Comparison

Big Hunter vs Primal Hunter

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

Head to head
About

Big Hunter

Embark on a thrilling hunting adventure in a primeval world. Use spears, axes, and boomerangs to take down giant beasts. Compete with players globally and uncover an engaging story.

Highlights
  • Physics-based hunting gameplay
  • Variety of primitive weapons
  • Easy touch controls
  • Outstanding graphic design
  • Global ranking competition
  • Engaging story with unexpected ending
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◆ Popular game that achieved 40 million downloads worldwide! An intense hunting game of starving tribal people! Hunt giant animals from the primitive era! A long time ago, a primitive tribe lived in a remote village. The people were starving due to the ongoing drought. The tribal leader went out hunting every day to survive..... Big Hunter is a dynamic physics game that hunts gigantic primeval animals with spear, axe and boomerang. Become the world's best hunter with a variety of weapons! Big Hunter Features: - Easy control with addictive touch of hitting - Hunting game based on dynamic physics - Simple but outstanding graphic design - Rhythmical game sounds - An unexpected ending and an impressive story - Compete rankings with hunters around the world Big Hunter supports high resolution for an optimal gaming experience on both phones and tablets. Are you already a fan? If so then visit our website, like us on Facebook for the latest news: https://www.facebook.com/bighuntergame Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Big Hunter!

About

Primal Hunter

Become a tribal leader and hunter in this action-packed game. Train, hunt dangerous animals, and master various weapons to gain respect. Experience intense gameplay with intuitive controls and a primeval hunting atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Intense dynamic gameplay
  • Intuitive aim-shoot controls
  • Various missile weapons
  • Tough hunting missions
  • Primeval hunting atmosphere
Features
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Tribal Leader Tribe give your a chance to become their leader. Don't go down in primeval history as misfit. Train hard and hunt bigger animals. The more prey, the more respect. Tribe wil give you all known weapons: axes, daggers, spears and tridents. One mistake and you will be defeated by bad actors such as Grizzly bear or Rhino. Simple Addictive Controls Primal Hunter: Tribal Age is simple like primal instinct: move backwards to get right position, have a little time for aiming, and throw. Nothind extra but fun, a lot of fun! Hunter or Hunted? Primal Hunter game will test your killer instinct. Only two outcomes - defeat or be defeated. Get more tusks to buy most death-dealing weapons. Features: Intense dynamic gameplay Tasty pure graphic Intuitive aim-shoot controls Various missile weapons Tough hunting missions Music and sound convey spirit of primeval hunting Become the braviest hunter of the tribal age by defeating all rivals. Choose your favourite weapon and hunt the most dangerous animal in your life!

Screenshots

Big Hunter4 screens
Primal Hunter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big Hunter at 4.6 against Primal Hunter's 3.1. Big Hunter also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 43%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 7). Primal Hunter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Big Hunter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Primal Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Hunter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Hunter has 5.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Big Hunter's written reviews are positive against 43% of Primal Hunter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Big Hunter versus Primal Hunter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig HunterPrimal Hunter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.6K ratings) — better3.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB73 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKakarod InteractiveVadim Ukolov

Customer experience

Big Hunter

All ratings5,558 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.3%

Primal Hunter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Big Hunter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional freezes and unresponsive controls
  • Inconsistent hit detection on weak points

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more animals to hunt
  • Introduce new game modes
  • Allow weapon and character customization
  • Improve camera view for better visibility

Primal Hunter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Big Hunter

One-time10
  • Box of Ivory$0.99
  • Unlock Woolly Rhino Story$0.99
  • Sack of Ivory$1.99
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  • Unlock Terror Bird Story$1.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Smilodon Story$2.99
  • Sack of Minerals$3.99
  • Crate of Ivory$4.99
  • Cart of Ivory$9.99
  • Crate of Minerals$12.99
None

Primal Hunter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Hunter free?
Big Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Primal Hunter free?
Primal Hunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Hunter or Primal Hunter?
Big Hunter is rated higher. Big Hunter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Primal Hunter averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Big Hunter or Primal Hunter have ads?
Both Big Hunter and Primal Hunter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Hunter or Primal Hunter?
Big Hunter ships an update every 3 months, and Primal Hunter every 3 months. Most recently, Big Hunter was updated on November 6, 2026 and Primal Hunter on November 3, 2026.

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