Comparison

Replicat vs Eldershyft

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

Head to head
About

Replicat

A roguelike deckbuilder where matching cards is just the start. Build your deck, collect powerful items, and bend the rules to create unique strategies and builds in every run. Enjoy adorable cat visuals and jazzy sound effects.

Highlights
  • Strategy-first pair matching gameplay
  • Deep deckbuilding with cards and curios
  • Rule-bending mechanics
  • Diverse builds and replayable runs
  • 5 distinct card colors
  • 21 challenging stages
Features
Currently charting
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Replicat is a roguelike deckbuilder that reimagines pair matching as a strategy-first experience. Matching cards is only the beginning. Build your deck and collect powerful curios to bend the rules— reveal more cards, keep tiles face-up, match wild Jokers, or even turn failed matches into successes. Strategy decides the run. Every run lets you create a completely different build: extra moves, passive reveals, turn control, multiplier chains, or pure chaos. Your choices steadily push the game further beyond its original rules. Key Features 5 card colors, each with distinct mechanics 90+ cards and 80+ curios for deep deckbuilding 10 starter decks with different difficulty levels 21 stages with escalating challenges and unique boss modifiers Highly replayable roguelike runs—no two games are the same The PC version of Replicat has already launched and earned a 99% positive rating from players. Now, the full experience is available on mobile. With adorable cat visuals, jazzy sound effects, and vibrant style, whether you’re chasing high scores or crafting broken combos, Replicat keeps you coming back for more.

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

Replicat4 screens
Eldershyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Eldershyft at Free against Replicat's $4.99. Replicat's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Eldershyft is free to download; Replicat costs $4.99 up front. Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Replicat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Replicat against 5.0 for Eldershyft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Replicat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Eldershyft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Replicat ships an update daily, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Replicat versus Eldershyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReplicatEldershyft
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (19 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better8
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB7 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperErabit StudiosKIERAN HARTNETT

Customer experience

Replicat

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Eldershyft

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

In-app purchases

None

Replicat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Eldershyft

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

Questions

Is Replicat free?
Replicat costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eldershyft free?
Eldershyft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Replicat or Eldershyft?
Replicat and Eldershyft are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Replicat or Eldershyft have ads?
Neither Replicat nor Eldershyft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Replicat or Eldershyft?
Replicat ships an update daily, and Eldershyft every 3 weeks. Most recently, Replicat was updated on September 23, 2026 and Eldershyft on September 7, 2026.

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