DinoDex | 1500+ Genera vs Y/n
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera
Explore prehistoric life with this comprehensive encyclopedia featuring over 1500 dinosaur entries. Discover detailed scientific information, view timelines, and enjoy mini-games. Available in multiple languages.
- 1500+ prehistoric creature entries
- Detailed scientific information
- Advanced search by name, diet, period
- Full timeline view
- Mini games
- High-quality images
- Multiple language support
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A Completely Free Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Explore prehistoric life with DinoDex, a comprehensive dinosaur encyclopedia featuring 1500+ entries covering land, marine, and flying genera. Features: - 1500+ prehistoric creature entries - Completely free to use - Covers Land, marine, and flying genera - Detailed species descriptions and scientific information - Full Timeline View - Advanced Search (Search and browse creatures by name, diet, and period) - Mini Games - Geological periods and fossil discovery information - Diet, size, and other scientific details - Favorites to save and revisit entries - High-quality images and photo galleries - Daily featured dinosaur - Multiple language support (English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, French, Indonesian, and Turkish) DinoDex brings the prehistoric world together in one place, making it easy to discover, explore, and learn about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Y/n
Engage with interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative and character relationships. Explore a vast library of community-created tales or write and publish your own.
- Play interactive stories
- Choices affect story and characters
- Rewind and change decisions
- Explore 1M+ community stories
- Write and publish own stories
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On Y/n, you play a character in your story. Be a boarding school student and get the boys to fall in love with you, or plan a jailbreak with Sherlock Holmes. Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you (oops!). No two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind). There's a Y/n story for every taste: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community. Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own. Download Y/n for free and play your story! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Y/n at none against DinoDex | 1500+ Genera's shown. Y/n also leads on ratings volume (6.1K vs 29) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). DinoDex | 1500+ Genera's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 60%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. DinoDex | 1500+ Genera sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Y/n sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Y/n has 6.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DinoDex | 1500+ Genera's written reviews are positive against 60% of Y/n's.
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera ships an update fortnightly, Y/n every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DinoDex | 1500+ Genera | Y/n |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 60.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #13 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ADAVII (PVT) LTD | Emittance Inc. |
Customer experience
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera
Y/n
Bugs and requests
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Y/n
Reported bugs
2 issues- Continue button not working
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Private and delete characters
- Email sign-up option
In-app purchases
DinoDex | 1500+ Genera
- Donation Microraptor$0.991 Month
- Donation Stegosaurus$4.991 Month
- Donation Titanosaurus$14.991 Month
- Donation Compsognathus$1.99
- Velociraptor$4.99
- Triceratops$9.99
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- Spinosaurus$19.99
- Donation Tyrannosaurus Rex$49.99
- Donation Argentinosaurus$99.99
Y/n
- Y/n+ Weekly$4.997 Days
- Y/n+ Monthly$14.991 Month
