Comparison

Predation vs Parasite Boom

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

Head to head
About

Predation

Features
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Enter a living petri dish as a fragile organism and evolve into its apex threat. Predation is a landscape action roguelite built around cellular combat, adaptation, and replayable mutation drafts. Hunt nutrients, evade larger predators, challenge guardians, and raise control until you can conquer the dish. FOUR WAYS TO SURVIVE • Viral — spread infectious clouds and release short-lived virions. • Carrier — grow a mobile colony of larvae and support units. • Mantle — master close-range combat, digest fallen predators, and turn enzyme blooms into deadly zones. • Puppeteer — capture compatible organisms, use each host's natural ability, and escape before the host is destroyed. EVERY RUN EVOLVES Choose one of three mutations as you progress. Stack ranks, build around your body type, and combine mastered traits into rare foil evolutions. Different dishes change the pressure with new hazards, predators, and routes to the apex. BUILD YOUR CELL Unlock toys and auras, discover special pairings, and equip profile upgrades. Cosmetics give your organism a distinct identity while hidden synergies reward experimentation. PLAY YOUR WAY • Responsive touch controls designed for landscape play • Fast runs with four distinct body paths • Online profile, wallet, progression, and leaderboards • Offline play after an initial successful account sync • No advertising interruptions Predation includes optional in-app purchases for fixed Bio Coin packs. Bio Coins can be used for run boosts and most cosmetics. Profile Coins are earned by completing runs and can be used for permanent profile upgrades and selected cosmetics. Bio Coins and virtual goods have no cash value. Gameplay includes randomized mutations, drops, spawns, and run rewards, but Predation does not sell paid loot boxes or paid random item packs.

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Parasite Boom

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Possess. Drain. Blast. One tap to control, one moment to decide. You are a parasite loose inside a colony of living cells. Slip inside a cell, drain its health, and choose your moment. Single tap to steer. Double tap to explode. Blast a cell before it's too healthy — HP below 70% and you're clear to detonate. Time it in the 40-60% sweet spot for a Perfect Blast: double the score. Chain all four cell colors in a row for a Combo Heal and keep your parasite alive longer. Watch two health bars at once — your own, and the cell you're riding — and manage both as the pace ramps up. Every level pushes further: faster cells, more of them, quicker drains, and from level 4 onward, cells that change direction without warning. Level up and earn +10 HP to keep going. No clutter. No text on the cells. Just clean, fast, satisfying reflex gameplay that gets harder the better you get. FEATURES • One and two-tap controls, nothing else to learn • Perfect Blast timing window for 2x score • Combo Heal for chaining all four colors • Escalating difficulty and level-based HP rewards • Minimalist, colorful, distraction-free design How long can you keep the parasite alive? Privacy Policy: https://aydincoskunirmak.github.io/parasiteboom-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://aydincoskunirmak.github.io/parasiteboom-legal/terms.html

Screenshots

Predation4 screens
Parasite Boom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Predation at none against Parasite Boom's shown. Parasite Boom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Predation sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Parasite Boom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Predation ships an update weekly, Parasite Boom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Predation versus Parasite Boom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPredationParasite Boom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoshua HobertAydın COSKUNIRMAK

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Predation

One-time5
  • Nutrient Drop$0.99
  • Cell Cache$4.99
  • Colony Reserve$9.99
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  • Apex Cache$19.99
  • Dish Vault$49.99
1 purchases

Parasite Boom

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-Free$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Predation free?
Predation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parasite Boom free?
Parasite Boom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Predation or Parasite Boom have ads?
Parasite Boom shows ads; Predation does not.
Which is updated more often, Predation or Parasite Boom?
Predation ships an update weekly, and Parasite Boom every 2 days. Most recently, Predation was updated on September 15, 2026 and Parasite Boom on September 13, 2026.

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