Comparison

Potion Explosion vs MIDU Games

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

MIDU Games

Engage in thrilling sports trivia across football, hockey, and basketball. Enjoy solo challenges, board game style play with friends, or head-to-head duels. Learn fun facts and build your sports knowledge.

Highlights
  • Multiple sports trivia (football, hockey, basketball)
  • Board game mode for local play
  • Solo career progression and ranking
  • Head-to-head duels
  • Offline play capability
  • Expandable question packages
  • In-game currency for content
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*** Discover and dominate the sports worlds of MIDU Games! *** Football, hockey or maybe basketball? It only depends on you in which sport you excel or in which you want to become a legend. Enjoy lots of midut fun in 3 modes: # 1 BOARD GAME Play with family and friends in the comfort of your home with your favorite board game from MIDU Games. This mode complements and expands LITE and PRO MIDU Games. # 2 SOLO Become a legend! Collect points for correct answers, build a career and advance the rankings to the very top. A proper solo across all pitches for real fighters. # 3 DUEL Challenge your friend to a real duel! Choose sports, question topics and enjoy the battle of 2 × shots or as a penalty shootout. *** MIDU Agent's Tip: It must not be missing in the collection of any sports fan, small and large, beginners and professional athletes, as well as every lover of good fun. Advantages worth mentioning: + No internet: Are you in the cottage and don't have the internet? Does not matter. Log in as a guest, play as usual and the first time you log in with an internet connection, all your statistics will be saved. + Sports: Football, hockey, basketball. Others are in preparation. + Topics: Thousands of questions, interesting topics, fun and unconventional information. You can choose packages according to what interests you and you can freely combine them in the game. Expand the game to your liking! + Midcoins: The currency for which you buy new themed packages in the game. We are also preparing the possibility to "benefit" them directly in the game. + Settings: Timeout, match sound effects, card shuffling + Statistics: Success, averages and more. Others are in development. + Education: What you don't know, it's fun to learn. *** MIDU Agent Tip: In MIDU Games we do not count time in minutes, but in miduts. Enjoy lots of midut fun with MIDU Games - for free, without ads and in multiple languages! We prepare: + Player charts and more detailed statistics + Rewards, Hall of Fame

Screenshots

Potion Explosion4 screens
MIDU Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MIDU Games at 100% against Potion Explosion's 40%. MIDU Games also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). Potion Explosion's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#177 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

MIDU Games is free to download; Potion Explosion costs $3.99 up front. Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MIDU Games sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potion Explosion ships an update every 11 days, MIDU Games every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Potion Explosion versus MIDU Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion ExplosionMIDU Games
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (273 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorrible GuildMidu Sports Creative s.r.o.

Customer experience

Potion Explosion

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

MIDU Games

Written reviews30 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

MIDU Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Potion Explosion

One-time1
  • The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
3 purchases

MIDU Games

One-time3
  • Bronze Pack$1.99
  • Silver pack (50 MID)$3.99
  • Golden pack (75 MID)$4.99

Questions

Is Potion Explosion free?
Potion Explosion costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MIDU Games free?
MIDU Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Potion Explosion or MIDU Games have ads?
Neither Potion Explosion nor MIDU Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Explosion or MIDU Games?
Potion Explosion ships an update every 11 days, and MIDU Games every 6 weeks. Most recently, Potion Explosion was updated on October 18, 2026 and MIDU Games on October 14, 2026.

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