Comparison

Unpixle vs Eldershyft

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

Head to head
About

Unpixle

Features
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Unpixle – The Daily Photo Guessing Challenge        One image. One day. Five guesses. What do you see? How fast can you spot it? Get ready for the ultimate test of observation.  Unpixle is a daily photo guessing game that will keep you coming back every day for fresh challenges. Your mission is to guess the image correctly before it fully unpixelates. The faster you guess, the more bragging rights you earn! A new image every day. Each photo starts almost completely hidden as you make your guesses. Along the way, discover fun facts about animals, nature scenes, iconic landmarks, historical figures, and objects. Whether you are killing time, sharpening your mind, or challenging your friends, Unpixle will keep you guessing  and coming back for more. Can you guess them all? Play Unpixle today and find out!

About

Eldershyft

A unique match-3 puzzle game where you move entire paths on a hexagonal board to create cascades and combos. Build a mystical island, tame beasts, and choose your strategy to achieve high scores or complete challenges.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board path movement
  • Cascading matches and combos
  • Endless and Challenge modes
  • Beast management and island building
  • Stackable bonuses and abilities
  • Full VoiceOver support
  • Color-blind and high contrast settings
Features
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Eldershyft is a match-3 puzzle game with unique gameplay. Instead of swapping individual tiles, you move entire paths across a hexagonal board in 6 directions, opening up cascades, combos, and strategies. Set before the days of Eldermyth, you take control of the Curator of Lands to build the mystical Island whilst trying to tame the Beasts that have followed you from your realm. 

As you grow stronger, will you choose to focus your powers on board manipulation, Beast management or score multipliers? Or, maybe a combination of them all! Two ways to play - Endless Mode: Push for the highest score on the world leaderboard. Survive as long as possible as enemy pressure escalates and the Island becomes more complex - Challenge Mode: Settle the Island by reaching level 5 on each land type in the least amount of turns possible. Each turn counts even more in this mode Deep strategy. Pure puzzle - Cascading matches and board refill from 6 directions reward planning and positional awareness - Ever changing board from multiple different mechanics at play - A rich progression system with stackable bonuses, passive and consumable abilities, and permanent multipliers - No timers. No pay-to-win. Pure strategic depth Fully accessible - Complete VoiceOver support with full gameplay narration, accessible drag-and-drop path building, as well as colour-blind and high contrast settings Try for free before purchasing the full game!

Screenshots

Unpixle4 screens
Eldershyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unpixle at none against Eldershyft's 2. Unpixle also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Unpixle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unpixle ships an update every 2 weeks, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unpixle versus Eldershyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnpixleEldershyft
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMonika SubritzkyKIERAN HARTNETT

In-app purchases

None

Unpixle

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Eldershyft

One-time2
  • Rival Curators$1.99
  • Full base game unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Unpixle free?
Unpixle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eldershyft free?
Eldershyft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unpixle or Eldershyft have ads?
Neither Unpixle nor Eldershyft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unpixle or Eldershyft?
Unpixle ships an update every 2 weeks, and Eldershyft every 3 weeks. Most recently, Unpixle was updated on November 5, 2026 and Eldershyft on October 31, 2026.

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