Cell to Singularity
Cell to Singularity is a highly engaging and educational idle clicker game, praised for its scientific content and lack of forced ads, but it is currently plagued by frequent crashes, progression issues, and concerns about monetization and repetitive gameplay.
Cell to Singularity offers an educational and entertaining idle clicker experience, allowing players to learn about evolution and space without being bombarded by ads. However, recent updates have introduced significant stability issues, with many users reporting frequent crashes and difficulties progressing without spending money.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent crashes, especially after recent updates, making the game unplayable for manyR5R6R7R10
- Progression becomes very slow and expensive, often requiring in-app purchases or excessive grindingR15R20R48R112
- Repetitive gameplay, especially after resetting worlds or simulationsR15R33R66R77
- Issues with ads, including long durations, unclosable ads, and ads that cause crashesR5R15R20R36
- Loss of progress or save data due to glitches, resets, or updatesR22R60R139R167
- Some scientific inaccuracies or confusing evolutionary sequencesR30R56R414R563
- Specific glitches like frozen screens, missing UI elements, or broken event mechanicsR9R16R28R60
Latest update · v47.90
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
The simulation has been updated. -Minor backend improvements on mobile -Fixed: A bug that caused the sidepanel to overlap events on non-US devices -Fixed: An issue where a high amount of mutagen was gained after reboot crashes -Fixed: An issue where knowledge was missing after reboot crashes
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This game is for players who enjoy idle clicker games with an educational twist and are interested in learning about evolution and space R1R4R50. It's suitable for those who appreciate optional ads and a generally relaxing gameplay experience R2. However, it is not for players who get easily frustrated by frequent app crashes, slow progression, or repetitive gameplay loops R6R15R33. It's also not ideal for those who expect strict scientific accuracy in all aspects of the simulation R30R56.
Evidence note: The recent reviews show a significant increase in negative sentiment, particularly regarding crashes and progression issues, which contrasts sharply with the lifetime 4.8-star rating. This suggests a recent decline in user experience, possibly linked to recent updates. The developer's notes mention fixing crash-related bugs, but recent reviews indicate these issues persist or have worsened for many users.
Frequently asked
Does Cell to Singularity have many forced ads?
Is Cell to Singularity scientifically accurate?
Why does Cell to Singularity keep crashing?
Does Cell to Singularity have a permanent ad-free option?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] Fantastic Game: I am not a big gaming guy, but I chose this game from an advertisement thinking it was just gonna be a game I’d try for a few minutes and hate. But rather the opposite! The gameplay is a ton of fun if you like clickers, and the best part is the facts everywhere! I’ve learned a lot from the game and actually fact checking with the internet everything seems legit! Great game if you w
- [R4] Fun to see life grow on earth: So fun to learn how life evolved over time .
- [R19] Amazing game!: Has so many parts of evolution, half of it I didn’t even know! The game is quick to progress and easy to play. There’s so many tress, the primary simulation, the events, the mezazoic valley AND the beyond!
- [R23] Amazing game!: This game is so informative and fun to play. You don’t have to spend any money and it’s just as fun as if you did. I’ve paid a few times but mainly just to donate because the developers did an amazing job. I really like the special events. The Bee and Flower one is my favorite so far. It blew my mind how the two have always been dependent on each other and have evolved over time to
- [R2] Fun idle game: Didn’t expect much but was pleasantly surprised by the lack of forced adds and satisfying gameplay loop.
- [R8] A beauty: I cant lie when i first started this gameI thought it was just going to be a normal ad ridden mobile game. Turns out… nah I cant even spoil it just download it!
- [R12] W game: This game is actually amazing! It’s TOO fun!
- [R16] Still need some work: After some years and come back. I am amazed that this one still have updated. However, whenever I reset the world, the game crash. There are too many things on the screen compared to how it used to, and there are no way to hide it. The definition of the idle item/ things did not disappear after you accidentally tap on.
- [R17] Amazing game: I’ve been playing for a few years now, and every time I come back there’s new, weird stuff.
- [R31] NOTICE ME DEVS…: Hey devs I would like to know if the life after mass extinction event will come back because I really loved it and it was cool to see the Cambrian period and stuff also add in the four other dwarf planets to the beyond search them up they are Quoarouar, GongGong and 2 others but add them pls leave a note on this
- [R5] Broken: Was fun. Now it just crashes every time I try to watch a reward video.
- [R6] Crash city: Doesn’t load most of the time. Just crashes
- [R7] Crashh: Fun but crashes every 5 min on i phone’s SE second Gen
- [R10] Feedback!: Feedback: On iPadOS version 16.4.1, when using Chinese language, the game crashes with an error during loading. Translated from AI
- [R15] Repeating Loop: Don’t bother. You’ll have to do the same thing over and over again, each time waiting longer to achieve just a little bit more. It’s brain addiction designed with AI. Unless you literally want to kill you brain “cells”. Most importantly, you’ll never get out of the ad play loop if you go for it.
- [R20] Great, but some recommendations!: I really love this game and how it turns an idle clicker game into something educational, interesting, and fun. However, the need to constantly watch ads to progress is very annoying; it would be nice if there was an option to purchase a permanent add free version (not just the temporary infinity pass). Also, I think the mesozoic era is ruined by prestige. It feel
- [R48] Balance: The game is super, I've been playing it for years, I started on Android about 5 years ago. It's a shame saves couldn't be transferred back then. The only downside is the balance. New research is added to the game, but it takes too long to farm for it. Please reconsider the balance, otherwise the game is very good! · translated
- [R112] Update ruined the game: This used to be one of my favorite games, before the update I would have rated it 5 stars. The amount of dopamine you got when you unlocked everything very quickly after enough singularity’s was crazy. But now it’s impossible to progress, and the new singularity shop is SUPER CONFUSING I used to be able to buy every thing in the game in like 3 days. But when I quit and came
- [R33] Meh: I played it for a couple weeks. It’s boring and overly repetitive. It’s cool if you just want to push the same buttons over and over again, but otherwise it’s barely a game. At least there weren’t many ads.
- [R66] I would recommend: This game is so fun and addictive but gameplay loop gets real boring real quick
- [R77] Boring: So boring
- [R36] Double points: The new ads make this impossible to collect
- [R22] This game is the worst: Why did you have to do different simulations now? I don’t like it I i’m lose all my progress
- [R60] Game ruining glitch: For the recent infection time limited event a common glitch happened to me where you aren’t able to watch a video for any of the video bonuses since I wanted to 2x my earnings for the last 4 hours I wanted to watch video by resetting game and reopening this is how you fix it and are allowed to watch videos again, unfortunately it decided to delete the 4hrs of event earnings to
- [R139] Made purchase and game reverted save: I made a purchase on the store for an ad skip boost I relaunched the app and it reverted the save. Probably not the games fault but my purchase was gone and there was no restore purchases option….. really disappointed
- [R167] Hate having to start over every time: What is the deal with restarting every time I return to the game? I have lost interest in what I thought would be a great game. The concept is great. The execution sucks though. Sorry you could have had a realistic fun game. The resetting was the reason I finally decided to drop this game app.
- [R30] Wish it was more realistic: I’m only 5 minutes into the game, I’m already seeing that some evolution unlocks cost more and are after some evolution unlocks, that in the real world came after. Like how the moon came after the earth cooled down, and how RNA comes after DNA, RNA came before DNA. I still like the game but would like it more if it was in tune with history.
- [R56] Not accurate 😡😡: DNA can not self replicate according to scientific studies, but in Cell to Singularity, in the explanation for DNA, it states DNA can self replicate. Bad game 😡
- [R414] Alright but inaccurate: Fun game but some of the ‘science’ is straight wrong. Allot of it is inaccurate, like prokaryotes having a nucleus or a mitochondria. But if you didn’t take A level biology like a sane person then yes it’s a good game
- [R563] Not a learning tool!: So for an idle game it’s good, the progression happens at a good rate and there are very few ads all of which are optional so if you are just looking for a fun idle game this is a good option. However I’ve seen people talking about how they are using it as a tool to learn or teach evolutionary history and honestly I really suggest going elsewhere, because the way this game h
- [R9] One small glitch: I love this game I play it a lot but there is a glitch where in the ancient garden if you tap on something the whole game freezes the music plays but if u switch tabs you can’t move. This glitch is so annoying please fix it.
- [R28] I hate the glitch fish: Any dev seeing this take it out
- [R53] Cell’s Earth Simulator: This is amazing app without ads this is good to focus 🧠
- [R40] I love this game: I’ve played this game for years and it is the only game that I keep coming back to when they update it I’ve played this game since 2019 sadly I lost my old account but the updates to this game are high quality the only adds are optional and if you don’t watch them it doesn’t change the game at all
- [R50] Fun way to learn: I found this game a few weeks ago, and its been amazing to learn about all of life and evolution! This is a great game for kids to teach them things that some schools fail to teach. Not only does it teach but it is insanely fun and interactive.
- [R18] can’t even play: it crashes on startup, tried on both my phone and ipad and it didn’t work on either. from the looks of it, this is a problem a lot of people are having, and even though the devs say newer updates will help, the new updates aren’t actually fixing the issue.
- [R25] Crashes immediately: Looks interesting but can’t try it. On an iPhone 16 Pro on iOS 26.5 it’s starts to load and then just crashes. Can’t even get into the game, unfortunately.
- [R42] Updated my review too early. Game still crashes on launch: This has always been a fun game. Nice casual game that is fun to have to jump into and play a bit here and there. The last update the game launched for the first time in several updates but as soon as I selected anything the game crashed again and now crashes on the startup sequence again. At this point I’m just going to delete the game
- [R172] Infinity Pass “expired”: Seriously? It was for infinity…. Disappointing. I was happy to support the game and did. But when I buy a skip ad for INFINITY and then it expires when the devs want more money I am allllll done
- [R232] Not real AD remover: Absolutely love this game but you have to pay actual money for an AD remover that only lasts a day, no where near worth it but the game is so much fun (only for 24 hours)
- [R244] Absorbing, but expensive: As it was no doubt designed to do, it’s easy to get into this without too much trouble, and it’s quite informative and entertaining. Reach a certain point, though, and making further progress takes forever because accumulating resources takes so long without buying them. The so-called Infinity Pass lasts only 30 days, for £12.99! Pretty scandalous misnaming. Anyway, too r
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store