Element Flow vs Join Numbers
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
Join Numbers
Collect digits to form the largest number and earn virtual currency. Use your earnings to construct new barracks and train soldiers for a strategic card battle game. Enjoy a unique blend of number collection and combat gameplay.
- Collect digits
- Form the largest number
- Earn virtual currency
- Build tower barracks
- Fight in card battles
- Use soldiers in combat
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Collect digits, get the largest number to earn money. Spend money on building new tower barracks. Use your soldiers to fight in battle card game. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Join Numbers at 4.6 against Element Flow's 3.4. Join Numbers also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 27%) and ratings volume (19K vs 1.9K). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Element Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Join Numbers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Join Numbers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Join Numbers has 19K ratings behind it against 1.9K, 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 41% of Join Numbers's.
Element Flow ships an update monthly, Join Numbers every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Flow | Join Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 40.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 377 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Element Flow
Join Numbers
User reviews
Element Flow
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Challenging but fun
- 🤔 Interesting element combinations
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🤔 Illogical element combinations
Join Numbers
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Educational and fun
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Good for kids
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Unbalanced gameplay
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
Join Numbers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes
- Gameplay issues (e.g. numbers changing unexpectedly)
- Connectivity problems
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free version
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Improve gameplay balance
In-app purchases
Element Flow
- No Ads$2.99
Join Numbers
- No Ads$2.99
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