Comparison

Elf Castle vs grabä

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

Head to head
About

Elf Castle

Defend your castle from 15 enemy types across over 99 levels. Earn experience to create and upgrade archers, devising strategies to repel enemy hordes and achieve victory in this engaging defense game.

Highlights
  • Castle defense gameplay
  • 15 enemy types
  • 99+ challenging levels
  • Archer creation and upgrades
  • Strategic gameplay
  • XP earning system
Features
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Prepare your archers to defend your castle! Fight and defend your castle against 15 different enemies in more than 99 challenging levels. Earn XP to create new archers or upgrade your existing archers to more powerful levels. Create your strategy, repel the enemy hordes and claim victory! In this exciting castle defense game, you will face different challenges in each level and try to keep your castle standing by making smart moves. Download now and start defending your castle!

About

grabä

Features
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Fire up your drill and carve a path through a world that changes every run. A mining adventure where deeper ground brings rarer rewards and greater danger. Haul ore back to the surface, sell it, and invest the money in your rig. Every upgrade helps you push past the depth that stopped you last time. • Explore a newly generated world every run • Manage fuel, hull, cargo, and battery in the dark • Upgrade your rig across nine branches • Face lava, gas, harsh weather, and changing lands • Take on a new Daily Challenge and climb the global leaderboard Simple touch controls. Portrait layout. One more dig. Just one more.

Screenshots

Elf Castle3 screens
grabä4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: grabä at every 3 days against Elf Castle's every 6 months. Elf Castle's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 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. Elf Castle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and grabä sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elf Castle ships an update every 6 months, grabä every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Elf Castle versus grabä: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElf Castlegrabä
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB112 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNEW BILISIMMarc Rymann

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Elf Castle

One-time4
  • 1000 Altın$0.99
  • 3000 Altın$1.99
  • Reklamları Kaldır$1.99
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  • 10000 Altın$2.99
1 purchases

grabä

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Elf Castle free?
Elf Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is grabä free?
grabä is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elf Castle or grabä have ads?
Both Elf Castle and grabä show ads.
Which is updated more often, Elf Castle or grabä?
Elf Castle ships an update every 6 months, and grabä every 3 days. Most recently, Elf Castle was updated on November 4, 2026 and grabä on November 5, 2026.

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