Comparison

Carnivores vs Dinosaur Assassin

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

Head to head
About

Carnivores

Embark on a thrilling hunting simulation set in the Ice Age. Track and challenge prehistoric creatures like mammoths and smilodons in a realistic 3D environment. Equip yourself with various tools and weapons for survival or observation.

Highlights
  • Ice Age creature hunting simulation
  • Realistic 3D animal models and roars
  • Choose time of day and night vision
  • Equip camouflage, radar, and scent cover
  • Hunt with weapons or observe with a camera
  • Trophy room for stored prey
  • Tranquilizer option for humane hunting
Features
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The most exciting hunting journey now takes you to Ice Age! The only game which lets you see cool meat-eating Ice Age creatures in action and challenge them for ultimate survival! Carnivores: Ice Age is a hunting simulation that is completely true to life and totally breathtaking. You land on a distant planet inhabited by Ice Age creatures like mammoths, smilodons and giant bears and progress from a shy wildlife observer to a stealthy and ruthless Yeti hunter. All animals are in full 3D complete with their terrifying roars! • Chose time of day (night vision on!) • Fill the area with animals to your liking and skills • Equip with camouflage, cover scent or radar • Pick a weapon and hunt or take the camera and observe • Store your prey in real-size trophy room • Go green and use tranquilizer instead of bullets • Read tips and tricks for every animal in ‘Dinopedia’ • Upgrade to PRO with one-time purchase to access 5 huge 3D hunting areas To anyone who played Carnivores on PC, guaranteed hours of nostalgia! More Ice Age creatures and more maps are coming! The game is compatible with Fling controller.

About

Dinosaur Assassin

Embark on a thrilling hunting adventure across prehistoric and wild worlds. Arm yourself with a variety of weapons and vehicles to track down deadly dinosaurs and other creatures. Survive by day, hunt by night, and compete with other players in this immersive simulator.

Highlights
  • Single Player & Online Multiplayer
  • Play as an Animal
  • Variety of Weapons (Pistol Crossbow, Bow, Rifle)
  • Multiple Travel Options (Motorbike, 4x4, Boat, Horse)
  • Campfire Building and Resource Gathering
  • Night Hunting with Night Vision Goggles
  • Diverse Jurassic, Ice Age, and Safari Worlds
Features
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Single Player & Online Multiplayer(play as an Animal) Multiplayer Choose to play as a Animal against up to 20 players. Single player On your Dinosaur Assassin journey you’ll require a host of weapons and a variety of ways to travel through this dangerous world. You can build up your weapons to include: Pistol Crossbow(Explosive Arrows), Compound Bow, Proximity Mines/Gas Canisters, Handgun, Rifle. Travel by Motorbike you can Somersault off the bike to be right in the middle of the action, Sniper rifle long range kills from within your 4x4 Off-Road Vehicle, ride by Boat or maybe you prefer to run in and out of the action by foot, your faithful friend - Horse can be called by your whistle to get you out of those tight dino situations. Dinosaur Assassin: Evolution has High quality graphics and gameplay. Build Camp fires at night, gather firewood and supplies in the day time. Collect Night Vision Goggles and hunt by night, that is if you’re not too scared by all those carnivores! Jurassic, Ice Age and Safari worlds are full of wild deadly animals: TRex, Spinosaurus, Raptors, Triceratops, Velociraptors, Euoplocephalus, Pterodactyl, Dilophosaurus, Parasaurolophus. Brontosaurus, Sarcosuchus, Sabertooth Tiger, Mammoth, Dire Wolf, Short faced Bear, Wooly Rhino, Megaloceros, Scarabs, Elephant, Lion, Giraffe, Rhino, Monkey, Meerkat, Lioness, Reedbuck, Flamingo, Lemur, Bee's, Zebra, Crocodile, Wildebeest, Doedicurus, Dunkleosteus, Buffalo, WartHog, Ostrich, Diatryma, Gigantic Worm, Water Snake, Dimetrodon, Compsognathus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, Plesiosaur, Teratorn, Hyena, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Impala, Gorilla, Achelousaurus, Deinonychus, Nodosaur, Medusaceratops, Giganotosaurus, Torosaurus, Edmontonia, Pentaceratops, Eagle and Yeti. Discover and explore so much more… the rest will surprise you.

Screenshots

Carnivores4 screens
Dinosaur Assassin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dinosaur Assassin at Free against Carnivores's $1.99. Carnivores's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dinosaur Assassin is free to download; Carnivores costs $1.99 up front. Dinosaur Assassin sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Carnivores asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carnivores holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnivores has 321 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Carnivores's written reviews are positive against 68% of Dinosaur Assassin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnivores ships an update every 2 months, Dinosaur Assassin every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Carnivores versus Dinosaur Assassin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnivoresDinosaur Assassin
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (321 ratings) — better3.6 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better67.9% of reviews
Number of ratings321 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB115 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTatem Games LtdJurassic Apps

Customer experience

Carnivores

All ratings316 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews808 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative9.2%

Dinosaur Assassin

All ratings40 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative22.9%

User reviews

Carnivores

From 321 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Awesome graphics
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Realistic hunting experience
  • 👍 Good variety of weapons and animals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Animals not behaving as expected
  • 🐛 Progression issues with trophies and points
  • 🔋 Performance issues on newer devices
  • 🔒 Compatibility problems with iPad Pro

Dinosaur Assassin

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game overall
  • 🤩 Amazing graphics
  • 🎮 Fun gameplay
  • 🌎 Large open world
  • 🦖 Cool dinosaurs

Room to improve

  • 💰 Hard to earn money
  • 🌃 Very dark at night
  • 🐛 Game crashes
  • 🐛 Game freezes
  • 🐛 In-game purchases problematic

Bugs and requests

Carnivores

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Trophies and points not tracking properly
  • Controls and UI elements not responsive
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Animals behaving erratically or not as described

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more animals and creatures to hunt
  • Implement multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Introduce new weapons, vehicles, and environments
  • Add survival and challenge modes
  • Improve trophy room and tracking features
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  • Optimize performance for latest devices

Dinosaur Assassin

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Purchased items disappeared
  • Game crashes when shooting hippo/gorilla
  • Game crashes when encountering monkey/gorilla
  • Game crashes on loading
  • In-game purchase gave wrong amount of stones
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  • Creatures turn into spots and are hard to track
  • Dinosaur disappears and reappears in front, killing player
  • Motorcycle falls over and cannot be ridden
  • Motorcycle is broken, player falls over
  • Camera doesn't turn
  • Bike falls over and stays on the ground

Requested features

54 requests
  • Add animals from Trophy Hunt
  • More animals
  • Better camera adjustment
  • Designated area for sand worm or make it optional
  • Add Trophy Hunt Island and animals
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  • Tame dinosaurs
  • More islands
  • Raptor icon
  • More animals
  • Add multiplayer
  • Add new weapons, planes, more characters
  • Add a plane with a gun
  • More hunting items
  • Add a unit to help without paying
  • Make dinosaurs fight each other
  • Add more dinosaurs
  • Add more weapons
  • Add more monsters (water)
  • Warning system for hostile animals on mini map
  • Mini map symbols for special items
  • More challenge
  • Explore origins of alien dinosaurs
  • How to get in a house/get a ride
  • Make money easier to get
  • Make dinosaurs fight each other
  • Add more dinosaurs
  • Add more weapons
  • Add multiplayer
  • Add more water monsters
  • Local multiplayer
  • Customizable avatar
  • More weapons
  • Add multiplayer
  • Replace pterodactyl
  • Updates and fix graphics
  • Vs mode or team hunt
  • More weapons
  • More animals
  • More safe spots for cover
  • Bigger ground area
  • Better control system
  • Playable on PS Vita
  • Toggle hood feature
  • Easier to get coin things
  • New dinosaurs and ice age animals
  • More competition
  • More guns
  • More animals
  • Bigger ground
  • Better control system
  • More Dino's
  • More Dino's
  • New update with bug fixes
  • More Dino's

In-app purchases

None

Carnivores

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Dinosaur Assassin

One-time8
  • Handful of Sunga's - 10$0.99
  • Satchel of Sunga's - 20$1.99
  • Backpack of Sunga's - 45$2.99
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  • Golden Bone$2.99
  • Chest of Sunga's - 100$3.99
  • Cart of Sunga's - 300$9.99
  • Wagon of Sunga's - 1000$14.99
  • Shed of Sunga's - 3000$40.99

Questions

Is Carnivores free?
Carnivores costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinosaur Assassin free?
Dinosaur Assassin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carnivores or Dinosaur Assassin?
Carnivores is rated higher. Carnivores averages 4.6 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Dinosaur Assassin averages 3.6 from 40 ratings.
Do Carnivores or Dinosaur Assassin have ads?
Both Carnivores and Dinosaur Assassin show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnivores or Dinosaur Assassin?
Carnivores ships an update every 2 months, and Dinosaur Assassin every 6 months. Most recently, Carnivores was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dinosaur Assassin on October 24, 2026.

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