Comparison

Octopus Evolution vs Food Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Octopus Evolution

Combine octopuses to evolve them into bizarre new forms in this deep-sea mutant clicker game. Earn coins by combining creatures or tapping them, then use those coins to buy more octopuses and discover new species and endings.

Highlights
  • Combine octopuses to evolve
  • Discover curious and bizarre forms
  • Earn octopus poop coins
  • Buy new creatures
  • Tap octopuses for coins
  • Multiple stages and species
  • Multiple possible endings
Features
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The seventh Evolution game comes with eight arms! Are you ready for the greatest breakthrough in the Evolution game series? Neglected for centuries, feared by many and portrayed as monsters, these creatures are here to prove, once and for all, just how funny and clumsy they really are. Give them a chance and they will happily take you with open arms. In fact, with four pairs of them. Combine octopuses to evolve them and discover their most curious, exotic and bizarre forms! The Evolution series by Tapps Games continues! Had enough from Cow, Platypus, Goat, Giraffe, Zebra and Chicken Evolution? Octopus Evolution is here with the first-ever submarine mutant adventure. Ready for a splash? HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar octopuses to combine them and create new mysterious creatures • Use octopus poop coins to buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap the octopuses to make coins pop from pooping HIGHLIGHTS • Many stages and octopus species to discover • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution, 2048 and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Many possible endings: find your own destiny • Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades…! More than ever! • No octopuses were harmed in the making of this game, only developers (again and again) Discover what the future has in store for octopuses besides becoming delicious seafood dishes. Yummy. Download Octopus Evolution and have fun! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq

About

Food Evolution

Combine foods to mutate them into bizarre forms and earn coins. This incremental clicker game features offline profits, tons of upgrades, and four distinct areas to explore. Discover new worlds and capture the planet by creating increasingly evolved foods.

Highlights
  • Combine foods to mutate
  • Discover bizarre food forms
  • Incremental clicker gameplay
  • Offline coin generation
  • Multiple areas to explore
  • Numerous upgrades
Features
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Combine foods to mutate them, discover their bizarre and exotic forms, and become rich! HIGHLIGHTS ◉ No pop up ads! We hate them as much as you do ◉ The ultimate incremental clicker game ◉ Tons of upgrades to get more foods faster ◉ Earn coins from your foods while offline ◉ Four different areas to discover ◉ Tons of crazy evolutions THE STORY Create tons of amazing foods in this cute evolution game. As you create more foods, you will discover new worlds and eventually capture the entire planet! OFFLINE PROFITS Your foods will generate coins while you are away, that you can use to evolve even more foods! You can even feed them cats! HOW TO PLAY Drag similar foods together to combine them and create new mysterious creatures Foods automatically earn coins but you can tap them to earn coins faster Use food coins to buy new foods and make even more money A VICIOUS CYCLE As you create more and more evolutions and mutations, your foods will generate even more coins for you! NO POP UP ADS What are you waiting for? Unlike many other evolution games, Food Evolution has no pop up ads! Download this game now and witness the best evolution ever!

Screenshots

Octopus Evolution4 screens
Food Evolution3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Food Evolution at none against Octopus Evolution's shown. Food Evolution also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Octopus Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Food Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.8 for Octopus Evolution against 4.8 for Food Evolution. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.1K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Octopus Evolution's written reviews are positive against 96% of Food Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Octopus Evolution ships an update every 6 weeks, Food Evolution fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Octopus Evolution versus Food Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOctopus EvolutionFood Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better4.8 (5.9K ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews95.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K5.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB35 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDADiced Pixel, LLC

Customer experience

Octopus Evolution

All ratings4,126 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%

Food Evolution

All ratings5,844 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,032 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.7%

User reviews

Octopus Evolution

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐙 Cute and fun octopus designs
  • 👍 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance and no major issues
  • 💎 Rewarding progression and evolution
  • 🎨 Enjoyable customization options

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty unlocking certain content
  • 💰 Frustration with in-app purchases
  • 🔁 Repetitive nature of gameplay over time
  • 🕰️ Slow progress without active play

Food Evolution

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Cute and creative food designs
  • 👍 Engaging food dialogues and stories
  • 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited food dialogues and stories
  • 🐛 Repetitive gameplay after completing all levels
  • 🐛 Boxes getting stuck behind menu bar

Bugs and requests

Octopus Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Disappearing items or progress loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more unique octopus evolutions
  • Improve rewards and progression system
  • Introduce new game modes or challenges
  • Allow more customization options

Food Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Boxes getting stuck behind menu bar
  • Inability to view previous food dialogues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More food dialogues and stories
  • Ability to keep progress and money after reincarnating
  • More mini-games and interactive features
  • Ability to delete excess food
  • More food types and evolution paths
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  • Persistent animal/pet companion

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Octopus Evolution

One-time10
  • ads removal$0.99
  • pack of rubies$1.99
  • instant coins doubler$1.99
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  • pack with some diamonds$1.99
  • pack of diamonds$1.99
  • pack with more diamonds$4.99
  • big pack of rubies$5.99
  • income doubler$5.99
  • pack with plenty of diamonds$9.99
  • starter bundle with discount$9.99
1 purchases

Food Evolution

One-time1
  • Coin Bag$0.99

Questions

Is Octopus Evolution free?
Octopus Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Food Evolution free?
Food Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Octopus Evolution or Food Evolution?
Octopus Evolution is rated higher. Octopus Evolution averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Food Evolution averages 4.8 from 5.9K ratings.
Do Octopus Evolution or Food Evolution have ads?
Octopus Evolution shows ads; Food Evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Octopus Evolution or Food Evolution?
Octopus Evolution ships an update every 6 weeks, and Food Evolution fortnightly. Most recently, Octopus Evolution was updated on October 27, 2026 and Food Evolution on October 26, 2026.

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