Illuminaria vs DinoBlits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illuminaria
Build and manage multiple bases, command robot swarms for resource gathering and defense. Explore dungeons, research technologies, and assemble an army of golems to reclaim a world from darkness.
- Robot swarm control
- Multi-base management
- Automated resource gathering
- Base defense systems
- Dungeon expeditions
- Golem army creation
- Technology research
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Mine resources, manage and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to drive out the darkness and bring back the light. ■ Control a swarm of robots using simple interactions Choose where to build, what resources to gather, and then watch the robots do the heavy lifting. They'll gather the resources, build, load weapons, fight, and respond to the world around them. ■ Defend your bases from incoming attacks Vicious enemies of darkness will attack your base, attempting to destroy your reactors and steal your resources. Build turrets and load them up with ammunition to repel the attacks. ■ Build multiple bases and manage them all at the same time Instead of having a sandbox world, you'll need to build several smaller bases with finite space. Be on the lookout as all the bases keep functioning at all times and can be attacked by the enemies. ■ Venture into dungeon-like expeditions to battle and find precious relics Adventure and explore to find hidden treasures, and fight enemies in auto-battles. This way, you'll get rare resources to use to your advantage. ■ Research new technologies in different regions The game will have five regions, each with new resources and technologies to discover. ■ Liberate the world by lighting beacons and crafting your own army The world of Illuminaria was taken over by darkness. Unravel the story about what happened on the planet as you clean and liberate the five regions by lighting beacons and sending your armies of golems to attack.
DinoBlits
Lead a tribe of lizards through a catastrophic event 65 million years ago. Explore unique islands, build your civilization, and defend against enemies. Manage your tribe's needs and customize their strengths for survival.
- Create and strengthen dino chief
- Explore and populate unique islands
- Build to expand onto more islands
- Balance expansion and research
- Customize tribe strengths
- Manage dino needs
- Defend against enemy waves
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What really happened 65 million years ago? What ended the world of dinos? Experience the catastrophic event through your own last tribe of lizards! - Create and strengthen your very own dino chief - Explore and populate unique islands (Each time different) - Build in order to expand onto more islands and thrive - Carefully balance between expansion and research - Customize your tribes strengths & weaknesses - Your dinos have feelings and needs. Take care of them! - Defend your tribe against the neverending waves of enemies Goals: - Meaningful choices - Respect player time (Avoid long grinds) - Keep it simple (Avoid long tutorials)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DinoBlits at every 3 months against Illuminaria's every 25 months. DinoBlits also leads on chart position (#189 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Illuminaria's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Illuminaria costs $4.99 and DinoBlits $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Illuminaria holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Illuminaria ships an update every 25 months, DinoBlits every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illuminaria | DinoBlits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 520 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Selva Interactive | Marton Taba |
Customer experience
Illuminaria
DinoBlits
In-app purchases
Illuminaria
No in-app purchases
DinoBlits
No in-app purchases









