Comparison

Virus Evolution vs Craft Drill

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

Head to head

Virus Evolution

Spread the Bacteria Infection!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.6866 ratingsView app →

Craft Drill

Merge, mine and evolve drill

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.5130 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Spread the virus
Start a pandemic
Conquer the world
Strategic gameplay
Increase infection rates

Features

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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!

About

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.

Highlights

Drill upgrades
Resource extraction (coal, iron, gold, diamonds)
Attachment switching
Economic strategy
Casual gameplay

Features

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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.

Screenshots

Virus Evolution4 screens

Craft Drill3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virus Evolution ships an update monthly, Craft Drill every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Virus Evolution versus Craft Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
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

All ratings866 ratings

Positive90.8%

Neutral4.4%

Negative4.8%

Written reviews37 reviews

Positive32.4%

Neutral13.5%

Negative54.1%

Craft Drill

All ratings130 ratings

Positive86.2%

Neutral4.6%

Negative9.2%

Written reviews35 reviews

Positive28.6%

Neutral20.0%

Negative51.4%

User reviews

Virus Evolution

From 866 App Store ratings

What we love

❤️ Love the game
🎉 Enjoyable to play

Room to improve

🐛 Game freezes/crashes
🚫 Broken/glitched features
🔍 Limited geographical coverage
📺 Too many ads

Craft Drill

From 130 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Fun concept
👍 Enjoyable gameplay initially
👍 Awesome game
👍 Very good game
👍 Cool game

Room to improve

🐛 Game won't load past level select
🐛 Game freezes
🐛 Purchase not restored
🐛 Ads still present after purchase
🐛 Game crashes

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

Reported bugs

19 issues

Game won't load past level select menu after first level
Game freezes when trying to play
Purchased ad-free access not restored after reinstalling
Game crashes and purchase is lost
App won't load, ads don't load

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Game bugs out after fully closing the app, requires reinstalling
Game shows title screen and won't load
Cannot get past the first level
Game stays on title screen
Game glitches out and won't load
Restore purchases doesn't work
Game crashes after paying for no ads
Game won't open after paying for no ads
Bug where game can't be played after reaching 50% on level 1
Stopped letting me play after reaching 50% on level 1, only shows title screen
App has a bug on level 1, won't start after finishing and exiting app
Game progress reset after update
Paid for no ads, still getting them
Review box shuts down mid-review

Requested features

9 requests

Fix the game
Add new ores, upgrades, and buildings
Add more content
Add color to levels
Fix ads after purchase

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Fix purchase restoration
Fix game loading issues
Fix game freezing issues
Fix game crashing issues

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Virus Evolution

One-time9

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

5 purchases

Craft Drill

One-time5

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

Is Virus Evolution free?

Virus Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Craft Drill free?

Craft Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Virus Evolution or Craft Drill?

Virus Evolution is rated higher. Virus Evolution averages 4.6 out of 5 from 866 ratings, while Craft Drill averages 4.5 from 130 ratings.

Do Virus Evolution or Craft Drill have ads?

Both Virus Evolution and Craft Drill show ads.

Which is updated more often, Virus Evolution or Craft Drill?

Virus Evolution ships an update monthly, and Craft Drill every 3 weeks. Most recently, Virus Evolution was updated on October 9, 2026 and Craft Drill on October 11, 2026.