Comparison

Alchemy vs Mindlapse

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

Head to head
About

Alchemy

Combine basic elements like air, water, fire, and earth to discover new ones. Each merge presents a unique puzzle, allowing you to create over 600 elements. Enjoy this offline puzzle game with beautiful design and intuitive one-handed gameplay.

Highlights
  • Discover over 600 elements
  • Offline gameplay
  • Beautiful design and effects
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Supports 12 languages
  • Free hints available
Features
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Start your journey with four basic elements: air, water, fire, earth. Each combination is a small puzzle of two or three elements. Feel like an alchemist and unlock all the elements! Game features: - Over 600 elements. - Play offline, without the internet. - Beautiful design and effects. - Intuitive one-handed gameplay. - Language selection. Play in one of the 12 available languages. - Get free hints every few hours.

About

Mindlapse

Features
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Train your memory, focus, and mental speed in just a few minutes a day. Mindlapse combines seven fast-paced brain games with personalized AI analysis, live online battles, and detailed progress tracking. Complete short daily sessions, discover your estimated Memory Age, track your Brain Score, and see how your performance changes over time. DISCOVER YOUR MEMORY AGE Mindlapse analyzes your performance across different cognitive game dimensions and creates an estimated Memory Age based on your results. Follow your score over time and see which skills are improving. TRACK YOUR BRAIN SCORE Your Brain Score summarizes performance across: • Memory capacity • Reaction speed • Spatial memory • Focus and accuracy See detailed charts, trends, and AI-powered feedback after your sessions. SEVEN BRAIN GAMES • Card Memory — remember and match card layouts • Sequence Memory — repeat increasingly difficult patterns • Number Recall — memorize longer number sequences • Stroop Test — challenge attention and response control • Position Memory — remember where objects appeared • N-Back — train working-memory recall • Chimp Test — test visual memory and speed YOUR PERSONAL AI COACH The AI Coach evaluates your recent performance, identifies stronger and weaker areas, and recommends what to practice next. Difficulty adjusts as you progress, helping every session stay challenging and relevant. PLAY LIVE BATTLES Challenge other players in real-time matches. Compete across different game modes, earn XP, climb leaderboards, and improve your rank. BUILD A DAILY HABIT • Short daily training sessions • Daily goals and streaks • Progress charts • Memory Age tracking • Brain Score analysis • Game Center achievements • Global and online rankings Whether you want a quick mental challenge, better concentration practice, or a competitive memory game, Mindlapse gives you a structured and enjoyable way to train. Download Mindlapse and begin your daily brain-training journey. Important: Memory Age and Brain Score are performance estimates created from in-app game results. Mindlapse is intended for entertainment and general mental exercise and is not a medical or diagnostic tool.

Screenshots

Alchemy4 screens
Mindlapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindlapse at none against Alchemy's 9. Mindlapse also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Alchemy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Alchemy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Mindlapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alchemy ships an update every 2 weeks, Mindlapse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alchemy versus Mindlapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemyMindlapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSerhii BobrovnikOmer Cirak

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Alchemy

One-time9
  • Pirates$0.99
  • Myths & Gods$0.99
  • Drinks$1.99
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  • Sport$1.99
  • 5 hints$1.99
  • NO ADS$2.99
  • 10 hints$2.99
  • 30 hints$5.99
  • 60 hints$8.99
None

Mindlapse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alchemy free?
Alchemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindlapse free?
Mindlapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alchemy or Mindlapse have ads?
Both Alchemy and Mindlapse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alchemy or Mindlapse?
Alchemy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mindlapse every 3 days. Most recently, Alchemy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Mindlapse on October 31, 2026.

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