Comparison

Merge Safari vs Hyper Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Merge Safari

Merge living things to discover new animals and expand your collection. Decorate a beautiful island paradise filled with diverse creatures to create your unique safari experience.

Highlights
  • Merge living things
  • Collect various animals
  • Decorate your island
  • Create a unique safari
  • Discover new creatures
Features
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Decorate your own Island! MERGE all living things and collects various animals to make your own SAFARI. Make the beautiful island full of various animals. Safari is ready for you. MERGE all living things to create new ones!

About

Hyper Evolution

Embark on a survival journey through eons of evolution, starting as a small organism and climbing the food chain. Master new environments, evolve through distinct geological ages, and unlock mythical creatures. This engaging simulator offers hours of relaxing, Darwinian fun with beautiful graphics and varied landscapes.

Highlights
  • Progress through geological ages
  • Climb the food chain
  • Master survival in new environments
  • Unlock mythical creatures
  • Eleven stages of evolution
  • Satisfying core gameplay
Features
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► IT’S AN EVOLUTION REVOLUTION! Dive into the primordial soup and get eating in this beautiful and entertaining survival simulator where your goal is to climb the food chain one organism at a time. Start the game as a small fish in a vast ocean and chomp your way through eons of history on the long rocky road to civilization. There are plenty more fish in the sea, and some of them are a whole lot bigger than you, so while you’re chowing down on your prey, just make sure you don’t end up as somebody else’s dinner. Only the fittest will survive, so activate your animal intuition, engage your reptile brain, get in touch with your inner caveman and watch your back in this Darwinian adventure game that’s red in tooth and claw but provides hours of relaxing evolutionary fun. ► SOMETHING TO CHEW ON… • The evolution’s here: progress through entire geological ages in the vast Paleozoic ocean, growing from a tiny little primitive sprat into a mighty predatory shark, turning turtle, really coming out of your shell, and emerging on dry land as a beautiful lizard. • Master survival in a new environment and you’ll soon be going the way of the dinosaurs, before you move up another class to go nuts as a squirrel, take on the mammoth task of being a mammoth, and pass the test to see if you’re a good, average, or truly great ape. • Feeling a little more human at last? You’re not quite finished with evolution just yet, work through your neanderthal attitudes, take out your caveman aggression as a hunter, and finally finish the game by settling down to a little farming as the paragon of animals and the undisputed chamption of the food chain. • Eleven stages of evolution with a total of 81 levels in the game, each with a new twist on the satisfying core gameplay. • Complete levels with high scores to unlock exotic evolutionary missteps including mermaids, unicorns, and dragons for even more foraging fun. • Simple but stylish graphics with beautiful creature designs and stunningly varied landscapes that bring to life the different ages of the history of the planet right there on your screen. ► PLUMB THE MYSTERY OF PRE-HISTORY Want to see the origin of species in action? Not sure that you’re fully evolved? This fun casual simulator will let you stake your rightful place at the top of the evolutionary ladder and have a whale of a time while doing so. Download Hyper Evolution, the survival game that brings biology lessons to life in a colorful and satisfying simulator experience, and get yourself evolving right now. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Merge Safari4 screens
Hyper Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

Merge Safari and Hyper Evolution both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Merge Safari's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hyper Evolution's. Merge Safari also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Hyper Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (43K vs 12K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Merge Safari sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Hyper Evolution sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Merge Safari against 4.7 for Hyper Evolution. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 43K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Merge Safari's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hyper Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Safari ships an update fortnightly, Hyper Evolution every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Merge Safari versus Hyper Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge SafariHyper Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)4.7 (43K ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better36.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12K43K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB471 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Awesome Inc.SayGames LTD

Customer experience

Merge Safari

All ratings12,246 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews714 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%

Hyper Evolution

All ratings42,872 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews517 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative52.6%

User reviews

Merge Safari

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and relaxing graphics
  • 🐯 Wide variety of animals
  • 🕹️ Simple and easy to play
  • 🔓 Offline gameplay
  • ⏱️ Addictive and engaging

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔒 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes

Hyper Evolution

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and creative graphics
  • 🕹️ Simple and relaxing gameplay
  • 🤩 Great game overall

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🤔 Lack of meaningful progression or challenge
  • 🤯 Frustrating reset of progress

Bugs and requests

Merge Safari

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scheduled updates not arriving
  • Purchased VIP features not working as expected
  • Animals getting stuck or not moving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more animal species
  • Introduce new gameplay modes
  • Allow zooming and panning on the island
  • Implement a way to name or customize animals
  • Reduce the frequency and duration of ads

Hyper Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches causing game resets
  • Inconsistent or unresponsive controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • More evolution stages and animal varieties
  • Ability to replay or revisit previous levels
  • Option to remove ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Merge Safari

One-time9
  • Gem 1000$0.99
  • Gem 5000$4.99
  • VIP PACKAGE$4.99
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  • FAIRY PASS$4.99
  • Gem 12000$9.99
  • Fantastic Animal Box 10$9.99
  • Gem 30000$19.99
  • Fantastic Animal Box 46$19.99
  • Gem 100000$49.99
2 purchases

Hyper Evolution

One-time2
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Starter pack$2.99

Questions

Is Merge Safari free?
Merge Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hyper Evolution free?
Hyper Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Safari or Hyper Evolution?
Merge Safari and Hyper Evolution are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12K and 43K ratings respectively.
Do Merge Safari or Hyper Evolution have ads?
Both Merge Safari and Hyper Evolution show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Safari or Hyper Evolution?
Merge Safari ships an update fortnightly, and Hyper Evolution every 2 months. Most recently, Merge Safari was updated on October 15, 2026 and Hyper Evolution on October 15, 2026.

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