Comparison

Dragon Evolution vs Idle evolution

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

Head to head
About

Dragon Evolution

Merge and evolve dragons to discover new mutant creatures. Collect coins by managing your dragons and use them to buy more beasts or earn money. Customize your dragons with hats and navigate through different levels while avoiding impostors.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop similar dragons to merge
  • Discover new mutant creatures
  • Collect dragon poop coins
  • Buy new creatures
  • Customize dragons with hats
  • Avoid impostors
Features
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You’re definitely gonna hear these ones ROAR! The amazing and POWERFUL dragons are now in the EVOLUTION series! Feeling like a real WARRIOR? Come meet these big guys that are so cool they will BURN everything UP! In this evolution game, you’ll have to prove yourself to be the DRAGON MASTER! Control all your nice beasts - but get out of their way if they accidentally sneeze some fire - and make money out of it! HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar dragons to create new mysterious and mutant creatures • Use the MAGIC dragon poop coins to buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a dragon to make them poop and collect more coins! HIGHLIGHTS • Different levels and many different dragon types to discover • Watch out for the impostors that will get in your way! • Dragons can be funny: put on crazy HATS in your dragons and make them unique! Make sure all your fire alarms are working and enjoy this amazing adventure! 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

Idle evolution

Explore the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth through an engaging idle game. Learn about ancient creatures and human culture while restoring biological forms and unlocking evolutionary mysteries. Experience a blend of casual gameplay and educational content.

Highlights
  • Casual idle gameplay
  • Popular science education
  • Biological restoration
  • Intellectual equipment technology
  • Unlock mysteries of life
  • Experience life evolution
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"Life on Earth" is not an ordinary idle game, but also a professional education game about life evolution. You can not only experience the easy and funny idle evolution games, but also learn the knowledge about mysterious ancient creatures and human culture. ---Story background--- Life has evolved for 4 billion years. Since the birth of human beings, only a million of years have passed. We can only occupy a few minutes on the timeline of life evolution. In the struggle against nature, these great prehistory creatures have stepped from the ocean to the land, from the low level to the high level, and on the Earth - our common home, they painted a colorful and shining historical picture! You are a scientist in the paleontology laboratory. With the help of your robot assistant, you can study the history of paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life. ●Casual idle game This is a casual idle game. You can enjoy the real joy of game with less time and efforts! ●Popular science education In Life On Earth, there are lots of professional knowledge of ancient creatures, you can learn new areas that you have never known before, and feel the greatness of life evolution! ●Biological restoration Restoring the various real forms of ancient creatures, displaying their lifestyles and habits, just like communicate with ancient creatures face-to-face! Watching life evolve from spores to fish, dinosaurs, and humans. ●Intellectual equipment technology Improve intellectual equipment technology, and with the power of technology, to restore the process of life evolution and fasten the speed of life evolution. ●Mysteries of Earth Upgrade evolution technology, speed up the evolution of Paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life.  The team members of Life On Earth are ancient creatures enthusiasts. In order to make this game, we have searched a large amount of literature materials. If you are also interested in life evolution, download Life On Earth to join us now! If you have any suggestion, welcome to send an email to us. We may add it in next versions. Email: support@domobile.com Website: https://www.domobile.com Auto-renewable Subscription Rules These rules are attachments of User Agreement. If there is any conflict between these Rules and the User Agreement, these Rules shall prevail. If you need to use Life On Earth subscription service, you should agree to these rules in advance. You understand and agree: 1.The subscription is automatic renewal service under the premise that you agree to use the Life On Earth subscription service. If you agree to use the subscription service, you are deemed to authorize DoMobile, when the subscription about to expire, have the rights to charge fee of next billing cycle from your iTunes account (hereinafter referred to as “accounts”) balances. The subscription service is provided on the premise that you have bound with the above accounts, and DoMobile can successfully charge from the accounts. You are responsible for any failed renewal due to insufficient debit balance in the above accounts. 2.Subscription will automatically renew weekly. You can select the prefer rate. 3.Subscription automatically renews unless it is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. 4. You may suspend or terminate this subscription service by: Open the phone Settings -> iTunes and App Store -> Apple ID, select “View Apple ID”, enter the “Account Settings” page, click “Subscribe”, select Life On Earth and cancel subscription. 5.Terms of use: http://tpkapp.domogame.com/evolution/loeen.html 6.Privacy Policy: https://www.domobile.com/best/privacy.html

Screenshots

Dragon Evolution4 screens
Idle evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dragon Evolution and Idle evolution both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Dragon Evolution's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle evolution's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dragon Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle evolution sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 Dragon Evolution against 4.6 for Idle evolution. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Dragon Evolution's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon Evolution ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle evolution every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dragon Evolution versus Idle evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon EvolutionIdle evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better4.6 (5.9K ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better75.1% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better5.9K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB330 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDADoMobile Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Dragon Evolution

All ratings14,759 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.2%

Idle evolution

All ratings5,587 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.0%

User reviews

Dragon Evolution

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🐉 Cute and creative dragon designs
  • 💡 Ability to customize dragons
  • 🤩 Enjoyable evolution process

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Excessive ads and interruptions
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs (e.g., disappearing hats, freezing, crashing)
  • 😒 Repetitive and gets boring over time

Idle evolution

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and educational game
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting prehistoric creatures
  • 👍 Informative and accurate content
  • 💡 Rewards for answering questions instead of ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions
  • 🔍 Confusing UI
  • 🔍 Inaccurate creature descriptions
  • 🔍 Slow progress after a certain point

Bugs and requests

Dragon Evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Diamonds glitching and disappearing
  • Hats disappearing from dragons
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Coin/gem count being obscured by UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more color options for dragons
  • Implement a battle arena or mini-games
  • Reduce the frequency of ads
  • Allow players to sell or discard excess hats

Idle evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game not loading or crashing
  • Incorrect resource deduction when purchasing items
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Saved progress not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More dinosaur and prehistoric creature models
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Ability to reset progress and start over
  • More advanced gameplay modes
  • Optimization for larger screens

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dragon Evolution

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • pack with diamonds$1.99
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  • pack of rubies$1.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
  • big pack of rubies$5.99
  • income doubler$5.99
  • Trinket$6.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
  • starter bundle discount$9.99
10 purchases

Idle evolution

Subscriptions1
  • VIP3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time9
  • Diamond X100$1.99
  • Limit Gift 01$1.99
  • Limit Gift 6$4.99
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  • Sealimit.gift1$4.99
  • Humanlimit.gift1$4.99
  • DNA output Permanent x2$5.99
  • Sea.sale2$9.99
  • Human.sale2$9.99
  • Special golden passport$11.99

Questions

Is Dragon Evolution free?
Dragon Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle evolution free?
Idle evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Evolution or Idle evolution?
Dragon Evolution is rated higher. Dragon Evolution averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Idle evolution averages 4.6 from 5.9K ratings.
Do Dragon Evolution or Idle evolution have ads?
Both Dragon Evolution and Idle evolution show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon Evolution or Idle evolution?
Dragon Evolution ships an update every 5 weeks, and Idle evolution every 2 months. Most recently, Dragon Evolution was updated on November 11, 2026 and Idle evolution on November 11, 2026.

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