Comparison

Flow Free vs Element Flow

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

Head to head
About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board without crossing or overlapping. Enjoy hundreds of free levels or challenge yourself in timed modes. This addictive puzzle game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors with pipes
  • Fill the entire board
  • Over 2,500 free levels
  • Daily puzzles
  • Time Trial mode
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Level packs
Features
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Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! *** Flow Free features *** * Content - Over 2,500 free levels available in Free Play mode, and new Daily Puzzles every day! - 10 different board sizes - Free Classic, Bonus, Bridges, Mania, Extreme, and Jumbo level packs - Additional level packs available for purchase * Challenge - Game Center achievements as you solve levels and complete packs - Track your completion of each level in Free Play mode - Strive for accuracy in Free Play using the fewest, most efficient moves - Strive for speed in Time Trial for the most and fastest solves - 20 scored Time Trial variants to choose from by board size and duration * Look & Feel - Smooth, polished touch interaction - Colorful UI - Fun sound effects - Clean vector graphics and animations - Labels available for color impaired players Enjoy.

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
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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

Screenshots

Flow Free4 screens
Element Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flow Free at 82% against Element Flow's 27%. Flow Free also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (401K vs 1.9K). Element Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Element Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 401K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Flow Free's written reviews are positive against 27% of Element Flow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, Element Flow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Flow Free versus Element Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow FreeElement Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (401K ratings) — better3.4 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better26.9% of reviews
Number of ratings401K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB381 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBig Duck Games LLCLion Studios

Customer experience

Flow Free

All ratings400,651 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,682 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative13.0%

Element Flow

All ratings1,886 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral25.1%
Negative48.0%

User reviews

Flow Free

From 401K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and fun
  • 🧠 Challenges the brain
  • ⏱️ Good for passing time
  • 🔓 No WiFi required
  • 💻 Works well on different devices

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
  • 💰 Hints/levels can be expensive
  • 🤯 Levels can get too difficult
  • 🔁 Daily streak issues

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

Bugs and requests

Flow Free

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Ads getting stuck and preventing progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging levels for older players
  • Ability to earn hints through gameplay
  • Option to change background color for themes
  • Sync progress across devices

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flow Free

One-time10
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Green Pack$1.99
  • Blue Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Purple Pack$1.99
  • 10x10 Mania$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
1 purchases

Element Flow

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Element Flow free?
Element Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow Free or Element Flow?
Flow Free is rated higher. Flow Free averages 4.8 out of 5 from 401K ratings, while Element Flow averages 3.4 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Flow Free or Element Flow have ads?
Both Flow Free and Element Flow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flow Free or Element Flow?
Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, and Element Flow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flow Free was updated on September 25, 2026 and Element Flow on September 22, 2026.

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