Handy Boy 2019 vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handy Boy 2019
Embark on a retro-style platform adventure to help a messy handyman collect scattered tools. Follow a specific order to place items in his toolbox and find his hard hat to complete each level. Compete with friends on leaderboards via Game Center.
- Retro 80s pixel art graphics
- Tool collection and placement puzzles
- Level completion objectives
- Game Center leaderboard support
- Challenging gameplay mechanics
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"Handy Boy" is a platform video game that embraces a retro look and feel reminiscent of classic 80s games like Manic Miner, Odd Job Eddie, Colin the Cleaner, and others. Embark on a mission in "Handy Boy"... Joe, the messy handy boy, has scattered his tools after completing some work. Your task is to assist Joe in gathering all his tools, starting with retrieving his Toolbox, which must be collected first. Follow Joe's specific order for placing tools in the toolbox. Once all tools are found and collected, locate Joe's hard hat to successfully complete the game. Game Center support is available – log in to Apple's Game Center to enable the Leaderboard feature.
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 rating: Handy Boy 2019 at 5.0 against Elderand's 4.2. Handy Boy 2019 also leads on price ($0.99 vs $6.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Elderand's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On ads, 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
Handy Boy 2019 costs $0.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handy Boy 2019 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elderand has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handy Boy 2019's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.
Handy Boy 2019 ships an update every 5 weeks, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handy Boy 2019 | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Richard Hughes | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Handy Boy 2019
Elderand
Bugs and requests
Handy Boy 2019
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
Handy Boy 2019
No in-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases
Questions
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