Comparison

Wacky Genes vs Ball Python King

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

Head to head
About

Wacky Genes

Engage in a fantasy-based animal genetics game where you breed creatures with billions of gene variations. Nurture, breed, and explore to discover rare forms, fortify your lab, and uncover treasures. Challenge yourself to breed out illnesses and ascend rarity tiers.

Highlights
  • Billions of gene variations
  • Selective breeding
  • Punnet square science
  • Animal expeditions for treasures
  • Breeding out illnesses
  • Ascend rarity tiers
Features
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Embark on an extraordinary adventure in Wacky Genes, the captivating fantasy-based animal genetics game! Step into the fascinating laboratory of Wacky Genes, where fantasy animals with real-life genetics await. Are you ready to embrace the role of a geneticist and unravel the mysteries of the Wacky Genes Lab? With an astonishing array of over 17 billion gene variations, prepare yourself for an unparalleled genetics and animal breeding experience. Cultivate your animal pack through selective breeding, utilizing the principles of punnet square science. Unearth the extraordinary rarities hidden within your Wacky Genes animals. NURTURE, BREED, EXPLORE, AND FORTIFY YOUR LAB Hatch your Wacky Gene animals and witness their growth into the rarest forms imaginable. Make informed breeding decisions and mutate their genes to enhance their strength. With billions of combinations at your disposal, the possibilities are endless! EXPLORE FOR TREASURES! Send your animals on thrilling expeditions to scavenge for food, eggs, or coins. Anticipation builds as you await the surprises they will bring back to you! BE VIGILANT AGAINST AILING ANIMALS Strive to breed out illnesses from your sickly animals and ensure the health and well-being of your precious creatures. EMBARK ON THE QUEST FOR RARE ANIMALS Challenge yourself to ascend the ranks of rarity, from Common to Ultra Rare. Discover the captivating genetic combinations that give birth to some of the most breathtaking animals you've ever laid eyes upon.Climb through the rarity tiers from Common to Ultra Rare. Discover the genetic combinations that create some of the most beautiful animals you’ve ever seen. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter for updates on what’s coming next! Twitter: @WackyGenes Instagram: WackyGenes

About

Ball Python King

This game simulates breeding ball pythons using a realistic genetics engine. Pair snakes, incubate eggs, and discover rare morphs. Catalog your collection and trade with other players.

Highlights
  • Realistic genetics engine
  • Breed and hatch new morphs
  • Morphdex for cataloging
  • In-game marketplace
  • Card packs and events
  • Build and display collection
Features
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Welcome to Ball Python King — the breeding game for reptile lovers and genetics geeks. Pair your snakes, incubate the eggs, and watch new morphs hatch from a real genetics engine. Recessive, dominant, co-dominant, het and super forms all behave exactly like the real hobby — chase compound hets and stack genes to hatch combos worth a fortune. REAL GENETICS Every clutch runs on an authentic Punnett-square engine. Learn how het, homozygous and super forms work as you breed. BREED & HATCH Pick a pair, see the odds for every possible offspring, lay a clutch and hatch your next grail morph. MORPH DEX Discover and catalog single genes and combos. Your dex fills in as you breed and buy. MARKET Shop a marketplace of standout animals to fill the gaps in your projects and get inspired by top collections. CARD PACKS & EVENTS Open starter packs and limited-time event banners for a shot at rare, rotating morphs. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Grow a gallery of your own hatchlings, filter by morph, and show off your rarest animals. Ball Python King is free to play. Optional gem packs are available if you want to speed things up — every drop rate is disclosed in-app. Start hatching. Your dream morph is one clutch away. SUBSCRIPTION Breeder Pass — US$4.99/month, auto-renewing. Unlocks minting of brand-new morph combos and includes 200 new-combo mints every 30 days. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hsinyuyen.github.io/ballpython-legal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://hsinyuyen.github.io/ballpython-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Wacky Genes4 screens
Ball Python King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wacky Genes at 68% against Ball Python King's 25%. Wacky Genes also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Ball Python King's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Wacky Genes sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Ball Python King sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wacky Genes holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wacky Genes has 37 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Wacky Genes's written reviews are positive against 25% of Ball Python King's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wacky Genes ships an update every 5 days, Ball Python King every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wacky Genes versus Ball Python King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWacky GenesBall Python King
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel BreckerHuan Ru Wu

Customer experience

Wacky Genes

All ratings37 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative32.0%

Ball Python King

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Wacky Genes

One-time23
  • 100 Wacky Coins$0.99
  • 1 Breed Cooldown$0.99
  • 1 Breed Count$0.99
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  • 1 Baby Now$0.99
  • 5 Birth Now$1.99
  • Expert Arena Token$1.99
  • 250 Wacky Coins$1.99
  • 500 Wacky Coins$2.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Rare Egg$2.99
  • 5 Breed Cooldown$2.99
  • Rare Egg (3-pack)$4.99
  • 3 Expert Arena Tokens$4.99
  • Ultimate Arena Token$4.99
  • 1000 Wacky Coins$4.99
  • Breeder Bundle$6.99
  • Legendary Egg$7.99
  • 3 Ultimate Arena Tokens$9.99
  • 2500 Wacky Coins$9.99
  • Legendary Egg (3-pack)$9.99
  • Ultimate Bundle$9.99
  • 10,000 Wacky Coins$39.99
  • 5000 Wacky Coins$49.99
4 purchases

Ball Python King

One-time4
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 2600 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Wacky Genes free?
Wacky Genes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ball Python King free?
Ball Python King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wacky Genes or Ball Python King?
Wacky Genes is rated higher. Wacky Genes averages 3.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Ball Python King averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Wacky Genes or Ball Python King have ads?
Neither Wacky Genes nor Ball Python King shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wacky Genes or Ball Python King?
Wacky Genes ships an update every 5 days, and Ball Python King every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wacky Genes was updated on October 1, 2026 and Ball Python King on September 19, 2026.

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