Comparison

Boulder Evolution vs Planet Cracker

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

Head to head
About

Boulder Evolution

Launch a boulder with a slingshot to smash through a medieval world. Evolve your boulder to break obstacles and discover new paths. Experience physics-based destruction and exploration.

Highlights
  • Slingshot boulder launching
  • Medieval world exploration
  • Boulder evolution
  • Obstacle breaking
  • Physics-based gameplay
Features
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Pull back and launch your boulder with a powerful slingshot to send it crashing through a sprawling medieval world! Roll across wild terrain, build momentum, and discover how far your boulder can travel. Evolve your boulder into larger, stronger forms capable of breaking obstacles and opening new paths through the world.

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Planet Cracker

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Drill down. Sell what you find. Build an Ark for humanity. Planet Cracker is a mining game where every dive takes you further into the planet, and everything you dig goes up to a city in orbit. You start with a rusty bit that struggles on plain rock, and end with a rig that tears through nine worlds and a starship ready to leave for another star. DRILL DEEPER Cut through distinct rock layers, each with its own ores, hazards and look. Chase glowing veins, crack open crates and fill your hold before the winch hauls you home. BUILD THE ARK Every ore you sell ships supplies to the Ark. Build hab pods and solar wings, then a fusion reactor, greenhouses, parks, a museum and two great spinning rings. Watch tens of thousands of people move in, every room cut open and lived in. RECRUIT YOUR CREW Eight specialists come aboard as the Ark grows. Take them along on your rig: a geologist who reads your sonar, a pilot who flies you twice as fast, a medic who keeps the drill cool, and more. UPGRADE VISIBLY Every drill bit, hose and tool changes how your rig looks and how fast it digs. Wide bores, tunnel boring and the planet cracker turn rock that took seconds per block into a slab that falls in one blow. DISCOVER Unearth relics in every layer and put them on show in the Ark's museum. Find a lost expedition's drill. Hunt down rocket parts buried deep in the rock. CRACK THE CORE At the bottom of every world a living core is waiting in its vault. Drain it to fuel your rocket, and set its Ember burning in the Ark's Heart Spine. REACH THE NEXT PLANET Build the rocket and fly on: the Moon, Mars, Europa, Io, a world made of diamond, a world of iron, a lava world, and finally the crust of a neutron star. Each one plays by its own rules. IGNITE THE STAR DRIVE Light all nine Hearts, finish the Star Drive and give the word. The Ark leaves for another star. EARN WHILE AWAY Your Miner Bots keep working while the game is closed, and the Ark keeps building. Come back to a welcome-back haul. Free to play with optional in-app purchases. Reward videos are always your choice: watch one for a boost, or don't.

Screenshots

Boulder Evolution3 screens
Planet Cracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Planet Cracker at 5.0 against Boulder Evolution's 4.2. Boulder Evolution's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Planet Cracker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Boulder Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planet Cracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boulder Evolution has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Boulder Evolution versus Planet Cracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulder EvolutionPlanet Cracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB109 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMintah GamesTimon Maass

In-app purchases

None

Boulder Evolution

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Planet Cracker

One-time10
  • Gold Rush x1$0.99
  • Gold Rush x5$3.99
  • Neon Circuit Set$4.99
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  • Night Shift$4.99
  • Solar Forge Set$5.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$6.99
  • Void Singularity Set$7.99
  • Gold Rush x12$7.99
  • Expedition Bundle$9.99
  • Legendary Collection$14.99

Questions

Is Boulder Evolution free?
Boulder Evolution is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planet Cracker free?
Planet Cracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boulder Evolution or Planet Cracker?
Planet Cracker is rated higher. Boulder Evolution averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Planet Cracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Boulder Evolution or Planet Cracker have ads?
Both Boulder Evolution and Planet Cracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Boulder Evolution or Planet Cracker?
Boulder Evolution ships an update daily, and Planet Cracker daily. Most recently, Boulder Evolution was updated on November 6, 2026 and Planet Cracker on November 10, 2026.

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