Alchemy Dungeon vs Dr. DNA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Item merging and recipe discovery
- Endless dungeon exploration
- Monster slaying and treasure hunting
- Unlockable characters, powers, and levels
- Offline gameplay
- One-hand operation
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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.
Dr. DNA
Engage in a fast-paced puzzle game by matching complementary DNA base pairs to clear viruses. Strategically drop falling pieces, create combos, and test your survival skills in an endless mode.
- Match complementary DNA bases
- Eliminate viruses to advance
- Classic Mode with progressive difficulty
- Outbreak Mode for endless survival
- Special pieces like wildcards and bombs
- Combo system for score multipliers
- Retro-style graphics and sound
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ELIMINATE THE VIRUSES! Dr. DNA is a fast-paced puzzle game where you match complementary DNA base pairs to eliminate viruses from the game board. Drop falling DNA pieces, create strategic matches, and chain combos — then test your survival instincts in Outbreak Mode! HOW TO PLAY - Drop DNA pieces onto the board and rotate to fit - Match complementary bases: A pairs with T, C pairs with G - Adjacent matching pairs clear automatically - chain them for combos! - Eliminate all viruses to advance to the next level TWO WAYS TO PLAY Classic Mode — Race through increasingly difficult levels, clearing all viruses before the board fills up. Each level brings faster drops and more viruses! Outbreak Mode — Pure survival. Viruses multiply over time, garbage rows push up from below, and the pace never stops accelerating. Three threats close in simultaneously — how long can you last? FEATURES - Progressive difficulty - faster drops and more viruses each level - Outbreak Mode — endless survival with escalating chaos - Special pieces - wildcards that match anything, bombs that explode - Ghost preview shows where your piece will land - Combo system for massive score multipliers - Retro-style graphics and procedurally-generated sound effects - Satisfying particle effects and screen shake - Hard drop for lightning-fast gameplay GAME MECHANICS - 9×16 game board with colorful DNA bases - Four base types: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) - Smart gravity - pieces fall as groups while viruses stay locked - Strategic gameplay: clear viruses without filling up the board! Challenge yourself to reach higher levels and achieve the ultimate high score — or see how long you can survive when the Outbreak begins! Perfect for puzzle fans who love games like Dr. Mario, Tetris, and Columns!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dr. DNA at 5.0 against Alchemy Dungeon's 4.2. Dr. DNA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Alchemy Dungeon's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 2) and device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. Alchemy Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dr. DNA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dr. DNA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alchemy Dungeon has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Alchemy Dungeon | Dr. DNA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Khokhlenkov | Kevin Kazmierczak |
In-app purchases
Alchemy Dungeon
- 1000 gold$1.99
- Turn off ads$2.99
- 5000 gold$7.99
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- 15000 gold$19.99
Dr. DNA
No in-app purchases









