Comparison

Monster Evolution! vs Monster Trainer

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

Monster Trainer

Collect food to evolve your monsters and become the strongest trainer. Battle other trainers to earn badges and unlock new lands filled with powerful creatures. Build your ultimate monster team.

Highlights
  • Collect food for monsters
  • Catch monsters
  • Evolve monsters
  • Battle trainers
  • Earn badges
  • Build a dream team
Features
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What do you need to become the strongest monster trainer? Catch Them All! Rush forward to collect as much food for your monsters as possible. Help them evolve and become your strongest monster! Battle and defeat all other trainers to earn badges and open the way to lands filled with powerful monsters. Game Features: Collect food for the monster Catch Monster Evolve the Monster Build a Dream Team

Screenshots

Monster Evolution!4 screens
Monster Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Monster Evolution! at weekly against Monster Trainer's every 4 months. Monster Evolution! also leads on ratings volume (33K vs 3.4K) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 and Monster Trainer sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monster Evolution! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Evolution! has 33K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Monster Evolution!'s written reviews are positive against 54% of Monster Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Evolution! ships an update weekly, Monster Trainer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monster Evolution! versus Monster Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Evolution!Monster Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings) — better4.4 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings33K — better3.4K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB475 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESNegaxy., JSC

Customer experience

Monster Evolution!

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

Monster Trainer

All ratings3,363 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.0%

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

Monster Trainer

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 🎉 Addictive gameplay
  • 🤩 Awesome monsters to collect
  • 🕹️ Satisfying battles

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤯 Unrealistic in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Not like the ads
  • 🤷‍♂️ Feels like a Pokémon ripoff

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

Monster Trainer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads not working after purchase
  • Safari zone resets after clearing
  • Incorrect monster display in battles
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Microphone not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more monsters and islands
  • Implement trading between players
  • Improve food/item pricing
  • Add multiplayer and PvP modes
  • Implement cloud/game save feature

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monster Evolution!

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
19 purchases

Monster Trainer

One-time19
  • Dollar 1$0.99
  • Monster 1 Sale$0.99
  • Supply Silver Pack Sale$0.99
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  • Dollar 2$1.99
  • Monster 2 Sale$1.99
  • Ads in game$2.99
  • Monster Legendary$2.99
  • Monster 3 Sale$2.99
  • Dollar 3$4.99
  • Supply Diamond Pack Sale$4.99
  • Monster 4 Sale$4.99
  • Monster 5 Sale$4.99
  • Monster 6 Sale$9.99
  • No ads Pack$14.99
  • Monster 7 Sale$14.99
  • Dollar 5$19.99
  • Monster 8 Sale$24.99
  • Dollar 6$49.99
  • Dollar 7$99.99

Questions

Is Monster Evolution! free?
Monster Evolution! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Trainer free?
Monster Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monster Evolution! or Monster Trainer?
Monster Evolution! is rated higher. Monster Evolution! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Monster Trainer averages 4.4 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Monster Evolution! or Monster Trainer have ads?
Both Monster Evolution! and Monster Trainer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Evolution! or Monster Trainer?
Monster Evolution! ships an update weekly, and Monster Trainer every 4 months. Most recently, Monster Evolution! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Monster Trainer on September 23, 2026.

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