Comparison

Idle Swim vs Snake Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Idle Swim

Race through the sea by transforming into various animals and fish. Upgrade your speed and evolve to swim faster in this endless runner game. Experience thrilling aquatic transformations.

Highlights
  • Animal and fish transformations
  • Speed upgrades
  • Endless runner gameplay
  • Evolution mechanics
  • 3D graphics
Features
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Idle swim racing. Transform animals and fishes to swim faster. Speed up!

About

Snake Evolution

Merge and evolve different snake species to create new mutant creatures. Scheme your way to world domination in this idle evolution simulator with clicker game mechanics.

Highlights
  • Merge similar snakes to create new mutant species
  • Discover various snake species and monster maker stages
  • Earn coins by tapping snakes or using monster maker eggs
  • Idle gameplay with incremental clicker mechanics
  • Open-ended gameplay for freedom and creativity
  • Monster Maker Pantheon for supreme beings
Features
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Yes, snakes are venomous, slithering and hissing creatures that love to dance the Mambo, but if you want to take over the world, you’ve gotta side with them. Create new mutant serpent species by entangling different snakes and start scheming your viperous total domination plot right away! Just be prepared for lots of hissy fits. SNAKE MUTANT MAKER FEATURES - Monster Maker Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery - Snake Game Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the snakes in this mutant maker HOW TO PLAY THIS MONSTER MAKER GAME - Drag and drop similar snakes to create new mysterious creatures in this mutant maker snake game! - Use monster maker snake eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money - Alternatively, fiercely tap a snake to make coins pop from their eggs in this evolution simulator HIGHLIGHTS - Different monster maker stages and many snake game species to discover - A mind-blowing evolution simulator story with viperous twists and the best of merge games thrown in! - The unexpected mix of creature evolution dynamics and incremental clicker games AND merge games! - Doodle-like mutant maker illustrations galore in this snake game! - Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! - The animal maker, cobra game and clicker game combination you've aways wanted! - No merge games snakes were harmed in the making of this evolution simulator game, only developers Snake? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAKE! Please note! This evolution simulator game is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. Some merge games features and extras mentioned in the description may also have to be purchased for real money.

Screenshots

Idle Swim4 screens
Snake Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snake Evolution at 4.8 against Idle Swim's 4.4. Snake Evolution also leads on ratings volume (367 vs 8). Idle Swim's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Swim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snake Evolution sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snake Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake Evolution has 367 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Idle Swim versus Snake Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle SwimSnake Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)4.8 (367 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8367 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem LaninTPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA

Customer experience

Idle Swim

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Snake Evolution

All ratings366 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

Idle Swim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Snake Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Music plays too fast and glitches game
  • Ad music plays upon entering the game

Requested features

1 request
  • Frog evolution game

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idle Swim

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
15 purchases

Snake Evolution

One-time15
  • Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • Alien Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • Hard Currency Pack Offer$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Shop Bundle 1$2.99
  • Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
  • Alien Currency Pack 2$5.99
  • Shop Bundle 2$5.99
  • Promo Bundles High$5.99
  • Trinket$6.99
  • Starter Bundle Discount$9.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 4$19.99
  • Veteran Bundle Discount$19.99

Questions

Is Idle Swim free?
Idle Swim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Evolution free?
Snake Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Swim or Snake Evolution?
Snake Evolution is rated higher. Idle Swim averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Snake Evolution averages 4.8 from 367 ratings.
Do Idle Swim or Snake Evolution have ads?
Both Idle Swim and Snake Evolution show ads.

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