Dog Merge Evolution vs Cheeky Chooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dog Merge Evolution
Merge adorable puppies to discover bizarre, evolved canine breeds with unique mutations. Tap to earn coins, hatch new creatures, and unlock surprising story twists. Explore different stages and endings in this quirky evolution clicker game.
- Merge similar puppies to create new breeds
- Discover evolved dogs with unique mutations
- Earn coins by hatching dog eggs
- Unlock surprising story twists and endings
- Explore different stages and dog species
- Doodle-like illustrations
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If you’re a dog person and think you know everything about man’s best friend, your world is about to be rocked! Mix puppy breeds like you’ve never seen before and discover a whole new canine dimension that will leave you barking in such awe: the possibilities are much wow! Dachshunds, beagles, corgies and retrievers are so last week. Evolved dogs should have an extra eye or two so they can watch over their human friends more efficiently, or a handy horn just in case they get into the odd bar skirmish with a mutant unicorn. It’s your duty to let the dogs out and help them evolve! DOGE FEATURES • Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery • Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the puppies HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar puppies to create new mysterious doges • Use dog eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a rabbit to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS • Different stages and many dog species to discover • A mind-blowing story with surprising twists • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Various possible endings: find your destiny • No dogs were harmed in the making of this game, only developers The dog days have just begun! Much fun such wow! 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
Cheeky Chooks
Build and manage a thriving chicken ranch, from a small dust bowl to a mega ranch. Keep your unique, sentient chooks happy to ensure high-quality eggs and big profits. Discover different chook types, complete missions, and unlock upgrades in this engaging simulation game.
- Build a chook empire
- Discover unique chooks
- Manage chook happiness
- Unlock upgrades and buildings
- Sandbox building system
- Day/night and weather systems
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Ready to Get Chookin? Do you have what it takes to be an ultimate Chook rancher? Gonna be straight with ya kid, it can be tough work. These are some CHEEKY CHOOKS, and you're gonna realise quickly if you don’t keep your chooks happy, you'll go bankrupt, financially AND morally! So Many Chooks! There’s so many different chooks! Probably millions... okay not millions, but a lot! If you want to hatch them all, you're going to need to grow from a small podunk dusthole into a gigantic chicken utopia MEGA RANCH! Henfrastructre Happier chooks means higher quality eggs, keeping your chooks happy means big profits.. but overcrowd them or let them get too hungry and you’ll finally find out why the chicken crossed the road, it was to get away from your negligence! Move up the ranks, complete missions, and unlock cool upgrades and buildings for your chooks. You're gonna need to stay current to keep up with the innovation revolution and maintain a sustained level of disruption with your free range empire! Key Features - 100% free with no in app purchases! - Build your chook empire from a small dust bowl to a giant mega ranch! - Different types and rarities of chooks to discover and hatch! - Each chook is unique! With their own name, bio, and 100% completely sentient AI. - Minigames! Chook facts! Events! Secret legendary Chooks! - Full day/night and weather systems. - Protect your chooks from bad weather and boredom. - Sandbox building, put buildings where you want, rotate them as you please, make your ranch with your own personal flair! Cheeky Chooks was a collaboration between Trilum Studios and RSPCA Australia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cheeky Chooks at none against Dog Merge Evolution's 13. Cheeky Chooks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Dog Merge Evolution's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (92% vs 75%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Dog Merge Evolution sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Cheeky Chooks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dog Merge Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dog Merge Evolution has 2.7K ratings behind it against 159, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Dog Merge Evolution's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cheeky Chooks's.
Dog Merge Evolution ships an update every 2 months, Cheeky Chooks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dog Merge Evolution | Cheeky Chooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.4 (159 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 159 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | TRILUM STUDIOS PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Dog Merge Evolution
Cheeky Chooks
User reviews
Dog Merge Evolution
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🐶 Cute and unique dog designs
- 💎 Satisfying merging and upgrading
- ⏱ Passes time quickly
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔋 Can be battery-draining
- 🤔 Some evolutions are confusing or strange
Cheeky Chooks
From 159 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐔 Adorable and cute chicken graphics
- 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Customizable farm design and decoration
- 📚 Educational chicken facts and breeds
Room to improve
- 🔋 Severe battery drain and phone overheating
- ⏱️ Time doesn't pass when app is closed
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after initial hours
- 🌙 Night mode is too dark and hard to see
- 📱 UI cutoff issues on notched iPhones
Bugs and requests
Dog Merge Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Hats and accessories disappearing
- Freezing on loading screen
- Dogs pooping eggs instead of poop
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options for dogs
- Ability to save progress and log in
- Expand to more animal types
- Reduce frequency of ads
Cheeky Chooks
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes or kicks user out unexpectedly
- Tutorial progression stuck (can't complete coop placement)
- Shop menu inaccessible in tutorial
- Egg notification icon won't disappear
- Rare egg unlock requirements not displaying correctly
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- Legendary chicken information not accessible
- Chickens won't leave coop, requiring restart
- Music cuts off abruptly after 10 seconds
- Slow loading times
- Laggy performance and frame rate issues
- UI elements cut off by notch/camera on iPhone
- Screen rotation issues
- Temperature control mechanic overly complicated
- Chickens leaving farm unexpectedly when unhappy
- Food/water depletion too fast
- Adventure mode not activating properly
Requested features
19 requests- Ability to rename chickens
- Idle/offline progression system
- More mini-games beyond pumpkin smash and hat game
- Cross-platform save synchronization (PC to mobile)
- Ability to transfer chickens between farms
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- Visit other players' farms for rewards
- Collection book/Pokedex for chicken tracking
- Decorate inside coops
- More building and decoration items
- Legendary chicken unlock clarification or easier access
- Faster egg production rates
- Reduced egg truck requirements
- Better camera control settings
- Additional chicken skins and customization
- More seasonal events and updates
- Ability to rename farm after creation
- Night button to send chickens to coops automatically
- 3D graphics upgrade
- Expandable farm limits
In-app purchases
Dog Merge Evolution
- pack of rubies$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- pack with diamonds$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shop Bundle$2.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- Shop Bundle$5.99
- Promo Bundles High$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- starter bundle discount$9.99
Cheeky Chooks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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