Comparison

Elf Castle vs grabä

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

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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

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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 in-app purchases: grabä at none against Elf Castle's 4. grabä also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Elf Castle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Elf Castle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. grabä asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elf Castle ships an update every 6 months, grabä every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level

Elf Castle versus grabä: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Elf Castle	grabä
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 3 days — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	153 MB	96 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	NEW BILISIM	Marc 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

None

grabä

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.

Do Elf Castle or grabä have ads?

Elf Castle shows ads; grabä does not.

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 October 3, 2026 and grabä on October 10, 2026.