Phage Invaders vs Evolution of Species 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phage Invaders
Defend the city of Bacterium from viral invaders by controlling a Cas9-inspired hero. Slash invading DNA and viral parts to protect the city. Features progressive levels and an infinite survival mode.
- Control Cas9-inspired hero
- Slash invading DNA
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Survival mode
- High score leaderboards
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Defend the city of Bacterium from viral annihilation! The city is under attack and needs a hero to save the day! Play as noble defender Cris Perotein. You’ll need to act fast to stop an army of viral villains from taking over the city. Will you be quick enough? Use the on-screen controller to move Cris Perotein, our Cas9-inspired hero. Run Cris into the invading DNA to slash and destroy it. Careful, once viral parts appear, nothing can stop them! Features: • Play through levels that get harder and harder to learn the CRISPR ropes. • Try "survival mode" to battle a brutal, infinite onslaught of phage invaders. • Add your high score to the Game Center and see how you rank! *** Share on social media with #PhageInvaders *** About the IGI: The Innovative Genomics Institute is an academic research organization in the Bay Area. The IGI excites, engages, and empowers diverse audiences with clear and reliable resources. To learn more, visit https://www.innovativegenomics.org
Evolution of Species 2
Create unique creatures and guide their evolution on alien planets. Compete with other players online to become the strongest inhabitant. Share your creations and participate in themed events.
- Participate in evolution
- Create unique creatures
- Explore thousands of planets
- Compete with online players
- Share creature creations
- Participate in themed parties
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Before you open a huge world, which is teeming with life! Thousands of planets with millions of inhabitants who seek to lead the food chain. Choose one of these planets, create your creature and go to conquer a new unknown world! Help your creature evolve from the simplest resident of the microscopic depths into a vivid and unique creature that can stand for itself. Use your imagination and create the most unusual creature! Show it to the world! Share it with your friends or compete with other online players. Game features: - Participate in evolution! Create unique creatures using a flexible set of settings, dozens of different body parts and many color options for them. Countless unique combinations! - Choose from thousands of planets available for life, compete with bizarre inhabitants and become the strongest one! - Develop your creatures in clashes with real players around the world. Prove that your creation is invincible! - Share your creatures with your friends and add their creations to your game. Find the most unusual form of life! - Participate in themed parties and prove that your creature is the best! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evolution of Species 2 at 4.5 against Phage Invaders's 4.0. Evolution of Species 2 also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 9). Phage Invaders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Evolution of Species 2 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Phage Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Evolution of Species 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution of Species 2 has 1.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Phage Invaders's written reviews are positive against 65% of Evolution of Species 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Phage Invaders ships an update every 4 days, Evolution of Species 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phage Invaders | Evolution of Species 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 64.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Genomics Institute | Roman Lugovskih |
Customer experience
Phage Invaders
Evolution of Species 2
Bugs and requests
Phage Invaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Evolution of Species 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Creature editor issues with dragging and dropping parts
- Progression reset after updates
- Multiplayer server connection problems
- Freezing and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add land stage and creature evolution
- Expand gameplay beyond just the cell stage
- Improve AI and difficulty balancing
- Introduce more varied environments and challenges
In-app purchases
Phage Invaders
No in-app purchases
Evolution of Species 2
- Premium subscription$2.997 Days
- Buy 200 DNA$0.99
- Buy 500 DNA$0.99
- Buy 1000 DNA$1.99
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- Buy 2000 DNA$2.99
- Disable Ads$3.99
- Buy 15000 DNA$8.99
- Buy 50000 DNA$14.99
- Buy 200000 DNA$34.99
Questions
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