Comparison

elemenTao vs Demolish!

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

Head to head
About

elemenTao

Experience a beautiful AR multiplayer game where you use elemental powers to guide a sphere to its destination. Play solo or challenge friends in local AR across stunning landscapes with a meditative soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality (AR) gameplay
  • Multiplayer with friends
  • Elemental powers (Wind, Water, Earth, Fire)
  • Single-player zen experience
  • Meditative soundtrack
  • Diverse landscapes
Features
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***Featured at Apple's Keynote Press Event - Sept. 2018!*** ***Featured on CNBC, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, Tom's Guide, iJustine, TechRadar, and more!*** Welcome to elemenTao, the beautiful new AR multiplayer experience. Use the powers of Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire to guide your sphere to its glowing destination. You'll traverse rolling hills, arctic summits, deep canyon gorges, wide open seas, and more as you navigate your way to the goals. Invite your friends to play in local AR! You can all enjoy the same breathtaking landscapes and meditative soundtrack as you race to the finish. Use your powers to help your sphere along... or stop those of your friends! A calming single player experience or a challenging duel with friends, elemenTao is a little bit of zen in your pocket! Subscription information: • In elemenTao, monthly subscriptions are offered for access to all daily maps • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period; the cost of the renewal will be equal to the then-current cost in the app • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service Terms of Use: http://52.4.86.83/terms_of_use.txt Privacy Policy: http://52.4.86.83/privacy_policy.txt

About

Demolish!

Experience an unbelievable destruction simulation. Aim and launch various missiles with your catapult to demolish buildings. Wrecking constructions has never been this fun and satisfying.

Highlights
  • Catapult destruction
  • Variety of missiles
  • Demolish buildings
  • Satisfying wrecking experience
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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Are you ready for an unbelievable destruction experience? Hook up your catapult, then. You can demolish every building at your fingertip. Just aim different missiles and tap to throw them at constructions. Wrecking was never so fun!

Screenshots

elemenTao4 screens
Demolish!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: elemenTao at 78% against Demolish!'s 21%. elemenTao also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Demolish!'s advantage is ratings volume (112K vs 27). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. elemenTao sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Demolish! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

elemenTao holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Demolish! has 112K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of elemenTao's written reviews are positive against 21% of Demolish!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

elemenTao ships an update every 5 weeks, Demolish! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
elemenTao versus Demolish!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterelemenTaoDemolish!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27 ratings) — better4.5 (112K ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better20.9% of reviews
Number of ratings27112K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB255 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperArt of the State LLCVoodoo

Customer experience

elemenTao

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Demolish!

All ratings111,671 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,274 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral11.9%
Negative67.2%

Bugs and requests

elemenTao

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Demolish!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Buildings floating with no support

Requested features

6 requests
  • More varied building types
  • Ability to upgrade weapons and catapult
  • More challenging levels
  • Use stars for meaningful upgrades
  • Left-handed controls
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  • Reduce ads or make them less intrusive

In-app purchases

10 purchases

elemenTao

Subscriptions1
  • All Daily Maps$0.991 Month
One-time9
  • Skin Billiards 8$0.99
  • Skin Emoji 12$0.99
  • Skin Emoji 22$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Skin Flag US$0.99
  • Skin Planet Earth$0.99
  • Skin Sports Golf$0.99
  • Skin Sports Football$0.99
  • Skin Sports Baseball$0.99
  • Skin Sports Tennis$0.99
1 purchases

Demolish!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is elemenTao free?
elemenTao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Demolish! free?
Demolish! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, elemenTao or Demolish!?
elemenTao is rated higher. elemenTao averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Demolish! averages 4.5 from 112K ratings.
Do elemenTao or Demolish! have ads?
Demolish! shows ads; elemenTao does not.
Which is updated more often, elemenTao or Demolish!?
elemenTao ships an update every 5 weeks, and Demolish! every 3 weeks. Most recently, elemenTao was updated on October 12, 2026 and Demolish! on October 18, 2026.

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