Dinosaur Simulator 3D vs Shark Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinosaur Simulator 3D
Roam a vast city as a colossal 3D dinosaur, discovering hidden secrets and interacting with the environment. Engage in chaotic fun by smashing vehicles, trains, and city objects, all while avoiding harm to people.
- Explore a huge city map
- Control a T-Rex
- Smash cars and trains
- Interact with city objects
- Find hidden secrets
- Complete achievements
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Explore the huge city map with you giant 3D Dinosaur. Be sure and look around in all the corners and uncover all the map secrets. Race against a car, smash into a moving train. Find the goats and sheep. This Dinosaur simulator is something you will not want to miss. Take control of a huge T-Rex and rampage the city. Smash into cars. Knock over streetlights, mailboxes. Watch water pour out of the Fire Hydrants as you smash into them. Don't worry, this dinosaur does not eat people. He just likes to play around with them. To extend your play time, find a yummy carrot. Find the airport and hit the airplane right out of the sky. Listen for the Train coming down the track. Special achievements for you to accomplish Achievements Include: Find 10 Gas Tanks Knock Over 40 Hydrants Knock Over 15 Mailboxes Knock Over 40 Streetlights And several more . . . You've tried Wolf Simulator, Bear Simulator, Shark Simulator, and Goat Simulator. Now give Dinosaur Simulator a try!!
Shark Attack
Experience the thrill of being a powerful shark in a 3D underwater world. Hunt beach-goers, other sea creatures, and evolve your shark to dominate the food chain. Explore diverse environments and choose from various shark species.
- Play as a hungry killer shark
- Hunt beach-goers and sea creatures
- Evolve and strengthen your shark
- Compete for top of the food chain
- Choose from many shark species
- Hunt on beaches or underwater
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Play as a hungry killer shark and feast on unsuspecting beach-goers! Feast on them or scare them for fun! Make your Shark stronger and bigger by attacking beach-goers as well as other sharks and deep sea jurassic creatures. Compete against all the predators and be on top of the food chain! MANY SPECIES OF SHARKS & SEA CREATURES: Choose from a range of sharks and sea creatures like Great White, Killer Whale, Megalodon, Mosasaurus etc. SHARK ATTACK ON BEACH or HUNT UNDERWATER Play in different worlds to hunt and evolve your Shark!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dinosaur Simulator 3D at none against Shark Attack's shown. Dinosaur Simulator 3D also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Shark Attack's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (10K vs 2.3K). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Dinosaur Simulator 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shark Attack sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Dinosaur Simulator 3D against 4.5 for Shark Attack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 10K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Dinosaur Simulator 3D's written reviews are positive against 54% of Shark Attack's.
Dinosaur Simulator 3D ships an update every 32 months, Shark Attack monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinosaur Simulator 3D | Shark Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.3K ratings) | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 54.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Satterwhite | Free Pixel Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Dinosaur Simulator 3D
Shark Attack
User reviews
Dinosaur Simulator 3D
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Epic game
- 👍 Addictive game
- 👍 Funny and hilarious
- 👍 Nostalgic game
- 👍 Great entertainment for children
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🕰️ Short time limit
- 🤔 Boring and lacking content
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🤢 Inappropriate content
Shark Attack
From 10K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🦈 Shark-themed game
- 😊 Satisfying experience
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🕰️ Short gameplay duration
- 💰 Misleading coin rewards
Bugs and requests
Dinosaur Simulator 3D
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes and freezes frequently
- Facing issues with controls and movement
- Graphical glitches and missing textures
- Laggy and slow performance
- Unexpected app shutdowns
Requested features
5 requests- Add more dinosaurs like T-Rex, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus
- Implement a free mode with no time limit
- Add ability to bite and eat people
- Improve graphics and animations
- Increase variety of gameplay and missions
Shark Attack
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent coin rewards
- Gameplay freezes and crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Longer gameplay duration
- More varied gameplay modes
- Improved ad system
In-app purchases
Dinosaur Simulator 3D
- Remove Ads$0.99
Shark Attack
- Pile of Coins2 variants$0.99
- Sack Of Coins2 variants$1.99
- Bag of Coins2 variants$2.99
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- Block Ads$2.99
- Doryaspis Chest$4.99
- Pocketful of Coins$4.99
- Saw Shark Chest$4.99
- Anglerfish Chest$9.99
- Stack of Coins$9.99
- Angel Shark Chest$9.99
- Hemicyclaspis Chest$19.99
- Case of Coins$24.99
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