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Features & Capabilities

Quirkies is an educational game that teaches kids about evolution.

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!

User Growth & Download Statistics

Game
By:
Indiana University
Rating:
3.70
(10)
Version:
4.1 Last updated: 2016-06-05
Version code:
841503780
Creation date:
2015-04-11
Compatible devices:
Size:
49.27MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Indiana University
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quirkies-evolution/id976739433
Website:
http://quirkies-app.tumblr.com/

User Reviews

Most reviews praise the app for educational value and kid-friendly, engaging gameplay, highlighting its ability to teach evolution concepts and support homework. Many users enjoy the design, creativity, and features that encourage watching science videos and exploring creature life cycles. However, several reviewers report stability problems, including crashes, unresponsive startup screens, and being stuck at the initial screen, indicating the app's performance is inconsistent.
Pros
  • Educational content about evolution and biology.
  • Engaging for kids with interactive features like saving creatures and following family lines.
  • Well designed and visually appealing when functioning.
  • Useful for homework and learning biology.
  • Encourages watching science videos and exploring evolution concepts.
Cons
  • Crashes and instability.
  • UI issues causing startup problems (intro slides off screen, no buttons).
  • Being stuck at the initial screen during startup.
Recent reviews
It crashed and the game is unstable
by L0*****, 2021-05-07

This app is great but currently not working. When I open the app, the intro info slides off the page and doesn’t give you buttons to click on. Please update as this app is awesome!!!
by Mr*****, 2019-05-24

We got this as our biology homework for 10th grade. Amazing game. 64/39 great game
by In*****, 2017-09-14
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