Elemental Master vs DIY Joystick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Elemental control
- Defeat enemies
- Easy to learn
- Hard to master
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Control the elements to defeat your enemies! Easy to learn, hard to master!
DIY Joystick
Unleash your creativity by designing custom 3D game controllers. Use stencils, spray paint, colors, and stickers to personalize your PlayStation joysticks and gamepads. Explore various art techniques like marble dipping for unique designs.
- Stencil art application
- Spray paint effects
- Color customization
- Sticker designs
- Marble dipping technique
- Controller and accessory art
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Hey Gamer! Ready to make the super cool DIY joystick for your play station games? Use stencil art, spray paint, color and stickers to create the image you like on your custom joystick. DIY Joystick is a creative game just as the custom keyboard art, but in this case you will art your own play station joystick and gamepad with spray paint, stencil art , cool stickers and marble dipping! And that's not it! You can also enjoy a really cool craft work for all of the game controllers and accessories as your ps4 controller, gamepad, consola, gun, atari, headphones, VR sets, nintendo switch... Unleash your creative mind and we can’t wait to see what custom DIY joystick you can craft for your play station games! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DIY Joystick at 4.7 against Elemental Master's 3.7. DIY Joystick also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 29%) and ratings volume (77K vs 2.3K). 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. Elemental Master sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DIY Joystick sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DIY Joystick holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIY Joystick has 77K ratings behind it against 2.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Elemental Master's written reviews are positive against 56% of DIY Joystick's.
Elemental Master ships an update every 3 weeks, DIY Joystick every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elemental Master | DIY Joystick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (2.3K ratings) | 4.7 (77K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K | 77K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 414 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Crazy Labs |
Customer experience
Elemental Master
DIY Joystick
User reviews
Elemental Master
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Satisfying powers
- 😊 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
- 🔍 Overpowered abilities
DIY Joystick
From 77K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Satisfying and creative gameplay
- 👍 Variety of customization options
- 🚀 Addictive and fun experience
Room to improve
- 🚨 Excessive number of ads
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs affecting gameplay
- 🤔 Lack of meaningful in-game currency usage
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
DIY Joystick
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to complete stencil designs
- Game freezing and crashing
- Ads not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Add more controller options to customize
- Improve in-game currency system
- Fix issues with stencil/dipping functionality
In-app purchases
Elemental Master
- NO ADS$2.99
- NO ADS and CASH$3.99
- NO ADS and CASH and SKINS$5.99
DIY Joystick
- No Ads$2.99
- Unlock Stickers$2.99
Questions
Is Elemental Master free?
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