Comparison

Lion Runner vs Lion Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Lion Runner

Embark on an adventure as a lion trying to return home. Overcome obstacles, battle enemies, and develop your character's skills through various life stages. Collect trophies and unlock special powers to become the king of Africa.

Highlights
  • Run and overcome obstacles
  • Fight enemies and bosses
  • Develop lion's skills and powers
  • Collect food and trophies
  • Progress through life stages
  • Unlock special abilities like Slow Motion and Double Jump
  • Play with friends and compare scores
Features
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Overcome obstacles, run, fight with enemies, kill, win and earn points! Lion Runner is a runner type game that will allow you to inhabit the body of a lion in Africa. Small Lion had been living with his family in Kenia until he has been kidnapped by pirates. Fortunately, the ship on which Lion was shipped, has sank during a storm. Now Lion is in the West of Africa. He wants to return to his family in Kenia. You are going to help him carry out the task. Lion Runner consists of the seven stages of Lion’s life. In the first the lion is small and helpless. With each stage Lion gains additional skills and powers that will help him deal with his foes. When he grows up, he will be strong enough to find the way to his home. Until then, Dino will have to overcome many other dangerous animals and bosses that stand in his way (fighting) in VS mode and overcome difficult obstacles (bones, snakes, thorns, stones, lava, geisers and so on). To win and become the king of the Africa you have to complete all the levels, collect food and develop Lion’s capabilities. Invite your friends to play with you and compare your scores. Be the best and complete 63 levels! Do not forget to visit Lion’s Cave. There you can watch as the character grows, view his collection of trophies and also his extra powers: Slow Motion, Double Jump and Tough Skin. In the game you can find variety spieces of wild animals (both herbivores and carnivores): rhino, gazelle, leopard, cheetah, vulture. If you have any ideas for the game - contact us: mobile@netigen.pl We are getting happier with each of your email message.

About

Lion Evolution

Combine mutant lions with unique manes to evolve new species. Discover different stages and a wild story in this incremental clicker game with doodle-like illustrations. Play freely with open-ended gameplay.

Highlights
  • Combine similar lions to create new creatures
  • Discover different stages and lion species
  • Earn coins to buy new creatures
  • Incremental clicker gameplay
  • Doodle-like illustrations
  • Open-ended gameplay
Features
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Why lions are the kings of the jungle, you ask? Because of their fabulous and glossy manes, of course! Combine mutant lion species and go wild with the craziest hairdos in the animal kingdom! Mix and match fierce manes freely and play your part on the evolution of a species’ most critical trait for survival… Glorious hair! LION FEATURES - Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery - Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the lions. HOW TO PLAY - Drag and drop similar lions to create new mysterious creatures - Use lion eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money - Alternatively, fiercely tap a lion to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS - Different stages and many lion species to discover - A mind-blowing story with wild twists! - The unexpected mix of creature evolution dynamics and incremental clicker games - Doodle-like illustrations - Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! - No lions were harmed in the making of this game, only developers I ain’t lion: this game is fierce! Please note! This game is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. Some features and extras mentioned in the description may also have to be purchased for real money.

Screenshots

Lion Runner4 screens
Lion Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lion Runner at none against Lion Evolution's shown. Lion Runner also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Lion Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 22). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Lion Runner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lion Evolution sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lion Runner against 4.8 for Lion Evolution. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lion Evolution has 119 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lion Runner versus Lion Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLion RunnerLion Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings)4.8 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22119 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB157 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA

Customer experience

Lion Runner

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Lion Evolution

All ratings119 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lion Runner

One-time10
  • 10 diamonds$0.99
  • Promotion 100 diamonds$0.99
  • Rescue & 3 diamonds$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Rescue & Double Jump$0.99
  • Disable Ads$0.99
  • 50 diamonds$1.99
  • 100 diamonds$2.99
  • Promotion 400 diamonds$2.99
  • 150 diamonds$3.99
  • 400 diamonds$4.99
13 purchases

Lion Evolution

One-time13
  • Alien Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
Show 10 more
  • Promo Bundles High$5.99
  • Shop Bundle 2$5.99
  • Alien Currency Pack 2$5.99
  • Trinket$6.99
  • Promo Bundles Normal$8.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
  • Starter Bundle Discount$9.99
  • Promo Bundles Full$11.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99
  • Veteran Bundle$69.99

Questions

Is Lion Runner free?
Lion Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lion Evolution free?
Lion Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lion Runner or Lion Evolution?
Lion Evolution is rated higher. Lion Runner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Lion Evolution averages 4.8 from 119 ratings.
Do Lion Runner or Lion Evolution have ads?
Lion Evolution shows ads; Lion Runner does not.

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