang of. Im very excited for more islands to expand upon, the game felt a bit short, but im eager for further development! ### 4/5 — Good but needs a few fixes *2023-02-22, version 1.3.12* It’s good but the only thing wrong with it is that unlocking stuff cost to much berry's or add less rocks bc there kinda annoying but that’s it the game is amazing ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2023-01-02, version 1.3.12* I love this game and I have a lot of fun playing it. The only thing that i dislike is that there is no family tree, and I like knowing wether I’m inbreeding nichelings or not. Either way, this game is great! Thankyou! ### 5/5 — Please I beg you!!! *2022-12-30, version 1.3.12* Please make a mobile version of your PC game! I dont care if my phone blows up I need niche in my life again 😫my laptop was stolen and all my worlds are gone forever 😢idk if you guys plan on making the og version available for mobile but it seems like fans really want it! ### 5/5 — Good genetics game *2022-12-26* If you’re looking for a simple game with a breeding mechanism, this is your game. The artwork is relatively simple but I enjoy it nonetheless, I’d love to see the game be developed further ### 4/5 — This game is really fun, just a segestion. *2022-12-25, version 1.3.12* You should make the gameplay more like the original niche, because i would love to try hunting bunnels and escaping bearyeanas on mobile where im more experienced. This would be a really good addition and would maie this game so much better! If you cant change this game, make a new one with normal niche controls, please. ### 5/5 — Love It So Much *2022-10-01, version 1.3.12* …but it crashes a lot on my newer iPad Air. Could I be a tester? I’ll help! <3 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing like the original *2024-12-27, version 1.3.12* The original desktop game is great and I've been playing it for years. It's my favorite game on Steam. Sadly, this is nothing like the original and it's really slow. I don't enjoy it ### 1/5 — What happened here? *2021-08-02* I love the original pc niche game and coming into this I knew it would of course be different however I was lost the second the tutorial ended. I didn’t know you could adventure to different places so I just sat there adventuring in the same place for 10 minutes. It takes so long to go to the next place I gave up after half an hour. It takes so much time with little reward. I’m not sure how you could fix this all I can say is It is NOT worth the money for this game. Don’t know what happened or why it has so many good reviews. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear that you don't like the game. Niche - Breed and Evolve is an entirely new game in the Niche franchise, which focuses more on breeding, rather than survival. To make it suitable for mobile players and platforms we had to make some deliberate changes to the game play. We tried to clearly communicate that this is a new game, not a port. We are sorry if there has been any confusion. Please check if you can get a refund, if you're unhappy with your purchase. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2021-07-13* Crashes upon load up **Developer response:** Hi! Sorry about the issues. Could you maybe send me an email to support@strayfawnstudio.com and let me know what kind of device you're using? Hopefully we can resolve this! ### 1/5 — Different Game Entirely *2021-06-30, version 1.0* I really wanted to support the developers and love this app. However, this app is totally different from the PC version. There is one foraging mini game and it is repetitive and boring. There is no exploration nor family trees nor death nor blood types nor what made Niche unique. The genetics are really dumbed down. This is a pet owning game geared towards children. I would not have paid three bucks for this app had I known what the gameplay would be. ### 1/5 — Who knows what this app does? *2021-06-28, version 1.0* The app won’t open on my iPad ### 3/5 — Missing something *2026-02-04, version 1.3.23* I loved niche for so many years and I knew this app would be a simplified version of that, however it got repetitive so quick. The breeding and genetics aren’t as exciting, and it feels weird that there’s no consequences for inbreeding so anyone breeds with anyone. You don’t necessarily lose your nichlings either unless you send them away so it feels like there’s no challenge. ### 3/5 — Not the best game… *2023-07-12, version 1.3.12* To be honest I kinda wanted it to be like the pc version, this version is kinda disappointing. A lot of the function in the game aren’t here and there it’s no unique genetics, aka, Wings, fins, Etc. But most disappointingly no sandbox mod, DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU WANT THE THINGS MENTIONED. I guess I’ll just wait for the pc price to go down, ### 3/5 — Abandoned? *2023-03-15, version 1.3.12* Will we ever get more islands, as promised? Is this game still being updated in any way? ### 3/5 — Jeux mignon mais… *2022-11-23* Ce jeu est vraiment mignon, mais j’aurais aimé qu’il soit comme sur la version ordinateur dans la version ordinateur est vraiment assez remplie de choses de Génétique, vraiment beaucoup de choses que j’aime donc j’étais quand même un petit peu triste quand j’ai ouvert le jeu de me rendre compte en réalité c’est pas du tout la même chose que sur l’ordinateur et du coup je t’ai dit un petit peu déçu, mais le jeux quand même pas mal du tout j’aime bien voilà je suis quand même très bien et j’aime quand même beaucoup les graphismes même si c’est vrai que parfois c’est un peu compliqué le défi il faut dire enfin voilà mais sinon ### 3/5 — Good, from what I can tell *2022-05-17* It’s probably a great game, but every time I click play it crashes. This is in no way the developer’s fault, but i am going to note that you shouldn’t purchase this if you have an iPhone 6. I’m glad I could at least support the developers, as I am a fan of their games, I have their other game on my switch, and it is high quality! I wouldn’t doubt that this one is just as great! I am giving it 3 stars because The game is probably really good, but I myself cannot rate it. **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear that the game always crashes for you! We will try to make our newer versions more stable in the future. Thank you for your support and review! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — BEST *2026-06-26, version 1.3.23* I AM SPEECHLESS ### 5/5 — Hi for devs *2025-12-28, version 1.3.23* Hi I’m 14 and I love the game it works great and I’ve always loved niche but I’m at the snow island and I would love if you added more biomes like the swamp or water biomes but other than that I love this game and the non mobile version thanks ### 5/5 — This is super cute *2025-12-05, version 1.3.23* I just wanted to do another review. The cutest things: if your nicheling has shortsighted eyes it’s eyes wil be a little higher. If you have a platypus beak (dominant) it’s super cute. BUT the survival and strategy game is a little more fun. ### 5/5 — Great game *2025-10-07, version 1.3.12* This is an Awsome mobile game. Would love to see more updates adding new game mechanics or different gene possibilities . Would also love to see more space added for new animals. Note- yes this game is not like pc niche. But for the mobile version I think this is a great game and worth investment ### 5/5 — Family Tree *2025-10-06, version 1.3.12* Could you add a family tree? Please? ### 5/5 — Very different than desktop, still like *2024-10-10, version 1.3.12* Similar to, but not identical to the desk top game. Definitely a lot more waiting than desktop. The premise is the same but game play is very different. I still like it ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-10-02* Love the game please update the game please please please. ### 5/5 — Highly recommended! Super Fun Mobile Adaptation! *2024-06-05* While some aspects of the game could use some better explanations or instructions like for example - what effect does the perception stat even have on the foraging - the game’s so simple that trial and error will suffice for figuring out much of the mechanics even if all is not entirely clear. The game itself is simple yet has a super fun gameplay loop free of any in-app purchases where you breed to get the traits you want using the principles of real genetics and then you send your nichlings out to gather food by themselves or help them in a cool strategic minigame where you control your entire party of nichlings to gather as much food as possible and make it to the end goal in as little turns as possible. There’s a surprising amount of locations to explore, but I feel a bit underwhelmed on how many genes there are and would love to see even more locations and genes added even if the genes are only cosmetic. Another feature I’d like to see is a notebook feature where we can mark our predictions and conclusions on whether we think a specific gene is dominant, recessive, or co-dominant so that we can compile this information ourselves during gameplay and can easily reference it again for our breeding projects. Highly recommended and worth the price! This game has given me hours of fun and it reminds me of an addictive free-to-play game in it’s appealing gameplay mechanics and ease to pick up and play but without all the horrible in-app purchases that will drain you dry. If you like or find appealing breeding, genetics, simple turn based strategy games or puzzles where you need to optimize, or management games, you’ll probably enjoy this game too! ### 5/5 — Great game! *2024-04-25* This game is really fun. You breed your nichelings to be able to gather food successfully from the food mini game. The difficulty slowly rises forever and you just keep breeding stronger and stronger nichelings to compensate. I now try to breed for specific colors and patterns while continuing to breed their stats higher. I just pop in anytime and set up the next breeding or gather some food with the mini game. I like how respectful the game is of my time. The only downside is the devs have not released new content for it in a long time. Since it is pay once I think they are not financially motivated! However I would gladly give them my money if they offered an expansion with some additional islands and new genetic traits. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review! We can't promise anything but we'd love to add some more islands in the future! ### 5/5 — Awesome every way! *2023-04-05, version 1.3.12* A great game for waiting skills, but this is my third game and I love it honest! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*