Comparison

Idle Dice vs Elements Defense

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

Head to head
About

Idle Dice

A nearly endless incremental game where you test your luck by rolling dice to earn money. Upgrade dice, earn combos, and use strategy cards to boost your income. The game continues to earn while you're away, allowing for auto progression and tycoon growth.

Highlights
  • Upgrade dice value
  • Idle game play
  • Dice combos
  • Strategy cards
  • Prestige system
  • Roulette bonuses
  • Auto progression
Features
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Test your luck in this nearly endless game! Roll the dice in Idle Dice and see how much money you can earn. Features: • Upgrade the value of your dice to increase your income • Idle Game Play: The game continues to earn you income while you’re away • Earn crazy dice combos to multiply your earnings • Strategy: Select cards that provide massive bonuses to your play through • Prestige: Reset to earn permanent bonuses for your next run. Try new card combinations • Roulette: Test your luck with roulette and unlock powerful bonuses and upgrades • Auto Progression: Idle Dice continues to roll the dice even when you don’t want to play actively. Set it up next your work computer and just watch the income pour in and your tycoon grow Become the true Idle Dice Tycoon

About

Elements Defense

Engage in an idle tower defense game where you strategically place and upgrade elemental defenders to repel waves of attacking slimes. Collect new skills and powerful elements to strengthen your forces and protect the Spirit World.

Highlights
  • Strategic elemental placement
  • Upgrade unique defender abilities
  • Collect new elemental skills
  • Endless slime wave battles
  • Satisfying idle gameplay
  • Colorful graphics
Features
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Welcome to the Spirit World, where the battle for the Elemental Powers never stops in the Element Defense idle game! This idle defense game is a realm of magic, chaos, and never-ending war, where waves of Slimes relentlessly attack the stronghold of the Elements. The elemental powers are the key to survival. Place the elements at the edge of their territory and upgrade their unique abilities to battle with the slime waves before they breach the forcefield in this idle defense game. In an epic battle of good vs evil, pick the best element, upgrade the right ability, go to war with the slime waves, and unlock and collect mightier Elements as you level up. Prepare for an evolving defense challenge as the Slimes grow stronger with each new level. Choose the right skill boosters to upgrade and ensure your Elements can withstand the relentless onslaught, defend their territory, and win every battle. Element Defense is your perfect idle game match if you enjoy idle war strategy games with simple tap mechanics! Enjoy straightforward gameplay paired with satisfying visuals where you collect coins and tokens to upgrade and win in defense against enemy waves. Powerful Elements - Upgrade each Defender's unique abilities to build your defense and fend off the Slime waves. New Skills - Collect and use Elemental Tokens to acquire new skills and face tougher Slime monsters. Endless War- Experience the thrill of never-ending battles against the Slime waves. Satisfying Idle Game - Take delight in the colorful battle UI, unique Defender Elements, and naughty-looking Slime monsters. Colorful Graphics - Enjoy adorable Element Defenders and Slime Invaders that bring a fresh perspective to defense games. Play Element Defense now and help the Elements defend their territory by strategic upgrades during their war and ultimately save the Spirit World against the Slime monster waves! Privacy Policy: https://www.elixirgamelabs.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.elixirgamelabs.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Idle Dice4 screens
Elements Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elements Defense at 100% against Idle Dice's 49%. Elements Defense also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). Idle Dice's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Idle Dice sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Elements Defense asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elements Defense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Dice has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Idle Dice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elements Defense's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Idle Dice versus Elements Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DiceElements Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB96 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLutz SchoenfelderElixir Gamelabs LLC

Customer experience

Idle Dice

All ratings1,582 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative46.5%

Elements Defense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Idle Dice

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracking permission prompt causes crashes
  • Unresponsive controls after minimizing app
  • Progress resets or gets wiped unexpectedly
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved save/load functionality
  • More content and game modes
  • Better optimization for mobile devices

Elements Defense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Idle Dice

One-time9
  • 230 Bonus Points$4.99
  • 112 Duel Dice Cups$4.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • 480 Duel Dice Cups$23.99
  • 1200 Bonus Points$24.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99
  • 1000 Duel Dice Cups$49.99
  • 2600 Bonus Points$49.99
None

Elements Defense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Dice free?
Idle Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elements Defense free?
Elements Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Dice or Elements Defense?
Elements Defense is rated higher. Idle Dice averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Elements Defense averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Dice or Elements Defense have ads?
Idle Dice shows ads; Elements Defense does not.

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