Colonial Tycoon vs Mad Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colonial Tycoon
Manage your own business empire on Mars in this idle simulation game. Start with limited funds and grow your wealth by making smart financial decisions and unlocking new technologies. Can you become the ultimate Martian tycoon?
- Idle money making
- Business management simulation
- Grow your business
- Unlock new technologies
- Money management tactics
- Mars colonization theme
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Colonial Tycoon is an idle money making and business management simulation game. The year is 2060 and you are one of the first colonists on the Red Planet. Some people are moving there to start a new life. Some for political and religious freedom. You are moving there to get rich! From Ape Apps and Brandon Stecklein, the developer who brought you My Colony and My Business Empire, comes Colonial Tycoon, a brand new business simulation and idle money maker game. Start out with a handful of cash and grow your business, employing wise money management tactics along the way. Unlock new technologies and licenses which allow you to expand your business like never before. Do you have what it takes to become the ultimate Colonial Tycoon? Only one way to find out - download it today!
Mad Evolution
Fuse and evolve quirky monsters to create a bizarre empire. Earn coins non-stop, even offline, and unlock strange new worlds. This idle merge game offers simple yet addictive gameplay with absurd boosters for endless progression.
- Fuse and evolve monsters
- Earn coins offline
- Unlock new worlds
- Upgrade creatures and chests
- Use powerful boosters
- Infinite upgrades
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Monsters, merging, and mayhem – The Crazy Idle Evolution Game! Combine wacky monsters, transform them into strange new forms, and explore unknown worlds! Collect coins endlessly, upgrade all you can, and create your crazy monster empire! Quirky monsters are hatching from chests left and right, and it’s up to you to merge, evolve, and upgrade them into something… questionable. Watch as your creatures generate coins non-stop, unlock new worlds, and keep stacking up riches even while you’re offline. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge isn’t just another idle game – it’s a monster-making experiment gone out of control. Start with tiny, weird creatures and fuse them into even weirder, slightly terrifying versions. The stronger they get, the more coins they make, and the closer you get to unlocking total monster domination. How to Play Mad Evolution: Idle Merge? It’s Too Simple! • Merge monsters – because two heads are better than one. • Upgrade everything – coins, chests, your patience. • Unlock new worlds – every time your top monsters merge, reality shifts. • Earn coins while doing nothing – finally, a game that respects your laziness. • Unleash insane boosters – because waiting is overrated. Why You’ll Love Mad Evolution: Idle Merge Game: • Endless coin generation – your monsters are hard at work, even if you’re not. • Simple, yet addictive gameplay – easy to learn, impossible to stop. • Monsters that keep getting weirder – seriously, some of these should not exist. • Absurdly powerful boosters – speed up chests, merging, and earnings at will. • No time wasting – offline earnings mean you’re always making progress. • Infinite upgrades – chests drop faster, coins pile up higher, and chaos grows. • New worlds await – merge enough, and you’ll open portals to bizarre new places. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge is not a normal idle game. This is a merge evolution madness simulator. Whether you’re a casual player looking for a fun time-waster or a merge-obsessed strategist, you’re about to get hooked. Idle merge game where you fuse weird monsters, unlock strange worlds, and earn coins while doing absolutely nothing. Evolution has never been this lazy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mad Evolution at 4.2 against Colonial Tycoon's 3.1. Mad Evolution also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Colonial Tycoon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mad Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mad Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Colonial Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 40% of Mad Evolution's.
Colonial Tycoon ships an update every 5 months, Mad Evolution every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colonial Tycoon | Mad Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (13 ratings) | 4.2 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Oleksandr Mykhailov |
Customer experience
Colonial Tycoon
Mad Evolution
In-app purchases
Colonial Tycoon
- 100 Ape Coins$0.99
- Colonial Tycoon Premium$2.99
- 500 Ape Coins$4.99
Mad Evolution
- Basic Pack$2.99
- Disable Ads$2.99
- Tanos Finger$3.99
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- Chestplosion$3.99
- Mergonator$4.99
- Gold Rush$4.99
- Handy Stack$4.99
- Starter Pack$7.99
- Chaos Bundle$12.99
- Fat Bundle$12.99
Questions
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