Cally's Caves 4 vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cally's Caves 4
Embark on a global adventure to save a friend by battling enemies, collecting items, and leveling up weapons. Explore diverse biomes, face challenging bosses, and customize your arsenal in this action-packed platformer.
- Over 300 levels across 9 biomes
- 88 unique weapon forms across 11 classes
- Weapon leveling system with visual and effect upgrades
- 11 boss battles
- 24 enemy types
- Weapon Mod system for customization
- Playable ninja bear sidekick
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It’s time for Cally’s biggest adventure ever! On a mission to cure her friend Rupert’s curse, Cally must embark on a journey across the globe. Along the way, Cally will make new friends, discover a new arch-nemesis, and fight her way through hordes of enemies on the way to becoming the greatest hero in the world! Do you have what it takes to fight a secret society that holds the only thing that can save Rupert? Take on the challenge in the action platformer, Cally's Caves 4! Features: - 9 biomes with over 300 levels packed with enemies, collectibles and secrets. - 11 weapon classes, with 88 unique weapon forms - Using your weapons will level them up, eventually changing the weapon’s appearance and firing effects. Level each weapon all the way up to unlock its final, super-powerful form! - 11 huge bosses to fight, reason with, and maybe even become friends with. - 24 enemy types spanning Regular Game, New Game + and Survival Modes. - New costume choices for Cally! - The return of Cally’s ninja bear sidekick Bera as a playable character. - An in-game wiki to collect information about the story, characters, and enemy behaviors and weaknesses. - Expansive Weapon Mod system that allows you to customize your weapon’s effects. - MFi controller support. - A massive story with new and returning characters. - Cally can now strafe and autofire. - Hubworld area with shops to buy Power-ups, Consumables, and Weapon mods with in-game currency. Cally’s Caves 4 is a run-and-gun action game, with tons of powerups, weapons, and levels. When your friend needs your help, there’s only one thing to do: LEVEL UP EVERYTHING!
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 price: Cally's Caves 4 at Free against Elderand's $6.99. Cally's Caves 4 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Elderand's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Cally's Caves 4 is free to download; Elderand costs $6.99 up front. Cally's Caves 4 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Elderand asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Cally's Caves 4 against 4.2 for Elderand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Cally's Caves 4's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.
Cally's Caves 4 ships an update every 2 days, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cally's Caves 4 | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (96 ratings) — better | 4.2 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jordan Pearson | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Cally's Caves 4
Elderand
Bugs and requests
Cally's Caves 4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Elderand
Reported bugs
11 issues- Permanent crashes
- Character spawning underneath level
- R button for subweapon not working on Steelseries Nimbus
- Dash function not working
- Game freezing for a moment
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- Bosses getting stuck in attack animations
- Campfire menu broken (cannot select options)
- Lost save data after updates
- D-pad moves on screen and becomes unusable
- Joystick teleports to random spots
- Virtual joystick bug with attack key
Requested features
7 requests- Full controller remapping for bindings
- Multiplayer PvP 'Invasions' system
- Cloud saves (iCloud)
- Adjustable button layout and size
- Ability to track materials acquired
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- New game+ option
- Boss replayability
In-app purchases
Cally's Caves 4
- Costume Pack$1.99
- New Game Plus$3.99
- Survival & Qwerty's Zone$3.99
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- Buy Everything$8.99
Elderand
No in-app purchases
Questions
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