Comparison

Draw a Stickman vs Dino Evolution

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

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About

Draw a Stickman

Create your own stickman hero and guide them through a cartoon adventure book. Solve puzzles and overcome obstacles by drawing solutions with various magical pencils. Save your stickman's friend from danger in this creative drawing puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Create and customize your stickman hero
  • Solve puzzles by drawing solutions
  • Use magical pencils like fire and rain
  • Explore cartoon adventure levels
  • Unlockable colors for character animation
  • Battle enemies with drawn tools
Features
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Pencil your way into one of the most creative drawing puzzle games ever designed: Draw a Stickman: EPIC! In this uniquely crafted cartoon RPG, you become the artist and create your very own stick man hero! Sketch and doodle your way through the cartoon obstacles the evil stick man Zarp throws at you! As the artist behind the adventure, start the game by drawing an original cartoon hero. Your hero also needs a friend, so sketch his buddy and give him a name! But as you watch your cartoon creations hop right off the page, your stick man hero’s friend heads straight into the dangers of the cartoon adventure book! Send your doodle dude into the book to save his cartoon friend! As the artist, you’ll guide your sketched hero through the dangerous drawing world to save his friend. You’ll use various pencils and creativity to animate solutions to puzzles or obstacles! Need to get past a pile of dynamite sticks? Use the flame pencil to doodle a fire and blow them up! Bees in your way? Use the cloud pencil to sketch some rain to grow a pollinated distraction! Ward off dragon enemies, draw a spider to fight attacking troll hordes, and supercharge a toaster with the lightning cloud! There is plenty to do in the world of Draw a Stickman: EPIC! Features: - Customizable stick man feature that lets you animate your own hero - Unlockable colors for drawing life into your character - Plenty of cartoon levels to play through - Multiple pencil types for creating and animating solutions to obstacles: A fire pencil to burn down obstacles A cloud pencil to create rain or lightning A key pencil to help you unlock doors and other objects An axe pencil to help you chop down trees An armor pencil gives you added protection to in-game hazards

About

Dino Evolution

Combine different dinosaurs to create new mutations and bring them back from extinction. Build a Jurassic park to display your unique dino-creations and discover various species and endings. This idle clicker game offers a fun evolutionary journey.

Highlights
  • Combine dinosaurs to create mutations
  • Build a Jurassic park
  • Discover new dino species
  • Idle clicker gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Doodle-like illustrations
Features
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Once upon a time, planet Earth was dominated by the dinosaurs, a species far more advanced than mankind: towering, powerful beings, and some of them could even fly! Then a tiny rock fell from the sky and wiped them all out...but you can help them turn this dinoSOUR tale around! Combine the different dinosaurs to create new mutations and bring an entire species back from the darkness of extinction! After you’re done with that, you can even put your miraculous dino-creations on display on a jurassic era themed park built on a remote island. No one has ever tried that! What could possibly go wrong, right? JURASSIC FEATURES • Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery • Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the dinosaurs HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar dinosaurs to create new mysterious creatures • Use dinosaur eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a dinosaur to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS • Different stages and many dino species to discover • A mind-blowing story with paleolithic twists! • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Various possible endings: find your destiny • No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this game, only developers Just don’t forget to say the magic word. Ah, ah, ah! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq

Screenshots

Draw a Stickman4 screens
Dino Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dino Evolution at Free against Draw a Stickman's $1.99. Dino Evolution also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 257). Draw a Stickman's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dino Evolution is free to download; Draw a Stickman costs $1.99 up front. Draw a Stickman sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Dino Evolution sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dino Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dino Evolution has 2.8K ratings behind it against 257, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Draw a Stickman's written reviews are positive against 92% of Dino Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw a Stickman ships an update every 3 months, Dino Evolution every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Draw a Stickman versus Dino Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw a StickmanDino Evolution
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (257 ratings)4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2572.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB159 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHitcents.com, Inc.TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA

Customer experience

Draw a Stickman

All ratings252 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.2%

Dino Evolution

All ratings2,822 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.0%

User reviews

Draw a Stickman

From 257 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun
  • 🎨 Creative drawing features
  • 🕹️ Challenging puzzles
  • 🌟 Awesome gameplay
  • 💯 Worth the money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔍 Display issues (small/off-center)
  • 🔇 Audio glitches
  • 🔄 Lack of progress saving

Dino Evolution

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🦖 Fun dinosaur-themed game
  • 🕰️ Good time killer
  • 🎨 Cute graphics and animations
  • 🔍 Addictive gameplay loop

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (disappearing items, screen issues)
  • 🔁 Repetitive and gets boring after a while

Bugs and requests

Draw a Stickman

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes during levels
  • Rendering issues on modern devices
  • Music/audio problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Sandbox mode
  • Ability to name characters
  • Checkpoints/progress saving

Dino Evolution

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dinosaur accessories disappearing after closing the app
  • Screen size issues on newer devices
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options for dinosaurs
  • Offline mode or reduced ads
  • New gameplay modes or content updates

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Draw a Stickman

One-time3
  • ALL LEVELS$0.99
  • ARMOR PENCIL$0.99
  • ALL COLORS$0.99
13 purchases

Dino Evolution

One-time13
  • pack of rubies$1.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • pack with diamonds$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Shop Bundle$2.99
  • Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
  • big pack of rubies$5.99
  • Shop Bundle$5.99
  • Trinket$6.99
  • starter bundle discount$9.99
  • premium bundle discount$9.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99

Questions

Is Draw a Stickman free?
Draw a Stickman costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dino Evolution free?
Dino Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw a Stickman or Dino Evolution?
Dino Evolution is rated higher. Draw a Stickman averages 4.5 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while Dino Evolution averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Draw a Stickman or Dino Evolution have ads?
Dino Evolution shows ads; Draw a Stickman does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw a Stickman or Dino Evolution?
Draw a Stickman ships an update every 3 months, and Dino Evolution every 6 weeks. Most recently, Draw a Stickman was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dino Evolution on November 1, 2026.

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