Germs Lite vs DNADino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Germs Lite
Engage in a unique "eat or be eaten" gameplay experience with a dynamic liquid physics engine. Grow your germ by engulfing others, or be consumed yourself. Create and share custom levels, textures, music, and sound effects.
- Liquid physics engine
- Eat or be eaten gameplay
- High score competition
- Create custom levels
- Share custom content
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Germs Lite expands upon the unique liquid physics engine of "Gloop" to breathe new life into the "eat or be eaten" genre as germs engulf and pull each other apart. Germs Lite is an extremely simple game to understand, pick up and play. Get new levels and compete to set high scores. Or create and share your own levels, textures, music and sound effects.
DNADino
Create unique dinosaurs by setting their DNA. Compete to breed the best creatures and win battles. Discover the ultimate dinosaur through strategic genetic combinations.
- Custom dinosaur creation
- DNA-based genetics
- Dinosaur battles
- Competitive gameplay
- Unique creature breeding
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Set the DNA and get custom dinosaur ! Will you get the best and will you win fight ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DNADino at 3.6 against Germs Lite's 2.3. DNADino also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 16). Germs Lite's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 30%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. DNADino sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Germs Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
DNADino holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DNADino has 81 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Germs Lite's written reviews are positive against 30% of DNADino's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Germs Lite ships an update every 6 months, DNADino every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Germs Lite | DNADino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (16 ratings) | 3.6 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RunSwimFly | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Germs Lite
DNADino
Bugs and requests
Germs Lite
Reported bugs
9 issues- Blobs change color randomly or unexpectedly
- Game declares 'can't win from here' incorrectly
- Germ leaves the map boundary requiring app restart
- Multiplayer disconnects frequently
- Invisible blob collision detection issues
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- Touch controls unresponsive or overly sensitive
- Crashes on iPhone X and other devices
- Game logic favors AI over player
- Blob absorption mechanics inconsistent
Requested features
9 requests- Restore original version from 5+ years ago
- Zen/relaxation mode without ads
- Endless mode with infinite scaling
- Global high score leaderboard
- Color slider for colorblind accessibility
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- More levels and content
- Adjustable touch sensitivity
- Online multiplayer support
- Improved editor functionality
DNADino
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Germs Lite
No in-app purchases
DNADino
- Remove Ads$2.99
