Comparison

Ultimate Shark Simulator vs African Animals Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ultimate Shark Simulator

Experience life as a shark in the ocean. Hunt for food, raise a family, and explore vast underwater environments. Choose from multiple shark species, customize their abilities, and battle dangerous bosses.

Highlights
  • Realistic health, hunger, and oxygen management
  • Seven playable shark species
  • Boss battles against sea creatures
  • Build and customize your shark pack
  • Raise and care for baby sharks
  • Level up sharks and upgrade stats
  • Dynamic weather and day/night cycles
Features
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Dive into the deep blue sea and rule over the ocean as a real Shark! For the first time ever, choose from SEVEN PLAYABLE SHARKS! Hunt down food in the coral reefs, raise a family of sharks, and swim through the seaweed forests stalking prey like squid, turtle, dolphin and whales! Download the Ultimate Shark Simulator today while it's 50% OFF for a very limited time! Brand New Features REALISTIC SIMULATOR You'll need to maintain your health, hunger, oxygen, and energy while hunting in treacherous ocean waters! SEVEN PLAYABLE SHARKS Choose from your favorite species in a single game, play as a Great White Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Tiger Shark, Blue Shark, Thresher Shark, Sawshark, and Whale Shark! Each species has their own families, experience, and levels! DANGEROUS BOSS BATTLES Test your skills against SIX thrilling boss battles! A massive tentacled beast awaits in the depths of the caves, dare you awaken the Kraken?! A monstrous prehistoric Megalodon is rumored to still swim the nearby ocean waters! BUILD YOUR PACK Dominate other sharks or bring them a treat to recruit them to your family! Customize and play as any Shark in your pack and create a powerful family of predators! RAISE YOUR FAMILY Breed baby sharks that will grow into powerful members of your family! Care for you babies while they are are young, hunting food for them and carrying them on your back! CUSTOMIZE YOUR SHARKS Choose your shark's name, appearance, skills, and attributes to complement your family members and become a more powerful group! LEVEL UP YOUR SHARKS Gain experience by catching and eating your prey, caring for your family, and completing missions! Level up your sharks to increase their health and attack damage, earn points to upgrade your shark's stats, and increase the size of your school! EARN STAT POINTS Stat Points can be used to provide bonus’s to traits like Health, Critical Attack Chance, Swim Speed, and much more! UPGRADEABLE BUFFS Buff Points can be used to upgrade your Buffs, which create temporary stats boost automatically when your shark’s vitals are low or they get a taste of blood! RAGDOLL PHYSICS Your prey now realistically dangles from your jaws as you carry them! DYNAMIC WEATHER, SEASONS AND DAY/NIGHT CYCLE Procedural weather system with unique storms, clouds, sun, and stars! And the BRAND NEW depth variable atmosphere creates a dark and dangerous ambience in the depths of the ocean! MASSIVE REALISTIC 3D ENVIRONMENT Explore a world so big we created FOUR unique coves for your sharks to live in! Brave the deep abyss, survive the harsh arctic, or hunt along the beaches of the tropical islands! DOZENS OF ENEMIES Hunt down a huge variety of animals like the Dolphin, Whale, Fish, Turtle, Flamingo, Stingray, Squid, Octopus, Rabbit, Penguin, Seal, Ibex, Boar, Moose, Skunk, Seagull, Sharks and more! OPTIONAL BLOOD EFFECTS If you are of age or have your parents permission, turn on the BRAND NEW blood effects for added combat ferocity! GLUTEN-FREE PROMISE With all of our games you will always get the full game with no ads or additional purchases! Download the Ultimate Shark Simulator to become the apex predator of the ocean, a deadly Shark! If you liked living as a Shark then you'll love our other animal simulators! Download our Ultimate Wolf Simulator and live a wild life in the forest, or turn the Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator and discover a long lost Prehistoric World of Dinosaurs! Give us a shout and let us know what you want to play next! facebook.com/glutenfreegames twitter.com/glutenfreegames

About

African Animals Simulator

Experience life as an African animal, from birth to death. Survive by finding food and water, protect your family, and grow stronger by completing tasks and leveling up. Explore a realistic African world with dynamic weather and day/night cycles.

Highlights
  • Play as various African animals
  • Survival mechanics (hunger, thirst)
  • Family and cub protection
  • Leveling and character strengthening
  • Dynamic day/night and weather systems
  • HD graphics and touch controls
Features
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You will born in the middle of an African world. You need to protect yourself, find food, find water and grow up. You will have a family and you must protect them also. Play with your hero from birth to death. If you want to feel like an African animal and want to live in an African world like them, this game is for you! GAME FEATURES: - Included African animals; Gorilla, Camel, Hyena, Buffalo, Cheetah, Leopard, Gazelle, Giraffe - Choose your hero. What do you want to experience? - Complete the initial tasks. Raise your hero and kill the enemies. - You will be hungry, thirst and tired. Protect your health! - Find your mate. Have a cub and protect your family. - Wait to born and enjoy the experience of having a cub. - Use your mini map and large map finding enemies and foods. - Increase your level, strengthen the character. TECHNICAL DETAILS: - Mobil optimized HD graphics. - Sensitive touch controls. - Handy buttons. - Quest system. - Level system. - Dynamic day and night system. - Weather and season system. - Realistic city environments. - Different camera angles. - All game data can be saved. - "How to play" for new starters. Join the funny world African Animals Simulator. FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: www.optogames.com support@optogames.com optogames@gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: www.facebook.com/optogames www.instagram.com/optogames www.twitter.com/optogames

Screenshots

Ultimate Shark Simulator4 screens
African Animals Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ultimate Shark Simulator at every 3 days against African Animals Simulator's every 39 months. Ultimate Shark Simulator also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ultimate Shark Simulator costs $0.99 and African Animals Simulator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Shark Simulator ships an update every 3 days, African Animals Simulator every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ultimate Shark Simulator versus African Animals Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Shark SimulatorAfrican Animals Simulator
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (976 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings976 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB193 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGluten Free GamesAlperen Karagoz

Customer experience

Ultimate Shark Simulator

All ratings975 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.7%

African Animals Simulator

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Shark Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when attacking certain enemies
  • Sharks get stuck or behave erratically at times
  • Difficulty in selecting and switching between sharks

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more shark species to play as
  • Introduce land-based animals and environments
  • Implement a more robust and varied ecosystem
  • Improve the overall stability and performance

African Animals Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ultimate Shark Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

African Animals Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Shark Simulator free?
Ultimate Shark Simulator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is African Animals Simulator free?
African Animals Simulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ultimate Shark Simulator or African Animals Simulator have ads?
Neither Ultimate Shark Simulator nor African Animals Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Shark Simulator or African Animals Simulator?
Ultimate Shark Simulator ships an update every 3 days, and African Animals Simulator every 39 months. Most recently, Ultimate Shark Simulator was updated on October 27, 2026 and African Animals Simulator on October 12, 2026.

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