Comparison

Elsewhere Electric vs Pine Hearts

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

Head to head
About

Elsewhere Electric

Guide a VR installer through a mysterious facility by reconfiguring the map and solving puzzles from a remote command hub. Uncover the facility's secrets to ensure your teammate's survival.

Highlights
  • Map reconfiguration
  • Puzzle solving
  • Remote command hub
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Facility exploration
Features
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Navigate a mysterious facility to charge devices, solve puzzles, and reconfigure the map as you see fit. Uncover the secrets of the facility that await you both at its confounding core. You act as The Operator: the hacker who stays back in the van and helps the VR Installer as they traverse the facility. Only you can see the whole facility grid at once, and only you have the special ability to manipulate the facility from your command hub. You can see things the installer cannot, which may be the key to getting your teammate out alive. This is a free mobile app, and can only be used to join games set up by the VR game owner. It is not a standalone game. Made possible with the support of: Canada Media Fund Ontario Creates

About

Pine Hearts

Embark on a cozy hiking adventure in a nature reserve, revisiting childhood memories and helping quirky characters. Explore diverse locations, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover a heartfelt story about family. This game offers a relaxing experience with extensive accessibility options.

Highlights
  • Heartfelt story about family loss
  • Explore a sunny Scottish-inspired setting
  • Diverse locations: beaches, caves, golf courses
  • Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration
  • Whimsical characters and quests
  • Pet cute dogs and pat cool crabs
  • Comprehensive accessibility options
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Try the first two areas from the main game – Reflection Point and the Campsite – totalling 20-25 minutes of gameplay. A one-time in-app purchase opens up the full Pine Hearts experience. No ads. Adventure awaits! Join Tyke on a cosy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb. Splash through rockpools, explore mysterious caves, clean up campsites, investigate old castle ruins, and play on the beach as Tyke revisits the scenes of childhood holidays and recollects past adventures with his dad. The Pine Hearts nature reserve is an enchanting world of crisscrossing paths and shortcuts, filled with surprising interactions. Make lots of new friends and complete quirky quests for locals in need, including: · Judging a vegetable competition! · Conducting a brass band! · Helping a ghost! · Rebuilding a whale-watching boat! · Rescuing wayward bees! · Setting (camera) traps to catch a monster! · Digging up Viking treasure! Lose yourself in a charming world packed with memories and make it a holiday to remember for everyone you encounter. Key Features: · Heartfelt story about family loss – A warm and thoughtful tale about honouring the memory of Tyke’s late father, told with tenderness and care · Sunny Scottish setting – Explore an interconnected world inspired by our childhood holidays to the Scottish Highlands’ Cairngorms. Sun added by artistic license · More than just a park – Sandy beaches, dusty catacombs, lush golf courses, bustling caravan parks, and more await explorers travelling to the Pine Hearts nature reserve · Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration – Unlock equipment and abilities at your own pace to open shortcuts and reach new areas of the Metroidvania-style map · Whimsical characters and quests – Make new friends and do good deeds for them · Pet cute dogs – We are @CanYouPetTheDog verified · Pat cool crabs – If @CanYouPatTheCrab existed, we’d be verified too · Sweet contemplative moments – Sit down on a bench to take a breather and admire the sights · Comprehensive accessibility options – Simplified controls, colour-blocking, black-and-white, and high-contrast modes, visual FX toggles, font scaling, full input remapping, and more Pine Hearts is the perfect game for players seeking a relaxing and intuitive adventure about exploring nature, bonding with adorable characters, and making family memories that last beyond lifetimes. It’s inspired by our own experiences and dedicated to those whose cherished memories carry forward with us on the journey.

Screenshots

Elsewhere Electric4 screens
Pine Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pine Hearts at 4.5 against Elsewhere Electric's 3.7. Pine Hearts also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 50%) and ratings volume (89 vs 3). Elsewhere Electric's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pine Hearts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elsewhere Electric asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pine Hearts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pine Hearts has 89 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Elsewhere Electric's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pine Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elsewhere Electric ships an update fortnightly, Pine Hearts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elsewhere Electric versus Pine Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsewhere ElectricPine Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (89 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings389 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.3 GB981 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStitch MediaSecret Mode

Customer experience

Elsewhere Electric

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Pine Hearts

All ratings89 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

Elsewhere Electric

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pine Hearts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Erratic and slow character movement
  • Inability to save progress consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay and more content
  • Improved navigation and map system
  • Better accessibility options
  • Clearer pricing and upgrade information

In-app purchases

None

Elsewhere Electric

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pine Hearts

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Elsewhere Electric free?
Elsewhere Electric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pine Hearts free?
Pine Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elsewhere Electric or Pine Hearts?
Pine Hearts is rated higher. Elsewhere Electric averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pine Hearts averages 4.5 from 89 ratings.
Do Elsewhere Electric or Pine Hearts have ads?
Neither Elsewhere Electric nor Pine Hearts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elsewhere Electric or Pine Hearts?
Elsewhere Electric ships an update fortnightly, and Pine Hearts every 5 days. Most recently, Elsewhere Electric was updated on October 5, 2026 and Pine Hearts on October 17, 2026.

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