Element vs Mellow Isle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element
A fast-paced strategy game focused on elemental interactions and tactical decision-making. Master the synergy between five core elements to outmaneuver opponents in rapid, dynamic matches. Easy to learn with deep strategic possibilities for competitive players.
- Elemental Synergy Strategy
- Timing & Decision-Making
- Fast-Paced Competitive Matches
- Dynamic Strategy Adaptation
- Intuitive Mobile Controls
- High Replayability
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Simple choices. Deep strategy. How high can you build before it all comes crashing down? Drop blocks. Master the five elements. Stack your tower to the sky. STACK. MATCH. CLIMB. Every block you drop is a choice. Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, Wood — each one feeds another, and each one overcomes another. Choose the right relationship, and your tower rises. Choose wrong, and everything comes tumbling down. Time your drop for a PERFECT. Keep the rhythm to chain combos. And the higher you climb, the faster it gets... until there's no time left to think. BUILD FAST. THEN BATTLE. In Battle Mode, you have 20 seconds to build. Then the towers clash — and your elemental strategy decides who's left standing. 11 RANKS. ONE ELEMENT MASTER. Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Emerald → Diamond → Master → Grand Master → Legend → Element → Element Master Only a few will reach the top. Will you? ■ FEATURES - Five-element strategy — feeding and overcoming cycles change every move - Timing-based stacking with PERFECT drops, rhythm bonuses and combos - Rising speed — the higher you go, the faster you must decide - Battle Mode — build in 20 seconds, then clash - 11 ranks from Bronze to Element Master - Global, country and city leaderboards - Unlockable UI and game themes Easy to learn. Hard to master. One block can change your record. Start stacking.
Mellow Isle
Engage in a calming pixel art puzzle experience. Solve logic challenges to reveal charming images and gradually build a serene island landscape. Enjoy a relaxing gameplay loop with progress tracking and helpful hints.
- 125 nonogram puzzles
- Pixel art reveals
- Island building progression
- Puzzle of the Day
- Logic hints and guidance
- Progress tracking
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Mellow Isle is a relaxing nonogram game where every puzzle restores part of a quiet pixel island. Read the numeric clues, fill the correct cells, mark empty spaces with Xs, and reveal charming pixel art. As you clear puzzles, new scenery and landmarks appear across the island. FEATURES • 125 nonogram puzzles across 5 regions • Landmark puzzles that unlock new scenery • A Puzzle of the Day with hint rewards • Easy controls for Fill, X, Erase, Undo, and Redo • “Where to Look” guidance and logic hints • Convenient Auto X Fill • Optional haptic feedback • Progress tracking for every region • Scores, best records, time, mistakes, and hint results MELLOW ISLE PRO Mellow Isle Pro is an optional one-time purchase. • Removes banner and interstitial ads • Provides 3 basic logic hints per puzzle • Purchases can be restored on your other devices Solve at your own pace, watch the island grow, and complete every region and landscape.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Element at none against Mellow Isle's shown. Element also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Element against 5.0 for Mellow Isle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Element ships an update every 5 days, Mellow Isle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element | Mellow Isle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaon Ahn | ChanGyu Kang |
Customer experience
Element
Mellow Isle
In-app purchases
Element
No in-app purchases
Mellow Isle
No in-app purchases









