Comparison

Slime Evolutionary Path vs Nine Trials

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

Head to head
About

Slime Evolutionary Path

Evolve your slime through multiple paths, collecting coins and experience even when offline. Engage in automatic battles, enhance your slime with equipment enchantments and extra skills to defeat powerful enemies in this casual idle game.

Highlights
  • Multiple slime evolution paths
  • Offline coin and XP generation
  • Automatic battles
  • Equipment enchantments
  • Extra skills for slime enhancement
  • Ten evolution stages
Features
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An indie game created by only 1 person. This is an idle game which is relaxed and casual. As a Slime, you have the ability to evolve and you can choose different evolutionary paths. Also , there are different enchantments of equipment, use them to defeat powerful enemies! 1. Slime can evolve ten times, there are 4 to the tenth power of evolution possibilities 2. It will still produce coins and Exp when you leave the game 3. Automatic battle, easy to level up 4. A variety of equipment enchants 5. Extra skills, slime will be greatly enhanced

About

Nine Trials

Embark on a cultivation journey in a mystical eastern fantasy world. Battle relentless monsters, enhance powerful artifacts by absorbing souls, and train your character to overcome endless trials. Discover varied characters and eudemons to aid you in your quest for immortality.

Highlights
  • Musou-style combat
  • Artifact enhancement
  • Soul absorption
  • Cultivation system
  • Endless dungeons
  • Varied characters and eudemons
Features
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I would like to achieve immortality, but somehow accidentally wandered into the world of nine trials. Despite I have powerful artifacts and Eudemon with me, time repeats itself in circles and monsters are unrelenting. I suppose this is part of my cultivation. Nine Trials is a casual musou-style game with an eastern fantasy setting. Through deft maneuvering, you overcome the onslaught of monsters in Fairyland. Too many monsters? Don't worry! Utilize your Artifacts, as they can be augmented or even transformed into primordial Artifacts by absorbing Souls in battle, aiding you in surviving the Nine Trials and attaining immortality! Game Features: ·Endless Trials: Myriads of Dungeons after Main Story ·Training and Cultivation: Breath is part of Cultivation ·Unparalleled Arts: Learn to enhance Talents ·Varied Characters: Different abilities and charm ·Eudemons: Various skills and bonus attributes 【Monthly-card subscription description】 1. Description of the continuous monthly subscription card --Subscription period: 1 month --Subscription price: $9.99 per month 2. Other rules -- Payment: Payment will be deducted through the user's iTunes account, and payment will be made after the user confirms the purchase. --renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription cycle will be extended by 1 subscription cycle after the successful charge --Cancel subscription: If you want to cancel the subscription renewal, please operate at least 24 hours before the current chargeback period, how to do it: Go to [Settings] -> click [iTunes Store and App Store] from the Home page -> click [ Apple ID], select [View Apple ID] -> [Account Settings] -> click [Subscription] and select a continuous monthly subscription to cancel the subscription. -- Auto-renewal Membership Service Agreement: https://superera.com/subscriptionsAgreement?lang=en-US --User Privacy Policy: https://www.superera.com/treaty/policy

Screenshots

Slime Evolutionary Path4 screens
Nine Trials4 screens

Verdict

The call

Slime Evolutionary Path and Nine Trials both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Slime Evolutionary Path's written reviews are positive against 71% of Nine Trials's. Slime Evolutionary Path also leads on ratings volume (765 vs 232). Nine Trials's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Slime Evolutionary Path sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Nine Trials sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nine Trials holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 765 and 232 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Slime Evolutionary Path's written reviews are positive against 71% of Nine Trials's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slime Evolutionary Path ships an update every 3 weeks, Nine Trials every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slime Evolutionary Path versus Nine Trials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlime Evolutionary PathNine Trials
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (765 ratings)4.6 (232 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings765 — better232
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB294 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKE HSI LINHONGKONG YUEYOO TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED

Customer experience

Slime Evolutionary Path

All ratings765 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral12.8%
Negative2.7%

Nine Trials

All ratings232 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative23.6%

Bugs and requests

Slime Evolutionary Path

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty progressing past certain levels
  • Inconsistent performance or crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • More evolution options and upgrades
  • Ability to combine or upgrade arm stones
  • More ways to earn gems
  • Clearer tutorial and explanations
  • Additional game modes or challenges
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  • Ability to change from a slime form

Nine Trials

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Slime Evolutionary Path

One-time5
  • 1000 gems$1.29
  • 5000 gems$5.99
  • 10,000 gems$10.49
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  • 50,000 gems$49.90
  • 100,000 gems$95.99
13 purchases

Nine Trials

Subscriptions1
  • Auto-Renewal Monthly Card$9.991 Month
One-time12
  • Newbie Giftpack$0.99
  • Daily Giftpack$0.99
  • Buy 60 Jade$0.99
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  • Newbie Giftpack II$1.99
  • Limit Giftpack I$1.99
  • Limit Giftpack II$2.99
  • Buy 300 Jade$4.99
  • Buy 680 Jade$9.99
  • Monthly Card$14.99
  • Buy 1280 Jade$19.99
  • Buy 3280 Jade$49.99
  • Buy 6480 Jade$99.99

Questions

Is Slime Evolutionary Path free?
Slime Evolutionary Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nine Trials free?
Nine Trials is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slime Evolutionary Path or Nine Trials?
Nine Trials is rated higher. Slime Evolutionary Path averages 4.4 out of 5 from 765 ratings, while Nine Trials averages 4.6 from 232 ratings.
Do Slime Evolutionary Path or Nine Trials have ads?
Both Slime Evolutionary Path and Nine Trials show ads.
Which is updated more often, Slime Evolutionary Path or Nine Trials?
Slime Evolutionary Path ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nine Trials every 2 weeks. Most recently, Slime Evolutionary Path was updated on October 20, 2026 and Nine Trials on October 16, 2026.

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