Comparison

Cally's Caves 4 vs Elderand

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Skill-based combat
  • Metroidvania exploration
  • Lovecraftian horror themes
  • RPG character customization
  • Diverse weapon arsenal
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Loot collection and crafting
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Cally's Caves 44 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cally's Caves 4 versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCally's Caves 4Elderand
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.2 (96 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB818 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJordan PearsonPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Cally's Caves 4

All ratings96 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative15.2%

Elderand

All ratings36 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

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

4 purchases

Cally's Caves 4

One-time4
  • Costume Pack$1.99
  • New Game Plus$3.99
  • Survival & Qwerty's Zone$3.99
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  • Buy Everything$8.99
None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cally's Caves 4 free?
Cally's Caves 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cally's Caves 4 or Elderand?
Cally's Caves 4 is rated higher. Cally's Caves 4 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Cally's Caves 4 or Elderand have ads?
Neither Cally's Caves 4 nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cally's Caves 4 or Elderand?
Cally's Caves 4 ships an update every 2 days, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Cally's Caves 4 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Elderand on October 25, 2026.

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