Doctor Romance vs Alchemist's Engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doctor Romance
Manage a bustling hospital, balancing medical emergencies with developing romantic relationships among staff. Upgrade equipment and motivate your team through fast-paced time management gameplay with charming pixel art.
- Time management gameplay
- Hospital simulation
- Staff relationship management
- Medical emergencies
- Hospital equipment upgrades
- Romantic drama storylines
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Step into the world of Doctors of Romance, a time management game where the fast-paced life of a hospital collides with heartfelt moments and romantic drama! With charming pixel art graphics and endless excitement, you’ll manage a lively team of doctors and nurses, each with their own unique personalities and relationships. Your job? Handle medical emergencies, upgrade hospital equipment, and keep the staff motivated as romances bloom in the midst of chaos. From diagnosing bizarre conditions to performing life-saving surgeries, every day brings new challenges. You’ll need quick thinking and sharp organizational skills to keep things running smoothly. But it’s not all about work—between saving lives, you’ll help doctors navigate the ups and downs of romantic entanglements. As their mentor, it’s up to you to keep the hospital and its staff thriving, both professionally and personally. Perfect for fans of time management games, medical dramas, and romance! Whether you love the challenge of running a hospital or enjoy following romantic storylines, Doctors of Romance has something for everyone. Download now to experience the thrill of medicine and romance in one quirky, fun-filled game!
Alchemist's Engine
Tend to a dormant engine in a ruined world by gathering fuel, crafting resources, and researching upgrades. Forge golems to assist in your tasks as you explore a labyrinthine mine and uncover a forgotten story.
- Feed and stoke the engine
- Merge sparks on an alchemical table
- Forge and upgrade golems
- Research forgotten techniques
- Explore a seeded labyrinth
- Unravel the story
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A sleeping engine. A blasted world. Tend to the fire, and uncover what was left behind. Alchemist's Engine is an incremental, idle crafting & adventure game. FEED THE FIRE - gather fuel, stoke the engine, and keep its heat rising. MERGE THE SPARKS - pluck sparks from the embers and merge them on the alchemical table to grow your power. RAISE YOUR WORKFORCE - forge golems of stone, quartz, and metal who gather, haul, and craft while you plan. Feed them back to the engine when you outgrow them. UPGRADE - smelt bronze and steel, research forgotten techniques, and upgrade the engine from a cold firebox into a towering machine. DESCEND - explore an ever-changing labyrinth of mines, crystal chambers, sunken temples, flooded galleries, and stranger rooms the deeper you go. UNRAVEL THE STORY - cold hearths, sibling machines, and a sealed gate that has waited a very long time for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alchemist's Engine at none against Doctor Romance's 6. Alchemist's Engine also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). Doctor Romance's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Doctor Romance sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Alchemist's Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Doctor Romance against 5.0 for Alchemist's Engine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doctor Romance | Alchemist's Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 73ers | Just Software LLC |
Customer experience
Doctor Romance
Alchemist's Engine
In-app purchases
Doctor Romance
- 50 Diamonds$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Diamonds$4.99
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- 200 Diamonds$8.99
- 500 Diamonds$19.99
- 1000 Diamonds$29.99
Alchemist's Engine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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