Comparison

Evolution vs Nova Empire

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

Head to head
About

Evolution

Embark on an interstellar expedition to a post-apocalyptic planet. This RPG game blends action, strategy, and advanced graphics as you uncover mysteries, build a colony, and engage in thrilling real-time combat. Explore, research alien technology, and battle formidable foes.

Highlights
  • Engaging storyline and intergalactic adventure
  • Real-time battle action and tactical combat
  • Build and fortify a military base
  • Terraform a post-apocalyptic planet
  • Equip and upgrade advanced weaponry
  • Investigate a world with hidden secrets
  • Fight alongside friends and allies
Features
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Become the captain of an interstellar expedition! After a star ship crash, you’ve landed on a post-apocalyptic deadly planet. Evolution: Battle for Utopia is a new multi-genre blockbuster combining unprecedented Action, Strategy and Advanced Graphics into one RPG game. FEATURES: - Engaging storyline: Utopia is a deadly, hostile planet, which survived the apocalypse. Uncover its darkest mysteries in an intergalactic adventure. - Exciting gameplay: Experience real-time battle action and develop smart tactics. Easy to pick up yet difficult to master the combat system delivers the strength of an action game. - Establish a colony: Build a military base and fortify your defence with a system of turrets. - Terraform Utopia: Shape the planet as you transform scorched wasteland into a thriving environment. Research and exploit alien technology and pioneer evolution. - Enthralling combat: Equip and upgrade yourself with the most advanced weaponry, and build an installation to run continental ballistic missiles to overwhelm enemies the size of a skyscraper! - Investigate the world: One of the most epic games in the history of iOS holds endless hidden surprises and secrets. Uncover them all in the game’s thrilling missions. - Fight alongside your friends and allies: Meet Fido, a cyborg dog and your faithful companion. - Find valuable resources: Search through hidden loots and hack electronic terminals to grow your wealth. - Communicate with your allies and enemies: A trusted team of four will follow you from the beginning. Challenge fellow players from all over the world to battles. PLEASE NOTE! Evolution: Battle for Utopia is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. Contains ads. Brought to you by MY.GAMES

About

Nova Empire

Engage in epic galactic warfare with players worldwide in this next-generation online space strategy game. Build and customize your space station, design powerful fleets, and form alliances to conquer sectors of space. Experience real-time battles and strategic gameplay with stunning HD graphics.

Highlights
  • Real-time galactic battles
  • Alliance system for sector control
  • Fleet design and customization
  • Space station building
  • Recruit elite admirals
  • HD graphics and sound
Features
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Enter an epic battle for conquest of the galaxy with players around the world! An action-packed, next-generation online space strategy experience! FEATURES - BATTLE: Wage war with players worldwide for domination of the galaxy on an epic scale! - ALLIANCE: Create a mighty alliance to fight for control of entire sectors of space in a revolutionary new alliance system! - STRATEGY: Combine in alliance legions to form your attack strategy together then strike! - FLEETS: Design fleets with specific weapons and armor to counter your opponent’s strengths! - ADMIRALS: Recruit elite admirals to join your empire and lead your fleets to victory! - BUILD: Create and customize your space station to gain the advantage! - GRAPHICS: Strategy has never looked this good! Command space in spectacular HD! - REAL-TIME: See player fleets moving around the galaxy in real time! Watch as battles develop and make the correct tactical calls to claim victory. - MUSIC: High-quality music and sound production. - MORE: Always adding new features! This galaxy just gets better and better! Nova Empire’s story unfolds week by week, reshaping the galaxy before your eyes Welcome to Nova Empire, a next-generation strategy game. Get your fleets ready and fight for glory! SUPPORT Email us at support@gamebeartech.com Follow us on Facebook to get news and updates: https://www.facebook.com/NovaEmpireGame/

Screenshots

Evolution4 screens
Nova Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nova Empire at none against Evolution's shown. Nova Empire also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 321). Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 47%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Nova Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Empire has 5.1K ratings behind it against 321, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 47% of Nova Empire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolution ships an update every 4 months, Nova Empire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Evolution versus Nova Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolutionNova Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (321 ratings) — better4.3 (5.1K ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3215.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB1.8 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperKeystorm Holdings LimitedGameBear Tech

Customer experience

Evolution

All ratings321 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews1,151 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative25.1%

Nova Empire

All ratings5,065 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews899 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative43.5%

User reviews

Evolution

From 321 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Impressive graphics
  • 💡 Unique story and world
  • 🎮 Fun combat system

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progress and resource gathering
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Unbalanced enemy difficulty

Nova Empire

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent graphics and gameplay
  • 🔒 Secure and stable connection
  • 👍 Engaging alliance and community features
  • 🚀 Smooth progression for free-to-play players

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • ⏱️ Extremely long build/upgrade times
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔒 Poor customer support and lack of responsiveness

Bugs and requests

Evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to save progress
  • Invisible obstacles and enemy highlighting issues
  • Forced shield activation after kills
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More frequent updates and content
  • Improved resource management and progression
  • Better PvP balancing

Nova Empire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shields randomly deactivating during wars
  • Disappearing ships and lost progress after crashes
  • Inability to leave or switch alliances due to glitches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to transfer resources between alliance members
  • More diplomacy options between alliances
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding for new players
  • Larger and more diverse galaxy to explore

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Evolution

One-time10
  • 2000 Biofuel$1.99
  • 200 Diamond$1.99
  • 500 Diamond$2.99
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  • 5000 Biofuels$2.99
  • 5500 Biofuel$4.99
  • 550 Diamond$4.99
  • 12000 Biofuels$9.99
  • 1200 Diamond$9.99
  • 25000 Biofuel$19.99
  • 2500 Diamond$19.99
10 purchases

Nova Empire

One-time10
  • Tiny Pack$0.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Bonus Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Medium Pack$9.99
  • Ultra Pack$14.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
  • Prime Pack$19.99
  • Huge Pack$49.99
  • Epic Pack$99.99
  • Dominator Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Evolution free?
Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nova Empire free?
Nova Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolution or Nova Empire?
Evolution is rated higher. Evolution averages 4.5 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Nova Empire averages 4.3 from 5.1K ratings.
Do Evolution or Nova Empire have ads?
Evolution shows ads; Nova Empire does not.
Which is updated more often, Evolution or Nova Empire?
Evolution ships an update every 4 months, and Nova Empire every 6 weeks. Most recently, Evolution was updated on September 7, 2026 and Nova Empire on September 24, 2026.

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