Comparison

Random Royale vs Elroi

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

Head to head
About

Random Royale

Engage in real-time PvP defense battles by building a powerful deck of cards. Strategize to acquire new skills, merge powers, and overcome enemies and bosses in diverse environments. Play solo or with friends in this exciting strategy game.

Highlights
  • Real-time PvP defense battles
  • Deck building and card merging
  • Acquire new skills
  • Diverse battle environments
  • Play with friends or random opponents
  • Boss battles
Features
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Random Royale - A new and exciting PvP game experience! Build up a defense better, stronger, fiercer than everything you have experienced in random dice and card games before. How long can you hold out against all the enemies coming for you? Explore and fight your way through slimy forests, great deserts, caribbean beaches, frozen lands, and enchanted castles. Alone or PvP style. Draw cards, acquire new skills, and make your deck invincible. Do enjoy battle mode or are you ready for a party? Play your style only and meet random opponents to compete with. But careful, it's not over until it's over. Are you ready to meet the boss? What makes Random Royale - Kingdom Defense Strategy Game so amazing: Friends: Play and party with your friends or random opponents. Skills: Powerful and fun skills to make you the winner in this clash of cards and build up a great defense! Extras: Free chests, events, clans and more to make this game experience simply amazing! Build a powerful deck of cards, form strategies and theories on how to merge and improve your powers, play with friends, and get straight into powerful battle waves to fight enemies and bosses. Random Royale will have you and your friends come back for more!

About

Elroi

Embark on an adventurous expedition to conquer a new continent through strategic tower defense battles. Foster characters, collect powerful artifacts, and overcome enormous bosses across over 500 stages. Enjoy simple controls and character growth perfect for casual play.

Highlights
  • Over 500 stages across various territories
  • Enormous boss battles
  • Collect hidden artifacts with powerful effects
  • Over 200 unique characters
  • Easy controls and character growth
  • Occupation, defense, time attack modes
Features
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Super-simple battles! Go on an adventurous expedition to pioneer a new continent! Pioneer a new continent by fostering your characters and executing various strategies! Huge bosses and amazing relics are in front of you. ◆ Features - Perfect for Casual Play! Fun for all ages! - Various territories! Over 500 stages! - Occupation, defense, time attack, and boss battles! - Enormous bosses! - Collect hidden artifacts and activate powerful artifact effects! - Over 200 unique characters! - Easy controls and character growth! - And lastly, an unknown new continent waiting for you... Simple game rules that anyone can enjoy - even for beginners! Summon your characters with a simple touch, defeat monsters, and destroy enemy towers to discover amazing artifacts. Collect artifacts to grow your team, and hire and nurture powerful heroes and master characters.

Screenshots

Random Royale4 screens
Elroi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Elroi at 4.8 against Random Royale's 4.3. Elroi also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 53%). Random Royale's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Random Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Elroi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elroi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 474 and 918 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Random Royale's written reviews are positive against 82% of Elroi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Royale ships an update every 8 days, Elroi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Random Royale versus Elroi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom RoyaleElroi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (474 ratings)4.8 (918 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews82.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings474918 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size434 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNSTAGE Inc.ekgames

Customer experience

Random Royale

All ratings471 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative34.7%

Elroi

All ratings916 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Random Royale

From 474 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 💡 Unique card mechanics
  • 👍 Easy progression for F2P players
  • 🎨 Great art and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⚠️ Lack of updates and support
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for F2P players

Elroi

From 918 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model
  • 🎨 Unique and appealing character designs

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of detailed character information
  • 🕰️ Repetitive grind for progression
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔋 Excessive reliance on ads

Bugs and requests

Random Royale

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Infinite loading screens
  • Inability to upgrade towers during battles
  • Account sync and login issues
  • Ads and in-app purchases not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more cards and game modes
  • Improve matchmaking and party mode
  • Implement a friends system
  • Allow merging of duplicate legendary cards

Elroi

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes and login issues
  • Inconsistent performance on some devices
  • Bugs with certain hero abilities and relics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add PVP mode for player-vs-player battles
  • Implement a skip/auto-clear function for repeated stages
  • Improve sorting and filtering options for heroes
  • Provide more detailed tooltips and explanations

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Random Royale

One-time10
  • Starter Package$1.99
  • Revenge Package$2.99
  • Daily Util Card Package$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Daily Attack Card Package$3.99
  • Double Jewel Pack 1$4.99
  • Event Jewel Pack 1$4.99
  • Revenge Package 3$7.99
  • Jewel 1,100$9.99
  • Remove Advertising Package$9.99
  • Growth package 1$11.99
10 purchases

Elroi

One-time10
  • ELROI Package 101$2.99
  • ELROI Package 405$2.99
  • ELROI Package 301C$2.99
Show 7 more
  • ELROI Package 602$5.99
  • ELROI Package 406$8.99
  • ELROI Package 601$8.99
  • ELROI Package 1001C$9.99
  • ELROI Package 603$11.99
  • ELROI Package 1202C$11.99
  • ELROI Package 1003$26.99

Questions

Is Random Royale free?
Random Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elroi free?
Elroi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Random Royale or Elroi?
Elroi is rated higher. Random Royale averages 4.3 out of 5 from 474 ratings, while Elroi averages 4.8 from 918 ratings.
Do Random Royale or Elroi have ads?
Both Random Royale and Elroi show ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Royale or Elroi?
Random Royale ships an update every 8 days, and Elroi every 3 weeks. Most recently, Random Royale was updated on November 3, 2026 and Elroi on November 11, 2026.

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