Element Flow vs Squirreled Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Merge elements to create new objects
- Scientific knowledge-based gameplay
- Unlock unique elements
- Evolve the ancient earth
- Simple and addictive mechanics
- Create living creatures
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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
Squirreled Away
An action puzzle game featuring a squirrel with addictive, retro-inspired gameplay. Choose between a relaxed or fast-paced mode and compete with friends on Game Center leaderboards.
- Squirrel-themed action puzzle gameplay
- Two distinct play modes (chill and hectic)
- Classic arcade and console game inspiration
- Original chiptune music
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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It's an action puzzle game with a squirrel. Have fun :) Features - Two play modes: one chill, one hectic - Unique, addictive gameplay inspired by classic arcade and console games - Three different chiptunes by Joel Francis Burford - Game Center leaderboards and achievements- challenge your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Squirreled Away at 100% against Element Flow's 27%. Squirreled Away also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Element Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Element Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squirreled Away asks for nothing beyond the download.
Squirreled Away holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Flow has 1.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Element Flow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squirreled Away's.
Element Flow ships an update every 3 weeks, Squirreled Away every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Flow | Squirreled Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | Supernormal, LLC |
Customer experience
Element Flow
Squirreled Away
Bugs and requests
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
Squirreled Away
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Element Flow
- No Ads$2.99
Squirreled Away
No in-app purchases
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