Cow Evolution vs Idle Dot Shooter!
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.
Idle Dot Shooter!
Engage in a minimalist idle space shooter where your turret automatically fires at drifting targets. Earn cash by popping dots to invest in various upgrades for your defense, drones, and economy. Progress through new galaxies, unlock powerful abilities, and compete on global leaderboards.
- Idle auto-shooting turret
- Defence, Drone, and Economy upgrades
- Galaxy progression
- Big moment abilities
- Command Centre stats
- Global leaderboard
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Blast dots. Stack upgrades. Trigger chaos. Idle Dot Shooter is a minimalist idle shooter built for incremental idle progress. Your turret auto-fires into drifting targets while you build an upgrade engine that turns tiny pops into massive gains. Add a drone, boost suction, and unleash bullet hell abilities when you want chaos. Pure idle dot shooter gameplay - a true idle bullet hell experience. What you do: Shoot dots to earn cash. Spend it on Defence, Drone, and Economy upgrades. Travel to new galaxies with tougher targets. Push your personal best as the top dot shooter on the global leaderboard. Bullet hell reimagined as an idle shooter: hold the line against endless dots. Why Idle Dot Shooter is satisfying: You're always one upgrade away from a new rhythm. Faster fire rate, bigger damage, denser spawns, stronger suction, higher value... then you watch the screen erupt into chaos as your earnings climb. That's the incremental idle loop every idle shooter fan craves. Features: Idle auto-shooting turret Clean, minimalist visuals over true idle shooter gameplay. Tap in, upgrade, tap out, come back richer. Tower defense distilled to its purest form: one turret, infinite dots, endless upgrades. Defence upgrades Push fire rate and damage to bullet hell levels. Watch your dot shooter scale from a popgun into a wall of auto-fire destruction. Real depth without the map clutter. Drone upgrades Boost speed, suction, agility, and size. Your drone vacuums up earnings while your turret shoots - the idle shooter companion for hands-off incremental idle play. Economy upgrades Stack capacity, value, spawn rate, and luck. Every upgrade multiplies into the next, fueling the incremental idle engine that makes Idle Dot Shooter so addictive. The loop every idle shooter fan comes back for. Bullet hell abilities Frenzy, Dot Rain, and Black Hole. Trigger them to break the idle rhythm and unleash full idle bullet hell chaos with pure thrill. Touch Powers - Tap and Hold to Destroy Five hands-on superpowers turn idle dot shooter sessions into active bullet hell combos. Swipe to Destroy. Tap to Scatter. Long Press to Crush and zap with Chain Tap and Storm Surge. Idle when you want, hands-on when you want chaos. Command Centre stats Track dots destroyed, shots fired, crits, time active, damage distribution, and more. Optimise your build like a true dot shooter strategist. Every great run starts with reading the numbers. Global leaderboard Climb the ranks for most dots destroyed. Prove you're the best idle shooter player out there. Compete with bullet hell and tower defense fans worldwide. Galaxy progression Move beyond the void toward new destinations. Each galaxy brings new modifiers and new ways to scale your incremental idle empire. The further you push, the harder the screen gets. Rewarded boosts Optional rewarded ads for extra cash and ability charges. Your idle dot shooter run, your call. Pure incremental idle freedom. What makes Idle Dot Shooter different: Most idle shooter games drown you in menus. Most tower defense games chain you to a fixed map. Idle Dot Shooter borrows tower defense pacing without the lane-following clutter. It strips everything down: one screen, one turret, one beautiful idle bullet hell waiting to unfold. The incremental idle progression hits harder because nothing distracts from it. Every upgrade shows up immediately on screen - more bullets, more dots, more chaos, more cash. Think tower defense pacing with bullet hell intensity. Built for fans of: Idle shooter and idle dot shooter mechanics Bullet hell action and arcade scaling Tower defense strategy and incremental progression Incremental idle games with deep upgrade systems Minimalist arcade games and auto-shooter loops Jump in, start popping, and see how far your dot shooter can scale. Idle Dot Shooter is the idle bullet hell incremental game built for anyone who loves clean visuals, deep upgrades, and progress that never stops. Trigger the chaos.
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Verdict
Cow Evolution and Idle Dot Shooter! both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Cow Evolution's written reviews are positive against 41% of Idle Dot Shooter!'s. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Idle Dot Shooter! 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 — 4.7 for Cow Evolution against 4.7 for Idle Dot Shooter!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Cow Evolution's written reviews are positive against 41% of Idle Dot Shooter!'s.
Cow Evolution ships an update every 10 days, Idle Dot Shooter! fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Cow Evolution | Idle Dot Shooter! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better | 40.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | INFINITY GAMES, LDA |
Customer experience
Cow Evolution
Idle Dot Shooter!
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
Idle Dot Shooter!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Idle Dot Shooter!
- Pocket Cash$0.99
- Golden Hunter$1.99
- Pouch of Gems$2.99
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- Offline Commander$2.99
- No Forced Ads$2.99
- Lucky Star$2.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Chest of Gems$4.99
- VIP Ad-Free$5.99
- Touch Powers Master Pack$9.99
- Premium Pack$14.99
- Ultimate Pack$49.99





