Idle Evolution vs Idle Gorilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Evolution
Engage in a fun tap and clicker game where you control a hungry reptile. Explore a 3D city, eat everything in your path, and evolve your creature into the ultimate beast. Battle against mankind to survive and become a legend.
- Tap and clicker gameplay
- Eating simulator
- Monster evolution
- 3D city exploration
- Grow your reptile
- Battle mankind
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Welcome to the Idle Alligator empire, a fun tap and clicker game with the eating simulator and monster evolution elements. Use your hungry animal to move around the tycoon city and eat whatever you smash into your way. Explore the 3D arena to collect the best yummies and top power-ups. Feed and grow your evil crocodile to become the biggest beast on the planet! Fight against mankind for hunger and survival. Become the legend and eat them all!
Idle Gorilla
Control a giant gorilla in this idle clicker game. Eat everything in sight, collect power-ups, and evolve your beast to become the ultimate monster. Battle against humanity for survival and dominance.
- Idle clicker gameplay
- Eating simulator mechanics
- Monster evolution
- 3D arena exploration
- Collect power-ups
- Fight against mankind
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Welcome to the Idle Gorilla empire, a fun tap and clicker game with the eating simulator and monster evolution elements. Take control of the huge gorilla and start eating whatever you smash into your way. Explore the 3D arena to collect the best yummies and top power-ups. Feed and grow your evil gorilla to become the biggest beast on the planet! Fight against mankind for hunger and survival. Become the legend and eat them all!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Gorilla at none against Idle Evolution's 1. Idle Gorilla also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Idle Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 70%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 427). On price, rating, 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 Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Gorilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Evolution against 4.6 for Idle Gorilla. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 427 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Idle Evolution's written reviews are positive against 70% of Idle Gorilla's.
Idle Evolution ships an update every 5 months, Idle Gorilla every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Evolution | Idle Gorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.6 (427 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 427 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nikita Subachev | Nikita Subachev |
Customer experience
Idle Evolution
Idle Gorilla
In-app purchases
Idle Evolution
- No Ads$3.99
Idle Gorilla
No in-app purchases
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