Monument Valley vs Evo Explores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
Evo Explores
Manipulate surreal structures and optical illusions to solve mind-bending puzzles. Guide Evo through impossible paths by bending the laws of physics and gravity to your imagination. Unravel the history of Byte planet as you progress through unique levels.
- Manipulate surreal structures
- Construct optical illusions
- Solve mind-blowing puzzles
- Guide character to finish
- Unravel planet history
- Relaxing gameplay
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• If something looks real - it is real! If you don't see a problem - there is no problem at all. Just trust your eyes! • The regular laws of physics don't apply in Evo Explores. Even the gravity is under control of your imagination. • Manipulate surreal structures to solve mind blowing puzzles. Every level will unravel the history of Byte planet and its citizens. • Construct optical illusions to built impossible paths and guide Evo to the finish door. • Evo Explores was inspired by a gorgeous Monument Valley game. We are big fans of original game, but we love Evo Explores even more! Come share this feeling with us! Features - 45 unique mind blowing levels combined into 14 chapters - Relaxing gameplay. No need to hurry - Accessible for all ages and for any experience in games - No in-app purchases. Pay once and enjoy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evo Explores at none against Monument Valley's 1. Evo Explores also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Monument Valley's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 1.4K). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Monument Valley costs $3.99 and Evo Explores $2.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evo Explores asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Monument Valley against 4.7 for Evo Explores. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monument Valley has 17K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Monument Valley's written reviews are positive against 82% of Evo Explores's.
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, Evo Explores every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Monument Valley | Evo Explores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | Kyrylo Kuzyk |
Customer experience
Monument Valley
Evo Explores
User reviews
Monument Valley
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Stunning visuals and graphics
- 🎶 Soothing and atmospheric audio
- 🧠 Clever and mind-bending puzzles
- 🕰️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly controls
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Puzzles can be too easy at times
- ⏱️ Game is relatively short in length
- 💰 Expensive for the amount of content
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes reported
Evo Explores
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 🎶 Soothing music
- 🔍 Escher-like perspective
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Hints can be intrusive
- 🕰️ Short game length
- 🤔 Lack of originality compared to Monument Valley
Bugs and requests
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
Evo Explores
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches on certain levels
- Crashes on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and episodes
- Ability to turn off hints
- Landscape mode support
In-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Evo Explores
No in-app purchases
Questions
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