Comparison

Crust Crusaders vs Mad Evolution

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Crust Crusaders

Engage in a unique shoot 'em up roguelike where your chosen pizza toppings grant special abilities. Navigate through challenging levels, utilizing one-touch controls to defeat evil vegetables and save the planetary pie. Every playthrough offers a fresh experience.

Highlights
  • Topping-based ability system
  • Roguelike gameplay
  • Auto-rotate controls
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Defeat evil veggies
Features
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Crust Crusaders is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select effect your abilities. For example, pepperoni gives you a double blaster, while mushrooms give you a shield. Not one playthrough will be the same. Are you ready to defeat the evil veggies and save the planetary pie? Crust Crusaders uses an auto-rotate feature that allows the player to enjoy the game by only using one touch!

About

Mad Evolution

Fuse and evolve quirky monsters to create a bizarre empire. Earn coins non-stop, even offline, and unlock strange new worlds. This idle merge game offers simple yet addictive gameplay with absurd boosters for endless progression.

Highlights
  • Fuse and evolve monsters
  • Earn coins offline
  • Unlock new worlds
  • Upgrade creatures and chests
  • Use powerful boosters
  • Infinite upgrades
Features
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Monsters, merging, and mayhem – The Crazy Idle Evolution Game! Combine wacky monsters, transform them into strange new forms, and explore unknown worlds! Collect coins endlessly, upgrade all you can, and create your crazy monster empire! Quirky monsters are hatching from chests left and right, and it’s up to you to merge, evolve, and upgrade them into something… questionable. Watch as your creatures generate coins non-stop, unlock new worlds, and keep stacking up riches even while you’re offline. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge isn’t just another idle game – it’s a monster-making experiment gone out of control. Start with tiny, weird creatures and fuse them into even weirder, slightly terrifying versions. The stronger they get, the more coins they make, and the closer you get to unlocking total monster domination. How to Play Mad Evolution: Idle Merge? It’s Too Simple! • Merge monsters – because two heads are better than one. • Upgrade everything – coins, chests, your patience. • Unlock new worlds – every time your top monsters merge, reality shifts. • Earn coins while doing nothing – finally, a game that respects your laziness. • Unleash insane boosters – because waiting is overrated. Why You’ll Love Mad Evolution: Idle Merge Game: • Endless coin generation – your monsters are hard at work, even if you’re not. • Simple, yet addictive gameplay – easy to learn, impossible to stop. • Monsters that keep getting weirder – seriously, some of these should not exist. • Absurdly powerful boosters – speed up chests, merging, and earnings at will. • No time wasting – offline earnings mean you’re always making progress. • Infinite upgrades – chests drop faster, coins pile up higher, and chaos grows. • New worlds await – merge enough, and you’ll open portals to bizarre new places. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge is not a normal idle game. This is a merge evolution madness simulator. Whether you’re a casual player looking for a fun time-waster or a merge-obsessed strategist, you’re about to get hooked. Idle merge game where you fuse weird monsters, unlock strange worlds, and earn coins while doing absolutely nothing. Evolution has never been this lazy.

Screenshots

Crust Crusaders4 screens
Mad Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crust Crusaders at 78% against Mad Evolution's 40%. Crust Crusaders also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mad Evolution sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Crust Crusaders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crust Crusaders holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crust Crusaders has 261 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Crust Crusaders's written reviews are positive against 40% of Mad Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crust Crusaders ships an update every 4 days, Mad Evolution every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Crust Crusaders versus Mad Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrust CrusadersMad Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (261 ratings) — better4.2 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings261 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB186 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperAstro Hound StudiosOleksandr Mykhailov

Customer experience

Crust Crusaders

All ratings261 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative14.6%

Mad Evolution

All ratings43 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Crust Crusaders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Soft-locks when selecting toppings
  • Power-ups not appearing
  • Crashes and performance issues on older devices
  • Inconsistent hit detection

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to spend coins after maxing out upgrades
  • Difficulty settings or game modes
  • Better visual/audio feedback when taking damage
  • Joystick or control customization options

Mad Evolution

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crust Crusaders

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Mad Evolution

One-time12
  • Basic Pack$2.99
  • Disable Ads$2.99
  • Tanos Finger$3.99
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  • Chestplosion$3.99
  • Mergonator$4.99
  • Gold Rush$4.99
  • Handy Stack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Chaos Bundle$12.99
  • Fat Bundle$12.99
  • Legendary Pack$49.99
  • Ultimate Vault$49.99

Questions

Is Crust Crusaders free?
Crust Crusaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mad Evolution free?
Mad Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crust Crusaders or Mad Evolution?
Crust Crusaders is rated higher. Crust Crusaders averages 4.5 out of 5 from 261 ratings, while Mad Evolution averages 4.2 from 43 ratings.
Do Crust Crusaders or Mad Evolution have ads?
Both Crust Crusaders and Mad Evolution show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crust Crusaders or Mad Evolution?
Crust Crusaders ships an update every 4 days, and Mad Evolution every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crust Crusaders was updated on October 12, 2026 and Mad Evolution on October 15, 2026.

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