Evolution Arena vs Species evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evolution Arena
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.
- Species placement
- Ecosystem survival
- Competitive interaction
- Sandbox environment
- Evolution simulation
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Just tap the screen to place the species, and look how they survive and compete with each other!
Species evolution
Develop and evolve your own creatures in a 3D life simulator. Choose between predator or herbivore paths, upgrade creature characteristics, and manage your species' survival and population growth in various game modes.
- Creature evolution and development
- Survival and sandbox modes
- Predator vs. Herbivore choices
- Upgrade creature characteristics
- Artificial intelligence for creature behavior
- Population management
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Species Evolution: Artificial Grow Life Simulator 3D is a game where you develop your creatures either in survival mode or in sandbox mode. Choose whose side you are on: Herbivores vs Predators If you want - make your kind a fast predator, let your creatures eat their rivals. Or make your creatures huge herbivores that will resist any predator. They will act without your help, they use their artificial intelligence. Species Evolution is in your hands. - Get Evolution Points! Earn EP and distribute evolution life points wisely. It is your main resource for adapting your species evolution to the circumstances of the world. - Upgrade the characteristics of creatures What will be more important at the moment? - Speed - Energy - Sensitivity - Size Improve the characteristics so that your species can successfully survive in a hostile environment. And they can only rely on their artificial intelligence. Even better — so that the number of creatures constantly increases. Like in real Grow Life Simulator 3D. - Survival mode In this mode you will fight for food, evolution life and a place in the sun with 2 more types of creatures. For each newborn creature, you will earn evolution life points and spend them on characteristics. And periodically you will be faced with a choice that will change the development of the whole species evolution — to become a predator or herbivore; have unique properties or stay with what we have now. Your choice will depend on how your enemies are developing. - Sandbox mode In this Grow Life Simulator 3D you have complete freedom of activity that rely on their artificial intelligence — at the end of each day, you can change the characteristics of your creatures and watch how this affects the population of the species. What could be more interesting? - Primer Research We all love the blogger Primer for his research on the effect of various characteristics on the survival of a species. Now you have the opportunity not only to watch his video, but also to stage experiments yourself in Grow Life Simulator. Create a supportive environment Become the master of your own evolution life. Take care of your charges. The fate of the whole species evolution is in your hands! Keep track of birth rate, control hunger, survive! Help a new life form conquer this planet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evolution Arena at 4.5 against Species evolution's 2.7. Evolution Arena also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). Species evolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Evolution Arena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Species evolution sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Evolution Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution Arena has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Evolution Arena ships an update every 9 days, Species evolution every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Evolution Arena | Species evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Izvalov | Maksim Kenin |
Customer experience
Evolution Arena
Species evolution
In-app purchases
Evolution Arena
- No ads$2.99
Species evolution
- Disable ads$1.99
- Unlock sandbox$1.99
Questions
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