Comparison

Hungry Shark Evolution vs Angry Birds 2

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

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About

Hungry Shark Evolution

Become the ultimate ocean predator in this classic arcade-style shark game. Eat your way through an underwater world, evolving your shark into a fierce sea beast. Explore, hunt, and survive offline with customizable gear and helpful baby shark companions.

Highlights
  • Play as various sharks and sea creatures
  • Explore an open underwater world
  • Collect and evolve baby sharks
  • Equip customizable gear and accessories
  • Offline gameplay
  • Activate Gold Rush for bonus points
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Become the ultimate predator in this offline shark game where you’ll rule the ocean and eat your way through an underwater world of adventure Take control of a mighty, hungry shark and survive as long as possible by eating everything in sight! In this thrilling, classic arcade-style shark game, evolve your predator into a fierce sea beast, from Great Whites to the ferocious Megalodon, and explore the ocean’s depths filled with fish, animals, and other creatures. Unleash Your Predator Potential! It’s eat or be eaten in this shark evolution simulator where your mission is simple: evolve and survive. Start as a small fish and work your way up the ocean’s food chain, evolving your shark through multiple levels until you dominate the underwater world! Hunt, eat, and attack whales, fish, birds, and more. This offline game lets you explore without Wi-Fi while keeping the action going. Equip Powerful Gear and Accessories! Boost your shark with awesome accessories like jetpacks, lasers, and even fancy hats! Equip your shark to swim faster, bite harder, and survive longer as you navigate the open world. Meet Your Baby Shark Companion! Need help exploring the open world? Recruit baby sharks to join you in the hunt! Each baby shark offers unique abilities to assist you on your journey. Evolve your sea animal and watch your baby shark’s powers grow with you as you dive deeper into the shark evolution game. Survival of the Hungriest! The ocean is full of surprises and challenges. As a shark in this offline game, it’s your job to keep eating and evolving. Be wary of dangers lurking in the deep, but know that each meal makes you stronger. Take a bite of everything and discover the thrill of survival in a classic retro shark game! Game Features:   •  Play as one of many different sharks and animals, including iconic predators like the Great White, Hammerhead, and Megalodon.   •  Dive into an open world of fish, animals, and prey, hunting for your next meal as you evolve in size and strength.   •  Collect and evolve over a dozen unique fish, sharks, and baby sharks, each bringing a new layer of strategy to your journey.   •  Equip powerful accessories like jetpacks, lasers, and top hats to customize your shark and make it the ultimate predator.   •  Activate Gold Rush to extend survival and score big points in this arcade-style shark game.   •  Intuitive controls let you tilt or tap your way to becoming a legendary sea predator. Additional Information: This game contains in-app purchases for Gems and Coins to enhance gameplay. You can also earn Gems and Coins in-game or by watching ads. This game remains fully playable offline! Join Our Community!   •  Facebook: HungryShark   •  X (Twitter): @Hungry_Shark   •  YouTube: @HungrySharkGames   •  Instagram: @hungryshark Feedback & Support: If you need help or have feedback, visit our support page: Ubisoft Support

About

Angry Birds 2

Fling birds with a slingshot to destroy pig towers and save eggs. This game offers strategic bird selection, multi-stage levels, daily challenges, and bird upgrades. Compete with players globally, join clans, and collect silly hats.

Highlights
  • Strategic bird selection
  • Multi-stage levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Bird leveling
  • Clan system
  • Competitive arena play
  • Collectible hats
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Play the world's best bird flinging, pig popping game! Use the slingshot to fling birds at the piggies' towers and bring them crashing down – all to save the precious eggs. New to the world of Angry Birds? Angry Birds 2 is the best way to get to know all of the iconic characters and experience the fun gameplay that has captured the hearts (and spare time) of millions of players. Decorated Angry Birds veteran? Everything you love about classic Angry Birds games is here with some awesome new additions. Choose which bird to fling when, play with friends, take on multi stage levels, and compete and collaborate with players around the globe. Features: ● CHOOSE YOUR BIRD. Choose which bird to put in the slingshot and defeat the pigs with strategy! ● MULTI-STAGE LEVELS. Play fun, challenging levels with multiple stages – just watch out for those Boss Pigs! ● DAILY CHALLENGES. Have a minute? Complete a daily challenge and earn some quick rewards. ● LEVEL UP your birds with feathers and up their scoring power. Build the ultimate flock! ● JOIN A CLAN to take down the pigs with friends and players around the world. ● IMPRESS THE MIGHTY EAGLE in Mighty Eagle's Bootcamp and earn coins to use in his exclusive shop. ● COMPETE in the ARENA. Compete with other players for some friendly bird flinging fun and prove who is the best. ● COLLECT SILLY HATS. Collect hats with different fun themes and level up your birds' fashion game. ● BAD PIGGIES. The green baddies are back, stronger, badder, and even greener. ● LOTS OF LEVELS. Play hundreds of levels with more added in regular updates and limited time events. ● LEADERBOARDS. Prove who is the best in the world on the global leaderboards. ● FREE to download! --- When playing this game, Rovio will offset the carbon footprint caused by the device’s energy consumption. Angry Birds 2 is completely free to play. Although Angry Birds 2 can be downloaded for free, there are optional in-app purchases available. While our game is free to download and play, some game items can also be purchased for real money and the game may include loot boxes or other game mechanics with random rewards. Purchasing these items is optional but you can also disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse to any web page - Advertising of Rovio products and also products from third parties This game may require internet connectivity and subsequent data transfer charges may apply. When the game is played for the first time, there is a one-off download of additional content. Terms of Use: https://www.rovio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.rovio.com/privacy We may update the game periodically, for example to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected.

Screenshots

Hungry Shark Evolution4 screens
Angry Birds 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Hungry Shark Evolution and Angry Birds 2 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Hungry Shark Evolution's written reviews are positive against 47% of Angry Birds 2's. Hungry Shark Evolution also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Angry Birds 2's advantage is ratings volume (1.6M vs 201K) and chart position (#13 vs #71). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Hungry Shark Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Angry Birds 2 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hungry Shark Evolution against 4.6 for Angry Birds 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Angry Birds 2 has 1.6M ratings behind it against 201K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Hungry Shark Evolution's written reviews are positive against 47% of Angry Birds 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hungry Shark Evolution versus Angry Birds 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHungry Shark EvolutionAngry Birds 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (201K ratings) — better4.6 (1.6M ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews — better47.0% of reviews
Number of ratings201K1.6M — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#71#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size443 MB917 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUbisoftRovio Entertainment Oyj

Customer experience

Hungry Shark Evolution

All ratings201,316 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,221 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative16.1%

Angry Birds 2

All ratings1,571,314 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews4,267 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative43.1%

User reviews

Hungry Shark Evolution

From 201K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of sharks and abilities
  • 💎 Satisfying sound effects
  • 🌟 Nostalgic for many players
  • 🐟 Fun shark-themed experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive sharks and upgrades
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Health/boost depletes too quickly
  • 🤖 Overpowered enemy sharks
  • 🔍 Repetitive map and gameplay

Angry Birds 2

From 1.6M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics and animations
  • 🤝 Enjoyable multiplayer modes
  • 🎨 Variety of levels and challenges
  • 🎨 New birds and features added over time

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔁 Repetitive and randomized levels
  • ⏱️ Restrictive energy/lives system
  • 🔍 Matchmaking issues in competitive modes
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Hungry Shark Evolution

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Screen flickering or orientation issues
  • Sharks not eating or attacking properly
  • Inconsistent difficulty spikes
  • Saving/cloud sync problems
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent updates and new content
  • Improved progression system
  • Multiplayer or social features
  • Expanded map and exploration
  • Customization options for sharks

Angry Birds 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Rewards not properly credited after crashes
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Matchmaking and scoring issues in competitive modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back original Angry Birds games
  • Reduce energy/lives restrictions
  • Improve matchmaking in competitive modes
  • Add more free-to-play progression options
  • Reduce reliance on in-app purchases

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hungry Shark Evolution

One-time10
  • 20 Gems$1.99
  • 2000 Coins$1.99
  • Seasonal Pack 1$1.99
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  • 60 Gems$4.99
  • 6000 Coins$4.99
  • Jawmazing pack!$4.99
  • 130 Gems$9.99
  • 13000 Coins$9.99
  • 300 Gems$19.99
  • 900 Gems$49.99
12 purchases

Angry Birds 2

One-time12
  • Pile of gems$0.99
  • Food Pack S$0.99
  • Precious pouch of gems$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Blue's Bling!$5.99
  • Offer Pack 699$6.99
  • Offer Pack 999$9.99
  • Chest of gems$9.99
  • Gem Letter$9.99
  • Chuck's Cheddar!$10.99
  • Precious bags of gems$20.99
  • Matilda's Marvels!$20.99
  • Terence's Treasure$99.99

Questions

Is Hungry Shark Evolution free?
Hungry Shark Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Angry Birds 2 free?
Angry Birds 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hungry Shark Evolution or Angry Birds 2?
Hungry Shark Evolution is rated higher. Hungry Shark Evolution averages 4.7 out of 5 from 201K ratings, while Angry Birds 2 averages 4.6 from 1.6M ratings.
Do Hungry Shark Evolution or Angry Birds 2 have ads?
Both Hungry Shark Evolution and Angry Birds 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hungry Shark Evolution or Angry Birds 2?
Hungry Shark Evolution ships an update fortnightly, and Angry Birds 2 fortnightly. Most recently, Hungry Shark Evolution was updated on September 24, 2026 and Angry Birds 2 on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hungry Shark Evolution or Angry Birds 2?
Hungry Shark Evolution currently peaks at #71 in the App Store charts, and Angry Birds 2 at #13. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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