(R)evolve vs Risky Road
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(R)evolve
Protect an alien planet from meteorites by spinning it to save its inhabitants. Evolve and spread life to achieve a high score. Enjoy fast-paced gameplay with simple controls and vibrant graphics.
- Protect alien planet from meteorites
- Spin planet to save inhabitants
- Evolve and spread life
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Simple tap controls
- HD graphics
- Game Center leaderboards
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Play (R)evolve, the winner of 2014’s ‘Great British Game Jam’ – FOR FREE! Life is evolving on an alien planet and it’s your job to protect it! Weather a constant bombardment of meteorites from outer space, spin the planet to save its inhabitants and evolve and spread life. The more life you can evolve and the longer you can keep it alive, the higher your score will be! CUTE AND COLOURFUL ALIENS – Play well and your planet will be teeming with green three eyed monsters! FAST PACED TWITCH GAMEPLAY – Those meteorites travel fast, spin the planet around to avoid the danger and keep your alien population alive and growing. SIMPLE CONTROL SYSTEM –Simply tap the left and right sides of the screen to rotate the planet. BEAUTIFUL RETINA DISPLAY GRAPHICS – (R)evolve looks great, with beautiful HD graphics that take full advantage of retina displays. GAME CENTER SUPPORT – Log in with Game Center and post your high scores to the online leaderboards. Beat friends and strangers alike to climb to that coveted No.1 spot! (R)evolve was prototyped in just 48 hours, as Team17’s entry into 2014’s ‘Great British Game Jam’. The game came in first place, winning the competition! The theme for the competition was ‘resilience’ - our take on this being that the evolving life was resilient to the dangers posed. Keep up to date with the latest news and games from Team17: Facebook: /Team17 Twitter: @Team17Ltd Web: www.team17.com
Risky Road
Navigate a challenging road, accelerating to overcome obstacles and protect an egg. Collect coins and bonus letters to unlock new vehicles and egg customizations. Test your driving skills and see how far you can go.
- Drive and protect an egg
- Overcome obstacles with speed control
- Collect coins for unlocks
- Unlock new cars
- Unlock new egg colors
- High score challenge
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Drive as far as you can and keep the egg safe. Get the right speed to pass obstacles. Just tap the screen to accelerate and pass obstacles, keep the egg safe ! Collect coins and bonus letters to unlock new cars and egg colors. How far will you go ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Risky Road at 4.3 against (R)evolve's 3.5. Risky Road also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 33%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 61). (R)evolve's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. (R)evolve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Risky Road sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Risky Road holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Risky Road has 2.3K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of (R)evolve's written reviews are positive against 59% of Risky Road's.
(R)evolve ships an update fortnightly, Risky Road every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (R)evolve | Risky Road |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (61 ratings) | 4.3 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.1% of reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Team17 Digital Limited | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
(R)evolve
Risky Road
User reviews
(R)evolve
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Nice graphics and animations
- 📱 Works on older devices (iPhone 3GS)
- ⚡ Simple and easy to pick up
- 🏆 Competitive leaderboard system
Room to improve
- 📱 Forced Facebook login on startup
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Frequent stuttering and lag issues
- ❌ Confusing or missing game instructions
- 🔌 Requires internet connection for high scores
Risky Road
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Fun and challenging
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Minimal ads in older version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Excessive ads in newer version
- 🐛 Ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Lost progress and high scores after update
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy after update
- 🐛 Egg/diamond falling out too easily
Bugs and requests
(R)evolve
Reported bugs
10 issues- App immediately redirects to Facebook on launch
- Settings menu has no exit option
- High scores don't save without internet connection
- Achievement notifications block gameplay visibility
- Game freezes or fails to respond
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- Plant/seed placement causes disappearance
- Sound toggle option non-functional
- Excessive lag on iPhone 4
- False 'no internet connection' error messages
- Unclear game controls and objectives
Requested features
10 requests- Power-ups and upgrades system
- Peaceful/relaxed game mode
- Offline high score tracking
- Optional Facebook integration
- Ability to disable Facebook prompts
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- Level progression system
- In-game tutorial or better instructions
- Paid ad-removal option
- Smaller planet hitbox or slower early levels
- Google Play availability
Risky Road
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Freezing and unresponsiveness
- Accidental purchases due to lack of confirmation
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- More levels and obstacles
- Ability to customize vehicles and eggs
- Reverse/brake controls
- Multiplayer/competitive modes
- Free mode without egg
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- Daily challenges
In-app purchases
(R)evolve
- Remove Ads$0.99
Risky Road
- Remove Ads$1.99
