Liquid Apptoy vs elemenTao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Apptoy
Experience a fluid simulation game where you can manipulate water. Add colors, transform it into clouds, or even ice. This interactive experience offers a unique way to play with virtual liquids.
- Fluid simulation gameplay
- Water manipulation
- Add colors to water
- Transform water into clouds
- Transform water into ice
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This game is the 15th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". This fluid simulation game allows you to play with water. Enjoy adding some colors or transform water into clouds or ice.
elemenTao
Experience a beautiful AR multiplayer game where you use elemental powers to guide a sphere to its destination. Play solo or challenge friends in local AR across stunning landscapes with a meditative soundtrack.
- Augmented Reality (AR) gameplay
- Multiplayer with friends
- Elemental powers (Wind, Water, Earth, Fire)
- Single-player zen experience
- Meditative soundtrack
- Diverse landscapes
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***Featured at Apple's Keynote Press Event - Sept. 2018!*** ***Featured on CNBC, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, Tom's Guide, iJustine, TechRadar, and more!*** Welcome to elemenTao, the beautiful new AR multiplayer experience. Use the powers of Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire to guide your sphere to its glowing destination. You'll traverse rolling hills, arctic summits, deep canyon gorges, wide open seas, and more as you navigate your way to the goals. Invite your friends to play in local AR! You can all enjoy the same breathtaking landscapes and meditative soundtrack as you race to the finish. Use your powers to help your sphere along... or stop those of your friends! A calming single player experience or a challenging duel with friends, elemenTao is a little bit of zen in your pocket! Subscription information: • In elemenTao, monthly subscriptions are offered for access to all daily maps • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period; the cost of the renewal will be equal to the then-current cost in the app • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service Terms of Use: http://52.4.86.83/terms_of_use.txt Privacy Policy: http://52.4.86.83/privacy_policy.txt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apptoy at none against elemenTao's 10. elemenTao's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. elemenTao sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Liquid Apptoy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Liquid Apptoy against 4.7 for elemenTao. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Liquid Apptoy's written reviews are positive against 78% of elemenTao's.
Liquid Apptoy ships an update every 8 months, elemenTao every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Apptoy | elemenTao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (66 ratings) | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Art of the State LLC |
Customer experience
Liquid Apptoy
elemenTao
Bugs and requests
Liquid Apptoy
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when adding wallpaper
- Lava floats unexpectedly
- Lava doesn't move
- Game crashes when doing certain actions
- Glitch prevents element usage
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- Pixelated duck appears
Requested features
12 requests- More realistic water
- Add more elements/liquids
- Add sound effects
- Add new objects (spinner, planets)
- Add a layout button for UI
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- Add ability to save worlds
- Add more things to do
- Add a paid ad-free version
- Add a star-making feature
- Add meteorites and falling objects
- Add a stick figure game
- Add more duck types
elemenTao
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liquid Apptoy
No in-app purchases
elemenTao
- All Daily Maps$0.991 Month
- Skin Billiards 8$0.99
- Skin Emoji 12$0.99
- Skin Emoji 22$0.99
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- Skin Flag US$0.99
- Skin Planet Earth$0.99
- Skin Sports Golf$0.99
- Skin Sports Football$0.99
- Skin Sports Baseball$0.99
- Skin Sports Tennis$0.99
Questions
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