Crownlings Turn Based Strategy vs Eldershyft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crownlings Turn Based Strategy
Engage in fast-paced, turn-based tactical battles inspired by classic strategy games. Command your army, build your economy, and capture enemy castles in both single-player campaigns and competitive PvP matches. Unlock and upgrade heroes to discover new strategies and dominate the battlefield.
- Turn-based tactical battles
- Fast 5-10 minute matches
- Campaign seasons
- Unlockable maps and heroes
- PvP Arena
- Army and economy building
- Unit synergies
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Crownlings is a competitive turn-based strategy game inspired by the classics that defined the genre. Command your kingdom through fast 5–10 minute battles, build your economy, recruit a diverse army, control key areas of the map, create powerful unit synergies, and capture the enemy castle. Play against real players in PvP Arena, progress through three campaign seasons, unlock new maps and heroes, upgrade your army, and discover new strategies as your roster grows. Built for thinkers, Crownlings brings the depth of classic strategy to modern mobile play. KEY FEATURES * PVP * Battles where strategic choices and decisions win games * Turn based battles where you control the entire army * Campaign to unlock new maps, heroes and rewards * Unique maps that force new strategies every match * Unlock and upgrade heroes to build your army * Skill-based gameplay with real competitive depth * Progression system that rewards smart play * More heroes with each update Build your army. Master your strategy. Take the crown. Terms of service: https://www.angrybanana.io/terms Privacy policy: https://www.angrybanana.io/privacy Support: support@angrybanana.io
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crownlings Turn Based Strategy at 82% against Eldershyft's 50%. Crownlings Turn Based Strategy also leads on ratings volume (104 vs 8) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Eldershyft's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Crownlings Turn Based Strategy sells 10 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.
Eldershyft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crownlings Turn Based Strategy has 104 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Crownlings Turn Based Strategy'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.
Crownlings Turn Based Strategy ships an update every 8 days, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crownlings Turn Based Strategy | Eldershyft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 506 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Angry Banana | KIERAN HARTNETT |
Customer experience
Crownlings Turn Based Strategy
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In-app purchases
Crownlings Turn Based Strategy
- Level Up 3-4$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Vip pass$2.99
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- Golem Card Early Access$4.99
- Small Gems Pack$4.99
- Gold Pouch$4.99
- Sorceress Card Early Access$6.99
- Small Gems Pile$9.99
- Tiny Gold Pile$9.99
- Dragon Card Early Access$14.99
Eldershyft
- Rival Curators$1.99
- Full base game unlock$2.99
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