Comparison

The Lift vs Elevator, Please!

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

Head to head
About

The Lift

Features
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The Lift – Elevator Puzzle is a retro pixel arcade game where every second matters. Control the elevator, pick up passengers, and deliver them fast. Plan your route, time your stops, and replay levels to improve your score. Features • Retro pixel art with cozy vibes • Skill-based elevator routing and timing • Story buildings with multiple levels • Arcade-style replayability • Game Center leaderboards (best time wins) • Optional non-consumable unlocks (Full Access / Puzzle Mode / Support) Simple to play, hard to master. How fast can you run the building?

About

Elevator, Please!

Features
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Everybody has somewhere to be. Elevator, Please! is a fast-paced elevator management game where every decision matters. Pick up waiting passengers, choose the right floors, manage limited capacity, and keep everyone moving before patience runs out. What starts simple quickly turns into a routing challenge. Passengers appear across multiple floors with different destinations and different levels of patience. You’ll need to decide who to pick up first, where to go next, and how to avoid losing too many passengers along the way. FEATURES • 10 handcrafted challenges Work your way from Training Tower through increasingly demanding scenarios such as Office Rush, Lunch Crowd, Penthouse Party, Grand Hotel, and Panic Tower. • Different passenger types Passengers have distinct patience levels and visual identities. Some can wait. Others need your elevator now. • Strategic elevator management Balance capacity, route planning, waiting passengers, onboard destinations, and timing to keep the building moving efficiently. • Endless Mode See how long you can keep up as passenger traffic becomes progressively more demanding. • Apple Game Center leaderboard On iOS, compete for your best Endless Mode score through the optional Game Center leaderboard. • Local-first gameplay Your progress, settings, and local high scores stay on your device. No Elevator, Please! account is required. • Play offline Core gameplay works without an internet connection. • No ads or analytics No third-party advertising networks and no behavioral analytics SDKs. MASTER THE BUILDING Keep an eye on the WAITING list to see which floors need attention, check the ONBOARD panel to remember passenger destinations, and use the elevator controls to plan your next move. Every trip is a small optimization problem: Who should you pick up first? Can you fit another passenger? Should you deliver someone now or grab an urgent passenger on another floor? Can you finish the challenge without anyone giving up? Simple controls. Increasing pressure. Lots of decisions. Everybody has somewhere to be. Can you keep them moving?

Screenshots

The Lift4 screens
Elevator, Please!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevator, Please! at none against The Lift's 3. Elevator, Please! also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. The Lift sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Elevator, Please! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
The Lift versus Elevator, Please!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe LiftElevator, Please!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PanasenkovMike Lester Rosales

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Lift

One-time3
  • Support the Developer$0.99
  • Puzzle Mode$1.99
  • Full Access$4.99
None

Elevator, Please!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Lift free?
The Lift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elevator, Please! free?
Elevator, Please! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Lift or Elevator, Please! have ads?
Neither The Lift nor Elevator, Please! shows ads.

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