Idle Maggots vs Creature Creator Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Maggots
Simulate the growth and consumption of maggots on various carcasses. Produce maggots and watch them eat, leaving behind only the bones. A unique simulation experience focused on decomposition.
- Produce maggots
- Consume carcasses
- Simulate decomposition
- Unique idle gameplay
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Dead Rats and birds and Whales ! Where do they disappear ?? Heard of Maggots ? Yes , its the maggots which eat them and leave the carcass behind ! Produce maggots and eat them !
Creature Creator Run
Evil bots have invaded and stolen vital creature parts. Reclaim these parts to design new creatures and battle the bots to save the planet. Your unique creations are humanity's final defense.
- Create unique creatures
- Reclaim lost creature parts
- Battle evil bots
- Save the Earth
- Lab-based gameplay
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The evil bots have taken over the world! They couldn't destroy your lab completely but you lost many creature parts! Reclaim Creature parts and Create new Creatures to take down the Bots and save then the world! Your abominations are Earth's last hope!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Maggots at 4.7 against Creature Creator Run's 3.7. Idle Maggots also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 6). Creature Creator Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, 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 Maggots sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Creature Creator Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Maggots holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Maggots has 6.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Idle Maggots ships an update every 5 days, Creature Creator Run every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Maggots | Creature Creator Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 months |
| 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 | 514 MB | 282 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TapNation | TILTLABS (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Idle Maggots
Creature Creator Run
Bugs and requests
Idle Maggots
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game not loading properly
- Crashes on certain devices
- Ads not working as intended
Requested features
4 requests- More animal options
- Ability to replay levels
- Progression system improvements
- Reduced ads
Creature Creator Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Maggots
- Fast maggot$0.99
- Mech maggot$0.99
- Super Maggot$0.99
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- Robot Maggot$0.99
- Mut maggot$2.99
- Gold maggot$2.99
- Remove Popup and Banner Ads$2.99
- Ali Maggot$4.99
- Special Maggots$9.99
- No more ads$11.99
Creature Creator Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Idle Maggots free?
Is Creature Creator Run free?
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