ELEMENTAL vs Pixel Heroes Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELEMENTAL
Embark on a classic 2D MMORPG adventure with pixel art graphics and a focus on cooperative gameplay. Explore a vast open world, conquer monsters with friends, and customize your character with unique outfits and gear. Experience deep RPG mechanics without loot boxes.
- Pixel art graphics
- Class systems
- Gear upgrades
- Reincarnation system
- Cooperative gameplay
- Unique outfits
- Open-world exploration
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Looking for a classic MMORPG experience without loot boxes? Want a true RPG that makes you feel you're a part of the fight? Elemental, the pixel art powerhouse of MMORPGs, is the real deal! Class systems! Gear upgrades! Become the strongest by using the reincarnation system! A whole new world is waiting for you, adventurer! Embark on perilous adventures with other players. Conquer challenging monsters with the help of new friends you meet on your journey. Pixel art enthusiasts, unite! Set off on exciting adventures with adorable pixel characters! Expansive maps and dazzling combo attacks. Stunning skills in gorgeous pixel art! All in an open-world brimming with lore! Worried about playing alone? Worry no more! Games are better together! Enjoy taking on new challenges together in real time in Elemental! Unique outfits! Show off your fashion sense with a huge variety of gear to choose from! Choose your character! Every mercenary class has their own unique combat style! Build a community together! Find allies, friends, and rivals with our co-op systems! Learn new systems with new friends!
Pixel Heroes Idle
Assemble a team of unique heroes and engage in fast-paced battles with an infinite growth system. Collect heroes and experience limitless fun in this idle RPG.
- Team battle idle RPG
- Infinite growth system
- Hero collection
- Fast-paced tempo
- Unique heroes
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The lightning-fast tempo team battle Idle RPG with an infinite growth system! The fun of collecting unique Heroes is limitless!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Heroes Idle at every 8 days against ELEMENTAL's monthly. ELEMENTAL's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 44%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. ELEMENTAL sells 64 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Heroes Idle sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ELEMENTAL against 4.7 for Pixel Heroes Idle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 438 and 231 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of ELEMENTAL's written reviews are positive against 44% of Pixel Heroes Idle's.
ELEMENTAL ships an update monthly, Pixel Heroes Idle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELEMENTAL | Pixel Heroes Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (438 ratings) | 4.7 (231 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 438 — better | 231 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 440 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAERI SOFT | Zero To One Games CO., LTD |
Customer experience
ELEMENTAL
Pixel Heroes Idle
User reviews
ELEMENTAL
From 438 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great AFK gameplay
- 🤓 Depth and customization
- 💎 Generous rewards and F2P friendly
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Basic controls not working
- 🤖 Overly auto-focused gameplay
- 🌐 Lack of multiplayer and social features
- 🧭 Insufficient in-game guidance
Pixel Heroes Idle
From 231 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Generous F2P rewards
- ✨ Cute pixel art
- 🚀 Fast progression
- 👍 Entertaining idle game
- 👍 Good characters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Game won't start
- 🐛 Hacking detection issues
- 🐛 Repetitive events
- 🐛 Lack of support
Bugs and requests
ELEMENTAL
Reported bugs
2 issues- Manual attack buttons not functioning
- Laggy and delayed multiplayer experience
Requested features
3 requests- Add PvP mode to fight friends
- Improve manual control and combat options
- Expand content and endgame activities
Pixel Heroes Idle
Reported bugs
56 issues- Detected hacking, boots user
- Keeps saying user is 'hacking'
- Error message and game closes (UCode 8CACC5BB-B6E8)
- Debugging detected, app will be terminated
- Bug with title
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- Character lost after game restart
- Purchased item not received
- Items disappearing
- Dice compensation disappears
- Game crashes every 5 minutes
- Cannot do 'Challenge New Knights' mission
- Blocked device message upon opening game
- Game stops on analyzing game data
- Game does not work after update
- Synchronization issues after update
- Freezes when rolling dice
- Cannot send inquiries
- Guest login not working
- Cannot use guest login
- No ads to watch
- Paid currency not received
- Account blocked message
- Game crashes on startup
- Cannot log in
- Mission quests are boring
- Character not appearing in-game
- Cannot complete mission 1-1
- Monster blood too hard
- Game stops on analyzing game data
- Game does not work after update
- Synchronization issues
- Crashes on startup
- Cannot log in
- Loading issues
- Item not received
- Payment errors
- Cannot reset hero stats
- In-game inquiry not working
- Cannot access game
- Game is dead
- No guest login
- Game not working
- Crashes frequently
- Cannot play
- Stuck on 1-1
- No progress
- Account blocked
- Game crashes
- Cannot start game
- Server access failed
- Guest login unavailable
- Game not starting
- Stuck in a loop
- Debugging detected
- Hacking detected
- Game crashes incessantly
Requested features
17 requests- Higher rarity characters
- More event types
- Character resource refund function
- Option to change hero information to character illustrations
- Implement a system to increase next enhancement probability after failure
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- More ways to obtain currency
- Add a lounge for information sharing
- Hero reset function
- More dazzling effects
- Account linking feature
- Fix in-game inquiry on iPad
- Make combat power calculation more intuitive
- More frequent updates
- Implement a way for communities or servers to compete
- More events besides banner events
- Display character illustrations in hero info
- Add a system to increase next enhancement probability after failure
In-app purchases
ELEMENTAL
- Special Thanks Package$0.49
- AD removal package$1.99
- monthly gem package$2.99
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- growth pass$2.99
- day pass$2.99
- Elemental Pass 1$6.99
- Growth Package 1$6.99
- Special Package 1$6.99
- Elemental Pass 5$7.99
- Special Cooking Package$7.99
- Elemental Pass 4$7.99
- Growth Package 12 variants$7.99
- Special Package 14 variants$7.99
- Elemental Pass 3$7.99
- Enhancement Package 12 variants$7.99
- Elemental Pass 2$7.99
- 8월 성장 패키지1$7.99
- 8월 특별 패키지1$7.99
- 7월 강화 패키지 1$7.99
- 7월 스페셜 패키지 1$7.99
- super awesome package$9.99
- Beginner Package$12.99
- Ability Pass 1$12.99
- Ability Pass 18$14.99
- Ability Pass 14$14.99
- Ability Pass 9$14.99
- Ability Pass 13$14.99
- Ability Pass 4$14.99
- Ability Pass 2$14.99
- Ability Pass 3$14.99
- Ability Pass 8$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 23$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 27$14.99
- 엘리멘탈_어빌리티 패스 22$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 24$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 28$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 29$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 26$14.99
- 어빌리티 패스 30$14.99
- Step-Up Package$19.99
- Growth Package 2$22.99
- Special Package 25 variants$22.99
- Enhancement Package 22 variants$22.99
- 8월 성장 패키지2$22.99
- 8월 특별 패키지2$22.99
- 7월 강화 패키지 2$22.99
- 7월 스페셜 패키지 2$22.99
- Gem Bomb 1$34.99
- Gratitude Package$39.99
- Special Package 34 variants$39.99
- Year-End Special Package$39.99
- Enhancement Package 3$39.99
- 8월 성장 패키지3$39.99
- 8월 특별 패키지3$39.99
- 7월 강화 패키지 3$39.99
- 7월 스페셜 패키지 3$39.99
- Gem Bomb 2$59.99
- Special Package 43 variants$69.99
- Gem Bomb 2$69.99
- Enhancement Package 4$69.99
- 8월 성장 패키지4$69.99
- 8월 특별 패키지4$69.99
- 7월 강화 패키지 4$69.99
- 7월 스페셜 패키지 4$69.99
Pixel Heroes Idle
- Partner Special Pack 1-1$0.99
- Season Candy Pack 1$0.99
- Newbie Pack$0.99
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- Partner Special Pack 1-2$1.99
- Season Candy Pack 2$1.99
- Star Candy Pack 1$1.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 1$1.99
- Season Candy Pack 3$4.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 2$4.99
- Achilles Equipment Pack$4.99
- Ad Removal Pack$6.99
- Mount Pass Premium Ticket$9.99
- Season Candy Pack 4$9.99
- Star Candy Pack 3$9.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 3$9.99
- Jumbo Special Pack$14.99
- Sparring Lv.10 Pack$19.99
- Season Pass Premium Ticket$19.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 4$29.99
- Summer Candy Pack 5$29.99
- Sparring Lv.20 Pack$39.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 5$49.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 6$99.99
- Star Candy 1+1 Pack 7$299.99
Questions
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