Nanosaur 2 vs Creature Crafter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nanosaur 2
Pilot a futuristic, weaponized flying dinosaur to battle enemies and retrieve dinosaur eggs. Engage in thrilling single or multiplayer modes with various game types like Battle, Capture the Flag, and Race. Collect powerups for an arsenal of destructive weaponry.
- Single and multiplayer modes
- Game controller support
- AirPlay support
- Live broadcasting
- Dinosaur flight simulation
- Multiple multiplayer game types
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• SINGLE OR MULTIPLAYER MODES! • Game Controller support • AirPlay support • LIVE Broadcasting! • NOMINATED FOR "BEST APP EVER AWARDS" Nanosaur 2 will blow your mind as you blow things up! Pilot a flying dinosaur from the future who is equipped with massive firepower! Your goal is to find and retrieve the missing dinosaur eggs, and to do that you'll have to blow up a whole lotta stuff! You'll battle other Nanosaurs and their defense systems, and collect powerups which give you a large array of weaponry ranging from heat seeking missiles to cluster bombs. It's a dinosaur flight simulator! Multiplayer has 3 different games that can play up to 4 players in each mode: • Battle • Capture the Flag • Race
Creature Crafter
Design unique creatures with extensive customization tools, then bring them to life to explore vibrant online worlds with friends. Collect new parts to enhance abilities, complete quests, battle foes, and engage in minigames or roleplaying.
- Creature building and customization
- Online multiplayer exploration
- Collect and upgrade creature parts
- Quest completion and battles
- Minigames and roleplaying
- Procedural animation for environments
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Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and collect new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, battle enemies, challenge friends to minigames, or just have fun roleplaying — the possibilities are endless when your imagination is the limit! The core gameplay loop involves constructing creatures to explore hand-crafted worlds and collecting body parts and patterns to further upgrade your creature. You can then use your newly acquired abilities to complete quests to earn cash and re-invest into your creature. If you’re just interested in creating creatures, however, then simply switch over to creative mode and everything will already be unlocked! The creation tool consists of three different modes: ● BUILD: Customize the shape of your creature by manipulating its spine and attaching transformable body parts. Altering your creature then changes its statistics (e.g., weight, speed, health etc.) and attaching certain body parts gives it special abilities (e.g., flying, swimming, biting etc.). ● PAINT: Change the color of your creature’s body and attached body parts, as well as the pattern and texture of your creature’s skin. ● PLAY: When you’re finished designing your creature, you can bring it to life! Traverse lush forests, swim in the ocean or fly high above the clouds — your creature will procedurally animate to adapt to its environment. Please note that this project is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to EA, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Creature Crafter at Free against Nanosaur 2's $3.99. Creature Crafter also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Nanosaur 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Creature Crafter is free to download; Nanosaur 2 costs $3.99 up front. Creature Crafter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nanosaur 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Creature Crafter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creature Crafter has 11K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nanosaur 2 ships an update every 2 months, Creature Crafter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanosaur 2 | Creature Crafter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (45 ratings) | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 844 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pangea Software, Inc. | Daniel Lochner |
Customer experience
Nanosaur 2
Creature Crafter
User reviews
Nanosaur 2
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
- 🎨 Stunning graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Engaging and challenging gameplay
- 💰 Great value for the price
- 🕹️ Classic game experience translated well to mobile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- ⏱️ Levels are too long with no mid-level save option
- 🗺️ Lack of map or indicators for egg locations
- 💥 Instant death from collisions is frustrating
- 🎮 Controls can be difficult to master at first
Creature Crafter
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Soothing sounds
- 👍 Easy to play
- 👍 Accurate representation
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen gets stuck in servers
- 🐛 Glitches with body parts and mouths
- 🐛 Difficulty with resizing and positioning body parts
- 🐛 Black screen issues
- 🐛 Camera control problems
Bugs and requests
Nanosaur 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Multiplayer mode not functioning properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add mid-level save/checkpoint system
- Include map with egg locations marked
- Implement different difficulty settings
- Add more levels and gameplay variety
- Allow customization of controls and sensitivity
Creature Crafter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Screen going black and freezing
- Inability to move the camera
- Creatures turning into recent creations when saved
- Difficulty with resizing and positioning body parts
- Issues with the creature workshop and unlocking parts
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- Creatures walking backwards
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
10 requests- Add more body parts, accessories, and customization options
- Implement a map maker for mobile
- Add more maps and environments to explore
- Introduce a cell stage, tribal stage, and civilization stage
- Implement a spawn tool to summon created creatures
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- Add more range attack options like lasers and poison
- Improve animation and smoothness of creature movements
- Implement a chat filter and moderation system
- Add the ability to build structures and nests
- Introduce a leveling system with attributes and skills
In-app purchases
Nanosaur 2
No in-app purchases
Creature Crafter
- Pets$2.99
- Full Game$5.99
- Supporter$9.99
Questions
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