Dinosaurs Are People Too is a whimsical prehistoric civilization simulator that differentiates itself through a narrative-driven 'what-if' scenario and robust offline play. While it maintains a high 4.7 rating on iOS and a loyal user base attracted to its 'cute' art style, the product is currently in a maintenance phase. It faces significant competition from deeper simulators like Cell to Singularity and high-production entrants from Codigames, making technical stability and content expansion critical for its continued relevance.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Sentiment
4.5
36k reviews
Nemesis
Cell to Singularity: Evolution
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Casual gamers who enjoy simulation and world-building games with a whimsical, prehistoric theme.
What does it look like?
Key features
Players manage and evolve a dinosaur society, including farming and mining activities.
The game functions as an offline world-building simulator, allowing play without an internet connection.
Features a 3D environment for building and interacting with dinosaur characters.
Simple, intuitive touch-based mechanics for managing resources and construction.
How much does it cost?
The app uses a standard casual game monetization model but suffers from negative sentiment regarding 'forced ads' even after users have made purchases.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceUX improvementsShow more...
The app's development is stagnant, characterized by significant gaps in activity including a three-year hiatus between 2021 and 2025. Recent releases consist exclusively of generic bug fixes and stability improvements, with only one minor update occurring in the last 12 months. There is no evidence of new feature development or content expansion in the observed data.
Who built it?
Pomelo Games
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate engaging gameplay & concept and relaxing & addictive, but report frequent app crashes.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Engaging Gameplay & Concept
- Relaxing & Addictive
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Competitive landscape for Dinosaurs Are People Too
How's the Games market?
The rivals identified
By ComputerLunch
This is the primary rival in the 'evolutionary progression' sub-genre, tasking players with advancing a civilization from single-celled organisms through the age of dinosaurs and beyond.
- Scientific and educational focus compared to the whimsical 'what-if' narrative of Dinosaurs Are People Too
- Deep tech-tree progression that extends into the space age and future civilizations
- More complex prestige mechanics and multiple simulation layers (Main Simulation, Mesozoic Valley, Beyond)
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Key takeaways for Dinosaurs Are People Too
Where is it heading?
- Recent updates (v36/v37) focused only on 'stability and bug fixes'—no new features added despite user cravings.
- User mood remains 'Excited' regarding the core concept and art style, indicating strong brand loyalty.
- Technical instability is a persistent signal in recent reviews, threatening the 4.7 rating.
The SWOT
- High average user rating (4.7 iOS)
- Unique 'Dino Civilization' narrative theme
- Functional offline gameplay mode
- Strong aesthetic appeal ('cute' dinosaurs)
- Deepen the tech-tree to match Cell to Singularity's progression
- Introduce community sharing features for world-building
- Optimize monetization to reduce forced ad frequency
Next best moves
Prioritize 'Crash on Startup' hotfix
+ 2 more prioritized movesFeature gaps
Deep tech-tree progression (available in Cell to Singularity) +3
Since the last report: The app has shifted from a stable, high-performing niche title to a stagnant product suffering from critical technical debt and negative monetization sentiment.
Bottom line
Dinosaurs Are People Too is a charming, high-rated niche leader that is currently coasting on its strong initial concept but is at high risk of being overtaken by more active competitors. If I were the PM, I would immediately address the startup crashes and the broken ad-removal logic to protect the existing 4.7-star reputation before attempting any new feature development.
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