Lab Escape vs Creatur.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lab Escape
Control a captured specimen that must consume meat to grow stronger. Choose random mutations to enhance your abilities and devour enemies in this rogue-like running game. Collect hats to further boost your specimen's power.
- Consume meat to grow
- Select random mutations
- Devour enemies
- Rogue-like gameplay
- Stackable mutation cards
- Collect hats for bonuses
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Welcome, little specimen! You're the unstable... thingy captured by scientist. Consume meats, select random Mutations, and Devour all bad guys in your sight! Every time you gain meat, you can select mutations to make your specimen stronger. Rogue-like style running game with dynamic mutation features. Every mutation cards can stack up to 3 times for better effects. Collect Set of hats to enhance your specimen.
Creatur.io
Engage in fast-paced, real-time PvP multiplayer battles where you eat opponents to evolve and grow. Unlock new creatures and upgrade skills to dominate the leaderboard in this .io-style game.
- Real-time multiplayer battles
- Creature evolution
- Unlockable skills and creatures
- Leaderboard progression
- Classic .io gameplay mechanics
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Your favorite io games just had a mutant offspring, and it’s finally crawled onto mobile! Experience fast real-time PvP multiplayer battles with simple controls yet masterful mechanics. Eat opponents, evolve and gain superpowers and grow LEGENDARY HUGE to top the leaderboard! Level up and evolve your creatur - 6 evolutions and over 20 upgrade skills to choose from! Rush, slither, dash, flap, and more! Upgrade and unlock 9 creaturs as you go! Just watch your back and bite from behind! Download now and see if you can become the king of all creaturs! CREATUR.IO FEATURES MULTIPLAYER BATTLES: - True online multiplayer game - Battle in real-time against human opponents - Eat your way to the top of the leaderboard - Own the leaderboard! IO GAMEPLAY: - Slither and dash away from opponents - Classic flash browser game style mechanics - Massive arena to battle other players - Casual but challenging skill based gameplay! UPGRADES: - Level up your creatur to your play style - Earn Fuds to unlock new creaturs as you play - Evolve up to 6 times during gameplay - Upgrade and choose from 22 skills! Join our growing community Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/36zTBYs Privacy Policy: https://kooapps.com/privacypolicy.php Our Terms: https://kooapps.com/terms.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creatur.io at none against Lab Escape's 5. Creatur.io also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 164). Lab Escape's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 21 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lab Escape sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Creatur.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Lab Escape against 4.8 for Creatur.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creatur.io has 1.1K ratings behind it against 164, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Lab Escape's written reviews are positive against 63% of Creatur.io's.
Lab Escape ships an update every 5 months, Creatur.io every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lab Escape | Creatur.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (164 ratings) — better | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better | 62.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 164 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SeHyeon Im | Kooapps |
Customer experience
Lab Escape
Creatur.io
User reviews
Lab Escape
From 164 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and appealing art style
- 💡 Great time killer
- 🆓 Ad-supported choice
- 🎮 Simple controls
Room to improve
- 😩 Hats too hard to get
- 📉 Slow progression
- 🐛 Game crashes
- 📱 Resolution issues on newer iPhones
- 🐌 Lagging at high scores
Creatur.io
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
- 🐯 Diverse animal choices
- 🎨 Cute graphics
- 💨 Smooth controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Loading/connectivity issues
- 🔀 Repetitive gameplay at higher levels
- 🔧 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Lack of new content/updates
Bugs and requests
Lab Escape
Reported bugs
8 issues- Boxes for hats not working
- Ads causing game crashes
- Screen resolution not fitting iPhone X+
- Lag at high scores (11700+ points)
- FPS drops at high scores (23000+ points)
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- Exceeded limit of 20 boxes glitch
- Right bottom button not registering on some phones
- Game stutters on iPhone 7 with 5000m+ distance
Requested features
8 requests- More boxes/hats drop rate
- Unlockable specimens with different skills
- Potions for speed/damage reduction
- Adjustable skill button position
- More frequent ad opportunities for boxes
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- Fix for purchased items not restoring
- More skills beyond just getting bigger
- iPad Pro version
Creatur.io
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Inability to log in or connect to servers
- Quests not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- More animal evolution options
- Ability to join player groups/packs
- Addition of pets
- Health bar display
In-app purchases
Lab Escape
- Tiny Supply$0.99
- Supply Bundle$1.99
- AD Devourer$1.99
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- Supply Tower$3.99
- Planetary Supply$7.99
Creatur.io
No in-app purchases
