Comparison

Maneater vs Choo

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

Head to head
About

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.

Highlights
  • Open-world action RPG
  • Evolve and customize your shark
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in compelling combat
  • Experience a unique story campaign
  • Day/night cycle
Features
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

About

Choo

Embark on a thrilling adventure to defeat a monstrous train. Upgrade your own engine with powerful weapons and items obtained from townspeople to prepare for a final, epic battle.

Highlights
  • Navigate treacherous tracks
  • Upgrade your train
  • Acquire powerful weapons
  • Complete missions
  • Fight a monstrous train
  • Explore a massive play area
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Charles is a bloodthirsty train, and you need to destroy him. Navigate a massive play area in your trusty old engine: These winding tracks are treacherous, so you'll need to plan each mission carefully. Be wary when traveling on foot, or switching the track's direction; Charles might be waiting for you. Upgrade your train to fit your needs: Go looting or complete missions to find "Scraps", which can be used to turn your train into a death machine on wheels. Get help from the townspeople: Help out the settlers in return for high powered weapons, and other items vital to Charles' destruction. Fight Charles to the death: Complete the main questline, and summon Charles to a mortal duel. If you’ve gained enough strength, firepower, and skill, Charles may finally meet his match.

Screenshots

Maneater4 screens
Choo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Maneater and Choo both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Choo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Maneater's. Choo also leads on price ($4.99 vs $10.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Maneater costs $10.99 and Choo $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Choo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Maneater's written reviews are positive against 96% of Choo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Maneater versus Choo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManeaterChoo
Price$10.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.6 (29 ratings)4.8 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews95.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#196#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB1.7 GB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHGavin Eisenbeisz

Customer experience

Maneater

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.9%

Choo

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

None

Choo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Choo free?
Choo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maneater or Choo?
Choo is rated higher. Maneater averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Choo averages 4.8 from 53 ratings.
Do Maneater or Choo have ads?
Neither Maneater nor Choo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maneater or Choo?
Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, and Choo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Maneater was updated on November 12, 2026 and Choo on November 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Maneater or Choo?
Maneater currently peaks at #196 in the App Store charts, and Choo at #84. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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