Comparison

Blobfish Evolution vs Monster Box

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

Head to head
About

Blobfish Evolution

Embark on a strange journey of mutation and evolution as a unique Blobfish. Explore deep-sea levels, battle bosses, and make choices that determine your fate. Experience a story of identity and growth with hand-drawn graphics and captivating music.

Highlights
  • Full movement, dash, and hit control
  • Multiple levels
  • Unique boss battles
  • Hand-drawn graphics
  • Amazing music
  • Story of identity and choices
Features
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Here's what players are saying about Blobfish Evolution! "It's pretty weird" "Dude! I dunno what this is but it's awesome!" "Frightening yet addicting" "Such a beautiful game" "This is a great evolution game among any other it gets 5/5!!!" Here's what the press is saying! "Nightmares. Thanks... I love nightmares." - pewdiepie "Blobfish is the Greatest Weird Game About Pretending to be a Fish Since Seaman" - geekyfreaky.com Game Features: • Fully control your hero's movement, dash, and hit! What no other evolution game does! • Multiple levels and boss battles with unique game play! • Wonderful hand-drawn graphics and amazing music! Long before the exploits of man, in the deep sea, there lived a Blobfish unlike the rest. He was "special", not abominable! At least that's what I think... This Blobfish -- our Blobfish -- was MUTATED. At first he absorbed his brother Blobfish out of love; he wanted to be close to his friends forever. But as he began to MUTATE and EVOLVE... Well, everything changed. How will our Blobfish's strange journey end? Will he succumb to an insatiable hunger? Or will he overcome temptation and transcend this world? It is a story of identity, And as we all grow and change, Just like Blobfish, We can learn from his follies, We can be inspired by his triumphs, We can EVOLVE towards good or evil! There is only one way to know what happens to Blobfish... Good luck, Blobfish! This game supports iOS 7 devices only.

About

Monster Box

Engage in strategic battles against waves of monsters. Upgrade your stickman characters with gold and jewels to enhance their power and defeat increasingly formidable foes. Enjoy a simple yet engaging combat experience.

Highlights
  • Monster battles
  • Stickman upgrades
  • Gold and jewel currency
  • Strategic combat
  • Monster evolution
Features
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Monster overflowing and Battle of Stickman! Stickman after upgrade in gold and jewel, please earnestly defeat a lot of monsters. By upgrade the monster, enjoy fight against powerful monsters.

Screenshots

Blobfish Evolution4 screens
Monster Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monster Box at none against Blobfish Evolution's 1. Blobfish Evolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 212). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Blobfish Evolution sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monster Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blobfish Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blobfish Evolution has 3.8K ratings behind it against 212, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Blobfish Evolution's written reviews are positive against 87% of Monster Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blobfish Evolution versus Monster Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlobfish EvolutionMonster Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.5 (212 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better87.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better212
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB7 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBithead LLCDAN-BALL

Customer experience

Blobfish Evolution

All ratings3,847 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews383 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%

Monster Box

All ratings212 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%

User reviews

Blobfish Evolution

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Unique and entertaining gameplay
  • 👍 Funny and creative character designs
  • 🎨 Impressive art style
  • 💡 Interesting storyline and evolution choices

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow respawn rate for Blobfish
  • 🔍 Lack of content/progression after initial stages
  • 🛑 Occasional bugs or glitches
  • 📺 Excessive ads for some users

Monster Box

From 212 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and easy to learn mechanics
  • 🎮 Fun physics-based interactions with stick figures
  • 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics
  • 📱 Works well on mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes occasionally
  • 📏 UI elements too small on high-resolution phones
  • 🎮 Limited character variety (only 4 classes)
  • ⚠️ Game resets completely on game over
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop

Bugs and requests

Blobfish Evolution

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Ads not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More Blobfish evolution paths and endings
  • Faster Blobfish respawn rate
  • Ability to skip ads or unlock ad-free version
  • Additional game modes or challenges

Monster Box

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Stick figures drift to the right when revived repeatedly
  • Game crashes for no apparent reason
  • Certain medals are unobtainable (Ohagi medal)
  • iPhone X notch cuts off progress bar
  • Game data loss when too many monsters spawn
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  • Occasional freezing on newer high-definition phones

Requested features

15 requests
  • More character classes (especially from Stick Ranger)
  • Landscape/horizontal mode support
  • Zoom feature to see action better
  • Cloud save and cross-device progress transfer
  • Sandbox mode with infinite monsters
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  • More monsters and enemy variety
  • Reset progress button
  • Backup/save functionality
  • Steam port
  • Terrain and environment elements
  • More upgrade options
  • Idle mode that doesn't end at monster cap
  • Ad-free premium version
  • Larger UI scaling option
  • Landscape orientation support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blobfish Evolution

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Monster Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blobfish Evolution free?
Blobfish Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Box free?
Monster Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blobfish Evolution or Monster Box?
Blobfish Evolution is rated higher. Blobfish Evolution averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Monster Box averages 4.5 from 212 ratings.
Do Blobfish Evolution or Monster Box have ads?
Monster Box shows ads; Blobfish Evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Blobfish Evolution or Monster Box?
Blobfish Evolution ships an update every 3 months, and Monster Box every 3 months. Most recently, Blobfish Evolution was updated on October 14, 2026 and Monster Box on October 4, 2026.

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