# Earth Editor vs Evolution

The clearest difference is price: Earth Editor at Free against Evolution's $1.99. Evolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Earth Editor is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Earth Editor against 4.4 for Evolution. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 919 and 549 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Earth Editor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Evolution's.

Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Earth Editor | Evolution |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | [4.3 (919 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earth-editor/id968975804/reviews) | **[4.4 (549 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evolution-learning-creatures/id1227314223/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **919** | 549 |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | **83.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#137** |
| Size | 4 MB | 67 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DAN-BALL](https://appshunter.io/developer/348592290) | [Keiwan Donyagard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1166607047) |

## What reviewers say

### Earth Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earth-editor/id968975804)

Create your own world by placing various elements like sand, water, and lava on a gravity field. This simulation game allows for boundless creativity in designing unique planetary landscapes. Explore the possibilities of a sandbox environment where you are the architect of your own planet.

**Highlights:** World creation sandbox, Gravity field simulation, Place sand, water, seeds, lava, Creative planetary design, Element interaction

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Satisfying and fun
- 👍 No ads feature
- 👍 Relaxing and addictive
- 👍 Interesting physics and elements

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🔍 Limited elements and features
- 🔍 Dot/pixel limit
- 💸 Ads can be intrusive

**Reported bugs**

- Black holes causing glitches
- Ice not freezing water properly
- Cloned elements not behaving as expected

**Requested features**

- More elements and materials to experiment with
- Ability to save multiple worlds
- Zoom and camera controls
- Realistic physics and behaviors (e.g. sand sinking in water)
- Ability to create life, animals, or civilizations


### Evolution

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evolution-learning-creatures/id1227314223)

**Currently charting:** #137 Top Paid · Simulation (US App Store)

Design and build unique creatures using joints, bones, and muscles. Witness their learning and improvement through evolutionary algorithms and neural networks as they tackle tasks like running, jumping, and flying. Share your creations with friends.

**Highlights:** Creature design with joints, bones, muscles, Neural network learning, Evolutionary algorithm improvement, Tasks: running, jumping, climbing, flying, Share simulation saves and creature designs, View source code

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 💡 Interesting concept of AI-driven evolution
- 👍 Unique and creative
- 👍 Enjoyable to watch creatures evolve

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Creatures behave erratically
- 🐛 Difficulty creating functional creatures

**Reported bugs**

- Creatures re-appear after being deleted
- Horizontal distance not recorded properly
- Simulation screen turns white
- Creatures get stuck in a looping state

**Requested features**

- Add swimming and flying modes
- Ability to customize creature body parts
- Option to speed up or pause evolution
- Save and load creature designs
- More task types (e.g. grabbing, throwing)


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Earth Editor free?

Earth Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Evolution free?

Evolution costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Earth Editor or Evolution?

Evolution is rated higher. Earth Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 919 ratings, while Evolution averages 4.4 from 549 ratings.

### Do Earth Editor or Evolution have ads?

Earth Editor shows ads; Evolution does not.

### Which is updated more often, Earth Editor or Evolution?

Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, and Evolution every 2 months. Most recently, Earth Editor was updated on October 9, 2026 and Evolution on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*