Comparison

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse vs Alchemy for Beginners

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse

Embark on a 3D point-and-click adventure filled with mysteries and hidden objects. Solve escape room puzzles and uncover secrets in a remote forest setting. Explore detailed environments and follow a compelling story to unravel a dangerous investigation.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric point-and-click adventure
  • Rotatable 3D dioramas
  • Escape room puzzles
  • Hidden object finding
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Offline play
  • One-handed controls
Features
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Immerse yourself in an atmospheric 3D puzzle adventure filled with mysteries, hidden objects, and escape room mechanics. Explore detailed rotatable dioramas, search for clues, solve challenging puzzles, and unlock new locations in a classic point-and-click adventure style. You play as a former soldier who takes a job at a remote fire lookout tower deep in the forest. What begins as a quiet new life soon turns into a dangerous investigation. Missing people, restricted areas, strange facilities hidden in the woods, and secrets someone is desperate to keep buried. Game Features: - Atmospheric point-and-click adventure - Rotatable 3D dioramas - Escape room puzzles and mechanical riddles - Hidden objects and interactive environments - Explore forests, lookout towers, bunkers, and abandoned locations - Story-driven mystery adventure - One-handed controls and offline play If you enjoy detective games, escape room puzzles, mystery adventures, and story-driven point-and-click games this adventure is for you.

About

Alchemy for Beginners

Combine basic elements like fire, water, earth, and air to discover over 100 unique ingredients, mythical creatures, and cosmic anomalies. Rise from a novice to a master alchemist through addictive merge-and-discover gameplay and skill upgrades.

Highlights
  • Discover 100+ unique elements
  • Addictive merge-and-discover gameplay
  • Skill upgrades and perks
  • Detailed alchemy data book
  • Quests and mastery challenges
  • Beautiful art and effects
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Try the first 10 elements to merge, experience the music, the animations, and the entire retro-pixel art style before you decide to embark on the full alchemist journey for only $3.99! One-time purchase - free update, elements, mechanics at no additional cost with regular weekly updates! Enter the mysterious laboratory of "Alchemy for Beginners"—the ultimate merge-and-discover puzzle game where you are the apprentice creator! Starting with the four basic elements—Fire, Water, Earth, and Air—you will combine, experiment, and weave them together to discover over 160+ unique ingredients, mythical creatures, and cosmic anomalies. From simple plants and stone tools to legendary entities like the Kitsune, Phoenix, and Akupara, every combination reveals a piece of a larger universe. Do you have what it takes to rise from a novice to a legendary Alchemist? GAME FEATURES • 160+ UNIQUE ELEMENTS TO DISCOVER Mix and match to reveal everything from basic materials (Lava, Steam, Glass) to advanced tools, scientific advancements, and mythical creatures (Valkyries, Werewolves, Golems, and even Black Holes!). • ADDICTIVE MERGE-N-DISCOVER GAMEPLAY Drag, drop, and merge ingredients on the board. The simple, intuitive puzzle interface keeps the magic at your fingertips. • CHALLENGE FELLOW ALCHEMISTS LOCALLY OR GLOBALLY Connect locally or globally to race against the elements with alchemists from all over the world! • POWERFUL SKILL UPGRADES As your mastery grows, use your hard-earned gold to purchase special perks, such as enabling self-merging and discovering new founding elements. • DETAILED ALCHEMY DATA BOOK Keep track of all your recipes and completed creations. Study the elements you've unlocked and figure out what combinations you still need to find. • QUESTS & MASTERY CHALLENGES Complete quests to earn rewards, climb the ranks of alchemy, and unlock legendary titles like "God's Apprentice," "Mythical Tamer," and "Gods' Favorite Child." • BEAUTIFUL ART & EFFECTS Enjoy responsive, eye-catching animated backdrops, premium particle effects, and sound design that make every single discovery feel like a true magic spell. Are you ready to unlock the secrets of organic creation, tame mythical beasts, and master the elements? Download "Alchemy for Beginners" today and start your journey!

Screenshots

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse4 screens
Alchemy for Beginners4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Room Stories Eclipse at 4.6 against Alchemy for Beginners's 2.3. Tiny Room Stories Eclipse also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and ratings volume (121 vs 3). Alchemy for Beginners's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tiny Room Stories Eclipse sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Alchemy for Beginners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Room Stories Eclipse has 121 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 64% and 64% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse ships an update daily, Alchemy for Beginners weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Room Stories Eclipse versus Alchemy for Beginners: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Room Stories EclipseAlchemy for Beginners
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (121 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews63.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better3
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB514 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKiary Games LtdPrince Arora

Customer experience

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse

All ratings121 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative24.7%

Alchemy for Beginners

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative23.4%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tiny Room Stories Eclipse

One-time4
  • Free hints$2.99
  • No ADs$2.99
  • Full bundle$3.99
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  • Detective$9.99
1 purchases

Alchemy for Beginners

One-time1
  • Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Tiny Room Stories Eclipse free?
Tiny Room Stories Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alchemy for Beginners free?
Alchemy for Beginners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Room Stories Eclipse or Alchemy for Beginners?
Tiny Room Stories Eclipse is rated higher. Tiny Room Stories Eclipse averages 4.6 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Alchemy for Beginners averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Tiny Room Stories Eclipse or Alchemy for Beginners have ads?
Tiny Room Stories Eclipse shows ads; Alchemy for Beginners does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Room Stories Eclipse or Alchemy for Beginners?
Tiny Room Stories Eclipse ships an update daily, and Alchemy for Beginners weekly. Most recently, Tiny Room Stories Eclipse was updated on October 12, 2026 and Alchemy for Beginners on October 13, 2026.

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