Comparison

Elemental Master vs Monster Box!

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

Head to head
About

Elemental Master

Master elemental powers to vanquish foes in this engaging game. Experience intuitive controls that are simple to pick up but offer deep strategic challenges.

Highlights
  • Elemental control
  • Defeat enemies
  • Easy to learn
  • Hard to master
Features
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Control the elements to defeat your enemies! Easy to learn, hard to master!

About

Monster Box!

Embark on an adventure to capture and train a variety of creatures. Build the ultimate team by evolving your monsters and discovering new habitats for them. This RPG offers endless hours of monster-catching fun.

Highlights
  • Capture creatures
  • Train and evolve monsters
  • Build the best team
  • Discover new habitats
  • Adventure RPG gameplay
Features
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Capture the monsters into your boxes and use them to defend yourself! Create the best team ever! - Fight and capture tons of new creatures an make them your pals! Catch them all! - Train with your new friend monsters until you can evolve them into their ultimate form. - Discover and unlock new habitats for your companions to enjoy. This amazing adventure RPG monster catching game will make you lose your sense of time!

Screenshots

Elemental Master3 screens
Monster Box!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monster Box! at 4.0 against Elemental Master's 3.7. Monster Box! also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 29%). Elemental Master's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Elemental Master sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Box! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monster Box! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Elemental Master's written reviews are positive against 46% of Monster Box!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elemental Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Box! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elemental Master versus Monster Box!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElemental MasterMonster Box!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (2.3K ratings)4.0 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews46.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K3.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size414 MB269 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDYso Corp

Customer experience

Elemental Master

All ratings2,277 ratings
Positive64.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral12.6%
Negative58.8%

Monster Box!

All ratings3,164 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral13.2%
Negative40.3%

User reviews

Elemental Master

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Satisfying powers
  • 😊 Enjoyable gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔍 Overpowered abilities

Monster Box!

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game concept
  • 🙂 Unique monster designs
  • 💎 Lots of monsters to collect

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🤔 Confusing evolution system
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Elemental Master

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen issue
  • Freezing during ads
  • Progression/save data issues
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • More elements and powers
  • Harder difficulty levels
  • Ability to rearrange element order
  • Reduce ad frequency

Monster Box!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Monsters disappearing after updates
  • Inability to evolve monsters
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More monster variety
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
  • Improve evolution and progression system
  • Add more gameplay modes and features

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Elemental Master

One-time3
  • NO ADS$2.99
  • NO ADS and CASH$3.99
  • NO ADS and CASH and SKINS$5.99
12 purchases

Monster Box!

One-time12
  • Unlimited City Park$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Ammanouth$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Djennie$4.99
  • No Ads Premium$4.99
  • Leospio$4.99
  • Silverwing$4.99
  • Golden Paw$4.99
  • Neo Leospio$5.99
  • Catinobi$5.99
  • Dark Silverwing$5.99
  • Antic Leospio$6.99

Questions

Is Elemental Master free?
Elemental Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Box! free?
Monster Box! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elemental Master or Monster Box!?
Monster Box! is rated higher. Elemental Master averages 3.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Monster Box! averages 4.0 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Elemental Master or Monster Box! have ads?
Both Elemental Master and Monster Box! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Elemental Master or Monster Box!?
Elemental Master ships an update every 3 weeks, and Monster Box! fortnightly. Most recently, Elemental Master was updated on October 15, 2026 and Monster Box! on October 17, 2026.

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