Comparison

Quirkies Evolution vs Evolution Galaxy

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

Head to head
About

Quirkies Evolution

Explore the fascinating process of evolution through interactive gameplay. Guide populations of creatures by selecting mates and influencing traits to ensure survival and adaptation. Discover new characteristics, learn through engaging content, and track your progress via a detailed family tree.

Highlights
  • Simulate natural selection and reproduction
  • Influence trait evolution through mate selection
  • Explore genetic recombination and mutation
  • Learn via educational videos and podcasts
  • Earn badges and survival points
  • Manipulate genes in the biolab
  • Track lineage with family tree and population view
Features
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This game teaches how evolution works: quirkies evolve through natural selection, reproduction, recombination and mutation of genes. The basics: by selecting mates who get to reproduce, you and other players simulate the environment in which the best quirkies survive. You can choose a trait that you would like the population to have (do this on the settings screen). As you play the game, try to select quirkies with that trait. In each generation, the offspring inherit the genes from the parents. The trait that you picked will become common throughout the population. Your fitness score at the top of the main screen will improve, and you win the game with high enough fitness over generations. But quirkies might also be rejected by mates, experience harmful mutations, and risk extinction. As you play, quirkies will entertain you with funny comments (even with speech), quiz your understanding of evolution, and make suggestions from an amazing range of educational videos and podcasts. Earn badges through these activities! Your quirkies will evolve new traits such as colors, nose, mouth, limbs, hair, and more by regulatory gene adaptations. Explore it all through the family tree (showing how genes are inherited) and population view. You can also earn survival points with mini-games: help your offspring feed, fight challengers, and find their parents. And don't tell anyone, but if you get to the biolab, you can manipulate your quirkie's genes! Evolved a really cute quirkie? You can give it a name (it will also get a scientific species name), save it for later, and share it with your friends! (Parents, no worries --- your kid cannot post on social media without your permission.) You can get news updates, when one of your quirkies has new siblings or offspring. And then you can explore the families of your quirkies: their parents, siblings, mates, and offspring. Iris Menczer (4th grade) and her dad created this game for kids to have fun learning about evolution. Evolutionary biologists have helped make it more educational. Hope you enjoy both the fun and the learning!

About

Evolution Galaxy

Merge and evolve a galaxy of mutant creatures across different planets. Discover new species, unlock ultimate forms, and explore a mind-blowing story with fantastical twists. Enjoy open-ended gameplay with doodle-like illustrations.

Highlights
  • Merge and evolve mutant creatures
  • Discover new species on different planets
  • Unlock ultimate creature forms
  • Collect galactic resources
  • Engage in an open-ended gameplay experience
  • Experience a mind-blowing story
Features
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You’ve helped countless mutant creatures evolve. Now, it’s time to go GALACTIC! This is Evolution like you’ve never seen before! Discover a whole galaxy filled with planets inhabited by different mutant creatures and combine them to achieve their ultimate forms in a new kind of Evolution game! Merge many different animal species in an ever-expanding universe! After tamperi...er...helping with the progression of so many worlds, you’ll finally find out the answer of a very old question: what’s beyond the galaxies in the universe? We honestly have no clue, but there will be a game for that too! GALACTIC RESOURCES -Different planets: combine mutant creatures in fox, rabbit and sloth-themed worlds, with more coming! -Meet the gods: beings of galactic awesomeness are waiting to be discovered! -Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the creatures! HOW TO PLAY -Drag and drop similar creatures to create new mysterious mutants -Use creature eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money -Alternatively, fiercely tap a creature to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS -Different stages and many creature species to discover -A mind-blowing story with fantastical twists! -The unexpected mix of alpaca-like evolution and incremental clicker games -Doodle-like illustrations -Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! -No creatures were harmed in the making of this game, only developers Did you say helping the galaxy evolve is a cheesy dream? Well that’s a very MILKY WAY to look at things, young one! 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

Quirkies Evolution4 screens
Evolution Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Evolution Galaxy at 4.7 against Quirkies Evolution's 3.7. Evolution Galaxy also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 10). Quirkies Evolution's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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. Evolution Galaxy sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Quirkies Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evolution Galaxy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution Galaxy has 16K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Quirkies Evolution's written reviews are positive against 66% of Evolution Galaxy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quirkies Evolution ships an update monthly, Evolution Galaxy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Quirkies Evolution versus Evolution Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuirkies EvolutionEvolution Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10 ratings)4.7 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better65.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1016K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndiana UniversityTapps Games - Jogos Eletronicos

Customer experience

Quirkies Evolution

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Evolution Galaxy

All ratings16,039 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews610 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Quirkies Evolution

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Evolution Galaxy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing hats and accessories
  • Freezing or crashing on certain devices
  • Inconsistent rewards from video ads

Requested features

3 requests
  • More animal species to evolve
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option

In-app purchases

None

Quirkies Evolution

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Evolution Galaxy

One-time13
  • Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • pack with diamonds$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Hard Currency Pack Discount 2$2.99
  • Promo Bundles VeryHigh$2.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
  • Promo Bundles High$5.99
  • starter bundle discount$6.99
  • Trinket Bundle$6.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
  • premium bundle discount$9.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 4$19.99
  • Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99

Questions

Is Quirkies Evolution free?
Quirkies Evolution is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evolution Galaxy free?
Evolution Galaxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quirkies Evolution or Evolution Galaxy?
Evolution Galaxy is rated higher. Quirkies Evolution averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Evolution Galaxy averages 4.7 from 16K ratings.
Do Quirkies Evolution or Evolution Galaxy have ads?
Evolution Galaxy shows ads; Quirkies Evolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Quirkies Evolution or Evolution Galaxy?
Quirkies Evolution ships an update monthly, and Evolution Galaxy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quirkies Evolution was updated on June 6, 2026 and Evolution Galaxy on September 27, 2026.

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