Morphite vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morphite
Embark on a sci-fi adventure as a young woman uncovering her past. Explore uncharted planets, battle alien creatures, and gather resources in a procedurally generated universe. Unravel mysteries, upgrade your gear, and engage in real-time space combat.
- Procedurally generated worlds
- Fully voiced main storyline
- Environmental puzzle solving
- Real-time space combat
- Ship and weapon upgrades
- Resource collection and trading
- Boss battles
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Please note: Not compatible with iPad 2, iPad Mini 1, or iPod 5. The story of Morphite takes place in a far off future when humanity has long since populated the distant reaches of space. The player takes on the role of Myrah Kale, a young woman residing on a space station and workshop under the care of her surrogate father, Mr. Mason. What starts as a simple exploratory mission to gather supplies to support their shop rapidly turns into a journey revealing Myrah’s unknown past and her relationship to a rare, coveted, and nearly extinct material called Morphite. In order to unlock and understand the mysteries of her past, Myrah must travel to undiscovered planets, roam uncharted sectors of space, and confront exotic creatures and locales in search of this Morphite. Aside from the main storyline, the worlds of Morphite are randomly generated. Encounter various creature types, landscapes, caves, rivers, and more to explore. Explore large space stations, abandoned or infested with alien life. Features: Beautiful Stylized Low-Poly Look Amazing soundtrack - over 50 original songs by Evan Gipson Fully voiced Main Storyline Environmental puzzle solving Scan creatures to sell their bio information to upgrade your ship and weapons. Full MFi Controller Support Find various upgrades throughout your adventures. Huge bosses to battle Navigate the stars with an easy to use Starmap system. Random encounters aboard your ship Dozens of side missions Real-time space combat Space trading Resource collection and trading Find random weapons and vehicles on various planets Upgrade your suit to survive harsher conditions
Elderand
Embark on a brutal, skill-based action platformer in a Lovecraftian world. Wield diverse weapons and customize your character with RPG elements to battle terrifying creatures and explore a dark, hand-drawn pixel environment. Collect loot to upgrade your arsenal and uncover the land's secrets.
- Skill-based combat
- Metroidvania exploration
- Lovecraftian horror themes
- RPG character customization
- Diverse weapon arsenal
- Hand-drawn pixel art
- Loot collection and crafting
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Become the hero of an epic quest in Elderand, a metroidvania that will test your will and skill. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures. Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world. Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it. KEY FEATURES: •Wield an arsenal of killing devices, including whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, and more. From a magical staff that shoots bursts of energy to a giant sword, different weapons have different stats and capabilities, so find the ones that you enjoy battling beasts with the most! •Satisfying Metroidvania-style exploration meets terrifying Lovecraftian creatures in this detailed hand-drawn pixel world with glorious gothic aesthetics and handcrafted level design. •RPG elements let you customize your experience to best suit your play style, from your character’s appearance to their skills, stats, and weapons. Collect loot from exploration and fallen enemies and then use it to upgrade your weapons via crafting. •Travel to the many corners of this perilous land, such as an inviting village with merchants, a forest, a temple prison, floating islands, a cursed Cathedral, and the hellscape that is Elderand itself. •More than 60 different enemy types and around a dozen bosses for your slaying pleasure. •Collect lost letters and other correspondence from the poor souls who came before you to learn more about the darkness taking hold of this grim land.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Morphite at 4.6 against Elderand's 4.2. Morphite also leads on ratings volume (948 vs 36) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). Elderand's advantage is price ($6.99 vs $7.99). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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
Morphite costs $7.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Morphite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morphite has 948 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 74% positive.
Morphite ships an update every 5 days, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morphite | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (948 ratings) — better | 4.2 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 948 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 745 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games LLC | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Morphite
Elderand
Bugs and requests
Morphite
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to upgrade armor
- Cubes getting stuck in level geometry
- Checkpoint issues causing lost progress
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
- Weapon selection menu not fully visible
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize character appearance
- More diverse enemy and creature variety
- Improved space combat and ship control
- Cloud save support for cross-device play
- Addition of Russian and other language options
Elderand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Morphite
No in-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases









