Comparison

cell.ul.ar vs Evolution

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

Head to head
About

cell.ul.ar

Engage in a survival game where you control a cell in a petri dish. Grow by consuming smaller cells and avoid larger ones to achieve the longest possible survival time. Test your reflexes and strategy to become the biggest cell.

Highlights
  • Osmosis effect gameplay
  • Cell growth mechanics
  • Survival challenge
  • Avoid larger cells
  • Eat smaller cells
Features
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Cellular is a brand new cell eating game. Experience the osmosis effect first hand by playing the role of a cell on a petri dish. Your goal is simply to survive as long as possible by eating small cells, whilst avoiding bigger ones. How big can you make your cell?

About

Evolution

Design and build unique creatures using joints, bones, and muscles. Witness their learning and improvement through evolutionary algorithms and neural networks as they tackle tasks like running, jumping, and flying. Share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Creature design with joints, bones, muscles
  • Neural network learning
  • Evolutionary algorithm improvement
  • Tasks: running, jumping, climbing, flying
  • Share simulation saves and creature designs
  • View source code
Features
Currently charting
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Use joints, bones and muscles to build creatures that are only limited by your imagination. Watch how the combination of neural networks and an evolutionary algorithm can enable your creatures to learn and improve at their given tasks all on their own. The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks? The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends. Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want. There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwando.com/evolution).

Screenshots

cell.ul.ar4 screens
Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cell.ul.ar at Free against Evolution's $1.99. cell.ul.ar also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

cell.ul.ar is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. cell.ul.ar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cell.ul.ar ships an update every 76 months, Evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
cell.ul.ar versus Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercell.ul.arEvolution
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.4 (549 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews84.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—549 — better
Update frequencyEvery 76 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#165 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdKeiwan Donyagard

Customer experience

cell.ul.ar

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

Evolution

All ratings549 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative11.3%

Bugs and requests

cell.ul.ar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Creatures re-appear after being deleted
  • Horizontal distance not recorded properly
  • Simulation screen turns white
  • Creatures get stuck in a looping state

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add swimming and flying modes
  • Ability to customize creature body parts
  • Option to speed up or pause evolution
  • Save and load creature designs
  • More task types (e.g. grabbing, throwing)
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  • Multiplayer or competition modes
  • Improved camera controls
  • Ability to create obstacles or terrain

In-app purchases

1 purchases

cell.ul.ar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Evolution

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cell.ul.ar free?
cell.ul.ar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evolution free?
Evolution costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do cell.ul.ar or Evolution have ads?
cell.ul.ar shows ads; Evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, cell.ul.ar or Evolution?
cell.ul.ar ships an update every 76 months, and Evolution every 2 months. Most recently, cell.ul.ar was updated on September 25, 2026 and Evolution on October 6, 2026.

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