Comparison

Cow Evolution vs Octopus Evolution

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

Head to head
About

Cow Evolution

Merge cows to discover new mutant creatures and build a unique farm. Collect resources, upgrade equipment, and customize your animals with various accessories. Explore different worlds and unlock mysterious species in this idle clicker game.

Highlights
  • Merge cows to discover mutant creatures
  • Collect coins and crystals
  • Upgrade farm equipment
  • Customize animals with accessories
  • Discover new worlds and species
  • Idle clicker gameplay
Features
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Become the biggest animal farmer in Cow Evolution! Merge cows and discover amazing new mutant creatures. Collect coins and crystals, upgrade your equipment and become an animal farm tycoon. Play Cow Evolution for FREE* now and discover all the mysterious species! Everything on the farm was just cows when mutations and evolutions started to create amazing creatures! Merge the animals and build a farm with a variety of mutated monsters. You can also customize your animals with various items such as hats, clothes, and accessories, and discover other worlds with mysterious creature species. IDLE CLICKER GAME Tap and collect resources to evolve your cow farm. There are hundreds of items for you to collect, with discoveries that can lead you to discover more mutant cow species and ensure your progress through the game. Level up your farm, customize your cows with hats, clothes, and accessories, and share the creatures you've discovered with your friends. MERGE COW SPECIES There are three main stages in this animal evolution simulator: monster cows, alpaca cows, and alien cows. Test different combinations between these three stages and expand the number of mutant creatures on your farm. The more discoveries you make, the more cows and items you earn to increase your catalog of discovered species and expand the monsters on your farm. ANIMAL MUTANT FARM Put on your farmer outfit and start taking care of your mutant cows. Complete the main quests of the idle clicker game and earn items to customize your animals. There are many options of hats, hair, clothes, and accessories to make your farm much more fun. Remember to play every day to collect more coins and crystals, and share your farm with your friends. *Cow Evolution is a free idle merge clicker game. However, it has additional features and extra items that can be purchased in the in-game store.

About

Octopus Evolution

Combine octopuses to evolve them into bizarre new forms in this deep-sea mutant clicker game. Earn coins by combining creatures or tapping them, then use those coins to buy more octopuses and discover new species and endings.

Highlights
  • Combine octopuses to evolve
  • Discover curious and bizarre forms
  • Earn octopus poop coins
  • Buy new creatures
  • Tap octopuses for coins
  • Multiple stages and species
  • Multiple possible endings
Features
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The seventh Evolution game comes with eight arms! Are you ready for the greatest breakthrough in the Evolution game series? Neglected for centuries, feared by many and portrayed as monsters, these creatures are here to prove, once and for all, just how funny and clumsy they really are. Give them a chance and they will happily take you with open arms. In fact, with four pairs of them. Combine octopuses to evolve them and discover their most curious, exotic and bizarre forms! The Evolution series by Tapps Games continues! Had enough from Cow, Platypus, Goat, Giraffe, Zebra and Chicken Evolution? Octopus Evolution is here with the first-ever submarine mutant adventure. Ready for a splash? HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar octopuses to combine them and create new mysterious creatures • Use octopus poop coins to buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap the octopuses to make coins pop from pooping HIGHLIGHTS • Many stages and octopus species to discover • The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution, 2048 and incremental clicker games • Doodle-like illustrations • Many possible endings: find your own destiny • Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades…! More than ever! • No octopuses were harmed in the making of this game, only developers (again and again) Discover what the future has in store for octopuses besides becoming delicious seafood dishes. Yummy. Download Octopus Evolution and have fun! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq

Screenshots

Cow Evolution4 screens
Octopus Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cow Evolution at every 10 days against Octopus Evolution's every 6 weeks. Cow Evolution also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 4.1K). Octopus Evolution's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 80%). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cow Evolution sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Octopus Evolution sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cow Evolution against 4.8 for Octopus Evolution. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cow Evolution has 23K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Cow Evolution's written reviews are positive against 93% of Octopus Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cow Evolution ships an update every 10 days, Octopus Evolution every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cow Evolution versus Octopus Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCow EvolutionOctopus Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings)4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better4.1K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB156 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDATPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA

Customer experience

Cow Evolution

All ratings23,282 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,866 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative14.4%

Octopus Evolution

All ratings4,126 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%

User reviews

Cow Evolution

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🤩 Cute and creative cow designs
  • 💰 Rewarding progression system
  • 🎨 Enjoyable art style

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive advertisements
  • ⏱️ Lengthy wait times for crates
  • 🐛 Occasional game freezes and crashes
  • 🔍 Accessibility issues on newer devices

Octopus Evolution

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐙 Cute and fun octopus designs
  • 👍 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance and no major issues
  • 💎 Rewarding progression and evolution
  • 🎨 Enjoyable customization options

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty unlocking certain content
  • 💰 Frustration with in-app purchases
  • 🔁 Repetitive nature of gameplay over time
  • 🕰️ Slow progress without active play

Bugs and requests

Cow Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Achievements not tracking correctly
  • Upgrade buttons disappearing or becoming unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create custom cows
  • More diverse cow evolution paths
  • Improved ad monetization model
  • Faster crate opening times

Octopus Evolution

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Disappearing items or progress loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more unique octopus evolutions
  • Improve rewards and progression system
  • Introduce new game modes or challenges
  • Allow more customization options

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Cow Evolution

One-time12
  • ads removal$0.99
  • pack with 60 diamonds$1.99
  • instant coins doubler$1.99
Show 9 more
  • pack of diamonds$1.99
  • pack of rubies$1.99
  • small frost gem pack$1.99
  • Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
  • pack with 200 diamonds$3.99
  • big pack of rubies$4.99
  • income doubler$5.99
  • pack with 500 diamonds$6.99
  • Trinket$6.99
10 purchases

Octopus Evolution

One-time10
  • ads removal$0.99
  • pack of rubies$1.99
  • instant coins doubler$1.99
Show 7 more
  • pack with some diamonds$1.99
  • pack of diamonds$1.99
  • pack with more diamonds$4.99
  • big pack of rubies$5.99
  • income doubler$5.99
  • pack with plenty of diamonds$9.99
  • starter bundle with discount$9.99

Questions

Is Cow Evolution free?
Cow Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octopus Evolution free?
Octopus Evolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cow Evolution or Octopus Evolution?
Octopus Evolution is rated higher. Cow Evolution averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Octopus Evolution averages 4.8 from 4.1K ratings.
Do Cow Evolution or Octopus Evolution have ads?
Both Cow Evolution and Octopus Evolution show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cow Evolution or Octopus Evolution?
Cow Evolution ships an update every 10 days, and Octopus Evolution every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cow Evolution was updated on September 25, 2026 and Octopus Evolution on September 16, 2026.

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