This way vs Elemental Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This way
A challenging reaction and concentration game where you guide colored circles to matching squares. Test your reflexes and strategic pathfinding skills across 30 levels. Compete for high scores and share your achievements with friends.
- Guide circles to matching squares
- Test reaction and concentration
- 30 exciting levels
- High score tracking
- Share achievements on Facebook
- Train reflexes
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Tap a switch, change the track and guide every colored ball through the gate of its color. Easy to learn, hard to master: how long can you keep your focus? This Way is a minimalist color puzzle about quick decisions. Balls roll along the rails, and you flip the junctions to send each one home. Get it right and your score grows. Send a ball the wrong way and you lose a life. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a junction to switch the track • Route each ball to the gate of the same color • Hit 4 matches in a row at a gate to raise its multiplier, up to x4 • A mistake resets the combo, and three mistakes end the run WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 31 handcrafted levels with more tracks and trickier junctions • Balls come faster the longer you last: a real test of attention and reaction • Beat your high score to unlock new levels • Clean vector design and satisfying sounds • Short sessions, perfect for a coffee break or the commute • Plays offline, no internet needed TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Every level works your concentration, reaction time and planning. Watch several balls at once, think one switch ahead and keep your combo alive.
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elemental Box at none against This way's 1. Elemental Box also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). This way's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On price, update cadence 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. This way sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elemental Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This way | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikita Morozov | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
This way
Elemental Box
In-app purchases
This way
- Remove ads$0.99
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
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