Comparison

Campfire Grind vs Zen Element Craft

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

Head to head
About

Campfire Grind

Explore a wilderness, gather resources, and craft to survive. Repair your aircraft to escape the area. Upgrade your base by maintaining a central bonfire and trade hunted goods.

Highlights
  • Explore woods with a torch
  • Repair plane to escape
  • Evolve base with bonfire
  • Hunt and sell food
  • Crafting and survival mechanics
Features
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- Use your torch and explore woods! - Find a way to repair plane and leave. - Evolve your base by supplying bonfire! - Hunt for food and sell them.

About

Zen Element Craft

Features
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A calm element-crafting puzzle game inspired by Zen aesthetics. Start with fire, water, earth, and air, then combine materials to discover new ones. Every discovery is saved in your encyclopedia, where you can revisit recipes and descriptions anytime. With gentle visuals and relaxing music, Zen Element Craft offers a quiet crafting experience you can enjoy at your own pace.

Screenshots

Campfire Grind4 screens
Zen Element Craft3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zen Element Craft at every 2 days against Campfire Grind's every 4 days. Campfire Grind's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Campfire Grind ships an update every 4 days, Zen Element Craft every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Campfire Grind versus Zen Element Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampfire GrindZen Element Craft
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAny Games OU7tomatoes

In-app purchases

None

Campfire Grind

No in-app purchases

None

Zen Element Craft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Campfire Grind free?
Campfire Grind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Element Craft free?
Zen Element Craft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Campfire Grind or Zen Element Craft have ads?
Both Campfire Grind and Zen Element Craft show ads.
Which is updated more often, Campfire Grind or Zen Element Craft?
Campfire Grind ships an update every 4 days, and Zen Element Craft every 2 days. Most recently, Campfire Grind was updated on November 4, 2026 and Zen Element Craft on November 5, 2026.

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