Terraforge vs Elements Evolved
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terraforge
Combine basic elements like fire and water to discover new ones, progressing from simple lifeforms to complex concepts like galaxies. Solve over 260 recipes, track your progress through milestones, and unlock hints with a one-time purchase.
- Combine elements to discover new ones
- Over 260 recipes to find
- Track discoveries in a personal grimoire
- Progress through 31 milestones
- Unlock recipe hints with a one-time purchase
- Play offline
- Sync progress via iCloud
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Start with Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. End with Dragons, Galaxies, and the Universe itself. Every discovery begins with one question: what happens if I mix these two? Drag elements together and watch mud become life, life become civilization, and civilization become legend. 208 ELEMENTS. ONE STARTING POINT. Begin with four primordial elements and forge your way through 13 tiers of discovery. Combine Lizard and Fire to create a Dragon. Mix Day and Night to unlock Time. Strap a Human to a Rocket and launch an Astronaut. Every recipe makes sense — and every discovery feels earned. 266 RECIPES TO FIND From intuitive first steps (Water + Earth = Mud) to legendary breakthroughs (Knight + Dragon = Hero), each combination is a puzzle waiting to be solved. Six rarity tiers — from Primordial to Legendary — reward your curiosity with increasingly spectacular effects. YOUR GRIMOIRE AWAITS Track every discovery in your personal grimoire. Browse 16 categories from Nature and Mythical to Space and Pop Culture. Tap any element to read its story, see its recipes, and discover what it creates next. 31 MILESTONES Your journey has chapters. Create your first Plant. Discover a Dragon. Build an Empire. Each milestone celebrates your progress — from "Welcome to forging, apprentice" to "You have mastered creation itself." EVERY DISCOVERY IS A CELEBRATION Common elements sparkle. Rare ones send shockwaves. Legendary discoveries shake the screen and rain gold. Ambient crystalline tones and rarity-scaled sound effects bring every combination to life. MASTER FORGER UPGRADE One purchase. Yours forever. Unlock recipe hints for undiscovered elements. All future content included. No subscriptions. Play offline. Sync progress across devices with iCloud. Combine. Discover. Create everything from nothing.
Elements Evolved
A fast-paced puzzle game where you drag elements to create sets of four, triggering chain reactions and evolving them into higher forms. Master seven elements, including the challenging Void, and recruit legendary Creatures to boost your score. Compete on global leaderboards and strategize your way to explosive combos.
- Element evolution and set grouping
- Chain reactions and combo building
- Seven unique elements, including Void
- Recruit legendary Creatures
- Daily gifts and in-app shop powerups
- Global leaderboards and shareable replays
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Elements Evolved is a fast, score-driven puzzle game where every move shapes the fate of the board. Drag elements across the grid, group them in sets of four, and evolve them into higher forms. Build chain reactions, set up huge combos, and keep the field open as pressure rises. Command six elements to create order from chaos, then face the seventh: Void. It can end your run, clear the board, and turn a desperate moment into your biggest strategic decision. Easy to learn and hard to master, Elements Evolved rewards speed, foresight, and nerve. The longer you stay in control, the more explosive your score becomes. Recruit seven legendary Creatures — one for each element, from the Blazing Phoenix to the Abyss Titan — and watch every fusion pay out more Sparks. Pick up free daily gifts, build up Sparks across runs, and grab powerups from the in-app shop when you need an edge. Features: - Chain reactions and runs that snowball into huge scores - Seven elements, including the run-ending Void - Seven Creatures to recruit, each tied to its element - Daily gifts with Powerup Packs and Sparks - Global leaderboards, shareable replays, and trophies to unlock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elements Evolved at 5.0 against Terraforge's 4.7. Elements Evolved also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Terraforge's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Terraforge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Elements Evolved sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Elements Evolved holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Terraforge has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Terraforge ships an update weekly, Elements Evolved every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terraforge | Elements Evolved |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOSE ANTONIO MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ | Rafael Werner |
In-app purchases
Terraforge
- Master Forger$5.99
Elements Evolved
- Powerup Pack$0.99
- Small Spark Pack$1.99
- Spark Doubler$3.99
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- Medium Spark Pack$5.99
- Large Spark Pack$22.99
- Mega Spark Pack$34.99
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