Comparison

Raise a Giant! vs Tool Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Raise a Giant!

Features
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Collect chemical parts and raise a camel waiting for the final. You can choose your giant's speed, strength and size. Remember, you are doing this to defeat the monster that attacked the city. You can make different choices in each level and fight in a different style. This game, which is easy to play but difficult to master, promises you a pleasant time.

About

Tool Evolution

Embark on a time-traveling adventure where you control an evolving tool. Harvest resources, craft items, and build worlds across different historical eras and futuristic landscapes. Adapt your tool to new challenges and expand your creations through time.

Highlights
  • Time travel through eras
  • Evolving tool mechanics
  • Idle resource harvesting
  • Crafting and world expansion
  • Historical and futuristic gameplay
Features
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Tool Evolution: Mine & Evolve lets you experience a unique journey through time as you take on the role of a tool that evolves with each era you visit. From the Jurassic era to the distant future, your tool will adapt and transform, allowing you to build world, mine, and evolve through different historical periods and beyond. Start your adventure in the Jurassic era and help shape the earliest mini world. As you travel through time, your tool will evolve to meet the demands of each age—from medieval life to the Industrial Revolution and into futuristic landscapes. Each era presents new challenges and opportunities to harvest resources and craft essential items. Tool Evolution: Mine & Evolve features: - Time Travel: Journey from the Jurassic era through the Middle Ages, into the future, and beyond. Each period brings its own unique challenges and advancements in this mini world. - Evolving Tools: Your tool evolves according to the age you time travel to, adapting from primitive designs to advanced futuristic technology. - Idle Mining Game: Harvest resources and mine efficiently with your evolving tool. Manage your resources and automate processes as you advance. - Crafting and Expansion: From my little universe to vast planet craft projects, use your tool to develop your little world and beyond. - Historical and Futuristic Gameplay: Witness the transformation of your tool and world through different historical periods and futuristic scenarios. As you explore and conquer each new age, Tool Evolution: Mine & Evolve challenges you to adapt your strategy and make the most of each era's unique resources and technologies. Evolve through time and create a world that reflects the innovations and achievements of every period you encounter. Are you ready to take your tool on an incredible journey through history and the future? Join Tool Evolution: Mine & Evolve and start your evolution adventure!

Screenshots

Raise a Giant!4 screens
Tool Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raise a Giant! at none against Tool Evolution's 15. Raise a Giant! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Tool Evolution's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months). 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. Tool Evolution sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Raise a Giant! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raise a Giant! ships an update every 27 months, Tool Evolution every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Raise a Giant! versus Tool Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaise a Giant!Tool Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—20.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB288 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeromer cetinHOMA GAMES

Bugs and requests

Raise a Giant!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tool Evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes or gets stuck at certain stages
  • Tools/characters becoming invisible or disappearing
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Progress reset or lost after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and levels
  • Better balance and progression
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Clearer in-game instructions

In-app purchases

None

Raise a Giant!

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Tool Evolution

One-time15
  • Gem Offer 1$0.99
  • Resource Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 2$1.99
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  • Resource Pack 2$1.99
  • Chest Pack 1$1.99
  • Resource Pack 3$2.99
  • Gem Pack 3$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Resource Pack 4$3.99
  • Resource Pack 5$4.99
  • Starting Pack$4.99
  • Gem Pack 4$5.99
  • Resource Pack 6$5.99
  • Gem Pack 5$9.99
  • Gem Pack 6$19.99

Questions

Is Raise a Giant! free?
Raise a Giant! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tool Evolution free?
Tool Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raise a Giant! or Tool Evolution have ads?
Both Raise a Giant! and Tool Evolution show ads.
Which is updated more often, Raise a Giant! or Tool Evolution?
Raise a Giant! ships an update every 27 months, and Tool Evolution every 3 weeks. Most recently, Raise a Giant! was updated on September 14, 2026 and Tool Evolution on September 30, 2026.

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