Comparison

Assembly Line! vs Alchemy Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Assembly Line!

Build and manage an efficient assembly line to maximize profits. This idle tycoon game features strategic machine placement and resource management. Earn money even when offline and unlock upgrades to become a wealthy industrialist.

Highlights
  • Build and manage assembly lines
  • Strategic machine placement
  • Resource crafting and selling
  • Offline revenue generation
  • Machine and resource information
  • Over 50 resources and 18 machines
Features
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Assembly Line - Build and manage your assembly line! Assembly Line combines elements from idle and tycoon games. You need to build the best assembly line in order to have the most profit possible. There're different types of machines that will help you achieve that, but you must use them strategically. Become rich as you build the best assembly line ever! The plan is simple: Build resources and then sell them. Start with the initial machine and create basics resources, and use more advanced machines to craft and create more complex resources. When you go offline the machines will keep working and still generate revenue, so when you come back you will have a pile of money to swim on it. Just like Scrooge Mcduck! :) It is only up to you how much you can make, Assembly Line is an idle game, but with the combination of tycoon and strategy elements you have a lot of choices in how you will make money. Assembly Line also offers you an information menu, where you can read information about each individual machine and resource to make the best decision on how you will set up your line. Features: • 18 different machines that will help you manage your assembly line! • More than 50 different resources to make and sell! • 20+ upgrades that will increase your profit! • Buy different assembly lines, to increase your revenue! • Earn money even when offline! • Become rich as you build and manage the best assembly line! • Not internet required.

About

Alchemy Dungeon

Merge items to discover new recipes and explore procedurally generated dungeons. Battle monsters, collect treasures, and use your progress to unlock new characters and powers in this challenging roguelike puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Item merging and recipe discovery
  • Endless dungeon exploration
  • Monster slaying and treasure hunting
  • Unlockable characters, powers, and levels
  • Offline gameplay
  • One-hand operation
Features
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Alchemy Dungeon is a mix of puzzle and roguelike. Your goal is to merge items, discover new recipes, explore endless dungeons, slay monsters and find treasures. Your best scores are used to unlock unique characters, powers, and levels, and the loot you find is used for upgrades. The game is simple to learn but hard to master. It is offline and is designed for one-hand operation.

Screenshots

Assembly Line!4 screens
Alchemy Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assembly Line! at none against Alchemy Dungeon's 4. Assembly Line! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Alchemy Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Assembly Line! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Assembly Line! against 4.2 for Alchemy Dungeon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Assembly Line!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Alchemy Dungeon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assembly Line! ships an update every 2 months, Alchemy Dungeon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Assembly Line! versus Alchemy Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssembly Line!Alchemy Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (57 ratings)4.2 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB84 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJoao ReisIvan Khokhlenkov

Customer experience

Assembly Line!

All ratings57 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral14.1%
Negative24.2%

Alchemy Dungeon

All ratings42 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

Assembly Line!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Transporter menu not closing
  • Filtered robotic arm not working properly
  • Machines resetting after closing the app
  • Offline earnings not properly credited

Requested features

4 requests
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • More blueprints and production options
  • Improved offline earnings calculation
  • Better UI and number display for high values

Alchemy Dungeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Assembly Line!

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Alchemy Dungeon

One-time4
  • 1000 gold$1.99
  • Turn off ads$2.99
  • 5000 gold$7.99
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  • 15000 gold$19.99

Questions

Is Assembly Line! free?
Assembly Line! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alchemy Dungeon free?
Alchemy Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Assembly Line! or Alchemy Dungeon?
Alchemy Dungeon is rated higher. Assembly Line! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Alchemy Dungeon averages 4.2 from 42 ratings.
Do Assembly Line! or Alchemy Dungeon have ads?
Alchemy Dungeon shows ads; Assembly Line! does not.
Which is updated more often, Assembly Line! or Alchemy Dungeon?
Assembly Line! ships an update every 2 months, and Alchemy Dungeon every 4 months. Most recently, Assembly Line! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Alchemy Dungeon on October 20, 2026.

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