Comparison

Towelfight 2 vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Towelfight 2

Embark on an insane action-adventure RPG where you shoot animals from your face. Battle through procedurally generated levels with unique weapons and power-ups, facing furious boss fights across diverse environments. Customize your attack with a unique shot rotation system and explore dungeons for powerful items.

Highlights
  • Unique Shot Rotation system
  • 43 unique weapons with augmentations
  • 14 insane power-ups
  • 10 evil bosses
  • Procedurally generated world
  • 5 Unique Environments
  • Dungeons for the courageous
Features
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Follow the ultra-suave Hardik in this action adventure RPG that borders on insanity. Shoot animals out of your face through furious boss fights, procedurally generated levels, and a huge number of powerups and unique weapons as you battle across the realm. Laser blasting bees, speed boosting unicorns, spiraling praying mantises, whales in heat, and ultra defensive turtles will join you on your journey! ==FREE FEATURES== • Unique Shot Rotation system -- Build and customize a rotating clip of ‘Jectiles to burn, poison, freeze, electrocute, pinch, and explode your enemies. • 43 unique weapons with 86 augmentations • 14 insane power-ups – Choose three different power-ups and equip them simultaneously, including the Zombie Whistle, Blo-Gun, Ice Belt, and Blazing Shoes! • 10 evil bosses – So evil you will shed a single tear after defeating each one of them. • Procedurally generated world – Thousands of rooms with plenty of things to kill. Roguelike elements abound! • 5 Unique Environments -- Including the cute, lovable Forest and the squishy, disturbing Nightmare. • 4 Monocles with different firing modes - Want to shoot two ‘Jectiles at a time, or do you prefer a “spray and pray” approach? No matter, we’ve got the monocle for you! • A massive campaign -- Plus dozens more hours of exploration and enough power grabbing to last a lifetime. • Featuring gods, a grub, and a pug – A story you can tell your grandbabbies! • Dungeons for the truly courageous -- The most powerful items in the game can only be found in the depths of Forn’s dungeons. You must earn them, and you will die trying. • The Arena of the Gods -- Wager coins to face increasingly more challenging armies. The more you wager, the bigger the payoff! ==PREMIUM FEATURES== • Cloud saving -- Transfer your save between devices! New phone? No problem! • Doubled coin gains • Reduced resurrection cost

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

Towelfight 24 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Towelfight 2 at Free against Elderand's $6.99. Towelfight 2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (353 vs 36). Elderand's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, monetization model 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

Towelfight 2 is free to download; Elderand costs $6.99 up front. Towelfight 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Elderand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Towelfight 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towelfight 2 has 353 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Towelfight 2's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Towelfight 2 ships an update every 2 months, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Towelfight 2 versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTowelfight 2Elderand
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.8 (353 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings353 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB818 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.Plug In Digital

Customer experience

Towelfight 2

All ratings353 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.4%

Elderand

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

Bugs and requests

Towelfight 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 8.1.2
  • Black screen and instant crashes on iPad Air 2

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Easier difficulty option
  • Improved map/UI navigation

Elderand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Towelfight 2

One-time6
  • 5,000 Coins$1.99
  • Butter Up!$2.99
  • Butter Up! (Anonymous)$2.99
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  • 15,000 Coins$3.99
  • 30,000 Coins$5.99
  • 60,000 Coins$7.99
None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Towelfight 2 free?
Towelfight 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Towelfight 2 or Elderand?
Towelfight 2 is rated higher. Towelfight 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 353 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Towelfight 2 or Elderand have ads?
Neither Towelfight 2 nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Towelfight 2 or Elderand?
Towelfight 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Towelfight 2 was updated on September 23, 2026 and Elderand on September 22, 2026.

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