Comparison

Potion Permit vs Black Border 3

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

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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

Black Border 3

Step into the role of a Customs Officer at night in this intense police simulator. Use a tactical flashlight, engage in interactive dialogue, and manage live radio calls to outsmart smugglers and protect the nation. Earn medals for upgrades and make moral choices that lead to multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Tactical flashlight for night vision
  • Interactive dialogue with branching choices
  • Live radio calls for intel and orders
  • Advanced perk system for upgrades
  • Professional voice acting for characters
  • Supply shop for tactical consumables
  • High-stakes jackpot mini-game
  • Moral choices with multiple endings
Features
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Step into the inspection booth in Black Border 3, a thrilling dystopian border simulation game. Review complex documents, interrogate suspicious travelers, and uncover clever smuggling plots. Check passports, work passes, and entry permits against the constantly changing daily rulebook. Keep a sharp eye out for mismatched dates, forged seals, and altered photographs. The criminals are getting smarter, and you will need to cross-reference multiple documents to catch them in a lie. Survive the Darkness Daytime rules no longer apply. You cannot simply trust your eyes in the pitch black. Use your tactical flashlight to illuminate faces, verify identities, and ensure the person standing before you matches their paperwork. If they don't, you are the only thing standing between a smuggler and the border. Exclusive Night Shift Features: Tactical Flashlight: You can't trust your eyes in the dark. Use your flashlight to illuminate faces, verify identities, and ensure the person in front of you matches their papers. Interactive Dialogue Events: Engage in deep, branching conversations. Your choices in these dialogues will shape the course of your shift and the fate of the travelers. Live Radio Calls: Stay connected to HQ. Receive urgent intel, real-time updates, and high-priority orders via your radio to stay one step ahead of the chaos. Advanced Perk System: Earn medals and trade them for powerful passive upgrades. Sharpen your skills to survive the 50-night grind and become the ultimate officer. Professional Voice Acting: The border has never felt more alive. For the first time, every character has a voice! Hear the lies, the fear, and the stories behind every passport. The Supply Shop: Spend your hard-earned credits on tactical consumables. From scanners to speed boosts, buy the tools you need to finish your shift in record time. High-Stakes Jackpot: Feeling lucky? Spin the wheel for a chance to win cash, items, or the Legendary Fragments. Collect them all for the "Perfect Stamp" power-up! Moral Choices & Historical Figures: Encounter unique characters and famous historical figures. Your decisions to approve or reject them lead to multiple endings recorded in your Memory Bank. Silence or Chaos? It’s Your Call. This is not an ordinary workday. It’s a high-risk simulator where a single mistake can trigger a diplomatic incident. Are you ready to handle the pressure and become the ultimate Night Hero? Download Black Border 3 today and show your skills when the sun goes down!

Screenshots

Potion Permit4 screens
Black Border 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Potion Permit at 40% against Black Border 3's 0%. Potion Permit also leads on ratings volume (548 vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Black Border 3's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and price ($1.99 vs $6.99). 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 Black Border 3 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Black Border 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Permit has 548 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Potion Permit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Black Border 3'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, Black Border 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Potion Permit versus Black Border 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion PermitBlack Border 3
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.4 (548 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings548 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB429 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlaydigiousMONTE CERVINO LTD

Customer experience

Potion Permit

All ratings519 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative43.1%

Black Border 3

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Black Border 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Potion Permit

No in-app purchases

None

Black Border 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potion Permit free?
Potion Permit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Border 3 free?
Black Border 3 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Potion Permit or Black Border 3?
Black Border 3 is rated higher. Potion Permit averages 4.4 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while Black Border 3 averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Potion Permit or Black Border 3 have ads?
Neither Potion Permit nor Black Border 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Permit or Black Border 3?
Potion Permit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Black Border 3 every 2 months. Most recently, Potion Permit was updated on October 22, 2026 and Black Border 3 on October 10, 2026.

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