# Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator vs Wild Animal Simulators

The clearest difference is price: Wild Animal Simulators at Free against Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator's $0.99. Wild Animal Simulators also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 62%). Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Wild Animal Simulators is free to download; Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator against 4.3 for Wild Animal Simulators. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator's written reviews are positive against 79% of Wild Animal Simulators's.

Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator ships an update every 7 months, Wild Animal Simulators every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator | Wild Animal Simulators |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.2 (1.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultimate-dinosaur-simulator/id1010803520/reviews) | **[4.3 (2.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-animal-simulators/id1078916127/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K | **2.9K** |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | **78.8% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 7 months** | Every 11 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 157 MB | 142 MB |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Gluten Free Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/698937431) | [Turbo Rocket Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/667656083) |

## What reviewers say

### Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultimate-dinosaur-simulator/id1010803520)

Explore a prehistoric world as a dinosaur, managing survival needs, raising a family, and battling fierce bosses. Choose from ten playable species, customize their abilities, and build a powerful pack to dominate the ancient landscape.

**Highlights:** Ten playable dinosaur species, Realistic survival mechanics (health, hunger, thirst), Build and customize your dinosaur pack, Hatch and raise baby dinosaurs, Engage in deadly boss battles, Level up dinosaurs and upgrade stats, Dynamic weather and day/night cycle

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🦖 One of the best dinosaur games
- 🦕 Amazing game
- 🌟 Great game
- 👍 Good game
- ⭐️ Awesome game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Laggy and unstable
- 🐛 Invisible enemies
- 🐛 Health bar issues

**Reported bugs**

- Glitches and crashes
- Invisible enemies
- Health bar issues
- Teleporting glitch with raptor
- Floating fish

**Requested features**

- Add more playable dinosaurs like Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Indoraptor, Indominus Rex
- Improve dinosaur animations and behaviors
- Add swimming and diving mechanics
- Improve AI and enemy behaviors
- Easier to find dens and change dinosaurs


### Wild Animal Simulators

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-animal-simulators/id1078916127)

Step into the paws, claws, or talons of various wild animals. Hunt, survive, and build a family in vast 3D wilderness environments. Level up your animal's abilities through RPG mechanics to become the ultimate predator.

**Highlights:** Realistic wild animal simulation, RPG leveling system, Start and develop a family, Massive 3D open world exploration, Challenging quests, Multiple animal simulators included

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Lots of animals to choose from
- 👍 No in-app purchases
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Ads are too frequent
- 🐛 Controls are difficult
- 🐛 Lack of multiplayer

**Reported bugs**

- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inability to land the eagle
- Prey disappearing too quickly
- Enemies moving erratically
- Family members getting stuck

**Requested features**

- Multiplayer mode
- More animals and simulators
- Ability to name and customize animals
- Improved graphics and animations
- Offline/online mode


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator free?

Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Wild Animal Simulators free?

Wild Animal Simulators is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator or Wild Animal Simulators?

Wild Animal Simulators is rated higher. Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Wild Animal Simulators averages 4.3 from 2.9K ratings.

### Do Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator or Wild Animal Simulators have ads?

Wild Animal Simulators shows ads; Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator does not.

### Which is updated more often, Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator or Wild Animal Simulators?

Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator ships an update every 7 months, and Wild Animal Simulators every 11 months. Most recently, Ultimate Dinosaur Simulator was updated on October 21, 2026 and Wild Animal Simulators on October 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*