# Tyrannosaurs

> Educational app about tyrannosaurs, featuring dinosaur collection and clue-hunting gameplay. (iPhone/iPad app by Australian Museum.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tyrannosaurs/id731267896 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Australian Museum](https://appshunter.io/developer/458262919)
- Category: Education, Games
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 61 App Store ratings · 89 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 104 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-11-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tyrannosaurs/id731267896/reviews.md

## What is Tyrannosaurs?

Tyrannosaurs
Massive skulls, powerful jaws, two heavy-duty legs and two teeny-tiny arms. And don’t forget the large, bone-crunching teeth. Most of us picture all tyrannosaurs like the iconic T. rex. But is this true?
 
Tyrannosaurs were, in fact, a very diverse group of meat-eating dinosaurs that thrived in the Northern Hemisphere for over 100 million years during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods (from 165 to 66 million years ago). Eventually, some of this group became the world’s top predators. Only a mass extinction event halted their dominance.
 
Play the game
Hatch your dinosaur eggs and collect them all!
Hunt for clues and reveal the secret behind the formidable dinosaurs that make up the tyrannosaurs group.
 
Created by the Australian Museum and Eye Candy

## Key features

- Learn about tyrannosaur diversity
- Hatch dinosaur eggs
- Collect all dinosaurs
- Hunt for clues
- Reveal dinosaur secrets

## What do users think of Tyrannosaurs?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🤩 Nostalgic childhood favorite
- 🤩 Educational and informative
- 🤩 Great graphics and animation
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
- 🤩 Accurate and well-animated dinosaurs
- 🤩 Good for passing time
- 🤩 Highly recommended for dino lovers
- 🤩 Unique and deserves attention
- 🤩 Better than other dinosaur apps
- 🤩 Keeps kids busy and educated

**Cons**

- 🤔 Not enough dinosaurs
- 🤔 Game can be completed quickly
- 🤔 Some dinosaurs are invisible/see-through
- 🤔 Glitches and crashes
- 🤔 Lacks interactivity
- 🤔 Boring for some users
- 🤔 Difficulty in controlling dinosaurs
- 🤔 Repetitive gameplay (hatching eggs, guessing)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Some dinosaurs are invisible or see-through
- Game crashes when getting hints or completing dinosaurs
- Lagging issues
- Boxes, barrels, and rocks get stuck on walls
- App crashes upon opening
- Dinosaurs don't load all the way, are see-through with gold patches of feathers
- Transparent tyrannosaurs

**Most requested features**

- Add more dinosaurs (e.g., Nanaqsaurus, Lythronax, Thanatotheristes, Alioramus, Nano Tyrannus, Pinaco Rex)
- Add feathers to some dinosaurs
- Create a herbivore mode
- Create a raptor game or spinosaurus version
- Add a control option to move dinosaurs
- Add more maps
- Add more stuff (e.g., small house material)
- Add a friend for the dinosaur
- Make a Dino park version with herbivores and live food
- Make a spinosaur one
- Add places for the dinosaur to go
- Allow control of the dinosaur
- Make a hadrosaur, spinosaur, sauropod, and carnosaur game
- Add more updates and awesome games
- Make the dinosaurs battle
- Make a ceratopsian one
- Make a game where you can run around as a tyranid
- Add more dinosaurs like stegosaurus, triceratops, and other herbivores
- Add a new habitat with water dinosaurs
- Allow control of the dinosaur and hunting for food
- Add roaring and growling sounds
- Make dinosaurs die and add blood
- Add a roar when big dinosaurs roar
- Add more places for dinosaurs to live (city, zoo with prey/predators)
- Allow players to be the dinosaur and hunt/defend prey
- Add health bar, food bar, water bar
- Add rivers, lakes, streams, seas, islands
- Allow defending territory and having mates/babies/eggs
- Add interaction like petting or poking
- Make dinosaurs chase a beach ball
- Add more scenery and fix dino textures
- Allow taming and feeding dinosaurs

## Recent user reviews (10 of 89)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tyrannosaurs/id731267896/reviews.md

### 5/5 — One of my childhood favorites

*2026-03-01*

I’ve been searching for this game that I used to play way back in 2016 and i finally found it! So happy I could FINNALY play it again

### 5/5 — Fun!

*2022-08-30, version 4.1*

Why not make other families? It’s so fun add nanaqsaurus and lythronax

### 5/5 — There’s so much nostalgia

*2021-11-06*

I’m not sure if the dev’s gonna see this, but this game made me so happy as a child and it brings me so much nostalgia going back to it. I hope they know that they made one little 5-year-old very happy

### 4/5 — Pls add more

*2021-02-22, version 4.1*

I found all the dinosaurs can you guys add more dinosaurs

### 5/5 — Great game!!!

*2021-02-13, version 4.1*

Good game highly recommended for Dino lovers but the only problem is there is not enough tyrannosaurs add things like thanatotheristes.

### 4/5 — Джойстик

*2020-08-06, version 4.1*

Сделайте так чтобы дино управлялся джойстиком

### 5/5 — Please read

*2020-06-14*

This game is awesome I’d love to see another game like this with a different dinosaur or a herbivore mode!

### 3/5 — Good but...

*2020-05-06, version 4.1*

Good but...how do you control the dinosaur?

### 5/5 — IT’S EPIC

*2020-05-03*

I didn’t even know most of these existed!!! They are really cute, and it’s entertaining, and it teaches you things!!! Maybe you could do something else like this? Like for raptors?

### 5/5 — Idiots try on another iPad

*2020-04-22, version 4.1*

Guys come on just try on a different pod idiot but add feathers to the rest of tyranosuarids.

## Frequently asked questions about Tyrannosaurs

### What is this app about?

This app is an educational tool that delves into the diverse group of tyrannosaurs, exploring their physical traits, history, and reign as predators. It also includes interactive gameplay where you can hatch dinosaur eggs, collect them, and hunt for clues to uncover secrets about these ancient creatures.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include learning about the diversity of tyrannosaurs, hatching and collecting dinosaur eggs, and engaging in a clue-hunting game to reveal secrets about these dinosaurs. The app aims to provide an engaging and informative experience about this group of prehistoric animals.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. Based on the provided information, there are no in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a completely free experience for users.

### What kind of dinosaurs can I expect to find?

The app focuses specifically on the tyrannosaur group, which includes iconic dinosaurs like the T. rex. You will learn about the diversity within this group, which thrived in the Northern Hemisphere for over 100 million years during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.

### Who created this app?

This app was created by the Australian Museum and Eye Candy. Their collaboration aims to provide an educational and engaging experience about dinosaurs.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2016-05-19

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Resolved small UI bug

### 4.0 — 2016-05-02

- New Australian Museum Branding incorporation

- Chinese text fixes

- UI Updates

### 3.0 — 2014-05-11

- NEW AND IMPROVED - Ghost/Xray dinosaurs replaced with a complete set of fully textured dinosaurs!

- Updated head shots in the egg hatching screen so you can see which dinosaurs you’ve unlocked

- Information about the Australian Museum where the Tyrannosaurs exhibition was created

- Chinese text alterations

### 1.1 — 2013-12-11

- Chinese Language option
- Enhanced dinosaur animations

### 1.0 — 2013-10-31

No release notes.

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