Comparison

Color Flow 3D vs Element Flow

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

Head to head
About

Color Flow 3D

Guide water through pipes by adjusting pins. Solve puzzles by letting the colored liquid flow and fill the cups. Enjoy a simple yet challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Adjust pins to guide flow
  • Solve pipe puzzles
  • Fill cups with colored water
  • Easy to play mechanics
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
Read full description

What you see is what you get. Extremely easy to play yet not that easy to give up. Adjust pins by pulling or dragging them. Make your way trough pipes. Let the water flow and fill the cups.

About

Element Flow

Merge elements to create objects and living creatures, from oceans to dragons. Explore scientific principles to evolve the ancient earth and discover the origins of life. Enjoy simple, addictive gameplay with increasing challenges.

Highlights
  • Merge elements to create new objects
  • Scientific knowledge-based gameplay
  • Unlock unique elements
  • Evolve the ancient earth
  • Simple and addictive mechanics
  • Create living creatures
Features
Read full description

Chemistry lover? Here’s what brings you to the high school chemistry class, but this time, you are creating a real planet from scratch! Ever wonder what elements a dragon is made of? What about a car, or the steak you ate for dinner? Use your best knowledge to merge the elements and you can create anything in the universe! Each level is a brand new scenario for you to appreciate the origins of new lives, and you decide on how the ancient earth evolves from the very beginning! Game Features: 1. Simple but addicting mechanics Move around the elements you think would be a perfect combination for something new. Ocean, cloud, stream, there you go! 2. Scientific knowledge based No tricks. You are using exactly what you learned from the middle school to create objects and living creatures! 3. Keep on upgrading! So many unique elements for you to obtain. The more you unlock, the harder it gets! 4. Relax and enjoy Don’t worry if you ever failed the chemistry tests. You are gonna enjoy the most existing journey of turning small pieces into the real world! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

Screenshots

Color Flow 3D4 screens
Element Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Flow 3D at 4.4 against Element Flow's 3.4. Color Flow 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (33K vs 1.9K). Element Flow's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 13%). On price, update cadence, 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. Element Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Flow 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Flow 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Flow 3D has 33K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Color Flow 3D's written reviews are positive against 27% of Element Flow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Flow 3D ships an update fortnightly, Element Flow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Color Flow 3D versus Element Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Flow 3DElement Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (33K ratings) — better3.4 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews26.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33K — better1.9K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB381 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAI Games FZLion Studios

Customer experience

Color Flow 3D

All ratings32,655 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative78.6%

Element Flow

All ratings1,886 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral25.1%
Negative48.0%

User reviews

Color Flow 3D

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun concept
  • 👍 Good for passing time
  • 🎨 Nice graphics and fluid physics

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔍 Levels get repetitive
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 👎 Lack of difficulty progression

Element Flow

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging but fun
  • 🤔 Interesting element combinations

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 🤔 Illogical element combinations

Bugs and requests

Color Flow 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels become impossible to complete
  • Freezing and crashing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to mix colors
  • Option to remove ads for a fee

Element Flow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Hint button not working
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Progress not saving

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free play mode without levels
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free version
  • More levels and content
  • Improved hint system

In-app purchases

None

Color Flow 3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Element Flow

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Color Flow 3D free?
Color Flow 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Element Flow free?
Element Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Flow 3D or Element Flow?
Color Flow 3D is rated higher. Color Flow 3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Element Flow averages 3.4 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Color Flow 3D or Element Flow have ads?
Both Color Flow 3D and Element Flow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Flow 3D or Element Flow?
Color Flow 3D ships an update fortnightly, and Element Flow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Color Flow 3D was updated on September 30, 2026 and Element Flow on September 22, 2026.

Other comparisons