Pachoink! vs Eldershyft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pachoink!
Bounce and smash targets on dynamic game boards using intuitive one-touch controls. Master precision, timing, and brute force across over 60 skill-based levels. Enjoy two game modes and a variety of board hazards for endless fun.
- Intuitive one-touch controls
- Single game purchase with free updates
- Campaign and Endless game modes
- Multiple board hazards
- 60+ skill-based levels
- No Ads / IAPs
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Pachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels require precision, others good timing, some brute force, but more often than not it's a combination of all of these. Rise to the challenge and earn your stars! Features: -Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! -Single game purchase: Lifetime free content updates, no Ads / IAPs. -Two game modes: Campaign and Endless (Tower). -Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! -60+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases.
Eldershyft
A unique match-3 puzzle game where you move entire paths on a hexagonal board to create cascades and combos. Build a mystical island, tame beasts, and choose your strategy to achieve high scores or complete challenges.
- Hexagonal board path movement
- Cascading matches and combos
- Endless and Challenge modes
- Beast management and island building
- Stackable bonuses and abilities
- Full VoiceOver support
- Color-blind and high contrast settings
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Eldershyft is a match-3 puzzle game with unique gameplay. Instead of swapping individual tiles, you move entire paths across a hexagonal board in 6 directions, opening up cascades, combos, and strategies. Set before the days of Eldermyth, you take control of the Curator of Lands to build the mystical Island whilst trying to tame the Beasts that have followed you from your realm. As you grow stronger, will you choose to focus your powers on board manipulation, Beast management or score multipliers? Or, maybe a combination of them all! Two ways to play - Endless Mode: Push for the highest score on the world leaderboard. Survive as long as possible as enemy pressure escalates and the Island becomes more complex - Challenge Mode: Settle the Island by reaching level 5 on each land type in the least amount of turns possible. Each turn counts even more in this mode Deep strategy. Pure puzzle - Cascading matches and board refill from 6 directions reward planning and positional awareness - Ever changing board from multiple different mechanics at play - A rich progression system with stackable bonuses, passive and consumable abilities, and permanent multipliers - No timers. No pay-to-win. Pure strategic depth Fully accessible - Complete VoiceOver support with full gameplay narration, accessible drag-and-drop path building, as well as colour-blind and high contrast settings Try for free before purchasing the full game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eldershyft at Free against Pachoink!'s $1.99. Eldershyft also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pachoink!'s advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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
Eldershyft is free to download; Pachoink! costs $1.99 up front. Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pachoink! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eldershyft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Pachoink!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Eldershyft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pachoink! ships an update every 9 months, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pachoink! | Eldershyft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | A To Play Ltd. | KIERAN HARTNETT |
Customer experience
Pachoink!
Eldershyft
In-app purchases
Pachoink!
No in-app purchases
Eldershyft
- Rival Curators$1.99
- Full base game unlock$2.99









