Comparison

(R)evolve vs Idle evolution

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

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About

(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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Idle evolution

Explore the 4-billion-year history of life on Earth through an engaging idle game. Learn about ancient creatures and human culture while restoring biological forms and unlocking evolutionary mysteries. Experience a blend of casual gameplay and educational content.

Highlights
  • Casual idle gameplay
  • Popular science education
  • Biological restoration
  • Intellectual equipment technology
  • Unlock mysteries of life
  • Experience life evolution
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"Life on Earth" is not an ordinary idle game, but also a professional education game about life evolution. You can not only experience the easy and funny idle evolution games, but also learn the knowledge about mysterious ancient creatures and human culture. ---Story background--- Life has evolved for 4 billion years. Since the birth of human beings, only a million of years have passed. We can only occupy a few minutes on the timeline of life evolution. In the struggle against nature, these great prehistory creatures have stepped from the ocean to the land, from the low level to the high level, and on the Earth - our common home, they painted a colorful and shining historical picture! You are a scientist in the paleontology laboratory. With the help of your robot assistant, you can study the history of paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life. ●Casual idle game This is a casual idle game. You can enjoy the real joy of game with less time and efforts! ●Popular science education In Life On Earth, there are lots of professional knowledge of ancient creatures, you can learn new areas that you have never known before, and feel the greatness of life evolution! ●Biological restoration Restoring the various real forms of ancient creatures, displaying their lifestyles and habits, just like communicate with ancient creatures face-to-face! Watching life evolve from spores to fish, dinosaurs, and humans. ●Intellectual equipment technology Improve intellectual equipment technology, and with the power of technology, to restore the process of life evolution and fasten the speed of life evolution. ●Mysteries of Earth Upgrade evolution technology, speed up the evolution of Paleontology, draw a blueprint for life evolution, and unlock the mysteries of life.  The team members of Life On Earth are ancient creatures enthusiasts. In order to make this game, we have searched a large amount of literature materials. If you are also interested in life evolution, download Life On Earth to join us now! If you have any suggestion, welcome to send an email to us. We may add it in next versions. Email: support@domobile.com Website: https://www.domobile.com Auto-renewable Subscription Rules These rules are attachments of User Agreement. If there is any conflict between these Rules and the User Agreement, these Rules shall prevail. If you need to use Life On Earth subscription service, you should agree to these rules in advance. You understand and agree: 1.The subscription is automatic renewal service under the premise that you agree to use the Life On Earth subscription service. If you agree to use the subscription service, you are deemed to authorize DoMobile, when the subscription about to expire, have the rights to charge fee of next billing cycle from your iTunes account (hereinafter referred to as “accounts”) balances. The subscription service is provided on the premise that you have bound with the above accounts, and DoMobile can successfully charge from the accounts. You are responsible for any failed renewal due to insufficient debit balance in the above accounts. 2.Subscription will automatically renew weekly. You can select the prefer rate. 3.Subscription automatically renews unless it is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. 4. You may suspend or terminate this subscription service by: Open the phone Settings -> iTunes and App Store -> Apple ID, select “View Apple ID”, enter the “Account Settings” page, click “Subscribe”, select Life On Earth and cancel subscription. 5.Terms of use: http://tpkapp.domogame.com/evolution/loeen.html 6.Privacy Policy: https://www.domobile.com/best/privacy.html

Screenshots

(R)evolve4 screens
Idle evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle evolution at 4.6 against (R)evolve's 3.5. Idle evolution also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 61). (R)evolve's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. (R)evolve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle evolution sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle evolution has 5.9K 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 75% of Idle evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(R)evolve ships an update fortnightly, Idle evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
(R)evolve versus Idle evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(R)evolveIdle evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (61 ratings)4.6 (5.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings615.9K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB330 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam17 Digital LimitedDoMobile Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

(R)evolve

All ratings61 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative31.1%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative56.3%

Idle evolution

All ratings5,587 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

(R)evolve

From 61 App Store ratings

What 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

Idle evolution

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and educational game
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting prehistoric creatures
  • 👍 Informative and accurate content
  • 💡 Rewards for answering questions instead of ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions
  • 🔍 Confusing UI
  • 🔍 Inaccurate creature descriptions
  • 🔍 Slow progress after a certain point

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

Idle evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game not loading or crashing
  • Incorrect resource deduction when purchasing items
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Saved progress not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More dinosaur and prehistoric creature models
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Ability to reset progress and start over
  • More advanced gameplay modes
  • Optimization for larger screens

In-app purchases

1 purchases

(R)evolve

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
22 purchases

Idle evolution

Subscriptions1
  • VIP3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time21
  • Diamond X100$1.99
  • Limit Gift 01$1.99
  • Sea.sale1$2.99
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  • Energy output Permanent x2$3.99
  • Silver Passport$3.99
  • Speed Gift 2$4.99
  • Limit Gift 6$4.99
  • Limit Gift 04$4.99
  • Sealimit.gift1$4.99
  • Humanlimit.gift1$4.99
  • Diamond X300$4.99
  • Valued package$5.99
  • DNA output Permanent x2$5.99
  • Sea.sale2$9.99
  • Human.sale2$9.99
  • Diamond X675$9.99
  • Life Tree Gift 2$9.99
  • Special golden passport$11.99
  • Golden Passport$19.99
  • Diamond X1500$19.99
  • Sea.sale3$19.99

Questions

Is (R)evolve free?
(R)evolve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle evolution free?
Idle evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (R)evolve or Idle evolution?
Idle evolution is rated higher. (R)evolve averages 3.5 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Idle evolution averages 4.6 from 5.9K ratings.
Do (R)evolve or Idle evolution have ads?
Idle evolution shows ads; (R)evolve does not.
Which is updated more often, (R)evolve or Idle evolution?
(R)evolve ships an update fortnightly, and Idle evolution every 2 months. Most recently, (R)evolve was updated on October 20, 2026 and Idle evolution on October 21, 2026.

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