Comparison

Mind Construct vs Cell Zoo

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

Head to head
About

Mind Construct

Embark on a minimalist Sci-Fi adventure to collect memories and uncover the fate of Earth. Solve colorful, handcrafted levels with quick movements and thoughtful gameplay to unlock the secrets of the past and your own identity. Experience a tranquil and relaxing journey with theatrical quality music.

Highlights
  • Unique skill-based gameplay
  • Rich Sci-Fi story
  • Mesmerizing handcrafted levels
  • Instant-play controls
  • Entrancing music
Features
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In Mind Construct, embark into a minimalist Sci-Fi world as you attempt to collect memories and discover the fate of Earth-- and your own! Solve colorful levels with quick movements and thoughtful gameplay, unlocking the secrets of the past every level! The game features: • Unique skill-based gameplay: Collect memories and avoid the barriers of your mind! • A rich Sci-Fi story: Discover who you are... and the fate of the Earth! • Mesmerizing levels: Each level is hand-crafted with beautiful colors and patterns. • Instant-play: Incredibly easy to learn, with the first tap of the screen the game begins! • Entrancing Music: With theatrical quality music, playing is a tranquil and relaxing experience. Mind Construct is a casual game built within a deep Sci-Fi world. The rules of the game are simple-- but the secrets of your mind are not so easily unlocked! For fans of Force Escape, learn the backstory behind your frenzied escape from Earth!

About

Cell Zoo

Explore mesmerizing cellular automata simulations with alien organisms that evolve in real-time. Interact with living art, place it in your environment with AR, and fine-tune dozens of parameters to create unique patterns. Experience stunning visuals and emergent ecosystems.

Highlights
  • Real-time organism evolution
  • Interactive touch controls
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode
  • Multiple living systems (Physarum, Lenia, Gray-Scott, Particle Life)
  • Extensive parameter tuning
  • GPU-accelerated simulations
Features
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The most beautiful cellular automata simulator on iOS. Watch alien organisms evolve in real time. Touch them, breed them, teach them to sing. Place them on your desk in AR. Cell Zoo is a pocket terrarium for mathematical life. ELEVEN LIVING WORLDS Slime molds that solve mazes. Continuous creatures that swim, split, and breathe. Chemistry that paints leopard spots and coral. Electromagnetic waves, self-assembling DNA, even your own words dissolving into life. New in 2.2: Chimera, where four rival physics share one map and fight over the borders. Every world runs real math at up to 120 frames per second, and none of them behaves the way you expect. IT GROWS INTO YOUR PHOTOS Hand the colony a picture and watch it grow into the bright shapes — your face, your handwriting, your dog. A living sketch, not a copy. IT LISTENS. IT SINGS. Turn on Hearing and the colony moves to your music: bass makes it surge, treble makes it shimmer. Turn on Voice and the simulation sings back — a generative soundtrack drawn from the colony's own rhythms, never the same twice. A NEW CREATURE EVERY DAY Hatch the Daily Specimen each morning. Creatures you keep sync across your devices with iCloud. SHARE WHAT YOU GROW Send any creature by link. It hatches on your friend's device exactly as you made it — same genes, same colors, same behavior. BREED THEM (Premium) Cross two creatures and hatch the offspring. Mutate genomes. Pit colonies against each other in the arena and carry the winner's line forward. 30+ RENDER MODES (Premium) Photoreal protoplasm, holographic diffraction, infrared, liquid metal, bioluminescent deep-sea glow, aurora, soap film. Every mode is a handcrafted Metal shader. AR MODE (Premium) Grow a colony on your table, floor, or wall. In 3D, a living structure floats in your room — walk around it. Walk through it. TUNE EVERYTHING Sensor angles, diffusion rates, decay, species counts — every slider changes behavior live, and all of them are free. Capture the results in photo mode with pro exposure and cinematic filters. Built native with Metal: 120Hz ProMotion, HDR bloom, MetalFX upscaling. No accounts, no ads, no analytics. Premium is a single one-time purchase. Terms: https://cellzoo.app/#terms

Screenshots

Mind Construct4 screens
Cell Zoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mind Construct at 4.5 against Cell Zoo's 3.7. Mind Construct also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Cell Zoo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Mind Construct sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Cell Zoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mind Construct holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Construct has 78 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Construct ships an update every 9 days, Cell Zoo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mind Construct versus Cell Zoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind ConstructCell Zoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (78 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Rouleau IncAleksander Allen

Customer experience

Mind Construct

All ratings78 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.2%

Cell Zoo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Mind Construct

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes on continue screen
  • App freezes after first few levels
  • Objects register as touched when not
  • Game freezes after first two levels

Requested features

9 requests
  • More story content/levels
  • Improved controls for better precision
  • Option to replay mastered levels
  • More interactive elements after mastering levels
  • Ability to see completed levels and scores
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  • Option to remove randomized chance for cursors
  • Expand on story or add side stories
  • Downloadable soundtrack
  • Memory images as wallpapers

Cell Zoo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mind Construct

One-time8
  • Bit of Quantum$0.99
  • Remove Forced Ads & Retry Ads$2.99
  • Double Quantum$2.99
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  • Core of Quantum$4.99
  • Supply of Quantum$9.99
  • Cache of Quantum$19.99
  • Surplus of Quantum$39.99
  • Mega Cache of Quantum$99.99
1 purchases

Cell Zoo

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Mind Construct free?
Mind Construct is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cell Zoo free?
Cell Zoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mind Construct or Cell Zoo?
Mind Construct is rated higher. Mind Construct averages 4.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Cell Zoo averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Mind Construct or Cell Zoo have ads?
Mind Construct shows ads; Cell Zoo does not.
Which is updated more often, Mind Construct or Cell Zoo?
Mind Construct ships an update every 9 days, and Cell Zoo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mind Construct was updated on October 12, 2026 and Cell Zoo on September 29, 2026.

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