Comparison

Aniimo vs Cozy Alchemy

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

Head to head
About

Aniimo

Explore a vast open world, capture and collect unique creatures, and twine with them to gain new abilities. Engage in thrilling battles, customize your personal space, and embark on an epic journey of discovery and adventure.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Creature capturing and collecting
  • Twine with creatures for abilities
  • Real-time battles (PvEVP)
  • Personal RV customization
  • Multiplayer interaction
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Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. On the vast continent of Idyll, you'll encounter countless unique creatures known as Aniimo. Twine with them and experience the beauty of this world from a completely new perspective and with new abilities. You can also travel to a metropolis floating in the sky, where you'll meet other Pathfinders, share stories, and engage in thrilling competitive battles. Choose your Aniimo and embark on an epic journey - one full of exploration, discovery, and adventure! Seize every chance to capture and collect Aniimo to your heart's desire! When embarking on an adventure on Idyll, anyone you meet can become a companion! Catch Aniimo using Aniipods, set traps and time your catch perfectly - enjoy the thrill and uncertainty of every moment! Unique Aniimo will appear according to the environment, weather, phenomena and time of day. Most Aniimo can evolve, making collecting and discovering Aniimo even more exciting. Twine with Aniimo to feel the world like they do On your journey of adventure you can Twine with Aniimo and essentially become any Aniimo that you collect. Use the Aniimo’s skills to solve puzzles, win battles and overcome challenges! Twine with Aniimo, to see the world from a brand new perspective. Jump into the adventure and enjoy exploring an expansive open world The continent of Idyll is expansive and alive with beauty and the perfect setting to capture, to Twine, to find answers and for the Aniimo to reach their full potential. Challenge, race, discover... immersive exploration ensures every step of the journey is engaging. Whether you're gliding, diving, burrowing... you can step foot anywhere. Join exciting real-time challenges with Aniimo In the vast world of Aniimo, every real-time challenge is full of unknowns and surprises. The PVEVP mode "Egg Heist" allows you to join a 3-player team anytime to engage in real-time searches and battles in the Lost Isles. Whether you're solo, multiplayer, adventuring, battling, or simply looking to quickly become stronger, here, every challenge is real and instantaneous! Enjoying camping and roadtrips with your friends Each Pathfinder now owns a personal RV on the vast continent of Idyll, parked at a campsite in this open world, where they can meet and interact with other players. When you return to Homeland with your RV, you can plant crops, build decorations, and freely arrange your space with Aniimo to transform the entire Homeland into a warm, fun, and interactive immersive paradise.

About

Cozy Alchemy

Run a charming potion shop where you grow herbs, brew magical concoctions, and serve villagers with their everyday troubles. This idle simulation game allows you to manage your shop at your own pace, with timers that continue even when the app is closed.

Highlights
  • Grow and gather herbs
  • Brew nearly 100 potions
  • Serve 50 unique villagers
  • Idle gameplay with ongoing timers
  • Decorate your shop
  • Explore for wild herbs
Features
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Run a little village potion shop, one kettle at a time. Nearly a hundred herbs, 140 potions, four seasons, and fifty regulars who remember you: a whole cozy world that keeps itself warm while you are away. GROW. BREW. SERVE. Plant herbs in the garden and gather them when they are ready. Follow picture recipes: toss in the herbs, give the pot a stir, bottle something wonderful. Villagers wander in with everyday troubles: a chill that will not shift, a racing mind before bed, tired legs after the harvest. Hand over the right potion and watch them warm up. MADE TO BE PUT DOWN Every timer keeps going while the app is closed. Come back twice a day or twice a week and everything you planted is ready, with full yield either way. Nothing rots, nothing spoils, no one gets impatient. Sow every bed with one tap, gather them all with another, and hire Hearthfolk to keep the garden while you are gone. NO PRESSURE, NO NOISE Picture recipes, not math. One request at a time. Sage, the cat by the hearth, teaches you the shop one thing at a time, on the screen where it lives. Reminders only say that something is ready, and only if you want them. A SHOP THAT BECOMES YOURS Arrange the room piece by piece: rugs, lamps, a stove to warm your hands at, a second chair for a friend. Creatures come by, the lamps come on at dusk, and the villager you are serving takes a seat while you brew. A WORLD THAT KEEPS OPENING Wander the Gloaming Rambles with Sage for wild herbs you cannot grow. Sell at a market that pays more when the season wants what you have. Keep a seasonal almanac, unlock stations that dry, distill and steep, and settle into a rhythm that is yours. FREE TO PLAY Cozy Alchemy is free to play and has no ads. Optional in-app purchases include Stardust, coins, time-limited offers with extra garden beds and cauldrons, a Gilded Season Pass and a Festival Pass. An optional Alchemist's Guild membership (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing, cancel any time) adds a daily Stardust stipend, an extra bed and cauldron, and a monthly keepsake. If what you want is a quiet game to end the day with: the kettle is on. Terms of Use: https://playcozyalchemy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://playcozyalchemy.com/privacy

Screenshots

Aniimo4 screens
Cozy Alchemy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Aniimo at 9.3K against Cozy Alchemy's 6. Aniimo also leads on chart position (#17 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Cozy Alchemy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Aniimo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cozy Alchemy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cozy Alchemy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aniimo has 9.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aniimo ships an update weekly, Cozy Alchemy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Aniimo versus Cozy Alchemy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAniimoCozy Alchemy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.3K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.3K — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3.7 GB69 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPAWPRINT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTDJosh Pavey

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Aniimo

One-time10
  • Aniimo: 60 Lumin Crystals$0.99
  • Aniimo: 300 Lumin Crystals$4.99
  • Aniimo: Monthly Pass$4.99
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  • Aniimo: Advanced Comp. Handbook$9.99
  • Aniimo: Collector’s Comp. Handbook$10.00
  • Aniimo: 980 Lumin Crystals$14.99
  • Aniimo: Collector’s Comp. Handbook$19.99
  • Aniimo: 1,980 Lumin Crystals$29.99
  • Aniimo: 3,280 Lumin Crystals$49.99
  • Aniimo: 6,480 Lumin Crystals$99.99
10 purchases

Cozy Alchemy

Subscriptions1
  • Alchemist's Guild, monthly$2.991 Month
One-time9
  • Purse of Coins (250)$0.99
  • Pouch of Coins (500)$2.99
  • Satchel of Coins (1,000)$4.99
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  • Gilded Almanac$4.99
  • Alchemist's Kit$6.99
  • Chest of Stardust (500)$9.99
  • Chest of Coins (5,000)$9.99
  • Galaxy in a Jar (1,000)$19.99
  • Vault of Coins (10,000)$19.99

Questions

Is Aniimo free?
Aniimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cozy Alchemy free?
Cozy Alchemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aniimo or Cozy Alchemy?
Cozy Alchemy is rated higher. Aniimo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Cozy Alchemy averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Aniimo or Cozy Alchemy have ads?
Neither Aniimo nor Cozy Alchemy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aniimo or Cozy Alchemy?
Aniimo ships an update weekly, and Cozy Alchemy every 3 days. Most recently, Aniimo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cozy Alchemy on October 29, 2026.

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