Comparison

Dinosaur Ecosystems vs Dinosaur Master!

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

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About

Dinosaur Ecosystems

Explore prehistoric worlds with interactive games focused on finding dinosaurs. Discover a detailed, scrollable family tree and access information related to an online course. Perfect for dinosaur enthusiasts and budding paleontologists.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur finding games
  • Scrollable dinosaur family tree
  • Course information
  • Fossil and paleontology content
  • Interactive prehistoric worlds
Features
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Official app of the edX prize-nominated HKU online course Dinosaur Ecosystems (www.edx.org/course/dinosaur-ecosystems). The app includes two games about finding dinosaurs, a scrollable family tree as well as information about the course. Suitable for anyone that likes dinosaurs, fossils and palaeontology.

About

Dinosaur Master!

Explore a vast encyclopedia of dinosaurs with fascinating facts and original illustrations. Test your knowledge with engaging minigames and quizzes, and collect over 100 prehistoric creatures. Perfect for young paleontologists to learn about the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur encyclopedia with over 365 facts
  • Collect over 100 dinosaurs
  • Minigames for testing knowledge
  • Original, scientifically reconstructed illustrations
  • Offline play functionality
  • Regular updates with new dinosaurs
Features
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What was the largest dinosaur? What was the longest? And the fastest? With Dinosaur Master, kids will discover incredible facts about the most popular dinosaurs of the famous Jurassic Park & Jurassic World films, Camp Cretaceous and Ark: Survival Evolved. Play the game and learn their sizes and lifestyles. Collect more than 100 dinosaurs of all ages (Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic), including pterosaurs and other prehistoric animals, as well as more than 365 facts. With the minigames, kids can test their knowledge about dinosaur morphology, names, battle and hunting techniques. Fill up all this data in the encyclopedia and create a sort of dino zoo. You can find the most dangerous carnivore dinosaurs, the biggest herbivores and the rarest omnivores. Check facts and updated dinosaur data about all Camp Cretaceous dinosaurs. Are you already an expert paleontologist? Can you get a 10 out of 10 in our quiz? This dinosaur game for kids is designed for different age groups. Minigames have different difficulties so that kids of all ages can have fun! Learn how a paleontology expert or an archaeologist discovers new and rare types of dinosaurs from around the world. The game is permanently updated and new dinos are added every month. We will also be adding new Jurassic World 3 Dominion and JW Rebirth dinosaurs when they are announced. This way you can watch the movie and follow the story while learning scientific facts about dinosaur history. Check the encyclopedia section with hundreds of facts and create your own dinosaur museum collection. It is better than a reference book! You will find illustrations of the greatest dinosaurs like tyrannosaurus, spinosaurus or velociraptor. All our illustrations in the encyclopedia are original and scientifically reconstructed from real dinosaur fossil skeletons. The art of the game is diverse but always tries to depict dinosaurs as the most recent discoveries show them, with feathers, correct anatomy and other known attributes. The periods, such as the Cretaceous or the Triassic, are also reconstructed according to the vegetation and environments typical of the different phases of the Mesozoic. No wifi or no internet connection? No problem! You can can still play the game offline! Become a great Philosoraptor with Dinosaur Master!

Screenshots

Dinosaur Ecosystems2 screens
Dinosaur Master!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinosaur Ecosystems at none against Dinosaur Master!'s 6. Dinosaur Ecosystems also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dinosaur Master!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Dinosaur Master! sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dinosaur Ecosystems asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dinosaur Ecosystems holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinosaur Master! has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinosaur Ecosystems ships an update monthly, Dinosaur Master! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dinosaur Ecosystems versus Dinosaur Master!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinosaur EcosystemsDinosaur Master!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews—87.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size534 MB312 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHKU TELINestor Dominguez Varela

Customer experience

Dinosaur Ecosystems

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dinosaur Master!

All ratings1,578 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.2%

Bugs and requests

Dinosaur Ecosystems

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dinosaur Master!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Paid dinosaurs disappearing after purchase
  • Incorrect placement of some dinosaurs in the timeline
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more dinosaurs, especially from Jurassic World: Dominion
  • Improve accuracy of dinosaur sizes and information
  • Provide a way to unlock premium content without paying
  • Add a dinosaur sound library
  • Improve the hidden dinosaur quiz by revealing the answers
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  • Implement a walking size comparator and power comparator
  • Add a dinosaur eats dinosaur feature

In-app purchases

None

Dinosaur Ecosystems

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Dinosaur Master!

One-time6
  • Cambrian & Giant Reptiles$3.99
  • Prehistoric Oceans$3.99
  • Ice Age Expansion$3.99
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  • Ancient Reptiles Expansion$4.99
  • Ultrarare dinosaur offer$4.99
  • Ultrarare dinosaurs$7.49

Questions

Is Dinosaur Ecosystems free?
Dinosaur Ecosystems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinosaur Master! free?
Dinosaur Master! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dinosaur Ecosystems or Dinosaur Master!?
Dinosaur Ecosystems is rated higher. Dinosaur Ecosystems averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dinosaur Master! averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Dinosaur Ecosystems or Dinosaur Master! have ads?
Dinosaur Master! shows ads; Dinosaur Ecosystems does not.
Which is updated more often, Dinosaur Ecosystems or Dinosaur Master!?
Dinosaur Ecosystems ships an update monthly, and Dinosaur Master! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dinosaur Ecosystems was updated on October 3, 2026 and Dinosaur Master! on October 19, 2026.

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