Comparison

Raccoon Mania vs Genesis

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

Head to head
About

Raccoon Mania

Build a village with playful raccoons in a serene forest. Collect resources, craft items, and dress up your adorable animal companions. This relaxing economic simulator offers a charming escape for animal lovers.

Highlights
  • Build and manage a raccoon village
  • Collect and craft resources
  • Dress up raccoons with costumes
  • Complete orders for other animals
  • Discover new breeds and buildings
  • Take photos of your raccoons
Features
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A calm, relaxing game for those who love animals. Here’s a quiet forest where not-so-quiet raccoons live. They are fun, playful, and just a little naughty. They constantly look for things, collect them and bring them over. They grow berries and craft some wild stuff. They love building their village - and they need your help. Beautiful cartoon-like graphics will help you enjoy the forest scenery and cute animals. Interact with the adorable raccoons! Dress the raccoons up - choose the costumes, hats, and accessories Take pictures of the loveable animals Come up with the best names for your raccoons A simple and relaxing economic simulator with animals The raccoons run around and collect resources without our guidance, but you can always assign their priorities. Complete orders for other animals who come to your store to get more coins & crystals Play as you eat, commute, or work - we won’t tell your boss! Collect resources to get new buildings and new raccoons of different breeds. A perfect game for those who love economic simulators, farming games, and restaurants for critters! If you like Cats and Soup and Animal Crossing, this game is for you. Hurry up and meet your raccoons!

About

Genesis

Engage in a cozy, clever hex puzzle game that guides you through the story of life on Earth. Snap gene-cells together to awaken over 100 creatures and explore 20 eras of history. Enjoy a satisfying challenge with optional extras and free updates.

Highlights
  • Hex gene-cell puzzle gameplay
  • Collect 100+ creatures
  • Explore 20 eras of Earth's history
  • Gentle learning curve with increasing challenge
  • Optional hints and cosmetic extras
  • Accessibility features (colorblind assist, reduced motion)
  • Daily streaks and mastery stars
Features
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Genesis: Bioforge -- Grow every creature that ever lived! Genesis is a cozy, clever hex puzzle wrapped in the greatest story ever told — the story of life on Earth. Snap glowing gene-cells together so their edges match, and when the genome hums into place, something wakes up: a spark, a cell, a swimmer, a climber… one hundred creatures in all, waiting across four billion years. Your guide is Pip — a tiny, cheerful spark of life who's been around since the very beginning and has opinions about trilobites. Pip teaches as you play, celebrates your wins, and nudges (never nags) when you're stuck. The puzzle is gentle to learn and genuinely satisfying to master Every chapter adds one new idea — rotating cells, choosy sockets, cracked pieces that need extra care — taught with a friendly demo, never a wall of text. Early levels are a warm bath. Later levels will make you put your tea down. What makes Genesis different - A living collection — every level you clear wakes a new creature for your album. Watch your menagerie grow from the first glimmer of light toward the first curious mind. - Deep time, warmly told — 100 levels across 20 eras of Earth's history, from Primordial Dawn through ancient seas, great forests, and beyond, with true bits of science tucked into every chapter. - Cozy on the outside, cerebral on the inside — gooey, glossy cells, a board that glows back at every snap, and puzzles with real "aha" underneath the charm. - Generous by design — the whole 100-level journey is free to finish. No energy meters, no timers ticking while you think, no walls. Optional extras (a hint, a little Genome, a fancy board skin) are there if you want them — never required. - Made for every player — colorblind assist, reduced motion, high contrast, and simple one-handed portrait play. - Chase mastery — earn up to three stars on every level with cleaner, smarter solves, and keep a daily streak going. No account. No reading required to play. Just you, Pip, and the slow, wonderful business of becoming. And Genesis keeps growing — new worlds, creatures, and modes are on the way in free updates. Your album has room to spare. Life never stops becoming. Let's begin!

Screenshots

Raccoon Mania4 screens
Genesis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Raccoon Mania at 83 against Genesis's 1. Raccoon Mania also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Genesis's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Raccoon Mania sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Genesis sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Genesis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raccoon Mania has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raccoon Mania ships an update monthly, Genesis every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Raccoon Mania versus Genesis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaccoon ManiaGenesis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (83 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaycus LimitedAly Shehata

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Raccoon Mania

One-time13
  • Mini pack of tickets$0.99
  • Daily offer 1$1.99
  • Mini pack of gems$1.99
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  • Medium pack of tickets$1.99
  • Daily offer 2$3.99
  • Medium pack of gems$3.99
  • Campfire$6.99
  • Daily offer 3$9.99
  • Big pack of tickets$9.99
  • No ads$9.99
  • Forest King Pass$12.99
  • Big pack of gems$14.99
  • Barehouse$17.99
6 purchases

Genesis

One-time6
  • Small Genome Pack$0.99
  • Medium Genome Pack$1.99
  • Pure Genesis$2.99
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  • Large Genome Pack$4.99
  • Founder's Pack$4.99
  • Mega Genome Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Raccoon Mania free?
Raccoon Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genesis free?
Genesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raccoon Mania or Genesis?
Genesis is rated higher. Raccoon Mania averages 4.7 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Genesis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Raccoon Mania or Genesis have ads?
Both Raccoon Mania and Genesis show ads.
Which is updated more often, Raccoon Mania or Genesis?
Raccoon Mania ships an update monthly, and Genesis every 2 weeks. Most recently, Raccoon Mania was updated on October 24, 2026 and Genesis on October 25, 2026.

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