Quirkies Evolution vs Super ZombieBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Super ZombieBox
Build and defend your colony against relentless zombie hordes in this open-ended sandbox survival game. Strategize, gather resources, craft weapons, and adapt your tactics to repel waves of undead. Play offline and experience an immersive apocalypse simulation.
- Colony building and management
- Zombie defense strategy
- Resource gathering and crafting
- Dynamic zombie attacks
- Open-ended sandbox gameplay
- Offline play (airplane mode)
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Welcome to ZombieBox, the ultimate zombie defense game that lets you build, strategize, and survive in a thrilling zombie simulator! Set in the aftermath of a brutal apocalypse, this zombie sandbox game puts you in control as you fight to protect your colony from relentless zombie attacks. In ZombieBox, you have the freedom to shape the world around you. Create your colony, arm your survivors, and prepare for the inevitable zombie defense battles that will determine your survival. Every decision counts in this open-ended zombie sandbox where waves of undead constantly test your strategy and strength. Experience a dynamic zombie simulator where every fallen survivor becomes a new threat. The zombie attacks are relentless, forcing you to adapt your zombie defense tactics with each encounter. Will you build strong walls, set traps, or go on the offensive? The choice is yours in this intense zombie sandbox. Even in airplane mode, you can enjoy endless hours of strategic gameplay. Build up your colony and train your survivors to repel the horrifying zombie attacks without needing an internet connection. Perfect for on-the-go players, this zombie simulator ensures you never miss a moment of action, even in airplane mode. The apocalypse has left the world in ruins, but you can rise above the chaos. Your mission is simple: build a strong zombie defense, protect your colony, and fend off waves of the undead in this immersive zombie sandbox. With the threat of the zombie apocalypse looming over your survivors, only the best defense and strategic planning will ensure the survival of your colony. Every aspect of this zombie simulator is designed to immerse you in the terrifying yet thrilling world of the apocalypse. From gathering resources to crafting powerful weapons, your success in zombie defense relies on your ability to think ahead and react quickly to the evolving threats. Prepare for the zombie apocalypse and prove your skills in zombie defense by downloading ZombieBox today! Whether online or in airplane mode, this zombie simulator offers endless entertainment with intense zombie attacks and strategic gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quirkies Evolution at none against Super ZombieBox's 1. Quirkies Evolution also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.0). Super ZombieBox's advantage is ratings volume (686 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Super ZombieBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quirkies Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Quirkies Evolution against 3.8 for Super ZombieBox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super ZombieBox has 686 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Quirkies Evolution's written reviews are positive against 64% of Super ZombieBox's.
Quirkies Evolution ships an update monthly, Super ZombieBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quirkies Evolution | Super ZombieBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) | 3.8 (686 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 64.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 686 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Indiana University | Artem Karpenko |
Customer experience
Quirkies Evolution
Super ZombieBox
Bugs and requests
Quirkies Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Super ZombieBox
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lumberjacks plant more trees than they cut down
- Weapons factories use resources even when not needed
- Restore purchases feature not working
- Characters get stuck or behave erratically
- Vehicles and fences don't function properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add more zombie types and enemy variety
- Improve AI behavior and pathfinding
- Implement more building and crafting options
- Add difficulty settings and survival mode
- Expand the map size and exploration
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- Improve the camera and controls
In-app purchases
Quirkies Evolution
No in-app purchases
Super ZombieBox
- Premium$2.99
Questions
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