Disgaea 4 vs Potion Permit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disgaea 4
Experience a deep tactical role-playing game with a unique story and challenging gameplay. Level up characters to extreme heights, deal massive damage, and compete with other players in ranking battles. Enjoy convenient features like auto-battle and high-speed modes for efficient progression.
- Level up to 9999
- Deal over 100 million damage
- Challenging game system
- Exciting story with unique characters
- Weekly ranking battles
- Auto-battle and high-speed modes
- Cloud save support
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◆ The ultimate hardcore SRPG in history! The Disgaea SRPG series has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The fourth title in the series, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited, is now available for smartphones! Grind all the way up to Level 9999! Deal over 100 million points of damage! Enjoy the challenging game system and the exciting story that features unique characters! ◆ Story Hades is a prison in the lowest depths of the Netherworld. Here, the souls of sinners are processed and shipped out as the lowest of demons, Prinnies. One day, Valvatorez, a vampire who now works as a Prinny Instructor, had his entire graduating class of Prinnies abducted. After investigating, he discovers that they were abducted by the Corrupternment, the organization that controls the entire Netherworld. In order to correct the tyranny of the Corrupternment, and more importantly, to fulfill his promise to give each Prinny one sardine, the vampire once feared as the Tyrant must take a stand! Down with the Corrupternment! Seize the power! Reform the Netherworld! The story of reformation in the Netherworld with Valvatorez, a vampire who no longer sucks blood, begins here! ◆Ranking Battles! You can compete with other players through the weekly themes and quests. Depending on your performance, you will get Ranking Points that can be exchanged for useful items! Compete with other players and aim to be the best in the Netherworld! ◆Additional Features for the Smartphone Version ・Auto-Battle Battle even while you're asleep! You can also set Auto-Battle on, not only for stages, but for the Item World as well. ・High-Speed Battles You can adjust the battle speed from 1x to 8x! When combined with Auto-Battle, you can level up at amazing speeds, without even touching your phone. ◆Cloud Save Support Save data can be transferred, regardless of your phone or device. You can enjoy the game on your smartphone while you're out, and on your tablet when you're at home. [Important]: Please set up an ID and password to manage your backups. ◆Requirements and Recommended Devices ・iOS14 or higher (Recommended: 2GB RAM or more) *Even if your device meets the recommendations, it may not work properly on some devices or tablets. We would appreciate your understanding that we cannot provide support for some models, even if problems occur. ◆PS4 Controller Support (Partial) You can use a PS4 controller to navigate the base, menus, and during combat (some optional menus, etc., are not supported).
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Potion Permit at $6.99 against Disgaea 4's $32.99. Potion Permit also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (519 vs 32). Disgaea 4's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Disgaea 4 costs $32.99 and Potion Permit $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Potion Permit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Permit has 519 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Disgaea 4's written reviews are positive against 40% of Potion Permit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disgaea 4 | Potion Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $32.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (32 ratings) | 4.4 (519 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 519 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 477 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Disgaea 4
Potion Permit
Bugs and requests
Disgaea 4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Disgaea 4
No in-app purchases
Potion Permit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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