Comparison

Potion Permit vs ChronoMon

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

ChronoMon

Embark on a pocket-sized adventure where you tame monsters, cultivate a dream farm, and explore a vast world. Engage in strategic turn-based battles, build relationships with townsfolk, and shape the story through your choices. Play at your own pace, anywhere, with cross-platform progress syncing.

Highlights
  • Strategic monster battles
  • Farm life simulation
  • Open world exploration
  • Relationship building
  • Cross-platform play
  • Monster training
Features
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ChronoMon: Monster Tamer & Farm Sim Free to Try: One-Time Unlock for the Full Adventure Tame, raise, and battle over 130 adorable monsters while building your dream farm in a rich open world. Strategic battles meet relaxing farm life in one massive, offline-friendly experience. Play Now! 100+ Hours of Content, Live Multiplayer, Deep Progression --- Features --- - STRATEGIC MONSTER BATTLES Train your Chronomon with 390+ passive skills, skill trees, and tactical turn-based combat. Real-time elements and perfect hits add depth. PvP and co-op available. - FARM SIM Plant 50+ crops, raise monsters, decorate with 250+ items, and let your monsters help with chores. Rebuild and customize your post-apocalyptic homestead. - VAST OPEN WORLD EXPLORATION Roam forests, towns, dungeons, and hidden glades. Uncover quests, secrets, and the story behind the Epoch. -RELATIONSHIP & STORY Build friendships with townsfolk, experience town events and cutscenes, and shape the narrative through your choices. - LIVE MULTIPLAYER Trade and explore with friends in real-time co-op. Rebuild your farm and complete the story together - LEADERBOARDS & MORE Compete globally, collect everything, solve puzzles with monster abilities, and play at your own pace — chill farming or hardcore progression. Full controller support. Cross-save between iPhone, iPad, and PC. No ads. One-time $4.99 unlock gives permanent full access. Join an active community shaping the game! Discord: https://discord.gg/SwCMmvDEUq Follow: @SGS__Games Thank you for playing! Feedback is always welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Screenshots

Potion Permit4 screens
ChronoMon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChronoMon at Free against Potion Permit's $6.99. ChronoMon also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (62% vs 40%). Potion Permit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (519 vs 24). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

ChronoMon is free to download; Potion Permit costs $6.99 up front. ChronoMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Potion Permit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Potion Permit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Permit has 519 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Potion Permit's written reviews are positive against 62% of ChronoMon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potion Permit ships an update every 3 weeks, ChronoMon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Potion Permit versus ChronoMon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion PermitChronoMon
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (519 ratings) — better4.2 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews61.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings519 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB553 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPlaydigiousNicholas Gorman

Customer experience

Potion Permit

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

ChronoMon

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.8%

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

ChronoMon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ChronoMon

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChronoMon free?
ChronoMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Potion Permit or ChronoMon?
Potion Permit is rated higher. Potion Permit averages 4.4 out of 5 from 519 ratings, while ChronoMon averages 4.2 from 24 ratings.
Do Potion Permit or ChronoMon have ads?
Neither Potion Permit nor ChronoMon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Permit or ChronoMon?
Potion Permit ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChronoMon every 5 days. Most recently, Potion Permit was updated on September 28, 2026 and ChronoMon on September 19, 2026.

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