EcoBuilder vs Tiny Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EcoBuilder
Build and manage your own virtual ecosystem, learning about ecological principles through realistic simulations. Your gameplay can contribute to real scientific research by helping scientists understand complex environmental systems.
- Build virtual ecosystems
- Realistic ecological simulations
- Learn ecological phenomena
- Contribute to scientific research
- High score tracking
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EcoBuilder is a game where you will build your own ecosystem of plants and animals, modelled using the same simulations that researchers use to study real ecosystems. You will learn about various ecological phenomena along the way, and if you get really good at playing then your high scores will help real researchers to understand ecosystems better! EcoBuilder is being developed by a team at Imperial College.
Tiny Evolution
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In Tiny Evolution you start life as an amoeba, floating around in the endless void. But you could be so much more! Connect the different systems together and try and evolve up the (not-scientifically-rigorous!) complexity chain. Can you go all the way?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EcoBuilder at none against Tiny Evolution's shown. EcoBuilder also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EcoBuilder | Tiny Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Zheng | Matthew Menary |
In-app purchases
EcoBuilder
No in-app purchases
Tiny Evolution
No in-app purchases
Questions
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