Element vs Drevepsina
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element
Engage in a visually stunning space strategy game designed for busy players. Mine resources, build units, and battle enemies to escape a decaying solar system and reach new frontiers.
- Real-time strategy gameplay
- Space exploration and combat
- Resource mining and management
- Unit building and deployment
- Visually stunning graphics
- Accessible for short play sessions
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Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Home no longer provides a means to survive. A fight for resources to escape our system has begun. The future lies beyond… Element is a visually stunning realtime strategy space game with a focus on sharp, accessible gameplay. Element is for lovers of beautifully crafted, original looking games. It is for people who are into space and strategy games but don’t have hours of time to invest. It’s also for gamers who enjoy launching missiles and blowing things up :) You are escaping a decaying solar system. You must visit each planet, mine enough element, and defeat the enemy to progress to the outer planets and beyond. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defense units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water. Element A Flightless Game by John O'Reilly & Greg Harding. © 2014-2018 Flightless Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Available for iPhone, iPad, and MacOS. http://elementgame.com http://www.flightless.co.nz http://twitter.com/flightlessnz element@flightless.co.nz
Drevepsina
Engage in large-scale real-time strategy battles. Build your base, train your forces, and conquer opponents across hundreds of levels. Enjoy a ad-free and microtransaction-free gaming experience.
- Large-scale battles
- Base development
- Army training
- 250+ campaign levels
- Map editor
- Calendar mode
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Drevepsina is a simple RTS about impressive large scale battles. Develop your base, train your army, and destroy your opponents. I respect the players, so I did not add advertising or microtransactions to the game. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign with 250+ levels - Map editor - Calendar mode - Clean UI
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Drevepsina at every 3 months against Element's every 10 months. Drevepsina also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Element's advantage is ratings volume (474 vs 32) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On rating, 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
Element costs $1.99 and Drevepsina $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Element against 4.6 for Drevepsina. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element has 474 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Element's written reviews are positive against 91% of Drevepsina's.
Element ships an update every 10 months, Drevepsina every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element | Drevepsina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (474 ratings) | 4.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 474 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Flightless | Ivan Yakovliev |
Customer experience
Element
Drevepsina
Bugs and requests
Element
Reported bugs
5 issues- Progress tracking doesn't register completed mines
- Game crashes frequently on iPad Pro M1
- Purchase transaction issues and money deduction without delivery
- UI text too small on iPhone XR and newer models
- Tutorial doesn't adequately explain mechanics
Requested features
12 requests- Multiplayer/PvP mode
- More levels and planets
- Random world generator or sandbox mode
- Local co-op gameplay
- Skirmish/custom difficulty modes
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- Infinite/survival mode
- Alien races or unique planet variants
- Sequel or prequel
- Bonus missions for capturing all mines
- Special upgrades for captured planet ores
- Larger UI text scaling for iPhone
- Post-game content or endless mode
Drevepsina
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Element
No in-app purchases
Drevepsina
No in-app purchases
