Comparison

Chemancy vs Elebox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chemancy

Features
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Deep in the rock, under fog and runes, lies the order of the elements. It is waiting for someone to wake it. Chemancy turns chemistry into an adventure. Four games, one rock, not a single worksheet. You set elements until the periodic table grows out of the cave wall. You push atoms together until they become water, ammonia, sulfuric acid. You bring a balance to rest with an equation lying on it. And in the lab you mix whatever you like, just to see what happens. You learned it anyway. That is the trick. WAKE THE PERIODIC TABLE Every element to its place, one after another. What you set is struck into the rock and stays there. Play a perfect round and the rock breaks open — behind it lies a cave only the best will ever see. BUILD MOLECULES Push the atoms until they find each other. 168 compounds are waiting to be discovered, and each one tells you what it is, where it occurs and why the world needs it. MASTER THE REACTIONS An equation rests on a glowing balance beam, and the beam tips towards the heavier side. Find the right numbers and it hangs level — then it burns through. 112 equations, from the hydrogen pop test to titration. ENTER THE LAB No task, no rules, no end. Pull atoms out of the periodic table into the pit, add a spark, some heat or light, and watch what forms. Then let water in — from there it is a different chemistry. Acids break into their ions, alkali metals react with it, salts dissolve. Boil the water away and they crystallise again. 178 reactions are waiting to be found, and not one of them is set as a task anywhere. When you get stuck, the shelf shows the way: for every substance it tells you how it really forms in your lab — not the textbook synthesis, but the one that works here. PROOF OF YOUR MASTERY Place all 118 elements correctly and the system wakes one last time: lightning strikes, light runs along every path until the whole rock glows. Then you receive a certificate — an image to share, carrying a code that proves it is real. Anyone who shows it has earned it. And the colour stays: teal, violet or gold, depending on the difficulty, kept in the fog around the menu stone. KNOWLEDGE THAT HOLDS Behind the game sits a learning area that fears no exam. For all 118 elements the values that actually get asked, plus twelve colour views of the whole table. And profiles for all 168 compounds, open from the start. Exam, degree or pure curiosity — it sticks here, because it was fun. FAIR AND TIDY • Completely offline • No data collection, no tracking, no accounts • Free, with no ads • 14 languages, on iPhone, iPad and Mac The rock is waiting. Start with one element. Sound credits: whoosh_into_hit_flanged_001.wav by alanmcki -- https://freesound.org/s/461024/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 ship explosion 1 with build up by madamdata -- https://freesound.org/s/479363/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Sci-Fi Whoosh.wav by sonicboom_sfx -- https://freesound.org/s/223783/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 DSGNErie_A Far Dark Otherworldly Transitions 1 x4_EM by newlocknew -- https://freesound.org/s/825678/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 DSGNErie_A Far Dark Otherworldly Transitions 2 x4_EM by newlocknew -- https://freesound.org/s/826582/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Water sizzling on hot stove by VlatkoBlazek -- https://freesound.org/s/264811/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 All six edited (trimmed, adjusted in volume, mixed). All other sounds are CC0.

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Elebox

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Collect all 118 elements through daily gacha draws and build your own periodic table. Each element has a rarity based on its atomic number — lighter elements appear more often, while heavy rare elements are harder to find. Upgrade your collection from Normal to Diamond rank as duplicates accumulate. USE YOUR ELEMENTS TO SYNTHESIZE COMPOUNDS Combine collected elements to create 46 compounds, from simple molecules like H₂O and CO₂ to rare noble gas compounds like XeF₂. FEATURES • Daily element gacha with atomic-number-based probability • 118 elements with 5 rank tiers (Normal → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond) • 46 compounds to synthesize • Interactive periodic table with pinch-to-zoom • Daily & weekly missions with bonus gacha rewards • Long-term goals across 10 categories • Login streak tracking with calendar view • Available in Japanese and English A fun way to learn chemistry while enjoying a casual daily game. Perfect for students, educators, and science enthusiasts.

Screenshots

Chemancy4 screens
Elebox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chemancy at none against Elebox's shown. Chemancy also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Elebox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chemancy ships an update monthly, Elebox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Chemancy versus Elebox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChemancyElebox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp Reinickeinoue yuki

In-app purchases

None

Chemancy

No in-app purchases

None

Elebox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chemancy free?
Chemancy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elebox free?
Elebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chemancy or Elebox have ads?
Elebox shows ads; Chemancy does not.
Which is updated more often, Chemancy or Elebox?
Chemancy ships an update monthly, and Elebox every 2 days. Most recently, Chemancy was updated on October 15, 2026 and Elebox on October 7, 2026.

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