Comparison

Graveyard Keeper vs Potion Permit

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

Head to head
About

Graveyard Keeper

Manage a medieval graveyard and expand your business through various ventures. Gather resources, craft items, and face ethical dilemmas to build a thriving enterprise. Explore dungeons and complete quests in this darkly humorous simulation.

Highlights
  • Graveyard management
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Ethical dilemma choices
  • Questing and corpse utilization
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Business expansion
Features
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Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time. Build and manage your own graveyard, and expand into other ventures, while finding shortcuts to cut costs. Use all the resources you can find. After all, this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, and doing whatever it takes to build a thriving business. And it’s also a love story. - Face ethical dilemmas. Do you really want to spend money on that proper burger meat for the witch-burning festival, when you have so many resources lying around? - Gather valuable materials and craft new items. Expand your Graveyard into a thriving business. Help yourself -- gather the valuable resources scattered across the surrounding areas, and explore what this land has to offer. - Quests and corpses. These dead bodies don't need all those organs, do they? Why not grind them up and sell them to the local butcher? Or you can go on proper quests, you roleplayer. - Explore mysterious dungeons. No medieval game would be complete without those! Take a trip into the unknown, and find discover new alchemy ingredients -- which may or may not poison a whole bunch of nearby villagers.

About

Potion Permit

Step into the role of a chemist tasked with healing a town that distrusts modern medicine. Diagnose illnesses, gather ingredients, and brew potions to cure the townsfolk. Build relationships, upgrade the town, and live the life of an apothecary in a charming, colorful world.

Highlights
  • Diagnose and cure illnesses
  • Gather ingredients and brew potions
  • Upgrade buildings and expand areas
  • Build relationships with townsfolk
  • Find love with a sweetheart
  • Team up with a loyal dog
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The town of Moonbury has always been wary of the outside world's medical advances, preferring to rely on its traditional healing methods. However, when the mayor's daughter falls ill and the local witch doctor can do nothing to help her, they are forced to look outside their small community for help. The Medical Association decides to send their most accomplished chemist - you - to help cure the mayor's daughter and convince the residents of Moonbury of the wonders of modern alchemy. Gain their trust and tend to each person when they fall ill in this open-ended sim RPG! FEATURES - Take care of Moonbury’s inhabitants: diagnose their illnesses, gather ingredients and brew potions to cure them. - Heal the town : Upgrade buildings, expand your gathering area and transform the townsfolk’ lives in many ways. - Build relationships with Moonbury’s inhabitants, earn their trust and eventually find love with your chosen sweetheart! - Team up with your loyal dog that follows you wherever you go and helps you in your work. - Relax in a wholesome, colourful world and live the apothecary life you want! CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including pro max) If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

Graveyard Keeper4 screens
Potion Permit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Potion Permit at 4.4 against Graveyard Keeper's 3.2. Potion Permit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($6.99 vs $9.99). Graveyard Keeper's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Graveyard Keeper costs $9.99 and Potion Permit $6.99 up front. Graveyard Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Potion Permit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Potion Permit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 376 and 519 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 39% and 40% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graveyard Keeper ships an update every 4 days, Potion Permit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Graveyard Keeper versus Potion Permit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraveyard KeeperPotion Permit
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating3.2 (376 ratings)4.4 (519 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.5% of reviews40.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB477 MB
Age rating12+12+
DevelopertinyBuild LLCPlaydigious

Customer experience

Graveyard Keeper

All ratings376 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative41.5%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive39.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative48.1%

Potion Permit

All ratings519 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative43.1%

User reviews

Graveyard Keeper

From 376 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and engaging concept
  • 🔍 Detailed and immersive world
  • 💡 Interesting progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of progress
  • 🎮 Awkward and unresponsive controls
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy gameplay
  • 🔌 Unstable performance on older devices

Potion Permit

From 519 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Great atmosphere and relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and charming visuals
  • 🎨 Enjoyable story and characters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 UI/UX problems on mobile devices
  • ⏱️ Lack of frequent autosave

Bugs and requests

Graveyard Keeper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to save or sleep
  • Certain mechanics and features are broken or non-functional
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add cloud save functionality
  • Improve controller support
  • Streamline the UI and navigation
  • Introduce more variety in quests and activities
  • Optimize the game for mobile devices

Potion Permit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to exit certain menus
  • Fishing mini-game not functioning properly
  • Potion quests not triggering correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more customization options for player character
  • Implement a manual save feature
  • Improve performance and reduce crashes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Graveyard Keeper

One-time1
  • Breaking Dead DLC$2.99
None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Graveyard Keeper free?
Graveyard Keeper costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Graveyard Keeper or Potion Permit?
Potion Permit is rated higher. Graveyard Keeper averages 3.2 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Potion Permit averages 4.4 from 519 ratings.
Do Graveyard Keeper or Potion Permit have ads?
Neither Graveyard Keeper nor Potion Permit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graveyard Keeper or Potion Permit?
Graveyard Keeper ships an update every 4 days, and Potion Permit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Graveyard Keeper was updated on October 15, 2026 and Potion Permit on October 16, 2026.

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