Evolution vs Elemental Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evolution
Design and build unique creatures using joints, bones, and muscles. Witness their learning and improvement through evolutionary algorithms and neural networks as they tackle tasks like running, jumping, and flying. Share your creations with friends.
- Creature design with joints, bones, muscles
- Neural network learning
- Evolutionary algorithm improvement
- Tasks: running, jumping, climbing, flying
- Share simulation saves and creature designs
- View source code
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Use joints, bones and muscles to build creatures that are only limited by your imagination. Watch how the combination of neural networks and an evolutionary algorithm can enable your creatures to learn and improve at their given tasks all on their own. The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks? The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends. Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want. There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwando.com/evolution).
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Elemental Box at Free against Evolution's $1.99. Evolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Elemental Box is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution has 549 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 72% of Elemental Box's.
Evolution ships an update every 2 months, Elemental Box every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Evolution | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (549 ratings) — better | 4.2 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 549 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keiwan Donyagard | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Evolution
Elemental Box
Bugs and requests
Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- Creatures re-appear after being deleted
- Horizontal distance not recorded properly
- Simulation screen turns white
- Creatures get stuck in a looping state
Requested features
8 requests- Add swimming and flying modes
- Ability to customize creature body parts
- Option to speed up or pause evolution
- Save and load creature designs
- More task types (e.g. grabbing, throwing)
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- Multiplayer or competition modes
- Improved camera controls
- Ability to create obstacles or terrain
Elemental Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Evolution
No in-app purchases
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
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