Comparison

Neolysium vs Element Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Neolysium

This strategy card game challenges players to build a thriving environment and generate energy. It focuses on decision-making and strategic creativity with positive, non-violent gameplay. Enjoy a pure gaming experience with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Strategic card play
  • Environment building
  • Energy generation
  • Decision making
  • Non-violent gameplay
  • No ads
  • No personal data collection
Features
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Welcome to Neolysium the strategy card game for building a better world. Each hand is a new challenge to create a thriving environment that generates abundant energy. The game will test your decision making skills and strategic creativity while promoting a positive non-violent gameplay suitable for all ages. The game has no ads, does not collect any personal information, and is built solely for your enjoyment. How to play You start the game with 4 cards in hand and 10 spaces to play cards. Each turn you will draw a card from the deck and choose to either play a card to build your environment or discard. The objective is to maximize the amount of energy your environment produces. The game is over when you have used all of your playable spaces or your deck has run out of cards. Cards have attributes that can produce energy, create play spaces, add more cards to your deck, and other abilities to be discovered. Certain cards require other cards to be played first so having an understanding of your deck is important for developing an effective strategy. Every turn is a critical decision in managing spaces, card count, and energy output.

About

Element Heroes

Features
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Element Heroes is a new collectible card game based around heroes with elemental powers. Summon heroes, equip items and cast spells to defeat your opponent in a one-on-one match. Play against the AI or invite a friend and challenge them in this turn-based card game anywhere, anytime. This app is currently in testing and is missing some basic features like a tutorial, and offline play. An internet connection is required due to interaction with the server for both AI and player vs. player matches. To get started, players are awarded a starter deck with enough heroes, equips and spells to play matches. Simply challenge the CPU player to start a single-player type game or ask a friend to register (invite within app not yet working) and then add them as a friend in-app, and finally challenge them to a match. Energy is required for all actions in the game, so plan ahead and save some energy for defending or casting spells when needed. Use energy to summon a hero, equip and item, cast a spell, attack or defend. Heroes and equips can only be played during the Main phase, and spells can be played nearly anytime including during attack or defend phases. If a hero attacks and is not defended against the opponent player will receive damage in the amount of the hero attack points. The game is over when either player reaches zero life. Questions or comments? Want to help us make the game better? Please feel free to leave a review or send an email to info@elementheroes.com with your thoughts. Please be kind with reviews as this is an independent game made by one developer and one artist and we are sharing the game early to get crucial feedback in order to continue work and improve areas most needed. Thanks for playing!

Screenshots

Neolysium4 screens
Element Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Neolysium at every 9 days against Element Heroes's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neolysium ships an update every 9 days, Element Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Neolysium versus Element Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeolysiumElement Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSamuel AndersonDarren Hatcher

In-app purchases

None

Neolysium

No in-app purchases

None

Element Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neolysium free?
Neolysium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Element Heroes free?
Element Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Neolysium or Element Heroes have ads?
Neither Neolysium nor Element Heroes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neolysium or Element Heroes?
Neolysium ships an update every 9 days, and Element Heroes every 2 months. Most recently, Neolysium was updated on October 24, 2026 and Element Heroes on October 27, 2026.

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