Tapiverse vs Elysia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapiverse
Build and expand a unique universe by constructing floors, recruiting specialists, and managing operations. Reboot to gain permanent advantages and explore diverse worlds. Compete on leaderboards and claim territory in a shared grid.
- Build and upgrade tower floors
- Recruit and assign 33 unique specialists
- Reboot for lasting progression
- Explore 12 themed worlds
- Claim territory on a shared Grid
- Compete on weekly leaderboards
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Build higher. Recruit smarter. Expand your universe. Welcome to Tapiverse, a colorful idle clicker and tower-building game where every Floor brings something new. Start with a floating workplace, tap the Core to earn Cloud Units (CU), and grow your World into a thriving operation above the clouds. BUILD YOUR WORLD Choose workplace Blueprints, construct new Floors, and upgrade equipment to increase production. Hire Technicians, Engineers, Researchers, and Operators to keep your growing operation running. There's always another Floor to build. RECRUIT 33 SPECIALISTS Discover 33 unique collectible Specialists with abilities that enhance different parts of your World. Recruit Common, Rare, and Legendary characters, assign them to Floors, and move them wherever their talents are needed most. Duplicate recruits strengthen their permanent Mastery bonuses. REBOOT AND GROW STRONGER Reboot to begin a new run with lasting progress. Your built Floors reset, but your Crew, Specialists, owned Blueprints, and other permanent progression remain. Experiment with new layouts and reach higher than before. CLAIM YOUR PLACE IN THE GRID Explore a shared Grid with territory claimed by real players. Convert progression into Grid Chips, claim Sectors, reveal their rarity, and collect Grid Rewards as your territory generates them over time. Grid Rewards accumulate slowly, with redemption subject to minimums and applicable terms. EXPLORE 12 WORLDS Discover themed Worlds with distinct appearances and gameplay advantages. Switch environments without abandoning your underlying progress, and find the benefits that best fit how you play. MORE WAYS TO PLAY - Build and upgrade an expanding tower of Floors - Hire regular Crew and optimize workplace assignments - Collect Specialists and increase their Mastery - Play skill-based Games and compete on weekly leaderboards - Complete daily objectives and explore special events - Unlock Worlds, refine Sectors, and grow your Grid territory - Access optional Pro, MAX, and Core Overdrive benefits Play for a few minutes or settle in to optimize your next big run. Your World resets. Your organization doesn't. Privacy Policy: https://tapiverse.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tapiverse.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Elysia
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Nothing here moves by magic. Build a living Greek island city where every necessity travels on foot. Lay roads, raise homes, feed neighbourhoods, and watch named walkers carry water, grain, pottery, and more from one link of your supply chain to the next. Every street layout has consequences. A broken route stops a real delivery. A labour shortage leaves a workshop quiet. Clear city notices show what failed, why it failed, and what you can change. As your settlement grows from tents into a dense civic and sacred centre, the gods turn city planning into myth. Earn favour through sanctuaries and festivals, call heroes, trade across the Aegean, and defend the city when legendary beasts arrive. Play the complete Bay of Elysia founding mission free, with no timer or interruption. After victory, keep building that city for as long as you like. The one-time unlock opens The Long Summer, a larger challenge in your existing city, and the voyage on to three more islands with six more episodes: the vine terraces of Naxos, the floods of Lerna and the two shores of the Strait. Your founding city is preserved. Random islands, free for everyone, offer open-ended building with your choice of size and goal. Elysia is designed for touch and for focused sessions, while preserving the interlocking systems of a complete strategy game. - Walker-driven roads and supply chains - Evolving housing and visible production needs - A campaign across four islands: Elysia, Naxos, Lerna and the Strait - Greek gods, heroes, festivals, trade, and mythic threats - A painted miniature island made for landscape play - English, German and Turkish text; English and German voices - Offline single-player play with local saves and manual city export One purchase unlocks the full base game. There are no ads, energy meters, consumable purchases, resource packs, daily chores, or paid shortcuts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Elysia at none against Tapiverse's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Tapiverse sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Elysia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tapiverse ships an update every 2 weeks, Elysia every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tapiverse | Elysia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | M2 interactive, LLC | Birol Aksu |
In-app purchases
Tapiverse
- Tapiverse MAX$7.991 Month
- 80 Power Chips$0.99
- Vaporwave Theme$1.99
- Sunny Acres Theme$2.99
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- 275 Power Chips$2.99
- Abyssal Reach World$2.99
- 500 Power Chips$4.99
- Core Overdrive$4.99
- 1,100 Power Chips$9.99
- 2,400 Power Chips$19.99
Elysia
- Full Game$9.99









