Idle Animal Evolution vs Grow Animals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Animal Evolution
Combine different animals in a lab to breed unique new creatures. Explore dozens of animal combinations, from cats with bees to dogs with seahorses. Keep breeding to discover all possible evolutions.
- Combine animals in a lab
- Breed new animal species
- Discover dozens of animal combinations
- Explore unique creature evolutions
- Continuous breeding gameplay
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Combine your animals in big lab and breed a new animal! You will find dozens of animals to explore. Are you curious about the combination of a cat with a bee or a combination of a dog with a seahorse? Wouldn't it be nice to discover the combination of any two animals you love? You can make it happen in this game. Don't stop and keep breeding new animals.
Grow Animals
Design and raise your dream pet by combining traits like cute, smart, strong, and lovable. Witness their evolution from a single cell to a fully grown creature, and even merge animals to discover new breeds. Decorate their habitat and care for them.
- Create dozens of unique animals
- Experiment with trait combinations
- Witness animal evolution
- Decorate pet habitats
- Pamper and play with pets
- Merge animals to discover new breeds
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Create your ideal pet! Make any pet animal you’ve ever dreamed of, there are dozens to collect! House them in your personal zoo, decorate it to your liking to keep your lovable fur babies happy. What is your ideal pet? Is it Cute? Smart? Strong? Lovable? Some combination of the four, or maybe just two of those traits? Experiment to find out! Science has produced concentrated potions of cute, smart, strong, and love, mix these traits together to create your favorite animal! What kind of animal is all Love but no Cute? What’s the strongest animal? The Smartest? Only you can find out. Start raising new animals starting with a single cell. Whatever mixture of traits you choose will produce a cell of your new animal, clone and merge cells together to slowly grow your pet. Witness the amazing evolution! What will your pet look like in its earliest stages of development? How adorable will it be as a baby? See the greatest miracle of life play out before your very eyes! Bring mythical creatures to life with your wondrous scientific abilities! Create dragons and unicorns. Bring dinosaurs back to life. Raise every breed of dog and cat! Combine fully grown animals together to create new and wonderful new pets. What does merging two kittens together create? You’ll have to try it yourself to know. Main Features: - Create Dozens of Adorable Animals! - Experiment to Discover New Animals to Add to Your Collection! - Decorate Your Pets’ New Home, Create Your Dream Garden! - Pamper, Feed, Bath, and Play with Your New Pets! Your journey of life, discovery, and creation starts now! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grow Animals at 45K against Idle Animal Evolution's 5.1K. Idle Animal Evolution's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Idle Animal Evolution sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Grow Animals sells 2 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 — 4.7 for Idle Animal Evolution against 4.7 for Grow Animals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grow Animals has 45K ratings behind it against 5.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Idle Animal Evolution's written reviews are positive against 62% of Grow Animals's.
Idle Animal Evolution ships an update fortnightly, Grow Animals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Animal Evolution | Grow Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) | 4.7 (45K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K | 45K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 334 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Lion Studios |
Customer experience
Idle Animal Evolution
Grow Animals
User reviews
Idle Animal Evolution
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💛 Entertaining idle game
- 🤩 Amazing game
- ✨ Fun and fascinating
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💢 Frustrating issues with collection room
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🤬 Crashes and freezes
Grow Animals
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Cute and fun animals
- 🤗 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 🤓 Educational animal facts
- 👍 Great for kids and adults
Room to improve
- 😡 Too many ads and ad breaks
- 🤖 Lack of freedom to create own animals
- 🤯 Repetitive and limiting gameplay
- 🤔 Misleading advertising
Bugs and requests
Idle Animal Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- Collection room button not working
- Overlay covering gameplay elements
- Losing progress/DNA earned when app crashes
- Inability to close certain popups
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and slots
- Improve randomization of animal combinations
- Provide an option to exit the collection room
- Fix the 'tap to open collection room' issue
Grow Animals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Animals disappearing after merging
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect animal spawning
- Progress reset problems
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to create their own unique animals
- Reduce the number of ads and ad breaks
- Add more content and gameplay variety
- Fix bugs and glitches
In-app purchases
Idle Animal Evolution
- Starter Bundle$2.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
Grow Animals
- Remove Ads$2.99
- All In One Bundle$4.99
Questions
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