Cow Evolution vs Octopus Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Cow Evolution | Octopus Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) | 4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 4.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Cow Evolution
Octopus Evolution
User reviews
Cow Evolution
From 23K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Cow Evolution
- ads removal$0.99
- pack with 60 diamonds$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
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- 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
Octopus Evolution
- ads removal$0.99
- pack of rubies$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
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- 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
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