Comparison

Potion Explosion vs Rodent Runners

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

Rodent Runners

Embark on an ultimate rat race as "Ratical Rick," a rodent navigating perilous traps and dangers. Make quick decisions, perform gnarly jumps, and collect cheese to unlock new rodents and climb the cross-platform leaderboard. Constant updates ensure fresh challenges and traps.

Highlights
  • Navigate perilous traps
  • Perform gnarly jumps
  • Collect cheese to unlock rodents
  • Develop quick decision-making skills
  • Cross-platform leaderboard
  • Constant updates with new challenges
Features
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You are about to enter the world’s first ultimate rat race. Transform yourself into “Ratical Rick“ a rat that has to avoid the perils of being a rodent. Follow his journey as you make gnarly jumps on your way to safety while making meticulous moves to not being baited into danger. Sneak by traps to score and be rewarded, but don’t forget the cheese - Because everything is better with cheddar! Features - Ratical Rick jumps to avoid traps - Quick decision making leads to mental acuity - Get the cheese and unlock more rodents - Constant updates to change the challenges and traps - Cross platform leaderboard to find out who’s the Cheesiest of them all

Screenshots

Potion Explosion4 screens
Rodent Runners4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rodent Runners at Free against Potion Explosion's $3.99. Rodent Runners also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Potion Explosion's advantage is ratings volume (273 vs 1) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Rodent Runners is free to download; Potion Explosion costs $3.99 up front. Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rodent Runners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rodent Runners 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Potion Explosion versus Rodent Runners: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion ExplosionRodent Runners
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (273 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings273 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB491 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorrible GuildHunity Corp

Customer experience

Potion Explosion

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

Rodent Runners

All ratings1 ratings
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

Rodent Runners

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Potion Explosion

One-time1
  • The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
1 purchases

Rodent Runners

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Potion Explosion free?
Potion Explosion costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rodent Runners free?
Rodent Runners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Potion Explosion or Rodent Runners?
Rodent Runners is rated higher. Potion Explosion averages 4.0 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Rodent Runners averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Potion Explosion or Rodent Runners have ads?
Neither Potion Explosion nor Rodent Runners shows ads.

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