Lion Evolution vs Lumins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lion Evolution
Combine mutant lions with unique manes to evolve new species. Discover different stages and a wild story in this incremental clicker game with doodle-like illustrations. Play freely with open-ended gameplay.
- Combine similar lions to create new creatures
- Discover different stages and lion species
- Earn coins to buy new creatures
- Incremental clicker gameplay
- Doodle-like illustrations
- Open-ended gameplay
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Why lions are the kings of the jungle, you ask? Because of their fabulous and glossy manes, of course! Combine mutant lion species and go wild with the craziest hairdos in the animal kingdom! Mix and match fierce manes freely and play your part on the evolution of a species’ most critical trait for survival… Glorious hair! LION 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 lions. HOW TO PLAY - Drag and drop similar lions to create new mysterious creatures - Use lion eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money - Alternatively, fiercely tap a lion to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS - Different stages and many lion species to discover - A mind-blowing story with wild twists! - The unexpected mix of creature evolution dynamics and incremental clicker games - Doodle-like illustrations - Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! - No lions were harmed in the making of this game, only developers I ain’t lion: this game is fierce! Please note! This game is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. Some features and extras mentioned in the description may also have to be purchased for real money.
Lumins
Discover and collect luminous sky creatures with unique traits. Breed them to discover rare combinations and raise them through various life stages. Explore an infinite sky world, collect rewards, and track your progress in this peaceful, unhurried game.
- Collect rare luminous creatures
- Breed creatures for new traits
- Raise creatures through life stages
- Explore an infinite sky world
- Track collection progress
- No timers or energy bars
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Somewhere beyond the clouds, creatures made of pure light drift through an endless sky. Welcome to Lumins. Lumins are luminous sky creatures — part jellyfish, part constellation, entirely mysterious. Each one glows with a unique combination of color, body pattern, tentacle shape, and aura. With 750 possible combinations, the rarest combinations are waiting to be found. Only the most dedicated collectors will find them all Collect & Raise Your Lumins live on floating Sky Islands. Watch them drift and glow as they grow through four stages — Spark, Glow, Shine, and their full adult Lumin form. Breed & Discover Pair two adult Lumins in the Breeding Lab and see what they produce. Traits are inherited from both parents, but the sky has its own ideas. Rare and epic traits can emerge from the most unexpected combinations. Drift Through the Endless Sky Take your favorite Lumin drifting through an infinite sky world. Collect coins, discover rare creatures, and open chests for rewards. Tap behind your Lumin to propel it — the closer you tap, the faster it flies. Track Your Collection The Lumindex tracks every unique combination you've discovered. How many of the 750 can you find? Lumins is a peaceful, beautiful game you can enjoy at your own pace. No timers. No energy bars. Just you and your glowing creatures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lumins at none against Lion Evolution's shown. Lumins also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Lion Evolution's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Lion Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lumins sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lumins holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lion Evolution has 120 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lion Evolution's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumins's.
Lion Evolution ships an update every 6 weeks, Lumins daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lion Evolution | Lumins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | BehaviorBrite LLC |
Customer experience
Lion Evolution
Lumins
In-app purchases
Lion Evolution
- Alien Currency Pack 1$1.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
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- Promo Bundles High$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Alien Currency Pack 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- Starter Bundle Discount$9.99
- Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99
Lumins
- Handful of Stars$0.99
- Drop of Celestial Dew$0.99
- Vial of Celestial Dew$2.99
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- Bag of Moonlight$3.99
- Rare Sky Lumin$4.99
- Treasury of the Sky$7.99
- Epic Sky Lumin$9.99
- Third Nursery$9.99









