Idle Animal Evolution vs Elephant Evolution
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.
Elephant Evolution
Merge different elephant species to discover new, mysterious creatures. Earn coins by hatching eggs and tapping elephants to expand your collection. Explore various stages and unlock a wild story with unexpected twists in this idle evolution game.
- Merge similar elephants
- Discover new creatures
- Earn coins from eggs
- Unlock different stages
- Collect various elephant species
- Incremental clicker gameplay
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Now let’s talk about the elephant in the room: elephants themselves!They’re nosy, they’re noisy and some of them can even fly! The cheek! That’s precisely why you must mix and match different kinds of these creatures and change these bothersome traits once and for all! It’s a mammoth undertaking, we know, but your hard work will be very relephant! ELEPHANT FEATURES - Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery - Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the elephants. HOW TO PLAY - Drag and drop similar elephants to create new mysterious creatures - Use elephant eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money - Alternatively, fiercely tap an elephant to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS - Different stages and many elephant species to discover - A mind-blowing story with wild twists! - The unexpected mix of creature evolution dynamics and incremental clicker games - Doodle-like illustrations - Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! - No elephants were harmed in the making of this game, only developers Your excuse to be nosy is right here! Please note! This game is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. Some features and extras mentioned in the description may also have to be purchased for real money.
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Verdict
Idle Animal Evolution and Elephant Evolution both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Elephant Evolution's written reviews are positive against 69% of Idle Animal Evolution's. Idle Animal Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 151) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Elephant Evolution sells 12 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 4.8 for Elephant Evolution. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Animal Evolution has 5.1K ratings behind it against 151, 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 100% of Elephant Evolution's.
Idle Animal Evolution ships an update fortnightly, Elephant Evolution every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Animal Evolution | Elephant Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) | 4.8 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 151 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 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 | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Idle Animal Evolution
Elephant Evolution
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
Elephant Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Animal Evolution
- Starter Bundle$2.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
Elephant Evolution
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- Alien Currency Pack 1$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack Offer$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shop Bundle 1$2.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- Alien Currency Pack 2$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Starter Bundle Discount$9.99
- Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99
Questions
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