Comparison

Elarion vs Eldershyft

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

Head to head
About

Elarion

Engage in tactical turn-based combat by building an 8-card deck and strategically spending Aether to power up your characters. Collect over 70 unique characters across six factions, master their synergies, and climb the ranked ladder to earn seasonal rewards. Explore a rich world and customize your collection with cosmetic items.

Highlights
  • Strategic Aether combat system
  • 70+ collectible characters
  • Faction synergies and bonuses
  • Ranked competitive matchmaking
  • Deep lore and character stories
  • Cosmetic customization
  • Player-to-player Night Market
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Enter Elarion - a fractured metropolis where reality shattered and six factions now battle for control. Build your deck, master your strategy, and rise through the ranks in this deep, tactical collectible card game. STRATEGIC AETHER COMBAT Build an 8-card deck and draw 4 cards each match. Both players start with 12 Life and 12 Aether. Each round, secretly select a card and commit Aether to power it up. Your Attack is calculated as Power x (1 + Aether Spent) - the higher Attack wins. The winner deals their card's Damage to the opponent. Reduce your enemy's Life to 0 to claim victory! 70+ UNIQUE CHARACTERS Collect and master characters from Elarion's warring factions: - Nocturne: Shadow operatives and assassins - Ironheart: Industrial warriors and constructs - Wildborn: Mutated survivors with primal power - Veilwalkers: Reality-bending Aether mages - Silvertongue: Manipulators and information brokers - Fleshbound: Bio-horror cultists seeking transformation FACTION SYNERGIES Activate powerful clan bonuses by including multiple cards from the same faction. Each faction has a unique bonus ability - build mono-faction decks or mix and match for versatile strategies. CLIMB THE RANKED LADDER Test your skills against players worldwide. Earn Ranked Points, advance through divisions, and claim seasonal rewards. Every match matters on your path to the top. RICH LORE & WORLD Discover the story of the Aetherfall - the cataclysm that transformed an ordinary city into a battleground of supernatural factions. View character backstories and explore the mysteries of Elarion through in-game lore. CUSTOMIZE YOUR COLLECTION Personalize your experience with alternate card art, card backs, and visual effects. Trade cosmetics on the Night Market and build a collection that's uniquely yours. BATTLE PASS & SEASONAL CONTENT Progress through seasonal battle passes to unlock exclusive rewards. New stories, characters, and events keep the world of Elarion evolving. FAIR PLAY, NO PAY-TO-WIN All characters are available from the start. In-app purchases are cosmetic only - skill determines victory. FEATURES AT A GLANCE: * Priority turn based- Aether combat system * 70+ collectible characters across 6 factions * Faction bonuses and ability synergies * Ranked competitive matchmaking * Deep lore and character stories * Cosmetic customization system * Player-to-player Night Market * Regular seasonal updates & card releases * Play against friends or AI The war for Elarion awaits. Choose your faction. Build your deck. Become a legend.

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

Elarion4 screens
Eldershyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eldershyft at 5.0 against Elarion's 4.3. Elarion's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Elarion sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eldershyft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Elarion's written reviews are positive against 50% of Eldershyft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elarion ships an update daily, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elarion versus Eldershyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElarionEldershyft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB7 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRobert TempletonKIERAN HARTNETT

Customer experience

Elarion

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Eldershyft

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Elarion

One-time6
  • 200 Aether$1.99
  • 500 Aether$2.99
  • 1000 Aether$4.99
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  • 2500 Aether$9.99
  • 5500 Aether$19.99
  • 12000 Aether$39.99
2 purchases

Eldershyft

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

Questions

Is Elarion free?
Elarion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eldershyft free?
Eldershyft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elarion or Eldershyft?
Eldershyft is rated higher. Elarion averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Eldershyft averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Elarion or Eldershyft have ads?
Neither Elarion nor Eldershyft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elarion or Eldershyft?
Elarion ships an update daily, and Eldershyft every 3 weeks. Most recently, Elarion was updated on October 1, 2026 and Eldershyft on October 8, 2026.

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