Comparison

Idle Dinosaur vs Dinosaur CEO

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

Head to head
About

Idle Dinosaur

Hunt prey in a city environment using predatory instincts, sharp teeth, and claws to earn money for upgrades. This game offers increasing difficulty as you progress through levels.

Highlights
  • Predatory hunting gameplay
  • City environment
  • Upgrade system
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Idle game mechanics
Features
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Idle Dinosaur is surely one of the best idle games iOS users can find. Use your predatory instincts to hunt down your prey in a city environment. Use those sharp teeth and claws wisely to obtain the tastiest feed and earn money for upgrades. It’s a fighting match between you and your cohabitants! Difficulty would increase as you move upwards the levels Enjoy!

About

Dinosaur CEO

Embody a dinosaur in an office setting, devouring coworkers to progress through levels. Utilize spicy chili for fire breath to evade pursuing police. Offers both endless arena and level progression modes.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur gameplay
  • Devour coworkers
  • Fire breath power-up
  • Endless arena mode
  • Level progression mode
  • Competitive leaderboard
Features
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You are a Dinosaur working in the office but it's time to eat! Devour as many of your coworkers as you can while avoiding the cops! Each level is a new floor in the office. Clear each floor by gobbling down the business men. Once you eat them all, the spicy chili will appear which grants you fire breath to finish off the cops that are chasing you. You can play in either endless arena mode or level progression mode. Key features: - Cool dinosaur - People to eat - Competitive leaderboard - Spicy chili - Secret areas

Screenshots

Idle Dinosaur4 screens
Dinosaur CEO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dinosaur CEO at 100% against Idle Dinosaur's 25%. Dinosaur CEO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9). Idle Dinosaur's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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 CEO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Dinosaur asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dinosaur CEO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Idle Dinosaur's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dinosaur CEO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Dinosaur ships an update every 2 weeks, Dinosaur CEO every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idle Dinosaur versus Dinosaur CEO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DinosaurDinosaur CEO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings)4.9 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings918 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB128 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAPS FT llcBrandon Court

Customer experience

Idle Dinosaur

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Dinosaur CEO

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Idle Dinosaur

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dinosaur CEO

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Idle Dinosaur free?
Idle Dinosaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinosaur CEO free?
Dinosaur CEO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Dinosaur or Dinosaur CEO?
Dinosaur CEO is rated higher. Idle Dinosaur averages 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Dinosaur CEO averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.
Do Idle Dinosaur or Dinosaur CEO have ads?
Dinosaur CEO shows ads; Idle Dinosaur does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Dinosaur or Dinosaur CEO?
Idle Dinosaur ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dinosaur CEO every 6 weeks. Most recently, Idle Dinosaur was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dinosaur CEO on November 3, 2026.

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