Comparison

Elebox vs Curio

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

Head to head
About

Elebox

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Collect all 118 elements through daily gacha draws and build your own periodic table. Each element has a rarity based on its atomic number — lighter elements appear more often, while heavy rare elements are harder to find. Upgrade your collection from Normal to Diamond rank as duplicates accumulate. USE YOUR ELEMENTS TO SYNTHESIZE COMPOUNDS Combine collected elements to create 46 compounds, from simple molecules like H₂O and CO₂ to rare noble gas compounds like XeF₂. FEATURES • Daily element gacha with atomic-number-based probability • 118 elements with 5 rank tiers (Normal → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond) • 46 compounds to synthesize • Interactive periodic table with pinch-to-zoom • Daily & weekly missions with bonus gacha rewards • Long-term goals across 10 categories • Login streak tracking with calendar view • Available in Japanese and English A fun way to learn chemistry while enjoying a casual daily game. Perfect for students, educators, and science enthusiasts.

About

Curio

Features
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Curio turns Wikipedia into a feed of genuinely interesting facts. Swipe through surprising facts from every subject — science, history, art, space, nature, and more. Like the ones you enjoy and Curio's "For You" feed learns what you're curious about and surfaces related topics. Search any subject with live suggestions as you type, then keep pulling more facts on that topic. Save the ones you love, revisit them anytime, and share a fact with a friend in a tap. Want the full story? Open the original Wikipedia article with one tap. • Random — a surprising fact from any subject • For You — facts personalized to what you like • Search — instant suggestions for any topic • Saved — keep the facts you love, and review your likes and dislikes • Drill down — keep pulling facts on the same subject, as deep as you like • Share — send an interesting fact to anyone No account. No ads. Just curiosity.

Screenshots

Elebox4 screens
Curio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Curio at none against Elebox's shown. Elebox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elebox ships an update every 2 days, Curio every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Elebox versus Curio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEleboxCurio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerinoue yukiAlex Zaloum

In-app purchases

None

Elebox

No in-app purchases

None

Curio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elebox free?
Elebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curio free?
Curio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elebox or Curio have ads?
Elebox shows ads; Curio does not.
Which is updated more often, Elebox or Curio?
Elebox ships an update every 2 days, and Curio every 10 days. Most recently, Elebox was updated on October 31, 2026 and Curio on October 25, 2026.

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