Comparison

Potion Explosion vs Biblios Dice

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

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About

Potion Explosion

This is a digital adaptation of an award-winning puzzle board game where players collect magical ingredients to brew powerful potions. Engage in tactical gameplay, trigger chain reactions, and compete against AI or players worldwide to score the most points.

Highlights
  • Official adaptation of award-winning board game
  • Solo mode against AI
  • Online multiplayer with worldwide leaderboard
  • Tactical gameplay with strategic depth
  • The Fifth Ingredient expansion available
  • Magical universe with enhanced digital elements
Features
Currently charting
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"Voted best 50 mobile games of 2017" ** The Fifth Ingredient expansion is now available! You'll meet the Professors, concoct unbelievable new Potions and unleash a new ingredient, the Ghost Ectoplasm, in this madcap expansion! The Fifth Ingredient also adds Reward and Scolding tokens. ** The official adaptation of Potion Explosion, the award-winning puzzle board game. Play this game solo or against players from all over the world with Solo, Online and Local Pass & Play modes! In Potion Explosion, you will explode ingredients, trigger chain reactions and gather it all in your caldron. You will then use your hard-earned unicorn tears, fairy dandruff and other magical ingredients to craft powerful mixtures with wacky effects! May the best wizard win! HOW TO PLAY At the beginning of the game, each player is given potions to complete with specific effects and ingredients. You will have to select ingredients in the dispenser; once your selected ingredient is removed, the ingredients above will slide down. If two ingredients of the same nature collide, they explode and you get them too! You can then use your ingredients to cook up your potions. You only have a limited tank space to store remaining ingredients from one turn to another, so choose carefully! Once a potion is completed, you score points, get to use its powerful effect and pick another potion to craft. The wizard with the most points wins! PREPARE FOR THE POTIONS EXAM IN SOLO Play against up to 3 adjustable AIs to sharpen your potion crafting skills! OR PROVE YOUR MASTERY IN MULTIPLAYER MODE! Play against wizards from all over the world online and get to the top of the worldwide leaderboard! To sum up, the game features include: • The magical universe of the board game, fleshed out and digitally enhanced • A tactical gameplay, allowing for different playstyles and strategies • A Solo mode against up to 3 adjustable AIs • An online Multiplayer Mode with a worldwide leaderboard • The Fifth Ingredient expansion: new rules and even more challenges with the arrival of Professors, new Potions and the new Ghost Ectoplasm ingredient. Available from the game shop! To find more information about Asmodee Digital, please go to http://www.asmodee-digital.com/potionexplosion Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/potion-explosion/ You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmodeedigital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asmodeedigital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmodeedigital/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/asmodeedigital Languages available: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. *IMPORTANT* Potion Explosion requires an iPhone 5 (or newer), iPad 4th Generation (or newer), iPad Mini 2 (or newer), or iPod Touch 6th Generation (or newer)

About

Biblios Dice

Engage in a strategic dice-rolling game where you manage resources to enhance your abbey's prestige. Make tactical decisions on resource tracks that fluctuate in value, auction dice, and gain favor with the Bishop to maximize your score.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling and tactical decisions
  • Dynamic resource tracks
  • Dice auctions
  • Abbey prestige management
  • Bishop's favor track
Features
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Biblios Dice is a digital adaptation of the dice game by Dr. Finn. In it you are working as medieval monks to produce illustrations and improve the prestige of your abbey. In Biblios Dice players compete by rolling dice and making tactical decisions on which of several resource tracks to pursue. Each of the five different resource tracks change value based on player decisions, altering the total value they are worth. This means players will want to both improve on the different tracks while simultaneously increasing the value of the tracks they're pursuing and devaluing those of others. When the time comes for the mule to make it to market, which happens every few rounds, dice are auctioned off to the highest bidders providing a rich set of resources so long as money isn't over-spent. Favor with the Bishop, its own track, will also significantly affect total prestige based on how much money the player earns. Game design by Doctor Finn's Games. Biblios and the Biblios logo are trademarks of IELLO USA LLC. Used with permission.

Screenshots

Potion Explosion4 screens
Biblios Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Biblios Dice at 100% against Potion Explosion's 40%. Biblios Dice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Potion Explosion's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (273 vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Potion Explosion costs $3.99 and Biblios Dice $5.99 up front. Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Biblios Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Biblios Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Explosion has 273 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Potion Explosion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Biblios Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potion Explosion ships an update every 11 days, Biblios Dice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Potion Explosion versus Biblios Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion ExplosionBiblios Dice
Price$3.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.0 (273 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorrible GuildOffbit Studios LLC

Customer experience

Potion Explosion

All ratings273 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive40.2%
Neutral18.8%
Negative41.0%

Biblios Dice

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Potion Explosion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to complete online games
  • Incorrect scoring and game state displayed
  • Potions and ingredients not functioning as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Notification system for online games
  • Ability to undo moves
  • Random selection of professors
  • More challenging AI opponents

Biblios Dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Potion Explosion

One-time1
  • The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
None

Biblios Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potion Explosion free?
Potion Explosion costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Biblios Dice free?
Biblios Dice costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Potion Explosion or Biblios Dice?
Biblios Dice is rated higher. Potion Explosion averages 4.0 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Biblios Dice averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Potion Explosion or Biblios Dice have ads?
Neither Potion Explosion nor Biblios Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Explosion or Biblios Dice?
Potion Explosion ships an update every 11 days, and Biblios Dice every 2 months. Most recently, Potion Explosion was updated on October 13, 2026 and Biblios Dice on September 23, 2026.

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