Comparison

Mad Evolution vs Stormbottle

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

Head to head
About

Mad Evolution

Fuse and evolve quirky monsters to create a bizarre empire. Earn coins non-stop, even offline, and unlock strange new worlds. This idle merge game offers simple yet addictive gameplay with absurd boosters for endless progression.

Highlights
  • Fuse and evolve monsters
  • Earn coins offline
  • Unlock new worlds
  • Upgrade creatures and chests
  • Use powerful boosters
  • Infinite upgrades
Features
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Monsters, merging, and mayhem – The Crazy Idle Evolution Game! Combine wacky monsters, transform them into strange new forms, and explore unknown worlds! Collect coins endlessly, upgrade all you can, and create your crazy monster empire! Quirky monsters are hatching from chests left and right, and it’s up to you to merge, evolve, and upgrade them into something… questionable. Watch as your creatures generate coins non-stop, unlock new worlds, and keep stacking up riches even while you’re offline. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge isn’t just another idle game – it’s a monster-making experiment gone out of control. Start with tiny, weird creatures and fuse them into even weirder, slightly terrifying versions. The stronger they get, the more coins they make, and the closer you get to unlocking total monster domination. How to Play Mad Evolution: Idle Merge? It’s Too Simple! • Merge monsters – because two heads are better than one. • Upgrade everything – coins, chests, your patience. • Unlock new worlds – every time your top monsters merge, reality shifts. • Earn coins while doing nothing – finally, a game that respects your laziness. • Unleash insane boosters – because waiting is overrated. Why You’ll Love Mad Evolution: Idle Merge Game: • Endless coin generation – your monsters are hard at work, even if you’re not. • Simple, yet addictive gameplay – easy to learn, impossible to stop. • Monsters that keep getting weirder – seriously, some of these should not exist. • Absurdly powerful boosters – speed up chests, merging, and earnings at will. • No time wasting – offline earnings mean you’re always making progress. • Infinite upgrades – chests drop faster, coins pile up higher, and chaos grows. • New worlds await – merge enough, and you’ll open portals to bizarre new places. Mad Evolution: Idle Merge is not a normal idle game. This is a merge evolution madness simulator. Whether you’re a casual player looking for a fun time-waster or a merge-obsessed strategist, you’re about to get hooked. Idle merge game where you fuse weird monsters, unlock strange worlds, and earn coins while doing absolutely nothing. Evolution has never been this lazy.

About

Stormbottle

An idle game where real-time weather affects your harvest. Fill a storm meter to trigger surges and collect resources. Explore different seasons and upgrade your equipment for permanent bonuses.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather cycle impacts production
  • Storm meter for triggering surges
  • Upgradeable harvesters and gear
  • Seasonal zones with unique environments
  • Permanent bonuses through prestige
  • On-device play with no account needed
Features
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Every storm is money if you brought enough jars. Stormbottle is an idle game with a living sky. The weather overhead — clear dusk, overcast, full storm — changes in real time and changes your harvest with it. Fill the storm meter, tap the cloud, and ride a x5 surge while lightning walks the horizon. • A real weather cycle: production climbs as the sky darkens • Charge the storm meter and release surges when it counts • Ten harvesters, lightning rod to Eyewall • Six pieces of leveled gear, five levels each • Chunky x3 milestones at 20, 75 and 150 of every harvester • Chase new Seasons: prestige into permanent superbolts (+10% each, longer surges) • Eight Season zones, each with its own sky, fields and jar to bottle into • The Bottling Journey: fourteen named milestones from First Jar to Sky Emeritus • A Daily Forecast: claim a streak-friendly gift each day — a missed day pauses the streak, never resets it • The Skyworks Ledger: a second, permanent prestige board — spend Storm Sigils on works that never reset • The Charter Board: sign a patron's bottling contract for zaps now and reputation forever — four patrons, permanent perks • Named Tempests: rare, boosted super-storms with names of their own and a live window — ride one hard to bottle a Vintage • The Vintage Rack: a 96-bottle collection graded by how hard you rode each tempest, paying permanent Vintner's Renown • The Label Press: eighteen jar labels struck for real mastery feats — wear your best on the bottle • Field Records: cranks turned, storms weathered, tempests caught, fastest season — your story in numbers • An original quiet theme, synthesized on your device — with soft thunder underfoot • Jars keep bottling for an hour while you're away — bigger jars in the Depot hold 8 or 24 hours, yours forever with a one-time purchase • Entirely on-device — no account, no internet, nothing collected The sky is about to turn. Get the bottles out.

Screenshots

Mad Evolution4 screens
Stormbottle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mad Evolution at Free against Stormbottle's $2.99. Mad Evolution also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Stormbottle's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). On 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

Mad Evolution is free to download; Stormbottle costs $2.99 up front. Mad Evolution sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Stormbottle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stormbottle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mad Evolution has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Evolution ships an update every 2 weeks, Stormbottle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Mad Evolution versus Stormbottle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad EvolutionStormbottle
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (43 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOleksandr MykhailovJordan Wegner

Customer experience

Mad Evolution

All ratings43 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Stormbottle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Mad Evolution

One-time12
  • Basic Pack$2.99
  • Disable Ads$2.99
  • Tanos Finger$3.99
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  • Chestplosion$3.99
  • Mergonator$4.99
  • Gold Rush$4.99
  • Handy Stack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Chaos Bundle$12.99
  • Fat Bundle$12.99
  • Legendary Pack$49.99
  • Ultimate Vault$49.99
None

Stormbottle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mad Evolution free?
Mad Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stormbottle free?
Stormbottle costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mad Evolution or Stormbottle?
Stormbottle is rated higher. Mad Evolution averages 4.2 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Stormbottle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mad Evolution or Stormbottle have ads?
Mad Evolution shows ads; Stormbottle does not.
Which is updated more often, Mad Evolution or Stormbottle?
Mad Evolution ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stormbottle monthly. Most recently, Mad Evolution was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stormbottle on October 16, 2026.

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