Laser Dolphin vs Evolution Road!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Laser Dolphin
Embark on an underwater adventure as a dolphin with a laser to rescue the Prime Minister. Blast through alien-abducted planets, overcome bizarre sea creatures, and utilize powerful upgrades. Compete with friends in stunt and race levels.
- Blast through 50 levels
- Battle bizarre sea creatures
- Utilize power-ups and laser sword
- Main story mode
- Stunt and race levels
- Game Center support
- MFi controller support
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The Prime Minister has been abducted by aliens and there is only one mammal who can save him: Laser Dolphin. Blast your way through 4 planets and 50 levels of underwater fun! Saving the Prime Minister won't be a simple task - there are many bizarre sea creatures that will try to stop you including Missile Fish, Robo Birds, TNT Turtles, Electric Eels, and Robo Sharks. Fortunately you'll have a bit of help along the way. You'll get power-ups such as torpedoes, gold dolphins, machine guns, and the deadly laser sword (Laser Dolphin's favorite). In addition to the main story mode, there are also 10 stunt levels and 10 race levels. With Game Center support, you can compete with your friends for the fastest times and best dolphin tricks. "...You Had Me at Dolphins with Laser Beams" (Jared Nelson, Touch Arcade) "...the Citizen Kane of video gaming." (Andrew Groen, MacLife) "Laser Dolphin has possibly the best plot of any iOS game, ever" (All About the Games) Supports MFi controllers.
Evolution Road!
Embark on an evolutionary journey, starting as a single cell and transforming into incredible creatures. Explore diverse eras, collect unique organisms, and nurture living pets. Watch your world transform as life takes root and evolves.
- Explore diverse eras
- Collect and evolve organisms
- Hatch and nurture pets
- Transform your world
- Single-cell to creature evolution
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Embark on an epic journey through evolution! Start as a single-cell organism and grow into bizarre, powerful creatures beyond imagination. - Explore diverse eras – From prehistoric swamps to futuristic biomes - Collect and evolve – Unlock hundreds of unique organisms across time - Hatch and nurture – Care for living pets that depend on your attention - Transform your world – Discover new terrain and watch life take root From simple beginnings to strange new heights—how far will your evolution go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Evolution Road! at Free against Laser Dolphin's $2.99. Evolution Road! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Laser Dolphin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Evolution Road! is free to download; Laser Dolphin costs $2.99 up front. Evolution Road! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Laser Dolphin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Evolution Road! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Laser Dolphin's written reviews are positive against 88% of Evolution Road!'s.
Laser Dolphin ships an update every 8 months, Evolution Road! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laser Dolphin | Evolution Road! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dingo Games Inc. | Thomas Cooper |
Customer experience
Laser Dolphin
Evolution Road!
In-app purchases
Laser Dolphin
No in-app purchases
Evolution Road!
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5 Skip Tickets$2.99
- 80 DNA$3.99
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- 10 Skip Tickets$4.99
- Auto Boost Forever$7.99
- Remove Ads Bundle$9.99
- 30 Skip Tickets$9.99
- 500 DNA$19.99
Questions
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