Comparison

Pocket Academy 3 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

Pocket Academy 3

Build and manage your dream school, from classrooms to clubs. Create popular spots, host festivals, and guide students to success in placement tests and competitions. Experience a refined school simulation with new features.

Highlights
  • Build and customize school facilities
  • Create popular facility combinations
  • Host school festivals
  • Manage school clubs and competitions
  • Guide students for placement tests
  • Drag and pinch zoom controls
Features
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Your favorite dream school simulator is back and better than ever! Introducing: The super fun school festival! Build facilities and create a great school environment. Set up classrooms, a cafeteria...and a counseling room! (A little nerve-wracking for students to get called in there!) Place compatible facilities together to create popular spots which will make your school really stand out. As the school's popularity and rep go up, enrollment applications will flood in. Once you get the hang of things, hold a school festival, complete with fun activities for all! Get serious about school clubs, too! Once your students get good enough to breeze through practice matches, enter them into the nationals and help them reach that sweet victory. They may even get scouted for their talent! Help your students prepare for placement tests so they can realize their dreams. Much sweat and many a tear will be shed as you build your ideal school! 12 years since Pocket Academy, we've perfected the recipe for an exciting school management simulator, packing in lots of new features! -- Supports drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. Search for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow us on X(Twitter) for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

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

Pocket Academy 34 screens
Potion Permit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Academy 3 at 96% against Potion Permit's 40%. Pocket Academy 3 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Pocket Academy 3 costs $5.99 and Potion Permit $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Academy 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 508 and 552 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Pocket Academy 3's written reviews are positive against 40% of Potion Permit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Academy 3 ships an update every 2 days, Potion Permit every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pocket Academy 3 versus Potion Permit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Academy 3Potion Permit
Price$5.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.9 (508 ratings) — better4.5 (552 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better40.3% of reviews
Number of ratings508552 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#72 — better#95
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB477 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdPlaydigious

Customer experience

Pocket Academy 3

All ratings502 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.7%

Potion Permit

All ratings519 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive40.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative43.0%

User reviews

Pocket Academy 3

From 508 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun
  • 👍 Best game
  • 👍 Easy and Addictive
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 luv it

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can finish in 3 days — lacks micromanagement
  • 🐛 Fun
  • 🐛 Needs Fixing

Potion Permit

From 552 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

Pocket Academy 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Stuttering performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More combos and events than previous!
  • Needs pause menu when day ends to make rearranging easier
  • More uniform types
  • More types of clubs

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

None

Pocket Academy 3

No in-app purchases

None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Academy 3 free?
Pocket Academy 3 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Academy 3 or Potion Permit?
Pocket Academy 3 is rated higher. Pocket Academy 3 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 508 ratings, while Potion Permit averages 4.5 from 552 ratings.
Do Pocket Academy 3 or Potion Permit have ads?
Neither Pocket Academy 3 nor Potion Permit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Academy 3 or Potion Permit?
Pocket Academy 3 ships an update every 2 days, and Potion Permit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Academy 3 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Potion Permit on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pocket Academy 3 or Potion Permit?
Pocket Academy 3 currently peaks at #72 in the App Store charts, and Potion Permit at #95. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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