Comparison

Monster Evolution! vs Monsters Lab

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

Head to head
About

Monster Evolution!

Feed and grow your cute animal from a baby pet into a terrifying giant monster. Battle other creatures in the arena to become the strongest beast. Experience hyper evolution and unleash your inner demon DNA.

Highlights
  • Feed and grow animals
  • Evolve into giant monsters
  • Battle in the arena
  • Accurate battle simulator
  • Hyper evolution
Features
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Can you feed and grow your cute animal to evolve into a terrible monster and become the strongest giant creature in the arena? Your quest is simple...eat your food, grow into a giant beast like werewolf or gorilla and fight in the arena! The hyper evolution of your cute animal has started! Feed and grow your animals from cute pets to terrific monsters. Enter the creatures' arena and prepare yourself for monster fight in the shadows in this totally accurate battle simulator and follow the monsters hyper evolution. How to become a Monster Evolution: Demon DNA master? - Start as a cute baby animal -Feed and grow the baby with as much food as you can -Evolve into a giant and terrifying monster (werewolf, gorilla) - Be brave and face the other monster legends in the arena in this totally accurate battle simulator for monsters. Become the strongest and most terrible one that will evolve in this monster hyper evolution.

About

Monsters Lab

Race through obstacle courses, transforming your monster by dodging hazards and sprinting through specific gates. Aim to impress judges with your mutated creation before crossing the finish line in this fun running game.

Highlights
  • Mutate monster during race
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Sprint through gates
  • Complete obstacle courses
  • Impress judges
Features
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On your marks, get set, and the race is on to see if you can complete the transformation of your monster before you reach the finish line in this fun, freaky running game. Complete each obstacle course by dodging barrels and sprinting through the right gates to merge an each part of your monster runner.  Can you impress the judges and get full marks for your crazy science project? Find out in this super fun running game. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Monster Evolution!4 screens
Monsters Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monsters Lab at none against Monster Evolution!'s 1. Monsters Lab also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 57%). Monster Evolution!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Monster Evolution! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monsters Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Monster Evolution! against 4.6 for Monsters Lab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33K and 30K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Monster Evolution!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Monsters Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Evolution! ships an update weekly, Monsters Lab every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Monster Evolution! versus Monsters Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Evolution!Monsters Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings) — better4.6 (30K ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33K — better30K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB293 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Monster Evolution!

All ratings33,496 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative32.2%

Monsters Lab

All ratings29,932 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

User reviews

Monster Evolution!

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative game
  • 🎨 Great graphics and character designs
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
  • 💰 Rewarding progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs, especially on level 31
  • 🔒 Difficulty unlocking certain characters like Huggy Wuggy
  • 💰 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔍 Limited character/monster selection

Monsters Lab

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 💡 Variety of monsters
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent ads
  • 🐛 Skin selection issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Monster Evolution!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Invisible walls on level 31 preventing progression
  • Glitches that block access to certain areas or characters
  • Crashes and freezes reported by multiple users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more scary/interesting monster characters
  • Fix level 31 glitch
  • Improve character unlocking system
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option

Monsters Lab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Skin selection not working as expected
  • Game getting stuck or not loading
  • Ads preventing access to rewards
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow purchasing of monsters from chests
  • More variety in characters and skins
  • Fix skin selection issues
  • Reduce ad frequency

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monster Evolution!

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Monsters Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monster Evolution! free?
Monster Evolution! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monsters Lab free?
Monsters Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monster Evolution! or Monsters Lab?
Monster Evolution! is rated higher. Monster Evolution! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Monsters Lab averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Monster Evolution! or Monsters Lab have ads?
Both Monster Evolution! and Monsters Lab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Evolution! or Monsters Lab?
Monster Evolution! ships an update weekly, and Monsters Lab every 2 months. Most recently, Monster Evolution! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Monsters Lab on September 24, 2026.

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