Evolution Arena vs Idle Space Industry
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!
Idle Space Industry
Build an intergalactic mining empire by establishing trade routes, gathering resources, and researching advancements. Conquer space, manage your fleet, and exploit new planets to become the ultimate space tycoon. Contribute to a shared Galactic Tithe for bonuses and upgrades.
- Establish trade routes
- Gather and manage resources
- Craft and research advancements
- Build and upgrade mothership
- Discover and exploit new planets
- Contribute to Galactic Tithe
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Make trade routes, gather resources, craft and research! Conquer space & get rich with your intergalactic mining empire! Use strategy to decide which planets to develop, which ships to build and where to deploy them, and which advancements to research. Spend resources to unlock upgrades, build up your mothership, and discover new planets to exploit. Contribute resources to the Galactic Tithe and help all players earn bonuses! Earn credits for your contributions and spend those on powerful upgrades, or exchange credits for even more resources! Build, expand and dominate as the best space miner in the universe. Be the space tycoon you always knew you could be.
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Verdict
Evolution Arena and Idle Space Industry both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Evolution Arena's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Space Industry's. Idle Space Industry's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Evolution Arena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle Space Industry sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Evolution Arena against 4.4 for Idle Space Industry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Evolution Arena's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Space Industry's.
Evolution Arena ships an update every 9 days, Idle Space Industry every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Evolution Arena | Idle Space Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 4.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Izvalov | WaffleStack Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Evolution Arena
Idle Space Industry
In-app purchases
Evolution Arena
- No ads$2.99
Idle Space Industry
- Starter Pack$7.99
- 500 Gems$9.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
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- Remove All Ads$9.99
- Get 225 Gems$9.99
- 800 Gems$14.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
- New Player Sale$14.99
- 500 Gems$14.99
- 1400 Gems$19.99
- Pro Pack$19.99
- 800 Gems$19.99
- 1400 Gems$29.99
- 3000 Gems$49.99
Questions
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