Comparison

Potion Permit vs The Reeve

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

Head to head
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.

About

The Reeve

Manage a medieval town during a challenging probationary period. Make critical decisions to overcome crises like famines, cultists, and plagues, impacting your town's reputation, order, military, and supplies. Your choices determine the town's fate and your own.

Highlights
  • Administrator role in a medieval town
  • Decision-making affecting town stats
  • Deal with crises like bandits and plagues
  • Branching narrative with unexpected events
  • Multiple endings based on strategy
  • Town simulator mechanics
Features
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You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town! [Details] Long, long ago, there was a large island south of a kingdom. You are an Administrator tasked with running one of its towns. Your 4-week probationary period will be riddled with adversities. Economic crises, bandits, a dreadful plague and a hostile indigenous religion all threaten to dismantle your little town. You will have to make decisions in the face of each hardship. Your choices will decide your fate after 4 weeks. Choose wisely. Each decision will affect stats including reputation, order, military and supplies. Low numbers on any of these may indicate your town's eventual demise. Predict which stats will be affected by how much before making your decision using your best judgment. The island's Governor is a very impatient man. He will not hesitate to strip you of your power if he disapproves of your policies. Gain the peoples favor and make the most of troops and supplies to get through your probationary period. You won't be alone. Work together with allies to overcome various hardships. [Features] - Unexpected Crises: New events await you with each playthrough. The narrative branches out in multiple different ways depending on your choices. - Town Simulator: Your actions must be based on your town's various stats. Stats are what shape your town and the events that unfold within it. - 11 Endings: There is more than one way to overcome each hardship. Your strategies employed during your probationary period will lead to vastly different endings.

Screenshots

Potion Permit4 screens
The Reeve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Reeve at 60% against Potion Permit's 40%. The Reeve also leads on price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Potion Permit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Potion Permit costs $6.99 and The Reeve $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potion Permit ships an update every 3 weeks, The Reeve every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Potion Permit versus The Reeve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion PermitThe Reeve
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (519 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings519 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB69 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlaydigiousGray Muscat

Customer experience

Potion Permit

All ratings519 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral16.5%
Negative43.1%

The Reeve

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

The Reeve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

None

The Reeve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Reeve free?
The Reeve costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Potion Permit or The Reeve have ads?
Neither Potion Permit nor The Reeve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Permit or The Reeve?
Potion Permit ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Reeve every 2 months. Most recently, Potion Permit was updated on September 25, 2026 and The Reeve on September 21, 2026.

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