# Evolution Arena vs BadAdmin

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Evolution Arena at 100% against BadAdmin's 0%. Evolution Arena also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). BadAdmin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Evolution Arena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BadAdmin asks for nothing beyond the download.

Evolution Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution Arena has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Evolution Arena's written reviews are positive against 0% of BadAdmin's.

Evolution Arena ships an update every 9 days, BadAdmin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Evolution Arena | BadAdmin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (20 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evolution-arena/id1567624919/reviews)** | [2.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/badadmin/id1567736058/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **20** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 26 MB | 24 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Alexey Izvalov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1437172357) | [Torben Steen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1452072129) |

## What reviewers say

### Evolution Arena

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evolution-arena/id1567624919)

Strategically place species on a sandbox map to observe their survival and competition. Watch as your created ecosystems evolve and interact in a dynamic environment.

**Highlights:** Species placement, Ecosystem survival, Competitive interaction, Sandbox environment, Evolution simulation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No ads | $2.99 | one-time |


### BadAdmin

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/badadmin/id1567736058)

Manage servers and minimize downtime in this simulation game. React quickly to server failures by restarting them to keep operations smooth. Your goal is to achieve the lowest possible server downtime.

**Highlights:** Server management simulation, Minimize server downtime, React to server failures, Restart failed servers, Achieve low downtime

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Evolution Arena free?

Evolution Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is BadAdmin free?

BadAdmin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Evolution Arena or BadAdmin?

Evolution Arena is rated higher. Evolution Arena averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while BadAdmin averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Evolution Arena or BadAdmin have ads?

Both Evolution Arena and BadAdmin show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Evolution Arena or BadAdmin?

Evolution Arena ships an update every 9 days, and BadAdmin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Evolution Arena was updated on September 14, 2026 and BadAdmin on September 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*