BioBeasts vs Machinal Instinct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BioBeasts
Command genetically engineered creatures in a fight for survival against robotic forces. Evolve your beasts with unique abilities and customize their powers to overcome challenging enemies and bosses. Conquer diverse game modes and climb the global leaderboards.
- Unlock and mutate unique beasts
- Activate special beast powers
- Customize beasts with skins and mutations
- Master 4 difficulty modes
- Battle 20+ robotic enemy types
- Conquer endless enemy waves
- Dominate online leaderboards
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Control mutant beasts as you battle waves of robot enemies, laboratory defenses, and mechanical bosses. Mutate your way to freedom and rescue new beasts with unique powers! Unlock and upgrade tons of mutations to craft your own strategy! FEATURES * Unlock unique beasts and mutate to freedom! * Activate special powers to devastate your captors! * Customize each beast with skins and over 50 powerful mutations! * Master 4 difficulty modes! * Shred 20+ unique robotic enemy types including a vicious final boss! * Conquer endless enemy waves and challenges! * Dominate online leaderboards! * Multiplatform cloud saving! Developer Blog: http://biobeasts.artix.com/ Twitter @BioBeasts: http://twitter.com/BioBeasts Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BioBeasts/
Machinal Instinct
Engage in fast-paced mech battles in a global tournament where animal pilots command powerful machines. Customize your fighting style with various weapons and upgrade your mech with unlockable parts to climb the global leaderboard.
- Select from 6 mech pilots
- Customize melee and ranged weapons
- Win supply boxes for rewards
- Unlock and combine upgradable mech parts
- Battle in 3 different arenas
- Climb the global leaderboard
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Fight your way to the top of the food chain, and watch your enemies become the prey! Machinal Instinct is a fast-paced fighting game, set in a world where animals pilot powerful mechs to compete against each other in a worldwide tournament. Unleash your inner beast and reach the top of the global leaderboard! Features: * Select from 6 cute but fearless mech pilots!. * Customize your fighting style: ** 3 different types of melee weapons: ax, fist, or chain. ** 2 different types of ranged weapons: grenade or rocket. ** And more coming soon! * Win supply boxes and get rewards to pump up your mech. * Unlock and combine dozens of upgradable mech parts. * Play in 3 different astonishing battle arenas. * Fight, loot, upgrade and climb that leaderboard! Join more than 22 million players from all over the world who enjoy our games!
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Verdict
BioBeasts and Machinal Instinct both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of BioBeasts's written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's. BioBeasts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.0). Machinal Instinct's advantage is ratings volume (706 vs 81). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BioBeasts sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Machinal Instinct sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BioBeasts against 4.6 for Machinal Instinct. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Machinal Instinct has 706 ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of BioBeasts's written reviews are positive against 51% of Machinal Instinct's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BioBeasts | Machinal Instinct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (81 ratings) — better | 4.6 (706 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 706 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Artix Entertainment LLC | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
BioBeasts
Machinal Instinct
User reviews
BioBeasts
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Fair monetization - not pay-to-win
- 🎨 Great artwork and visual design
- ⚡ Fast-paced action and reflex-based gameplay
- 🔄 High replay value with randomized elements
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Game won't launch or closes immediately
- 📖 Lacks story or narrative elements
- 🔗 Cloud server connection timeout problems
- ⚙️ Performance issues on older devices
Machinal Instinct
From 706 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth animations
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🕹️ Accessible controls
- 💎 Great fighting game fundamentals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent attack targeting
- 🔧 Buggy mechanics and controls
- 🕰️ Short match duration
- 🤖 Mostly playing against bots
- 📺 Excessive ads and monetization
Bugs and requests
BioBeasts
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game crashes on launch or immediately after starting
- Crashes when activating bomb or explosion abilities
- Game freezes at 24+ combo or when using special abilities
- Crate opening button becomes unresponsive
- Cloud server connection timeouts despite good internet
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- Game becomes unresponsive image after ~30 seconds of play
- Performance issues and lag on older iOS versions
- Incompatibility with iPhone 4 and older devices
Requested features
8 requests- Add more story/narrative content
- Include additional boss encounters
- Implement customizable monster creation
- Add robot/beast dossier or encyclopedia
- Bring back Nuclear Bundle
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- Allow crate type selection before opening
- Auto-save bits to bank feature
- More beast variety and characters
Machinal Instinct
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Freezing at loading screens
- Matchmaking issues
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
5 requests- Longer match duration
- Real-time multiplayer mode
- More character and weapon variety
- Customizable controls
- Additional game modes (e.g. endless, team battles)
In-app purchases
BioBeasts
- 3,000 BioBits$1.99
- 8,000 BioBits$3.99
- 2X BioBits Multiplier$4.99
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- 25,000 BioBits$9.99
- Nuclear Bundle$9.99
- Quantum Crate$9.99
- Haunted Bundle$9.99
- Frost King Bundle$9.99
- 75,000 BioBits$24.99
- 200,000 BioBits$49.99
Machinal Instinct
- Gems x80 pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
- Gems x500 pack$4.99
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- Starter Pack$5.99
- Starter Pack$7.99
- Gems x1,200 pack$9.99
- Gems x2,500 pack$19.99
- Gems x6,500 pack$49.99
- Gems x14,000 pack$99.99
Questions
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