Doodle Creatures™ vs Little Alchemy 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Creatures™
Combine different animal DNA to create hundreds of unique and fantastic creatures. Play doctor to scan animal DNA, mix traits, and build your own genetic laboratory to expand your creature universe. This all-ages adventure offers clever quests and educational gameplay.
- Combine animal DNA to create creatures
- Scan animal DNA and mix traits
- Build and upgrade genetic laboratory
- Hundreds of unique creature combinations
- Clever quests and puzzles
- Kid-friendly and educational gameplay
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Play God & Create an Amazing Creature Universe! From the creators of the award winning puzzler Doodle God, comes a new ALL ages adventure! What happens if you combine an elephant with a flamingo? In Doodle Creatures you can find out as you create hundreds of fantastic and unique Creatures by combining different animals. Play Doctor and scan hundreds of animals DNA which allows you to combine different animal traits to create new Creatures. Take the speed of a cheetah and combine with flying ability of an eagle. Awesomeness awaits! Along the way, build and upgrade your own genetic laboratory that gives you the power to build an even more spectacular Creature Universe of your imagination! OVER 150,000,000 PLAYERS WORLDWIDE FOR THE DOODLE SERIES! GREAT REVIEWS! >”Wonderfully unique concept! – GameZebo.com > It’s addictive. Insanely so! Lots of fun.” – 148Apps > I would recommend buying it, definitely worth it!” - TouchGen GAME FEATURES * Puzzles for All ages and skill levels. * Create hundreds of different Creatures in cool sandbox game play. * Clever Quests designed to test your skill. * Build and upgrade your own genetic laboratory. * Cool “Did You Know That” feature that tells you about your creations. * Intuitive one-click game play encourages thoughtful, creative play. * Hundreds of interesting, funny and thought-provoking quotes and sayings. * Kid-friendly and educational game play! Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/joybitsmobile Check out our other exciting games! Doodle Devil™ & Doodle Kingdom™
Little Alchemy 2
Combine elements to create new items and discover the world. This crafting game offers a vast library of discoverable items with unique descriptions and a vibrant art style. Explore your progress through an in-game encyclopedia.
- Combine elements to create new items
- Discover a vast library of items
- Vibrant art style
- Original soundtrack
- In-game encyclopedia
- Explore item connections
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Little Alchemy, the crafting game enjoyed by millions of players around the world, is back with more items, cool new art style and lovely music! Mix items and create the world from scratch! Discover exciting items accompanied by funny descriptions and lose yourself exploring the huge, new library! Little Alchemy 2 features: A new library with completely redesigned item connections. Vibrant art style. Original soundtrack. An in-game encyclopedia with cool item descriptions and a convenient way to explore your progress. What are you waiting for? The entire world must be discovered!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Little Alchemy 2 at Free against Doodle Creatures™'s $1.99. Little Alchemy 2 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (77% vs 39%). Doodle Creatures™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
Little Alchemy 2 is free to download; Doodle Creatures™ costs $1.99 up front. Doodle Creatures™ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Little Alchemy 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Little Alchemy 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Alchemy 2 has 11K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Doodle Creatures™'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Little Alchemy 2's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Doodle Creatures™ | Little Alchemy 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (74 ratings) | 4.6 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | #156 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JoyBits Co Ltd. | Jakub Koziol |
Customer experience
Doodle Creatures™
Little Alchemy 2
User reviews
Doodle Creatures™
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Interesting concept
- 💡 Unique gameplay mechanics
- 💡 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Good graphics
- 💡 Interesting combinations
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-play mechanics
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 💰 Ads in a paid app
- 💰 Time-consuming timers
- 💰 Repetitive gameplay
Little Alchemy 2
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🤩 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Clever combinations
- 🎨 Nice designs
- 🧠 Educational and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress resets/disappears
- 🔍 Difficult to find items in large list
- 💰 Myths and Monsters pack too expensive
- 🤔 Gets repetitive/boring over time
Bugs and requests
Doodle Creatures™
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Combinations not working
- Black screen issues
- Mutant tanks not producing genes
- Ads not giving rewards
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- Text corruption (Japanese)
- Notifications to come back and play
- Game Center achievements not syncing
- App not installing after purchase
- Crashing when navigating screens
Requested features
11 requests- Add more puzzles
- Add more content/updates
- Fix broken combinations
- Improve English translation
- Add skins for interface
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- Make game less focused on microtransactions
- Remove timers
- Make game free
- Add more animals/creations
- Improve UI
- Bring back old mechanics
Little Alchemy 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress resets randomly
- Purchased content disappears
- Scrolling issues
- Certain combinations not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add more items and combinations
- Improve hint system
- Add ability to save/restore progress
- Organize items into categories
- Add more fantasy/creative elements
In-app purchases
Doodle Creatures™
- Bundle of 200 pills$0.99
- Starter Kit$1.99
- Bundle of 450 pills$1.99
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- Bundle of 1000 pills$3.99
- Bundle of 3000 pills$9.99
- Bundle of 10000 pills$24.99
- Bundle of 30000 pills$49.99
- Infinite pills$99.99
Little Alchemy 2
- Bundle of 2 Research Points$0.99
- Bundle of 8 Research Points$2.99
- Myths and Monsters$2.99
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- Bundle of 16 Research Points$4.99
Questions
Is Doodle Creatures™ free?
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