Comparison

Luminous Labyrinth vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Luminous Labyrinth

Navigate a glowing cube through vibrant, high-contrast mazes with moving obstacles. Discover hidden areas and collect auras to overcome challenges in this relaxing, one-handed puzzle game. Enjoy an original soundtrack across seven colorful worlds.

Highlights
  • High contrast colorful mazes
  • Moving obstacles
  • Swipe to move controls
  • One-handed play
  • No time limit
  • Offline play
Features
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Luminous Labyrinth is a maze solving puzzle game of high contrast colors and moving obstacles. In a world made of labyrinths and colorful obstacles, move a glowing cube through beautiful worlds of color to find the ending star. Discover each colorful world, unlocking auras and hidden areas, all ending with an epic test of skill in Rainbow World. FEATURES: • No time limit. • No added quests. • Simple 'swipe to move' controls. • Play the entire game with only one hand. • Integrated menu system with minimal UI. • No internet connection needed to play. • No In App Purchases. • No Ads. GAMEPLAY: • Move your way through 7 different worlds of color. • Discover all hidden areas and glowing stars to complete 100%. • Use quick reaction time and patience to slide through each section. • Collect a protective color aura to help against obstacles. • Discover 100% on all levels of a world and unlock the 'Permanent Aura'. • Solve mazes in a high contrast, colorful world, while listening to the all original 8 song soundtrack.

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

Luminous Labyrinth4 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elderand at weekly against Luminous Labyrinth's every 4 months. Elderand also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Luminous Labyrinth's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Luminous Labyrinth 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

Luminous Labyrinth holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Luminous Labyrinth's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminous Labyrinth ships an update every 4 months, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Luminous Labyrinth versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminous LabyrinthElderand
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1536 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB818 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRobert WolfePlug In Digital

Customer experience

Luminous Labyrinth

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Elderand

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

In-app purchases

None

Luminous Labyrinth

No in-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luminous Labyrinth free?
Luminous Labyrinth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Luminous Labyrinth or Elderand?
Luminous Labyrinth is rated higher. Luminous Labyrinth averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Luminous Labyrinth or Elderand have ads?
Neither Luminous Labyrinth nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luminous Labyrinth or Elderand?
Luminous Labyrinth ships an update every 4 months, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Luminous Labyrinth was updated on August 9, 2026 and Elderand on September 22, 2026.

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