Fish.IO vs Insect Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish.IO
Control a baby shark in a vibrant aquarium, hunting smaller fish and avoiding predators. Eat sushi to boost your power and collect fish heads to dominate the sea and become king. Engage in thrilling io gameplay against players worldwide.
- Control baby shark with horn
- Hunt and feed on smaller fish
- Boost mana by eating sushi
- Collect fish heads for score
- Combat players worldwide
- Upgradeable blades
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Wanna have a deeper look at the ocean and the lives of marine creatures there? Let's explore Fish.io - a free io game - to see part of a real aquarium's life cycle of hunting and feeding! With the flexibility and smoothness of your fingers, you control the baby shark with a horn on the bighead, and always ready to hunt a shoal of bream swimming around. BUT, BE CAREFUL! They aren't dead fishes and will do the same to you with their sharp swords. Boost your mana by eating sushi, then collect other fish heads, get higher scores, to dominate the sea and wear the crown! Dive deep, hunt tough, and Be A King! FEATURING: - Numerous kinds of fish: Baby shark, whale, piranha, clownfish, glob fish, narwhale, golden fish, and turtle. - 3 kinds of upgradable blades: Katana, trident, and laser blade. - Beautiful ocean world with deadly fish. - IO gameplay where you combat with players around the world.
Insect Evolution
Embark on a survival journey as a small ant lost in the desert. Grow by consuming smaller insects while avoiding larger predators to find your way home. Navigate through challenging levels to reunite with your family.
- Level-based progression
- Ant survival gameplay
- Consume smaller insects to grow
- Avoid larger predators
- Desert environment
- Journey to find family
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Insect Evolution is a casual mobile game for passing levels; you are a little ant, lost in the desert, and the journey home is far away. You have to pass all the levels to find your family, but it is not easy. On the road you need to eat insects smaller than you to grow up, but at the same time don’t be eaten, be careful of insects larger than you and stronger creatures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fish.IO at 4.8 against Insect Evolution's 3.7. Fish.IO also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 28%) and ratings volume (12K vs 1.3K). Insect Evolution's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fish.IO sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and Insect Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fish.IO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fish.IO has 12K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Fish.IO's written reviews are positive against 28% of Insect Evolution's.
Fish.IO ships an update every 6 weeks, Insect Evolution every 8 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Fish.IO | Insect Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 3.7 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews — better | 28.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 440 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 9+ |
| Developer | ABI GLOBAL LTD. | Xiamen Fengling Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Fish.IO
Insect Evolution
User reviews
Fish.IO
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying chopping/slicing mechanics
- 🤩 Visually appealing graphics
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🤬 Misleading advertisements about no ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. black screen on death, frozen loading screen)
Insect Evolution
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable game mechanics
- 💡 Interesting insect evolution concept
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🤯 Difficult progression past certain levels
Bugs and requests
Fish.IO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchases not working as intended
- Inconsistent ad-free experience after purchase
- Freezing and crashing issues
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce number of ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve progression system and rewards
- Add more maps and gameplay modes
- Implement better balancing and fairness (e.g. shield duration, boss spawns)
Insect Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes during ads
- Progress reset after crashes
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More evolution options
- Reduce ad frequency
- Offline mode
- Multiplayer functionality
In-app purchases
Fish.IO
- 1000 Gold$0.99
- Small Diamond Pack$0.99
- Unlock Item$0.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Snow$3.99
- Elemental Rare$3.99
- Muscle Fish$3.99
- Dragon Blade$3.99
- GentMan$4.99
- New Legendary$4.99
- Mid Autumn Ticket$4.99
- GOLD BAG$4.99
- Medium Diamond Pack$4.99
- Discount Welcome NewBie$4.99
- Elemental$5.99
- Deep Beast$5.99
- Mighty Marine$5.99
- Yin Yang of The Sea$6.99
- Christmas Ticket$9.99
- Sharkjira Discount$9.99
- GOLD CHEST$9.99
Insect Evolution
- No Ads$2.99
