Virus Evolution vs Craft Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virus Evolution
Unleash a deadly pathogen and strategically spread a global pandemic. Your goal is to conquer humanity by increasing infection rates and decreasing survival rates. Become the ultimate threat and achieve world domination.
- Spread the virus
- Start a pandemic
- Conquer the world
- Strategic gameplay
- Increase infection rates
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Global victory is yours to take! You’ve just invented the perfect plague and now it’s time to put it to the test. Create a world pandemic as you drive the epic war against humanity! Strategy is key as you work to increase the surge in case numbers and watch the survival rate fall. Fight to conquer it all as you become the deadliest threat this universe has ever seen! Life will never be the same again! Virus Evolution 3D Features: - Spread the virus - Start a pandemic - Conquer the world!
Craft Drill
Mine valuable resources like coal, iron, gold, and diamonds with an upgradable drill. Switch between various attachments to optimize your extraction and build a prosperous mining empire. Enjoy casual gameplay and complete challenging levels to become the ultimate mining tycoon.
- Drill upgrades
- Resource extraction (coal, iron, gold, diamonds)
- Attachment switching
- Economic strategy
- Casual gameplay
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Uncover hidden riches as you wield a powerful drill, extracting coal, iron, gold, and diamonds. Upgrade your drill and switch between attachments like wooden shovels, stone shovels, iron pickaxes, and diamond pickaxes for optimized resource extraction. GAME FEATURES: - Drill Upgrades: Evolve your drilling capabilities, from basic to unstoppable. - Resource Extraction: Mine coal, iron, gold, and diamonds for wealth and opulence. - Economic Strategy: Manage resources to build and expand your mining empire. - Casual Gaming: Enjoy simple controls and engaging gameplay. Complete challenging levels, improve your drill, and become the ultimate mining tycoon. Tackle intricate challenges as you delve deeper into the earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Virus Evolution at 866 against Craft Drill's 130. Craft Drill's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Virus Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Craft Drill sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Virus Evolution against 4.5 for Craft Drill. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virus Evolution has 866 ratings behind it against 130, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Virus Evolution's written reviews are positive against 29% of Craft Drill's.
Virus Evolution ships an update monthly, Craft Drill every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virus Evolution | Craft Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (866 ratings) — better | 4.5 (130 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 866 — better | 130 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kwalee Ltd | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Virus Evolution
Craft Drill
Bugs and requests
Virus Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after infecting USA
- Unable to progress past USA
- Upgrading/tapping issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for more countries
- Fix game freezing/crashing issues
- Improve geographical coverage
Craft Drill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virus Evolution
- 100 Lab Points$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 255 Lab Points$4.99
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- Remove Ads Pack$7.99
- Double Profits Forever$9.99
- 1100 Lab Points$19.99
- Remove Ads VIP$19.99
- 2700 Lab Points$49.99
- 5500 Lab Points$99.99
Craft Drill
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 25k Money & Remove Ads$3.99
- 50k Money$4.99
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- 100k Money$7.49
- 250k Money & Remove Ads$9.99
Questions
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