Comparison

Partners vs Element Empire

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

Head to head
About

Partners

A digital adaptation of Denmark's popular board game, this app offers a 2 vs 2 team-based strategy game. It's a modern twist on Ludo, focusing on teamwork and strategic card play to get your pieces home first. Play with friends worldwide or against challenging AI bots.

Highlights
  • 2 vs 2 team play
  • Online multiplayer
  • Play against AI bots
  • Offline single-player mode
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Strategic card mechanics
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Here is Denmark’s most popular board game as an app! The app is based on the tactical board game Partners, where you play 2 vs 2. The game can best be described as a new take on Ludo with cards, and the goal is to be the team of partners that first gets all their pieces home. It’s all about teamwork and strategic thinking – it’s not enough to focus only on your own pieces! The app offers many possibilities that you don’t normally have in the physical board game. First of all, players don’t need to be in the same place – you can play with people from all over the world. You also don’t have to be exactly four players as in the board game. In the app you can play with 1, 2 or 3 other players online, or alternatively play with and against built-in bots whose skills range from very easy to extremely challenging. And just like in real life, there is of course also a completely unpredictable bot in the app that plays like a true wildcard…! You can also choose to play offline in single mode with a robot partner against robot opponents. In this app, you decide everything yourself – the choices are yours! You can play live online or with up to 48 hours per move, and you can easily have many games running at the same time if you can keep track (: ***Warning: This game, just like the board game version, is HIGHLY addictive and can steal a lot of your time.*** Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Element Empire

Features
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You're a titan in the making, dealing in the elements that power the future. Amass $1 Billion to become the undisputed tycoon. Acquire commodities. Build operations. Reserve blueprints. Short the market. Take loans — but watch that 10% interest. Prices shift every round based on supply and demand. Stay ahead of the curve — or get crushed by it. Cross $600M and antitrust regulators come knocking. Bear Markets can send prices plummeting at any moment. Play online against real opponents or challenge the AI. Now, go build your empire.

Screenshots

Partners4 screens
Element Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Partners at none against Element Empire's shown. Partners also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). Element Empire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Partners sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Element Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partners ships an update every 5 weeks, Element Empire every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Partners versus Element Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartnersElement Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGame InVentorSShy Guy Lab ApS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Partners

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
10 purchases

Element Empire

One-time10
  • Office 5 Backdrop$0.99
  • Office 4 Backdrop$0.99
  • Penthouse 1 Backdrop$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Penthouse 2 Backdrop$0.99
  • Penthouse 4 Backdrop$0.99
  • Sailing 3 Backdrop$0.99
  • Trading 1 Backdrop$0.99
  • Trading 2 Backdrop$0.99
  • Trading 3 Backdrop$0.99
  • Trading 4 Backdrop$0.99

Questions

Is Partners free?
Partners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Element Empire free?
Element Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Partners or Element Empire have ads?
Element Empire shows ads; Partners does not.
Which is updated more often, Partners or Element Empire?
Partners ships an update every 5 weeks, and Element Empire every 3 days. Most recently, Partners was updated on October 21, 2026 and Element Empire on October 28, 2026.

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