Comparison

Potion Mixology vs Asterlock Archives

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

Head to head
About

Potion Mixology

Master potion brewing across 12 levels with unique ingredients and challenging puzzles. Customize your witch with adorable upgrades to enhance your magical character and embark on an enchanting adventure.

Highlights
  • 23 unique ingredients
  • 12 engaging levels
  • Witch customizer
  • 6 distinct upgrades
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Cute visuals
Features
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In Potion Mixology, you’ll master the art of brewing with 23 unique ingredients across 12 engaging levels. Each level brings new puzzles and challenges that test your skill and ingenuity, ensuring that every potion you mix is as exciting as the last! Customize your journey with our adorable witch customizer! Choose from 6 distinct upgrades to transform your witch into a truly magical character. Whether it’s a quirky hat, a bubbling cauldron, or enchanting pet, each upgrade adds personality and charm to your in-game alter ego. With its cute visuals and captivating gameplay, Potion Mixology invites you to experiment, explore, and unleash your inner alchemist. Get ready to stir up some magic—download now and embark on your enchanting adventure!

About

Asterlock Archives

Engage in a compact terminal investigation, searching archived files and decoding encrypted evidence to solve cases. The game offers a tutorial and a mystery inspired by classic detective fiction, with optional purchases for additional content. No account or online profile is needed to play.

Highlights
  • Terminal-based investigation
  • Archived file searching
  • Keyword collection
  • Evidence decoding
  • Case solving
  • Tutorial and mystery cases
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Asterlock Archives turns detective work into a compact terminal investigation. Search archived files, collect keywords, decode encrypted evidence, and close each case using only the clues you can prove. The starter archive includes a tutorial case and a larger mystery inspired by early public-domain detective fiction. Optional purchases add more archive cases and cosmetic extras. No account is required. No online profile. Just the files, the facts, and your own brain. Use the terminal directly or tap the active dossier to inspect evidence, open locks, and track your next lead.

Screenshots

Potion Mixology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Potion Mixology at none against Asterlock Archives's 3. Potion Mixology also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support. On price, rating 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. Asterlock Archives sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Potion Mixology asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Potion Mixology against 5.0 for Asterlock Archives. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Mixology has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Potion Mixology versus Asterlock Archives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion MixologyAsterlock Archives
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB19 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLuun Labs LLCJeffrey Munson

In-app purchases

None

Potion Mixology

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Asterlock Archives

One-time3
  • Operator Skin Pack$0.99
  • Founder Supporter File$1.99
  • Archive Pack Vol. 1$2.99

Questions

Is Potion Mixology free?
Potion Mixology is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asterlock Archives free?
Asterlock Archives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Potion Mixology or Asterlock Archives?
Potion Mixology and Asterlock Archives are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.

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