Comparison

Elona Mobile vs HYDRA

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

Head to head
About

Elona Mobile

Embark on a bizarre open-world adventure in this classic JRPG. Explore a dangerous land, forge your own path as any profession imaginable, and uncover strange items and unexpected events. No auto-play, just pure exploration.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Deep character customization
  • Multiple life paths (farmer, chef, etc.)
  • Dungeon crawling and treasure hunting
  • Recruit NPCs and monsters
  • Bizarre and unexpected findings
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The classic JRPG Elona is finally available for phones! Elona Mobile is a Roguelike RPG. Its open-world nature and complicated systems may baffle you at the first place, but will surely keep you fascinated sooner or later! No auto controls, no repetitive kills. Only a pure joy of exploring and expanding. It all began with a shipwreck. You boarded a ship to escape Etherwind causing mutations, but bumped into a storm unfortunately. You woke up to find yourself in North Tyris, a strange and dangerous land, where you're going to embark on an unforgettable adventure and experience all kinds of life you might have imagined—warrior who dedicated to save the world, pianist travels around or just a merry farmer enjoys fishing and planting. 11 races and10 classes are all at your disposal! FEATURES Arm Yourself for the Dungeon Crawling On your journey to seal victories and unearth treasures in dungeons, you need to mix and match from different equipment, upgrade skills and feats, or even recruit roadside NPCs and monsters for help. Create Your Dream Life Be a farmer, a chef, or a business tycoon... You can crave your own path and experience all kinds of life in Elona. Develop Your Own Personality No judges, no moral limits, you can be whatever you want to be—an accommodating citizen, or a violent marauder! Free Character Building 11 races and 15 classes are at your disposal! Goblin pianist, snail tourist... Live your own life an become a legend! 100+ Bizarre Findings Horse lays eggs! Panties are weapons! Drink water from the Toilet to increase your stats! Unexpected Events & Turns Explore countless different roguelike dungeons and find unexpected treasures! ----------------------------------------------------- For more information and gifts, please follow our official SNS FB: https://www.facebook.com/ElonaMobile/ Discord: https://discord.gg/ntPfUrqNqr

About

HYDRA

Features
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DUTY RECORD · DRILLING STATION HYDRA-4 EUROPA · DEPTH 19,000 M · SIGNAL TO EARTH: 48 MINUTES SENDER: ARGUS, station management system Crew: seven. Responding: one. The drill broke into the ocean at 04:11. Forty minutes later the hydrophones picked up a signal — structure, not noise. I logged the crew listening to it. Then six of them went beyond the perimeter, confirming intent three times, as protocol requires. I had no grounds to interfere. They set their boots at the water's edge — the way shoes are set at the door of a home. Engineer Allard has been asleep for thirty-one hours: sedative, full dose, authorized by the senior engineer. His note is in his cabin: "Don't go down. If you go down anyway — don't answer it. It asks politely." When she wakes, she will have a headlamp, air for about thirty moves, and a station that remembers more than it says. What happens next is not mine to decide. I left the lights on for her. HYDRA-4 is a text horror game: fifteen rooms, ten endings. No dice, no luck percentages — the price of every action is printed on the button before you press it. One shift runs about twenty minutes, and one shift won't cover it all: you choose what you won't find out. The game remembers your previous runs and quotes them back at you. The safe code can be memorized for real — next shift you open it with no hints. Descriptions come with plates from the ARGUS log, opened by a small magnifier that never interrupts the reading. Twelve languages, switchable mid-scene. Sound is synthesized on your device. No ads; the one optional purchase unlocks nothing — it just says thank you.

Screenshots

Elona Mobile4 screens
HYDRA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Elona Mobile at Free against HYDRA's $0.29. Elona Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). HYDRA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Elona Mobile is free to download; HYDRA costs $0.29 up front. Elona Mobile sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. HYDRA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elona Mobile ships an update every 3 months, HYDRA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Elona Mobile versus HYDRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElona MobileHYDRA
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#162 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size778 MB36 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLTGAMES GLOBALSunspear Software LLC

Bugs and requests

Elona Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen on startup
  • Inability to create character with certain names
  • Ads not working properly
  • Connectivity issues and server problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Russian language support
  • Improve tutorial and onboarding
  • Implement offline mode
  • Add controller support
  • Enhance character customization options

HYDRA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Elona Mobile

One-time17
  • Novice Pack 1$0.99
  • Exclusive Pack 1$0.99
  • Daily Pack 1$0.99
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  • Event Pack 1$0.99
  • Event Pack 0.99$0.99
  • A handful of Diamonds$1.99
  • Daily Pack 3$2.99
  • Weekly Pack 3$2.99
  • Event Pack 2.99$2.99
  • Silver Card$4.99
  • Daily Pack 4$4.99
  • Exclusive Pack 5$9.99
  • Novice Pack 3$9.99
  • Imperial Courage Badge$9.99
  • Golden Card$19.99
  • Event Pack 19.99$19.99
  • Rubynus Card$29.99
None

HYDRA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elona Mobile free?
Elona Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HYDRA free?
HYDRA costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elona Mobile or HYDRA have ads?
Elona Mobile shows ads; HYDRA does not.
Which is updated more often, Elona Mobile or HYDRA?
Elona Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and HYDRA every 5 days. Most recently, Elona Mobile was updated on October 29, 2026 and HYDRA on October 31, 2026.

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