Planet Explorers vs Animadex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Explorers
Embark on AI-generated planetary expeditions offline, complete with unique names, missions, and maps. Manage your crew and document your discoveries as you explore new worlds. Requires Apple Intelligence on supported devices.
- AI-crafted planets
- Offline expeditions
- Crew management
- Discovery journaling
- Procedural missions and maps
- Apple Intelligence integration
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Explore AI-crafted planets offline with names, missions, and maps. Manage your crew and journal discoveries, with expeditions generated using Apple Foundation Model. Apple Intelligence on supported devices is required to generate expeditions. More features and updates are coming soon.
Animadex
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Turn the real world into your own animal collection. Animadex is a wildlife-collecting game where every catch is a real animal you photograph yourself. Spot a bird on your walk, a fox in the park, or your cat on the couch — snap a photo and Animadex identifies the species in seconds, then adds it to your personal collection. IDENTIFY ANYTHING Point your camera at any animal for an instant species identification, powered by AI. Mammals, birds, bugs, reptiles, sea life — hundreds of species to discover. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Every species you catch fills in your dex, organized by category and rarity. Hunt common backyard critters and chase down rare and legendary finds. Many animals have special variants to complete, too. EXPLORE & SCAN Scan your surroundings to reveal the species hiding nearby, then head out to find them. The more places you explore, the more your map fills in. DAILY QUIZ Test your animal knowledge with a fresh guessing challenge every day. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends with a code and climb the leaderboards — locally and globally. See who's built the rarest, deepest collection. QUESTS & REWARDS Complete missions, level up, earn medals, and unlock profile cosmetics as you grow from a beginner into a master naturalist. REAL PHOTOS ONLY Animadex is about actually getting outside. Captures must be real photos of real animals — screenshots and saved images are detected and rejected, so every collection is honestly earned. Whether you're a birder, a hiker, a curious kid, or just someone who loves animals, Animadex turns every encounter into a catch worth keeping. Download free and start your collection today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planet Explorers at none against Animadex's 8. Planet Explorers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). Animadex's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and 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
Both are free to download. Animadex sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Planet Explorers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Explorers | Animadex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quantribution LLC | Yann Urso |
In-app purchases
Planet Explorers
No in-app purchases
Animadex
- Premium$2.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
- 100 Crests$0.99
- 550 Crests$4.99
- 1,200 Crests$9.99
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- 2,800 Crests$19.99
- Premium Lifetime$29.99
- 6,500 Crests$49.99
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