Comparison

Pipe Drop vs Elevator Fever

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Drop

A fast-paced puzzle game where players arrange falling pipes to create paths for water. Master the mechanics to achieve high scores and overcome increasingly difficult challenges with unique obstacles and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Over 50 levels
  • Hands-on tutorial
  • 8 power-ups
  • Unlockable strategies
  • Unique obstacles
  • High resolution graphics
Features
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Pipes are falling fast, and you have to clear them before they reach the top of the screen! Try to last as long as you can, or make the longest paths you can and go for the high score! Easy to learn and difficult to master! Even your grandma will be filling pipes in no time, and gamers will find an awesome challenge mastering the techniques necessary to resist the onslaught of high-speed obstacles. Numerous challenges await you as you attempt to unlock and uncover all the secrets of Pipe Drop! Pipe Drop is a Tetris-style puzzle game that's easy to pick up and hard to put down. Grab falling blocks and slide them into place. Tap on blocks to spin them into long paths of pipes, then release the water and watch your path disappear. Long paths of pipes unlock special abilities such as bombs, and teleport blocks. We think it's a lot of fun, and hope you do too! It's the first game released by our fledgling development studio Serpenti Sei. Features: * Highly addictive gameplay - you'll never want to quit! * Over 50 levels to reach, with new obstacles introduced at every turn! * A hands-on tutorial that will teach anyone to play Pipe Drop like a pro. * 8 power ups, each offering a different way to improve your game! * Unlock new pairs of power ups to access new strategies! * Unique obstacles confront you as you advance further in the game! * Beautiful artwork featuring extra special graphics for those that reach the highest levels! * High resolution graphics optimized for Retina Display. Now Game Center-enabled! Check out our trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoFZpSjfpo

About

Elevator Fever

Features
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Elevator Fever Sort the elevators, match the colors, and send everyone to the right floor. In Elevator Fever, you control stacks of colored elevators and passengers. Move elevators between lanes, group three of the same color, and send them to the matching room. Manage space carefully—one wrong move can block everything. Features: • Simple drag-and-move color sorting • Match 3 elevators to activate them • Clean, satisfying puzzle flow • Increasingly tricky layouts • Quick levels perfect for short sessions Stack smart, sort fast, and clear the floors.

Screenshots

Pipe Drop4 screens
Elevator Fever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevator Fever at none against Pipe Drop's 1. Pipe Drop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pipe Drop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elevator Fever asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Drop ships an update every 6 months, Elevator Fever every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pipe Drop versus Elevator Fever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe DropElevator Fever
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB327 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerpenti Sei LLCBackpack Games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Drop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Elevator Fever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe Drop free?
Pipe Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elevator Fever free?
Elevator Fever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pipe Drop or Elevator Fever have ads?
Elevator Fever shows ads; Pipe Drop does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Drop or Elevator Fever?
Pipe Drop ships an update every 6 months, and Elevator Fever every 12 months. Most recently, Pipe Drop was updated on October 12, 2026 and Elevator Fever on October 9, 2026.

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