Comparison

Stranded Without A Phone! vs Ellena

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

Head to head
About

Stranded Without A Phone!

Experience a challenging desert island survival simulation on a distant planet. Utilize your wits to build shelter, find sustenance, and craft essential items. Collect wreckage to construct a space radio and signal for rescue to win.

Highlights
  • Build shelter and find food/drink
  • Craft items from salvaged wreckage
  • Build a space radio for rescue
  • RPG-style inventory system
  • Over 80 craftable items
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Day/night cycle and survival mechanics
Features
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"Stranded Without A Phone" is a desert island survival game, on a distant planet similar to Earth. WARNING! This is a challenging game that requires thinking. It is not an action/arcade game. You must use your survival skills to stay healthy and get rescued. Build shelter, find food and drink, and collect salvageable parts from the wreckage that wash ashore. Use the parts to build a space radio and call for a rescue team to win the game. Search for natural resources, then use them to create other items using various combinations. Features include the ability to play as different characters, find and craft several items, and multiple save slots. Features: - Familiar RPG-style inventory system. - Over 80 different items. - Randomly generated map with each new game. - Day/night cycle. - Fishing. - Boar hunting & trapping. - Befriend a wild dog as your companion. *** Hints *** -Search dirt areas for small boulders to build a fire pit. -Use coconuts as an immediate source of nutrition and hydration, but also find fish in shallow water. -Boar meat provides the best nutrition and health. -Search beaches often for useful items from the shipwreck.

About

Ellena

Enhance your mental math abilities with this engaging game. Practice and improve your calculation speed and accuracy through various challenges.

Highlights
  • Improve mental calculation
  • Practice calculation speed
  • Enhance accuracy
  • Engaging challenges
Features
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With Ellena play and improve your mental calculation skills

Screenshots

Stranded Without A Phone!4 screens
Ellena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ellena at 100% against Stranded Without A Phone!'s 46%. Ellena also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Stranded Without A Phone!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Stranded Without A Phone! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Ellena asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, Ellena every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stranded Without A Phone! versus Ellena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStranded Without A Phone!Ellena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (218 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings218 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGilligamesKangah Jacques N'GUESSAN

Customer experience

Stranded Without A Phone!

All ratings218 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative43.0%

Ellena

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stranded Without A Phone!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app failures
  • Saved game data loss
  • Screen alignment issues on tablets
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • More islands and story content
  • Expanded crafting and building options
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Endless/survival mode
  • Improved graphics and visuals

Ellena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Stranded Without A Phone!

One-time12
  • Save Slot 1$0.99
  • Meg$0.99
  • Jessica$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 3 Bandages$0.99
  • 3 Energy Bars$0.99
  • Hööd$0.99
  • 10 Bandages$1.99
  • Rain Tiki$1.99
  • Time Tiki$1.99
  • 10 Energy Bars$1.99
  • Hut$1.99
  • Wilson$1.99
None

Ellena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stranded Without A Phone! free?
Stranded Without A Phone! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ellena free?
Ellena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stranded Without A Phone! or Ellena have ads?
Neither Stranded Without A Phone! nor Ellena shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stranded Without A Phone! or Ellena?
Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, and Ellena every 4 days. Most recently, Stranded Without A Phone! was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ellena on October 18, 2026.

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