Comparison

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

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
Currently charting
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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

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

Evolution4 screens
Idle evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle evolution at Free against Evolution's $1.99. Idle evolution also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 549). Evolution's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Idle evolution is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. Idle evolution sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle evolution has 5.8K ratings behind it against 549, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Evolution versus Idle evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolutionIdle evolution
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (549 ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5495.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB330 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeiwan DonyagardDoMobile Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Evolution

All ratings549 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.3%

Idle evolution

All ratings5,587 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

Evolution

From 549 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 💡 Interesting concept of AI-driven evolution
  • 👍 Unique and creative
  • 👍 Enjoyable to watch creatures evolve

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Creatures behave erratically
  • 🐛 Difficulty creating functional creatures

Idle evolution

From 5.8K 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

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

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

None

Evolution

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

Idle evolution

Subscriptions1
  • VIP3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time21
  • Diamond X100$1.99
  • Limit Gift 01$1.99
  • Sea.sale1$2.99
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  • Energy output Permanent x2$3.99
  • Silver Passport$3.99
  • Speed Gift 2$4.99
  • Limit Gift 6$4.99
  • Limit Gift 04$4.99
  • Sealimit.gift1$4.99
  • Humanlimit.gift1$4.99
  • Diamond X300$4.99
  • Valued package$5.99
  • DNA output Permanent x2$5.99
  • Sea.sale2$9.99
  • Human.sale2$9.99
  • Diamond X675$9.99
  • Life Tree Gift 2$9.99
  • Special golden passport$11.99
  • Golden Passport$19.99
  • Diamond X1500$19.99
  • Sea.sale3$19.99

Questions

Is Evolution free?
Evolution costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle evolution free?
Idle evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolution or Idle evolution?
Idle evolution is rated higher. Evolution averages 4.4 out of 5 from 549 ratings, while Idle evolution averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Evolution or Idle evolution have ads?
Idle evolution shows ads; Evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Evolution or Idle evolution?
Evolution ships an update every 2 months, and Idle evolution every 2 months. Most recently, Evolution was updated on October 14, 2026 and Idle evolution on October 9, 2026.

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