Comparison

Clue Solver vs Craft the Potion

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

Head to head
About

Clue Solver

This app acts as a digital detective notepad for the classic board game. It automatically tracks suggestions, deduces card ownership, and calculates probabilities, helping you solve the mystery more efficiently. Focus on strategy while the app handles the complex deductions.

Highlights
  • Tracks suggestions and card showings
  • Automatic deduction of card ownership
  • Calculates envelope probabilities
  • Explains deduction reasoning
  • Detects contradictions
  • Traditional notepad grid with drawing layer
Features
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The smartest way to play Clue. Track every suggestion, see exactly who holds what, and let the solver crack the case while you focus on the game. Clue Solver is an independent companion app for the classic mystery deduction board game. It replaces your paper detective notepad with a real-time deduction engine that reasons through every turn — tracking card ownership, resolving ambiguous clues, calculating envelope probabilities, and explaining exactly why each deduction was made. WHAT IT DOES - Records each suggestion and tracks which player showed a card (or didn't) - Automatically deduces card ownership and envelope contents from the game's logic - Shows live probabilities for every unknown card based on feasible solutions - Explains its reasoning in plain language so you can verify and learn - Detects contradictions when a turn entry doesn't fit the evidence - Provides a traditional detective notepad grid with tap-to-mark cells - Includes a freehand drawing layer for personal notes on top of the grid SETUP IN UNDER A MINUTE Choose your edition, enter player names and seat order, select your hand, and start investigating. Saved case files let you pause and resume across sessions. BUILT FOR REAL GAMES AT REAL TABLES This is not a digital board game. It's a tool for one player sitting at a physical table. Enter turns in seconds, glance at the Cards or Players tab for instant insight, and keep your strategy private. EDITIONS Supports Classic Clue and Alfred Hitchcock editions, with more editions coming soon. This app is not associated with, endorsed by, or affiliated with Hasbro or any board game manufacturer. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.

About

Craft the Potion

Brew magical potions for customers by mixing various ingredients. Earn money to unlock new recipes and solve a range of fantastical problems. Experience the life of a witch in this engaging simulator.

Highlights
  • Mix ingredients to brew potions
  • Serve customers with magical cures
  • Earn money and unlock new recipes
  • Solve magical problems
  • Experience being a witch
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In Craft the Potion game, you will mix a variety of ingredients to brew the potions for your customers! Earn money and unlock new recipes to cure the variety of magical problems of your customers: from Unrequited Love to Lycanthropy. Feel yourself the real Witch! (please do not try to repeat the recipes at home)

Screenshots

Clue Solver4 screens
Craft the Potion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clue Solver at 5.0 against Craft the Potion's 3.4. Clue Solver also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). Craft the Potion's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clue Solver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Craft the Potion has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Clue Solver's written reviews are positive against 0% of Craft the Potion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clue Solver ships an update every 14 months, Craft the Potion monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clue Solver versus Craft the Potion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClue SolverCraft the Potion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews14.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB174 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrady AndersonIDEYA, OOO

Customer experience

Clue Solver

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative82.5%

Craft the Potion

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clue Solver

No in-app purchases

None

Craft the Potion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clue Solver free?
Clue Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Craft the Potion free?
Craft the Potion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clue Solver or Craft the Potion?
Clue Solver is rated higher. Clue Solver averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Craft the Potion averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Clue Solver or Craft the Potion have ads?
Craft the Potion shows ads; Clue Solver does not.
Which is updated more often, Clue Solver or Craft the Potion?
Clue Solver ships an update every 14 months, and Craft the Potion monthly. Most recently, Clue Solver was updated on July 5, 2026 and Craft the Potion on June 4, 2026.

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