Idle Animal Evolution vs Idle DNA Creature
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.
Idle DNA Creature
Edit genes to create unique pets with specific characteristics. Collect a full range of creatures by merging tiles. Every gene plays a crucial role in your pet's development.
- Gene editing for pet characteristics
- Create unique pets
- Collect creatures
- Merge tiles to evolve
- Full creature collection
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Edit genes in DNA, add the necessary characteristics for your pets. Every gene matters! Collect the entire collection of creatures by merging tiles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle DNA Creature at none against Idle Animal Evolution's 2. Idle Animal Evolution's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Idle Animal Evolution sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Idle DNA Creature asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Animal Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Animal Evolution has 5.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Idle Animal Evolution ships an update fortnightly, Idle DNA Creature every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Animal Evolution | Idle DNA Creature |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Playcus Limited |
Customer experience
Idle Animal Evolution
Idle DNA Creature
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
Idle DNA Creature
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Animal Evolution
- Starter Bundle$2.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
Idle DNA Creature
No in-app purchases
Questions
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