Turtle Evolution vs Crab Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turtle Evolution
Merge and evolve various turtle species to discover new creatures. Earn in-game currency by collecting eggs or tapping turtles. Customize your turtles with hats and colors while navigating through different levels and avoiding impostors.
- Merge similar turtles to evolve
- Discover new turtle species
- Collect turtle eggs for coins
- Tap turtles to lay eggs
- Customize turtles with hats and colors
- Avoid impostors
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Dude, it’s time to CHILL OUT! It’s time to leave all the RUSH behind you and enjoy the most relaxed version of the EVOLUTION series: the turtles are finally here! Get ready to embrace all the peace of mind of the wisest animals on earth (and sometimes in the undersea world too)! In this AWESOME evolution game, you’ll meet all kinds of turtles! Make them evolve and discover new ones while you make money out of the very special TURTLE EGGS! HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar turtles to create new mysterious creatures • Use turtle egg coins to buy new turtles and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a turtle to make them lay eggs and collect more coins! HIGHLIGHTS • Different levels and many different turtle species to discover • Watch out for the impostors that will get in your way! • Put on funny HATS in your turtles and make them unique! • Paint your turtles the color you want and create a very very special group of turtles! No turtles were harmed in the making of this game, only developers. Come and check them out! 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 ratings volume: Turtle Evolution at 9.9K against Crab Island's 608. Crab Island's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. Turtle Evolution sells 13 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 Turtle Evolution against 4.8 for Crab Island. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turtle Evolution has 9.9K ratings behind it against 608, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 94% and 94% positive.
Turtle Evolution ships an update every 6 weeks, Crab Island every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turtle Evolution | Crab Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.9K ratings) | 4.8 (608 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | 608 |
| 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 | 153 MB | 257 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | Platonic Games |
Customer experience
Turtle Evolution
Crab Island
User reviews
Turtle Evolution
From 9.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐢 Cute and fun turtles
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 💡 Ability to customize turtles
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Disappearing turtle accessories
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing without ads
- 🔋 Slow crate drop rate
Crab Island
From 608 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
Turtle Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches with turtle accessories
- Slow loading times
- Invisible ad close buttons
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to share coins/diamonds with friends
- More customization options
- Faster progression without ads
- Expanded game content
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
Turtle Evolution
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- pack with diamonds$1.99
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- pack of rubies$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
- Shop Bundle 1$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- income doubler$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- starter bundle 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
Is Turtle Evolution free?
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