Comparison

Pinchworm vs Eat to Evolve

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

Head to head
About

Pinchworm

Embark on a quest to rescue your beloved from an evil bird. Jump, dig, and navigate challenging levels with unique characters. Compete with friends on leaderboards and collect badges in this addictive twitch-rhythm adventure.

Highlights
  • Unlockable characters with unique worlds
  • Award badges to collect
  • Custom scoreboard for competition
  • Addictive twitch-rhythm gameplay
  • Rescue your love
Features
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The love of your life has been snatched up by an evil bird! Jump, dig, and inch your way back to get revenge and save your love! • Collect ’em all — 14 unlockable characters each with a unique world and backstory • The struggle is real — 30 easy to near-impossible award badges to collect • Swag it out — climb the custom scoreboard and dominate your friends (and enemies!) while showing off your favorite worms • Love ain’t easy — test your skills with this super addictive twitch-rhythm game to get the highest score and save your love! *** 5/5 Clods *** Dirt Entusiast *** Harrowing tale of love as an arthropod in an world ruled by angry, flappy, and flightless birds *** Wormhole Weekly *** Game of the decayed! *** Gentleworms Quarterly *** We dig it! *** The Compost Tribune

About

Eat to Evolve

Embark on a survival adventure as a small worm in a mysterious world. Eat, evolve, and upgrade to become the strongest creature. Battle enemies and explore diverse environments filled with unique species and items.

Highlights
  • Insect evolution survival
  • Eat to evolve and upgrade
  • Battle enemies
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Unlock creature species
  • Discover wild insects and fruits
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Welcome to the world of “Eat to Evolve”! It is a mysterious level evolution world where you can gain new experiences by playing as a little worm. If you want to succeed and upgrade levels, focus on eating, evolution, upgrade, and survival, not others! In this free simulator game, your goals are simple but challenging: to eat as much as you can to speed up your evolution; and, to beat your enemies to become the strongest monster in the mystery of lost land! HOW TO PLAY: Eat to Evolve is an insect evolution survival game with a lot of actions in grasslands and tons of cute or scary creatures! Start with and take control of a tiny and always-hungry worm to attack and survive as long as possible by devouring everything and everyone in “your” way! But hey, watch out! You cannot let pesky enemies make dinner out of you! GAME FEATURES: -Free and easy-to-play -Hundreds of levels to upgrade -Extremely satisfying and smooth in-game movement -More than a dozen unique creature species and monsters are waiting for you to EAT! -Over 50 types of wild insects and secret fruits to unlock -Special in-game events and limited prizes If you like free casual games, Eat to Evolve is the right one for you! You can explore another new world, concentrate on eating and feeding yourself with non-toxic food to boost your predatory powers, and join countless battles to be the evolution legends. Many adventures are waiting for you! Why not start to play and upgrade your levels now? —————————————————————— Please feel free to send an email to us. Email: unity@bakkhosgames.com Like on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Eat-to-evolve-2022-107841725426081 We are looking forward to your valuable feedback!

Screenshots

Pinchworm4 screens
Eat to Evolve4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pinchworm and Eat to Evolve both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Pinchworm's written reviews are positive against 14% of Eat to Evolve's. Pinchworm also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Eat to Evolve's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 190). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pinchworm sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Eat to Evolve sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pinchworm against 4.5 for Eat to Evolve. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eat to Evolve has 5.2K ratings behind it against 190, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Pinchworm's written reviews are positive against 14% of Eat to Evolve's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinchworm ships an update every 10 days, Eat to Evolve every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pinchworm versus Eat to Evolve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinchwormEat to Evolve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (190 ratings) — better4.5 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better14.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1905.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA Forgettable TuesdayBakkhos Technology Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Pinchworm

All ratings185 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative6.7%

Eat to Evolve

All ratings5,043 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive14.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative73.3%

User reviews

Pinchworm

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🎮 Simple yet challenging mechanics
  • 🎨 Charming art style and design
  • 🎵 Great music and audio
  • 😂 Funny and entertaining story

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • 🎮 Occasional unresponsive controls
  • 👀 Cannot see upcoming obstacles
  • 📊 Limited character variety
  • 🎯 High difficulty curve (100 points to win)

Eat to Evolve

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute character design
  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • 🕹️ Fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
  • 🕰️ Lack of content and progression after a short time
  • 🚫 Forced ads even after paying to remove them

Bugs and requests

Pinchworm

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unresponsive jump and dig controls
  • Incorrect move detection
  • App crashes with specific iOS versions
  • Persistent crashing issues preventing gameplay
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  • Spam/casino redirects in app store

Requested features

10 requests
  • Jump and dig buttons as separate controls
  • Preview of upcoming obstacles
  • Mini-games within the app
  • More worms to purchase
  • Different birds to battle
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  • Online scoreboard
  • More character options
  • Different themes for characters
  • Lower winning score threshold (80 instead of 100)
  • Additional obstacle types

Eat to Evolve

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progression resets or gets stuck after watching ads
  • Crashes or freezes during gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • More diverse enemy types and abilities
  • Expanded progression and content updates
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience without other limitations

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pinchworm

One-time10
  • Earl with CoinsFree
  • Glowy with CoinsFree
  • Añejo with CoinsFree
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  • Groovy with CoinsFree
  • Goldsworth with CoinsFree
  • Indy with CoinsFree
  • North with CoinsFree
  • Panduh with CoinsFree
  • W.J. Pennypincher III with CoinsFree
  • Onyx with CoinsFree
5 purchases

Eat to Evolve

One-time5
  • Gems 100$0.99
  • Gems 300$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Gem Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Pinchworm free?
Pinchworm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eat to Evolve free?
Eat to Evolve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pinchworm or Eat to Evolve?
Pinchworm is rated higher. Pinchworm averages 4.6 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Eat to Evolve averages 4.5 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Pinchworm or Eat to Evolve have ads?
Eat to Evolve shows ads; Pinchworm does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinchworm or Eat to Evolve?
Pinchworm ships an update every 10 days, and Eat to Evolve every 9 days. Most recently, Pinchworm was updated on October 24, 2026 and Eat to Evolve on October 27, 2026.

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