Octopus Evolution vs Crab Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Crab Island
Embark on a relaxing fishing adventure to collect charming dancing crabs. Customize your crabs with over 100 skins and costumes. Upgrade your island, gather resources, and unlock mystical shrines to summon unique creatures.
- Collect dancing crabs
- Over 100 skins and costumes
- Upgrade your island
- Unlock mysterious shrines
- Easy tap-to-fish gameplay
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Crab Island is a relaxing fishing game where you collect dancing crabs! -- FEATURES -- - Easy to play - tap at the right time to fish! - More than 100 skins and costumes to dress up your crabs! - Upgrade your island while fishing coins, baits, worms and lots of different treasures! - Unlock mysterious shrines to summon Crabthulhu! - Great for kids, moms, grannies and crazy crab people in general. The whole family can play and enjoy Crab Island! -- No additional purchases are needed to finish the game. Offline game: No internet connection needed. #HINT: Find all the shrines and scrolls to summon *Crabthulhu* -- This game is made by a small but passionate young team so we really appreciate your feedback ^-^ We really hope you enjoy our game! We certainly had a blast making it. Even if you didn’t, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at help@platonicgames.com Ready for a relaxing fishing adventure?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crab Island at every 3 weeks against Octopus Evolution's every 6 weeks. Crab Island also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Octopus Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 620). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Octopus Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Crab Island sells 10 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 — 4.8 for Octopus Evolution against 4.8 for Crab Island. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octopus Evolution has 4.1K ratings behind it against 620, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 94% positive.
Octopus Evolution ships an update every 6 weeks, Crab Island every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octopus Evolution | Crab Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.1K ratings) | 4.8 (620 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 620 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 257 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | Platonic Games |
Customer experience
Octopus Evolution
Crab Island
User reviews
Octopus Evolution
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Crab Island
From 620 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Best ever
- 👍 Cute crabs
- 👍 Fun and relaxing
- 👍 Crab dancing
- 👍 Crab petting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Fishing rod durability issues
- 🐛 Camera movement problems
- 🔋 Slow island upgrades
- 🔋 Difficulty earning gems
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
Crab Island
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes
- Freezing login screen
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
8 requests- More crab varieties
- Crab breeding feature
- Crab minigames
- Customizable crab homes
- More island customization
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- Daily rewards
- Volume/music controls
- Crab facts
In-app purchases
Octopus Evolution
- 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
Crab Island
- 5 Double Baits$2.99
- 5 Special Baits$2.99
- 5 Fast Baits$2.99
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- 10 gems$2.99
- 20 gems$3.99
- VIP Member Offer!$3.99
- VIP Member$7.99
- 50 gems$7.99
- 100 gems$16.99
- 250 gems$41.99
Questions
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