Comparison

Element Flow vs Only 1% Challenges

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

Head to head
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

About

Only 1% Challenges

Engage in a variety of competitive challenges designed to test your cognitive abilities, including reflexes, focus, and IQ. Compete globally, share results with friends, and strive for the top 1%. Offers daily challenges and various game modes for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Competitive challenges
  • Cognitive skill testing
  • Global leaderboards
  • Daily challenges
  • VS. mode
  • Trophy system
Features
Read full description

Only 1% Challenges! is an enjoyable free game with various competitive challenges. You can test your all cognitive skills including reflexes, brain, accuracy, focus, and IQ, and share your best results with your best friends. Addictive games bring your best and improve your competence. Better if you score and try to be in the top 1%. Begin with easy mechanics and set your baseline scores and compare yourself with the all players worldwide. Play fun gameplays and try to achieve new trophies. If you enjoy riddle games, word games, word search games, puzzles, sudoku puzzles, or quiz games, Only 1% Challenges! is the game for you! Features: • Enjoy these impossible levels. • Daily challenges that will push you too hard • Unexpected jokers to make your game easier • Categories that will increase your gaming pleasure • Exciting VS. mode • Endless fun and master brain-pushing games. • Great exercise to push your quickness. Have fun!

Screenshots

Element Flow4 screens
Only 1% Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Only 1% Challenges at 4.3 against Element Flow's 3.4. Only 1% Challenges also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 1.9K). On price, review sentiment, 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. Element Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Only 1% Challenges sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Only 1% Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 8.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Element Flow's written reviews are positive against 21% of Only 1% Challenges's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element Flow ships an update monthly, Only 1% Challenges weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Element Flow versus Only 1% Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement FlowOnly 1% Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (1.9K ratings)4.3 (8.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K8.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB143 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLion StudiosALICTUS YAZILIM A.S.

Customer experience

Element Flow

All ratings1,887 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative48.2%

Only 1% Challenges

All ratings8,183 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative63.6%

User reviews

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

Only 1% Challenges

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and challenging games
  • 🧠 Helps improve brain skills
  • 🤖 Variety of mini-games to play

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Way too many ads
  • 🤯 Ads interrupt gameplay constantly
  • 🤑 Paid 'no ads' option doesn't work
  • 🤖 Quick play always selects the same game

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

Only 1% Challenges

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Laggy performance on some devices
  • Game freezes during timed challenges

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game variety in Quick Play
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Improve 'no ads' purchase functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Element Flow

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
4 purchases

Only 1% Challenges

One-time4
  • No Ads Special Offer$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • No Ads Offer$3.99
Show 1 more
  • No Ads!$4.99

Questions

Is Element Flow free?
Element Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Only 1% Challenges free?
Only 1% Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Element Flow or Only 1% Challenges?
Only 1% Challenges is rated higher. Element Flow averages 3.4 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Only 1% Challenges averages 4.3 from 8.3K ratings.
Do Element Flow or Only 1% Challenges have ads?
Both Element Flow and Only 1% Challenges show ads.
Which is updated more often, Element Flow or Only 1% Challenges?
Element Flow ships an update monthly, and Only 1% Challenges weekly. Most recently, Element Flow was updated on October 21, 2026 and Only 1% Challenges on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons