Comparison

Elemento Game vs Hero Lab Run

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

Head to head
About

Elemento Game

A strategic card game where players place elemental cards to score points and outmaneuver opponents. Utilize special cards like Wilds, Multipliers, Bombs, and Shields to gain an advantage. Customize game rules, create unique decks, and change visual skins for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Elemental card placement
  • Special power-up cards
  • Customizable game rules
  • Deck creation
  • Alternate visual skins
Features
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Place cards in your four Element Zones (Air, Earth, Fire and Water) to score points. Outsmart your opponent with Wild Cards, Multipliers, Bombs, and Shields. Activate an Element Zone to give you Power Cards - Heal, Lightning and Freeze! Adjust the game rules in the Settings, create custom decks, choose alternate skins for a different visual experience.

About

Hero Lab Run

Race through a course, collecting materials to build a superhero team and battle robots. Each hero you create becomes more powerful, allowing you to smash enemies and gather more resources. Fuse your heroes and dominate the battlefield.

Highlights
  • Collect materials
  • Build superhero squad
  • Fusion chamber
  • Battle robots
  • Upgrade heroes
  • Resource collection
Features
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Get ready to RUN, SCIENTIST! Those robots are coming, and only YOU can stop them! Blast through the course, grabbing the materials you need to build the ultimate superhero squad. Fire up the Fusion Chamber and unleash the power! Each hero you create is stronger than the last. Smash those robotic enemies and collect even more resources. Fuse, fight, and dominate! Let's show those machines what we're made of!

Screenshots

Elemento Game4 screens
Hero Lab Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elemento Game at 100% against Hero Lab Run's 0%. Elemento Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Hero Lab Run's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elemento Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Elemento Game's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hero Lab Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elemento Game ships an update every 13 months, Hero Lab Run every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elemento Game versus Hero Lab Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElemento GameHero Lab Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid BarileIsmail Simsek

Customer experience

Elemento Game

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hero Lab Run

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Elemento Game

No in-app purchases

None

Hero Lab Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elemento Game free?
Elemento Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hero Lab Run free?
Hero Lab Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elemento Game or Hero Lab Run?
Elemento Game is rated higher. Elemento Game averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hero Lab Run averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Elemento Game or Hero Lab Run have ads?
Neither Elemento Game nor Hero Lab Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elemento Game or Hero Lab Run?
Elemento Game ships an update every 13 months, and Hero Lab Run every 17 months. Most recently, Elemento Game was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hero Lab Run on October 24, 2026.

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