Comparison

Evolution Simulator 2 vs Idle evolution

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

Head to head
About

Evolution Simulator 2

Engage in a unique simulation where you design and evolve your own microbe. Navigate through various environments, consume different food sources, and adapt to overcome a diverse range of enemies.

Highlights
  • Advanced cell editor
  • Two food types: meat and plants
  • 20 levels across 8 themes
  • 19 enemy types
  • Passive and active upgrades
  • Increasing difficulty
Features
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Game features: - 2 types of food: meat and plants - advanced cell's editor - 20 levels in 8 different themes - 19 various type of enemies - many upgrades (passive and active) - increasing level of difficulty - nice graphics - atmospheric soundtrack - simple controls - addictive gameplay

About

Idle evolution

Explore the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth through an engaging idle game. Learn about ancient creatures and human culture while restoring biological forms and unlocking evolutionary mysteries. Experience a blend of casual gameplay and educational content.

Highlights
  • Casual idle gameplay
  • Popular science education
  • Biological restoration
  • Intellectual equipment technology
  • Unlock mysteries of life
  • Experience life evolution
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"Life on Earth" is not an ordinary idle game, but also a professional education game about life evolution. You can not only experience the easy and funny idle evolution games, but also learn the knowledge about mysterious ancient creatures and human culture. ---Story background--- Life has evolved for 4 billion years. Since the birth of human beings, only a million of years have passed. We can only occupy a few minutes on the timeline of life evolution. In the struggle against nature, these great prehistory creatures have stepped from the ocean to the land, from the low level to the high level, and on the Earth - our common home, they painted a colorful and shining historical picture! You are a scientist in the paleontology laboratory. With the help of your robot assistant, you can study the history of paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life. ●Casual idle game This is a casual idle game. You can enjoy the real joy of game with less time and efforts! ●Popular science education In Life On Earth, there are lots of professional knowledge of ancient creatures, you can learn new areas that you have never known before, and feel the greatness of life evolution! ●Biological restoration Restoring the various real forms of ancient creatures, displaying their lifestyles and habits, just like communicate with ancient creatures face-to-face! Watching life evolve from spores to fish, dinosaurs, and humans. ●Intellectual equipment technology Improve intellectual equipment technology, and with the power of technology, to restore the process of life evolution and fasten the speed of life evolution. ●Mysteries of Earth Upgrade evolution technology, speed up the evolution of Paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life.  The team members of Life On Earth are ancient creatures enthusiasts. In order to make this game, we have searched a large amount of literature materials. If you are also interested in life evolution, download Life On Earth to join us now! If you have any suggestion, welcome to send an email to us. We may add it in next versions. Email: support@domobile.com Website: https://www.domobile.com Auto-renewable Subscription Rules These rules are attachments of User Agreement. If there is any conflict between these Rules and the User Agreement, these Rules shall prevail. If you need to use Life On Earth subscription service, you should agree to these rules in advance. You understand and agree: 1.The subscription is automatic renewal service under the premise that you agree to use the Life On Earth subscription service. If you agree to use the subscription service, you are deemed to authorize DoMobile, when the subscription about to expire, have the rights to charge fee of next billing cycle from your iTunes account (hereinafter referred to as “accounts”) balances. The subscription service is provided on the premise that you have bound with the above accounts, and DoMobile can successfully charge from the accounts. You are responsible for any failed renewal due to insufficient debit balance in the above accounts. 2.Subscription will automatically renew weekly. You can select the prefer rate. 3.Subscription automatically renews unless it is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. 4. You may suspend or terminate this subscription service by: Open the phone Settings -> iTunes and App Store -> Apple ID, select “View Apple ID”, enter the “Account Settings” page, click “Subscribe”, select Life On Earth and cancel subscription. 5.Terms of use: http://tpkapp.domogame.com/evolution/loeen.html 6.Privacy Policy: https://www.domobile.com/best/privacy.html

Screenshots

Evolution Simulator 24 screens
Idle evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle evolution at 4.6 against Evolution Simulator 2's 3.1. Idle evolution also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 56) and review sentiment (75% vs 53%). Evolution Simulator 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Idle evolution sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Evolution Simulator 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle evolution has 5.8K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Evolution Simulator 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle evolution's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Evolution Simulator 2 versus Idle evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolution Simulator 2Idle evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (56 ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings565.8K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB330 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPrzemyslaw GajcDoMobile Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Evolution Simulator 2

All ratings56 ratings
Positive51.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative41.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%

Idle evolution

All ratings5,587 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Evolution Simulator 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game not loading or crashing
  • Incorrect resource deduction when purchasing items
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Saved progress not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More dinosaur and prehistoric creature models
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Ability to reset progress and start over
  • More advanced gameplay modes
  • Optimization for larger screens

In-app purchases

None

Evolution Simulator 2

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

Idle evolution

Subscriptions1
  • VIP3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time21
  • Diamond X100$1.99
  • Limit Gift 01$1.99
  • Sea.sale1$2.99
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  • Energy output Permanent x2$3.99
  • Silver Passport$3.99
  • Speed Gift 2$4.99
  • Limit Gift 6$4.99
  • Limit Gift 04$4.99
  • Sealimit.gift1$4.99
  • Humanlimit.gift1$4.99
  • Diamond X300$4.99
  • Valued package$5.99
  • DNA output Permanent x2$5.99
  • Sea.sale2$9.99
  • Human.sale2$9.99
  • Diamond X675$9.99
  • Life Tree Gift 2$9.99
  • Special golden passport$11.99
  • Golden Passport$19.99
  • Diamond X1500$19.99
  • Sea.sale3$19.99

Questions

Is Evolution Simulator 2 free?
Evolution Simulator 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle evolution free?
Idle evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolution Simulator 2 or Idle evolution?
Idle evolution is rated higher. Evolution Simulator 2 averages 3.1 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Idle evolution averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Evolution Simulator 2 or Idle evolution have ads?
Idle evolution shows ads; Evolution Simulator 2 does not.

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