Card Evolution vs Monster Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Evolution
Collect, upgrade, and evolve a vast array of trading cards from sports to monsters. Battle other players to earn in-game currency, unlock rarer cards, and build the ultimate deck to become the top collector.
- Collect diverse card series
- Build powerful decks
- Battle other players
- Upgrade and evolve cards
- Merge cards for evolution
- Compete for prizes
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Grow your epic card collection: unlock new character series - ranging from sports to monsters - and build the most powerful deck. Battle against other players to become the greatest and earn money to unlock more cards. Be the owner of the world's rarest and most expensive cards collection. Upgrade your cards to become the largest card collector of the rarest and most expensive cards in the world. Unlock new cards and deck as you progress through the game. Compete in epic card battles to win prizes to invest back in your collection and build unique decks. Features - Run to increase the value and rarity of your cards - Evolve your cards in a fun, choice-based runner - Collect all the cards and build the strongest deck - Fight epic card battles - Merge cards in battle to evolve into higher level cards
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.
- Collect food for monsters
- Catch monsters
- Evolve monsters
- Battle trainers
- Earn badges
- Build a dream team
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Card Evolution at every 3 weeks against Monster Trainer's every 4 months. Card Evolution also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 54%). 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
Both are free to download. Card Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Trainer sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Card Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Evolution has 81K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Card Evolution's written reviews are positive against 54% of Monster Trainer's.
Card Evolution ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Trainer every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Card Evolution | Monster Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (81K ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81K — better | 3.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 475 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOMA GAMES | Negaxy., JSC |
Customer experience
Card Evolution
Monster Trainer
User reviews
Card Evolution
From 81K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Enjoyable graphics and visuals
- 💰 Rewarding card collection and upgrades
- 🏆 Engaging tournament mode
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of card variety and content
- 🔧 Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
- 💸 Excessive in-app advertisements
- 🔒 Issues with in-app purchases and rewards
Monster Trainer
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Card Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Unresponsive controls and movement issues
- Inconsistent card unlocking and progression
- Syncing and data loss problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add more card types and collections (e.g., sports, other themes)
- Improve stability and fix bugs
- Reduce frequency and intrusiveness of ads
- Enhance in-app purchase and reward system transparency
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
Card Evolution
- Pile of gems$1.99
- No ads$2.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
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- Heap of gems$5.99
- Premium Pack$5.99
- Bucket of gems$11.99
- Barrel of gems$23.99
- Chest of gems$59.99
- Cart of gems$119.99
Monster Trainer
- 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
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