Comparison

Interloper vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Interloper

Experience intense space combat with a six-degrees-of-freedom flight simulator. Engage in fast-paced missions, customize your fighter with various load-outs, and build your arsenal with salvaged gear. Play solo or with elite squadrons.

Highlights
  • Six degrees of freedom flight
  • MFi controller support
  • Intense haptics
  • Fast-paced missions
  • Fighter customization
  • Salvaged gear and arsenal building
  • Squadron support
Features
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*The* space flight combat simulator, designed for iOS, developed by Anchorite. FLY like you've never flown before on iPhone and iPad with a full six degrees of freedom. Play it your way in either portrait or landscape. TAKE HOLD with full support for MFi controllers or get up close and personal to be immersed with intense haptics and on-screen controls. DEFEND your people against the oppressive COMMONWEALTH. ENGAGE in a selection of fast-paced missions and beautiful environments. IGNORE THE ODDS and go toe to toe with swarms of fighters, frigates armed to the teeth or hulking capital ships. DON'T GO IN ALONE, bring your own elite fighter squadrons. CUSTOMISE your fighter with an array of load-out options. BALANCE your choice of weapons, utilities and wingmen. Experiment with new equipment or get comfortable with favourites. BUILD UP your arsenal with salvage from each successful run. EQUIP potent salvaged items to take on the heavily armed COMMONWEALTH fleets. KEEP YOUR COOL and you'll make it out alive. Getting wiped out means giving up on your current gear and loot. BAIL OUT early if things are looking tough and live to fight another day.

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

Interloper4 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Interloper at $1.99 against Elderand's $6.99. Interloper also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (534 vs 36). Elderand's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Interloper costs $1.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interloper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interloper has 534 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Interloper's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interloper ships an update fortnightly, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Interloper versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterloperElderand
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.5 (534 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews66.8% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings534 — better36
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB818 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMathew PurchasePlug In Digital

Customer experience

Interloper

All ratings533 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral12.9%
Negative20.3%

Elderand

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

User reviews

Interloper

From 534 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay and controls
  • 🚀 Immersive space combat experience
  • 🚀 Satisfying weapon feedback
  • 👍 Unique and appealing visual style
  • 👍 Good value for the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Progression and save issues
  • 🔋 Overheating and battery drain on some devices
  • 🔒 Unresponsive or confusing UI controls
  • 🔒 Difficulty balancing and progression

Elderand

From 36 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game overall
  • 🗺️ Deep lore and world-building
  • 🎵 Amazing music and audio
  • ⚔️ Challenging yet approachable combat
  • 🎮 Excellent controller support (mostly)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Controls can be buggy and unresponsive
  • 🐛 Dash function sometimes not working
  • 🐛 Game freezes intermittently
  • 🐛 Bosses getting stuck in animations

Bugs and requests

Interloper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tutorial not functioning properly
  • Weapons not firing correctly
  • Missions getting stuck or not completing
  • Inconsistent save and progression tracking
  • UI elements overlapping or disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Expanded mission and level variety
  • Pilot and ship customization options
  • Clearer progression and reward systems
  • Performance optimizations for older devices

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

None

Interloper

No in-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interloper free?
Interloper costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interloper or Elderand?
Interloper is rated higher. Interloper averages 4.5 out of 5 from 534 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Interloper or Elderand have ads?
Neither Interloper nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interloper or Elderand?
Interloper ships an update fortnightly, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Interloper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Elderand on October 25, 2026.

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