Comparison

Ravensword vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Ravensword

Embark on an epic adventure in a vast, richly detailed 3D world. Gather powerful weapons, collect items, enhance your skills, and unravel the mysteries of a kingdom through a deep storyline. Engage in reflex-based combat, explore diverse environments, and make choices that impact your journey.

Highlights
  • Enormous 3D world to explore
  • First/Third Person camera switching
  • Hundreds of items and loot
  • Reflex and precision combat
  • Various weapon types
  • Flying and ground mounts
  • Decision-based quests
Features
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From the award winning studio that brought you Ravensword: The Fallen King and Aralon: Sword and Shadow, comes RAVENSWORD: SHADOWLANDS. Ravensword brings unprecedented visuals to the role playing and adventure genre. Explore a vast and richly detailed world, gather powerful weapons, collect hundreds of items, increase your skills, and follow a deep storyline to solve the mysteries of the Kingdom of Tyreas. Features: Enormous 3d world to explore First Person and 3rd Person on the fly switching Gorgeous and realistic scenery Ragdoll Physics Game Center Achievements iCloud support Original Soundtrack from composer Sean Beeson Hundreds of items to use Reflex and precision based combat with manual blocking and dodging Various weapon types - Bows, Crossbows, Hammers, Swords, Axes Flying Mounts Horses Tons of enemy types including huge prehistoric creatures. Lockpicking Pick Pocketing Stealth Magical Runes Item enhancement Tons of loot Plenty of armor upgrades Mounted combat Decision based, multi-part Quests Reputation and Jail System Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games

About

Elderand

Embark on a brutal, skill-based action platformer in a Lovecraftian world. Wield diverse weapons and customize your character with RPG elements to battle terrifying creatures and explore a dark, hand-drawn pixel environment. Collect loot to upgrade your arsenal and uncover the land's secrets.

Highlights
  • Skill-based combat
  • Metroidvania exploration
  • Lovecraftian horror themes
  • RPG character customization
  • Diverse weapon arsenal
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Loot collection and crafting
Features
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Become the hero of an epic quest in Elderand, a metroidvania that will test your will and skill. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures. Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world. Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it. KEY FEATURES: •Wield an arsenal of killing devices, including whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, and more. From a magical staff that shoots bursts of energy to a giant sword, different weapons have different stats and capabilities, so find the ones that you enjoy battling beasts with the most! •Satisfying Metroidvania-style exploration meets terrifying Lovecraftian creatures in this detailed hand-drawn pixel world with glorious gothic aesthetics and handcrafted level design. •RPG elements let you customize your experience to best suit your play style, from your character’s appearance to their skills, stats, and weapons. Collect loot from exploration and fallen enemies and then use it to upgrade your weapons via crafting. •Travel to the many corners of this perilous land, such as an inviting village with merchants, a forest, a temple prison, floating islands, a cursed Cathedral, and the hellscape that is Elderand itself. •More than 60 different enemy types and around a dozen bosses for your slaying pleasure. •Collect lost letters and other correspondence from the poor souls who came before you to learn more about the darkness taking hold of this grim land.

Screenshots

Ravensword2 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elderand at none against Ravensword's 7. Elderand also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 59%). Ravensword's advantage is chart position (#115 vs unranked) and ratings volume (218 vs 36). On price, rating, ads 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

Ravensword costs $6.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Ravensword sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Elderand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Ravensword against 4.2 for Elderand. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ravensword has 218 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Ravensword's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ravensword ships an update every 10 months, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Ravensword versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavenswordElderand
Price$6.99$6.99
Rating4.1 (218 ratings)4.2 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings218 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size829 MB818 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Ravensword

All ratings218 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews880 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative28.1%

Elderand

All ratings36 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

Bugs and requests

Ravensword

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when reading books/scrolls
  • Glitches with key items and progression
  • Compatibility issues on older iOS devices
  • Inventory and UI bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character customization options
  • Expanded open world and quest content
  • Improved performance optimization
  • Controller support

Elderand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Ravensword

One-time7
  • Potion of Experience$0.99
  • 3 Talent Points$1.99
  • Restoration Potion Pack$2.99
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  • Experience Potion Pack$3.99
  • Perfect Gem Pack$3.99
  • 5000 Gold$4.99
  • 25000 Gold$19.99
None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ravensword free?
Ravensword costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ravensword or Elderand?
Elderand is rated higher. Ravensword averages 4.1 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Ravensword or Elderand have ads?
Neither Ravensword nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ravensword or Elderand?
Ravensword ships an update every 10 months, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Ravensword was updated on September 28, 2026 and Elderand on September 26, 2026.

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