Dragon Evolution vs Idle Gorilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Drag and drop similar dragons to merge
- Discover new mutant creatures
- Collect dragon poop coins
- Buy new creatures
- Customize dragons with hats
- Avoid impostors
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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
Idle Gorilla
Control a giant gorilla in this idle clicker game. Eat everything in sight, collect power-ups, and evolve your beast to become the ultimate monster. Battle against humanity for survival and dominance.
- Idle clicker gameplay
- Eating simulator mechanics
- Monster evolution
- 3D arena exploration
- Collect power-ups
- Fight against mankind
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Welcome to the Idle Gorilla empire, a fun tap and clicker game with the eating simulator and monster evolution elements. Take control of the huge gorilla and start eating whatever you smash into your way. Explore the 3D arena to collect the best yummies and top power-ups. Feed and grow your evil gorilla to become the biggest beast on the planet! Fight against mankind for hunger and survival. Become the legend and eat them all!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Gorilla at none against Dragon Evolution's 13. Idle Gorilla also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Dragon Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 427) and review sentiment (87% vs 70%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Dragon Evolution sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Gorilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dragon Evolution against 4.6 for Idle Gorilla. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Evolution has 15K ratings behind it against 427, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Dragon Evolution's written reviews are positive against 70% of Idle Gorilla's.
Dragon Evolution ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle Gorilla every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dragon Evolution | Idle Gorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15K ratings) — better | 4.6 (427 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 427 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | Nikita Subachev |
Customer experience
Dragon Evolution
Idle Gorilla
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 Gorilla
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dragon 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$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
Idle Gorilla
No in-app purchases
Questions
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