Match 3* vs Potionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match 3*
Score points by matching three or more identical shapes in a row. This tile-matching game offers a simple yet engaging puzzle experience.
- Match three or more identical shapes
- Score points
- Simple puzzle gameplay
- Engaging matching mechanics
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Score as many points as possible by matching three or more identical shapes in a row.
Potionary
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Sort the potions. Fill the book. Potionary is a colour-sort puzzle with an alchemist's notebook behind it. Pour glowing liquid from flask to flask until each one holds a single colour — and every few puzzles, a new recipe appears in your Alchemy Journal. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Every level is proven solvable by a solver before you ever see it. No impossible boards, ever. • Forty hand-built opening levels that teach one idea at a time, then a measured difficulty curve for as long as you want to keep going. • An Alchemy Journal that turns the stars you earn into a collection worth finishing. MECHANICS THAT ARRIVE WHEN YOU ARE READY • Hidden potions that reveal themselves only at the top of a flask • Covered flasks that unlock as you finish others • Undo, Shuffle, Extra Flask and Hint — introduced one at a time MADE TO BE PLAYED ANYWHERE • Fully offline. No account, no login, no sign-up. • No lives and no energy timer. Being stuck is a puzzle to solve, not a wall to wait behind — Restart is always free. • Every bottle, star and drop of liquid is drawn in code — there is not a single image file in the game. Free to play, with optional ads and optional rewards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Match 3* at none against Potionary's 1. Match 3* also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Potionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Match 3* asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Match 3* | Potionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | faizahmad dae |
In-app purchases
Match 3*
No in-app purchases
Potionary
- Remove ads$2.99









