Chameleon Care vs Chameleon Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chameleon Care
Raise and breed your own virtual chameleons. Hatch them, feed them, and create rare color hybrids. Customize their habitats and share your collection with friends.
- Hatch chameleons
- Feed chameleons
- Breed chameleons
- Create rare hybrids
- Customize habitats
- Showcase to friends
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So you've decided you want some scaly friends, huh? In Chameleon Care you can hatch, feed, and breed your very own lovable chameleons. On your journey to becoming the best Chameleon Caretaker you'll breed different colored chameleons to raise rare hybrids! Add them to your customizable habitats and show them off to your friends. Contact apps@rigil.com for support
Chameleon Evolution
Combine chameleons of the same species to discover new ones in this colorful clicker game. Unleash your creativity by painting them, collect rewards, and even travel to different planets. Beware of impostors trying to trick you!
- Combine chameleons to discover new species
- Paint chameleons and express creativity
- Collect money from chameleon poop
- Chase daily rewards and score higher
- Open magic boxes for bonus hats
- Travel between two planets
- Identify impostor chameleons
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Welcome the MASTERS OF DISGUISE, the ILLUSIONISTS of mother nature, the bold and fearless hiders... If you can spot them, of course. Yes, the CHAMELEONS are finally in the Evolution serie! In this AMAZING game, put the chameleons of the same species together and discover several different species of this clever, clever reptile! Paint your chameleons and make this adventure REALLY COLORFUL! FEATURING • Pantheon: a place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery • Impostors: watch out for FAKE chameleons trying to steal the spotlight from the real ones… Will you recognize them? HIGHLIGHTS • Paint the chameleons as you like and free your creativity! • Make money out of chameleon poop! • Chase daily rewards and score higher! • Gatcha! Open the magic boxes and earn bonus hats! • Travel between two different planets and meet all kinds of chameleons there! Enjoy this mind blowing mission and meet these amazing animal magicians! 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chameleon Evolution at 4.8 against Chameleon Care's 4.0. Chameleon Evolution also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Chameleon Care's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Chameleon Care sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Chameleon Evolution sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chameleon Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chameleon Evolution has 1.6K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Chameleon Care's written reviews are positive against 90% of Chameleon Evolution's.
Chameleon Care ships an update every 5 weeks, Chameleon Evolution every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chameleon Care | Chameleon Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (153 ratings) | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rigil | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Chameleon Care
Chameleon Evolution
User reviews
Chameleon Care
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🦎 Authentic chameleon breeding and care simulation
- 🎨 Cute and appealing graphics
- 😌 Relaxing and stress-relieving experience
- 🧬 Diverse chameleon species and color variations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent data loss and progress resets
- 💥 Game crashes and freezing issues
- ⏰ No updates for many years (5-13 years)
- 💸 Expensive chameleons and items
- ❌ Confusing breeding mechanics and unclear instructions
Chameleon Evolution
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🎨 Ability to change chameleon colors
- 💎 Variety of chameleon mutations
- 🌟 Great for passing time
- 🦎 Cute and entertaining chameleons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
- 💰 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
- 🕰️ Slow progression and repetitive gameplay
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Bugs and requests
Chameleon Care
Reported bugs
14 issues- Progress resets and data wipes without warning
- Game crashes upon opening or during gameplay
- Cannot exit egg menu when incubator is full
- Breeding function not working for certain chameleon combinations
- Cannot select habitat for newly hatched chameleons
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- Screen shaking when touching device
- Unable to feed chameleons or move tanks
- Goals section not recognizing owned chameleons
- Accidental feed taps not resetting properly
- Game stuck on tutorial after crash
- Loading issues and incomplete app loading
- Incubator purchase not registering
- Eggs won't hatch
- App crashes when spending money
Requested features
16 requests- Feed all button for convenience
- Collect coins button for bulk collection
- More reptile species (snakes, geckos, bearded dragons, turtles, frogs)
- Additional ways to earn golden crickets
- Daily bonus or reward system
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- Mini-games to play with chameleons
- Ability to interact with chameleons (pet, raise from babies)
- More decor and habitat customization options
- Incubator upgrades
- Multiple cricket farms per shelf
- Trading system between players
- Portrait mode support
- Better graphics and less cartoony appearance
- Sub-categories for chameleon species
- More food variety
- Improved tutorial and help system
Chameleon Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or fails to launch after updates
- Purchased hats/accessories disappearing
- Auto-merge feature not working as intended
- Delivery of berries not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- More chameleon evolution stages
- Ability to save progress across devices
- Minigames or additional gameplay modes
- Improved hat/accessory customization
- Blobfish evolution game
In-app purchases
Chameleon Care
- a bag of 10,000 Chameleon Coins$0.99
- container of 10 Golden Crickets$0.99
- a bag of 100,000 Chameleon Coins$4.99
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- a container of 100 Golden Crickets$4.99
- a bag of 1,000,000 Chameleon Coins$29.99
- a container of 1,000 Golden Crickets$29.99
Chameleon Evolution
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- pack with diamonds$1.99
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- pack of rubies$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- income doubler$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- starter bundle discount$9.99
- Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99
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