Comparison

Elemental Forces vs Touchlight

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

Head to head
About

Elemental Forces

Experience a digital augmented reality art installation. Point your device at paintings or surfaces to trigger a dynamic sound and light show. Explore geometric shapes and interactive audio influenced by your touch and position.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality art display
  • Interactive soundscapes
  • Light effects
  • Geometric shape visuals
  • Touch and location-based interaction
Features
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For the digital augmented reality experience, point your device at the paintings or a surface, and experience a sound and light experience. The program is structured around simple geometric shapes, with sounds affected by your location and touch. This series of digital art and oil paintings represents is a meditation on air, light, surfaces, sound and color.

About

Touchlight

Features
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Put your finger on the black screen. Rainbow smoke pours out from your fingertip. Hold longer and it grows thicker. Drag, and it becomes a comet trailing behind your finger. Let go, and it curls, drifts, and quietly disappears. No levels. No score. No way to fail. · Real fluid simulation — the smoke curls into vortices on its own · Fine-grained haptics — feel the smoke welling up under your finger · Play by touch — pitch follows position, pentatonic scale, always in tune · Double-tap for a surprise For when you're tired, restless, or can't sleep. Made for grown-ups and kids alike. Nothing to learn. FULL VERSION · ONE-TIME PURCHASE · 5 fluid materials: Neon, Aurora, Lava, Ink and Stardust, each with its own feel · Autoplay: set your phone down and watch the light flow on its own Rainbow Smoke is free, and you can preview Autoplay before buying. No ads, no subscription.

Screenshots

Elemental Forces1 screens
Touchlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elemental Forces at none against Touchlight's 1. Elemental Forces also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Touchlight's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Touchlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elemental Forces asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elemental Forces ships an update every 3 months, Touchlight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Elemental Forces versus Touchlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElemental ForcesTouchlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Leister永 缪

In-app purchases

None

Elemental Forces

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Touchlight

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is Elemental Forces free?
Elemental Forces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touchlight free?
Touchlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elemental Forces or Touchlight have ads?
Neither Elemental Forces nor Touchlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elemental Forces or Touchlight?
Elemental Forces ships an update every 3 months, and Touchlight every 5 weeks. Most recently, Elemental Forces was updated on October 3, 2026 and Touchlight on October 10, 2026.

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