Comparison

Potion Explosion vs Canvas

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
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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

Canvas

Strategically layer transparent cards to create unique paintings and earn ribbons. This digital adaptation of a board game challenges your artistic eye and strategic thinking with stunning artwork and endless combinations.

Highlights
  • Layer transparent art cards
  • Create unique paintings
  • Earn ribbons and score points
  • Cross-platform online multiplayer
  • Local and private online games
  • Solo play against bots
  • Synced progress across devices
Features
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Create stunning paintings and earn ribbons in Canvas, the digital version of the acclaimed board game that challenges your strategy and artistic eye. In Canvas, you combine transparent Art Cards to create unique paintings, with each card adding elements and icons that shape your final score. Strategic choices about which cards to layer, and which icons to reveal or cover, are key to meeting scoring conditions and earning ribbons. Each painting contributes to your score while also becoming a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with its own title. The game features stunning artwork on each card, designed to inspire your creativity. Every decision shapes your painting, creating satisfying challenges for both new and experienced players. FEATURES: • Cross-platform online multiplayer! • Private online games with friends • Local multiplayer • Solo play against bots • Synced progress across all your devices. Play online game on one device, continue on another! • A gallery of your best paintings • An interactive tutorial • The full set of Art Cards for endless painting combinations © 2026 Mipmap, under license from Tycoon Games

Screenshots

Potion Explosion4 screens
Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canvas at 100% against Potion Explosion's 40%. Canvas also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Potion Explosion's advantage is ratings volume (273 vs 7) and price ($3.99 vs $7.99). 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 Canvas $7.99 up front. Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Canvas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Canvas holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Explosion has 273 ratings behind it against 7, 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 Canvas's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Potion Explosion versus Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion ExplosionCanvas
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.0 (273 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorrible GuildMipmap

Customer experience

Potion Explosion

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

Canvas

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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

Canvas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Potion Explosion

One-time1
  • The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
None

Canvas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potion Explosion free?
Potion Explosion costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Canvas free?
Canvas costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Potion Explosion or Canvas?
Canvas is rated higher. Potion Explosion averages 4.0 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Canvas averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Potion Explosion or Canvas have ads?
Neither Potion Explosion nor Canvas shows ads.

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