Comparison

Monument Valley vs Elsewhere

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

Head to head
About

Monument Valley

Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.

Highlights
  • Impossible architecture manipulation
  • Optical illusion puzzles
  • Surreal exploration
  • Hand-crafted worlds
  • Intuitive twist and drag controls
  • Reactive soundscape
Features
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.

About

Elsewhere

Features
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What if you said yes? What if you stayed? Elsewhere turns the quiet questions you whisper to yourself at 3 AM into living, branching parallel lives — powered by AI that learns your story. Tap an event. Choose A or B. Watch the universe split. Walk into the version of you that took the other path. There's no winning. There's no losing. Only the people you could have become. — HOW IT WORKS — Every choice opens two universes. Pick one to live in. The other doesn't disappear — it waits for you on a map of infinite selves. Elsewhere writes events that fit YOUR biography: the job offer, the missed text, the move you almost made. Two options, both morally fair. No right answer. Only consequences. Walk into the new universe. Read a 90-word poem of who you became. See your "alter-ego" — the brave you, the comfort-seeking you, the chaos you. Track five life genes: Courage, Bonding, Chaos, Comfort, Curiosity. Sometimes a butterfly comes back. A choice you made 30 events ago echoes into a new event. Sometimes a universe is legendary — rare, with its own music and visuals. — FEATURES — • Generated life events from your biography • Infinite branching universe map — every choice splits reality • Alter-egos that name who you became in each path • Butterfly effect: small choices echo back in surprising ways • Five life genes shape your trajectory • A poetic observer who speaks only when it matters • Legendary universes: rare, art-and-music moments • Optional generated visuals for each universe • Local-first — your story stays on device • No leaderboards. No win states. No FOMO. Only reflection. — PRICING — Start free with 5 splits. Then: • Starter Pack — 30 splits + 5 visuals — $0.99 • Explorer Pack — 100 splits + 15 visuals — $2.99 • Multiverse Pack — 300 splits + 50 visuals — $7.99 • Cosmic Pass — exclusive splits + 30 monthly visuals — $2.99/month • Visual Pack — 10 visuals — $1.99 Subscription auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy policy: https://theglycode.com/privacy. Terms: https://theglycode.com/terms. — FOR WHOM — If you've ever: • reread a text you didn't send • wondered what the other job would have been • kept a journal that asked more questions than it answered • loved Reigns, Disco Elysium, Life is Strange, the original Universe Splitter, tarot, or long quiet conversations with yourself …then Elsewhere is for you. Who were you, elsewhere?

Screenshots

Monument Valley4 screens
Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Elsewhere at Free against Monument Valley's $3.99. Elsewhere also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Monument Valley's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Elsewhere is free to download; Monument Valley costs $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Elsewhere sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Monument Valley versus Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonument ValleyElsewhere
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerustwo gamesAhmet Vural

Bugs and requests

Monument Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
  • Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
  • Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
  • Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
  • Ability to save progress and resume levels
  • Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions

Elsewhere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monument Valley

One-time1
  • Forgotten Shores$1.99
5 purchases

Elsewhere

Subscriptions1
  • Cosmic Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Visual Pack — 10$1.99
  • Explorer Pack$2.99
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  • Multiverse Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Monument Valley free?
Monument Valley costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Elsewhere free?
Elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monument Valley or Elsewhere have ads?
Neither Monument Valley nor Elsewhere shows ads.

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