Comparison

Antiquitas vs Species evolution

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

Head to head
About

Antiquitas

Build a sprawling Roman civilization in this offline city-building simulation. Manage resources, citizens, and technology to expand your empire across land and sea. Research new advancements and rule from anywhere with cross-platform saves.

Highlights
  • City-building simulation
  • Resource management
  • Citizen management
  • Technology research
  • Empire expansion
  • Offline gameplay
  • Cross-platform saves
Features
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Antiquitas is a city-building simulation game set in ancient Rome. From the creator of My Colony, this offline empire builder lets you manage resources, citizens, and technology to build a sprawling Roman civilization. Build housing, manage jobs and services, research new technologies, and expand your empire across land and sea. And with cross-platform saves, you can rule from anywhere!

About

Species evolution

Develop and evolve your own creatures in a 3D life simulator. Choose between predator or herbivore paths, upgrade creature characteristics, and manage your species' survival and population growth in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Creature evolution and development
  • Survival and sandbox modes
  • Predator vs. Herbivore choices
  • Upgrade creature characteristics
  • Artificial intelligence for creature behavior
  • Population management
Features
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Species Evolution: Artificial Grow Life Simulator 3D is a game where you develop your creatures either in survival mode or in sandbox mode. Choose whose side you are on: Herbivores vs Predators If you want - make your kind a fast predator, let your creatures eat their rivals. Or make your creatures huge herbivores that will resist any predator. They will act without your help, they use their artificial intelligence. Species Evolution is in your hands. - Get Evolution Points! Earn EP and distribute evolution life points wisely. It is your main resource for adapting your species evolution to the circumstances of the world. - Upgrade the characteristics of creatures What will be more important at the moment? - Speed - Energy - Sensitivity - Size Improve the characteristics so that your species can successfully survive in a hostile environment. And they can only rely on their artificial intelligence. Even better — so that the number of creatures constantly increases. Like in real Grow Life Simulator 3D. - Survival mode In this mode you will fight for food, evolution life and a place in the sun with 2 more types of creatures. For each newborn creature, you will earn evolution life points and spend them on characteristics. And periodically you will be faced with a choice that will change the development of the whole species evolution — to become a predator or herbivore; have unique properties or stay with what we have now. Your choice will depend on how your enemies are developing. - Sandbox mode In this Grow Life Simulator 3D you have complete freedom of activity that rely on their artificial intelligence — at the end of each day, you can change the characteristics of your creatures and watch how this affects the population of the species. What could be more interesting? - Primer Research We all love the blogger Primer for his research on the effect of various characteristics on the survival of a species. Now you have the opportunity not only to watch his video, but also to stage experiments yourself in Grow Life Simulator. Create a supportive environment Become the master of your own evolution life. Take care of your charges. The fate of the whole species evolution is in your hands! Keep track of birth rate, control hunger, survive! Help a new life form conquer this planet

Screenshots

Antiquitas4 screens
Species evolution2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Antiquitas at 4.0 against Species evolution's 2.7. Antiquitas also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 3). Species evolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Antiquitas sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Species evolution sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Antiquitas holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Antiquitas has 55 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Antiquitas ships an update every 4 months, Species evolution every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Antiquitas versus Species evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntiquitasSpecies evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB168 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinMaksim Kenin

Customer experience

Antiquitas

All ratings54 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative54.2%

Species evolution

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Antiquitas

One-time4
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • 500 Ape Coins$4.99
  • Antiquitas Premium$4.99
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  • 1000 Ape Coins$9.99
2 purchases

Species evolution

One-time2
  • Disable ads$1.99
  • Unlock sandbox$1.99

Questions

Is Antiquitas free?
Antiquitas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Species evolution free?
Species evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Antiquitas or Species evolution?
Antiquitas is rated higher. Antiquitas averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Species evolution averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Antiquitas or Species evolution have ads?
Antiquitas shows ads; Species evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Antiquitas or Species evolution?
Antiquitas ships an update every 4 months, and Species evolution every 5 months. Most recently, Antiquitas was updated on November 2, 2026 and Species evolution on November 3, 2026.

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