Comparison

Evolution Simulator 3D vs Idle evolution

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

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About

Evolution Simulator 3D

Evolve your creature through a world filled with different food types and enemies. Customize your creature with numerous upgrades and enjoy addictive gameplay with simple controls and nice graphics.

Highlights
  • Creature editor
  • Multiple food types
  • Various enemy types
  • Passive and active upgrades
  • 40 levels across 5 themes
  • Simple controls
Features
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Game features - 2 types of food: meat and plants - creature's editor - 40 levels in 5 different themes - 30 various type of enemies - many upgrades (passive and active) - 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 3D2 screens
Idle evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle evolution at Free against Evolution Simulator 3D's $0.99. Idle evolution also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 10). Evolution Simulator 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Idle evolution is free to download; Evolution Simulator 3D costs $0.99 up front. Idle evolution sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Evolution Simulator 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle evolution has 5.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Evolution Simulator 3D's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolution Simulator 3D ships an update every 9 days, Idle evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Evolution Simulator 3D versus Idle evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolution Simulator 3DIdle evolution
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (10 ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings105.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB330 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPrzemyslaw GajcDoMobile Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Evolution Simulator 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 3D

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 3D

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 3D free?
Evolution Simulator 3D costs $0.99, 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 3D or Idle evolution?
Idle evolution is rated higher. Evolution Simulator 3D averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Idle evolution averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Evolution Simulator 3D or Idle evolution have ads?
Idle evolution shows ads; Evolution Simulator 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Evolution Simulator 3D or Idle evolution?
Evolution Simulator 3D ships an update every 9 days, and Idle evolution every 2 months. Most recently, Evolution Simulator 3D was updated on October 14, 2026 and Idle evolution on October 9, 2026.

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