Comparison

Evolution vs Evolution Simulator 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

Evolution Simulator 3D

Evolve your creature through a world filled with different food types and enemies. Customize your creature with numerous upgrades and enjoy addictive gameplay with simple controls and nice graphics.

Highlights
  • Creature editor
  • Multiple food types
  • Various enemy types
  • Passive and active upgrades
  • 40 levels across 5 themes
  • Simple controls
Features
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Game features - 2 types of food: meat and plants - creature's editor - 40 levels in 5 different themes - 30 various type of enemies - many upgrades (passive and active) - nice graphics - atmospheric soundtrack - simple controls - addictive gameplay

Screenshots

Evolution4 screens
Evolution Simulator 3D2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Evolution Simulator 3D at every 9 days against Evolution's every 2 months. Evolution Simulator 3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (549 vs 10) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Evolution costs $1.99 and Evolution Simulator 3D $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 100% of Evolution Simulator 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolution ships an update every 2 months, Evolution Simulator 3D every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Evolution versus Evolution Simulator 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolutionEvolution Simulator 3D
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (549 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings549 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB117 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKeiwan DonyagardPrzemyslaw Gajc

Customer experience

Evolution

All ratings549 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative11.3%

Evolution Simulator 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Evolution Simulator 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Evolution

No in-app purchases

None

Evolution Simulator 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Evolution free?
Evolution costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evolution Simulator 3D free?
Evolution Simulator 3D costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Evolution or Evolution Simulator 3D?
Evolution is rated higher. Evolution averages 4.4 out of 5 from 549 ratings, while Evolution Simulator 3D averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Evolution or Evolution Simulator 3D have ads?
Neither Evolution nor Evolution Simulator 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evolution or Evolution Simulator 3D?
Evolution ships an update every 2 months, and Evolution Simulator 3D every 9 days. Most recently, Evolution was updated on October 4, 2026 and Evolution Simulator 3D on September 29, 2026.

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