Element Hockey vs Pipe Hero 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element Hockey
Experience a unique blend of air hockey and dodgeball with elemental twists. Choose from various elements, each offering distinct abilities and gameplay mechanics to outmaneuver your opponents. Unlock new elements as you progress through this fast-paced iOS game.
- Elemental puck abilities
- Unlockable elements
- Air hockey gameplay
- Dodgeball mechanics
- iOS exclusive
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Element Hockey is a fusion of air hockey and dodgeball in the form of an iOS app. The player has a choice to play as different elements, each with their own attributes and special effects. Start out as the ice element and work your way toward unlocking the others. Ice: Can freeze opponent pucks on collision Fire: Can generate explosions when 2 of your own pucks collide Water: Shapeshifting -- Increases in size when hitting walls and decreases in size when hitting opponent pucks Lightning: lighter mass -- faster but smaller pucks Grass: larger mass -- slower but larger pucks Air: Normal air hockey puck
Pipe Hero 3D
Race opponents on a half-pipe, performing cool tricks. This game features easy gameplay mechanics for quick fun. Enjoy the thrill of competition and show off your skills.
- Half-pipe racing
- Perform cool tricks
- Race against opponents
- Easy gameplay mechanics
- 3D graphics
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Have fun racing other opponents on a half-pipe race while doing cool tricks. Easy gameplay mechanics. Enjoy, and rate the game if you liked it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Element Hockey at 5.0 against Pipe Hero 3D's 4.5. Pipe Hero 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (101 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Element Hockey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipe Hero 3D has 101 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Element Hockey ships an update every 41 months, Pipe Hero 3D every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Hockey | Pipe Hero 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gilbert Anwar | KobGames Studios |
Customer experience
Element Hockey
Pipe Hero 3D
In-app purchases
Element Hockey
No in-app purchases
Pipe Hero 3D
No in-app purchases
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