Comparison

Space Alchemy vs Herbarium Casebook

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

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About

Space Alchemy

Features
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What happens when you combine Fire and Earth? What about Lightning and Glass? Welcome to Space Alchemy โ€” the addictive cosmic crafting game where you start with just four elements and unlock an entire universe of discovery. Fire, Water, Earth, Air. These are your building blocks. Everything else? That's up to you. Drag, drop, and merge elements together to create something brand new. Discover Steam, Lightning, Lava, Forests, Stars, Galaxies, and hundreds more โ€” each combination is a mystery waiting to be solved. Can you unlock them all? SIMPLE TO LEARN. IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN. The rules are effortless: combine two elements to create a new one. But the deeper you go, the more creative you'll need to get. Every level challenges you with a target element to forge โ€” figure out the recipe and advance through an ever-expanding cosmos of discovery. HUNDREDS OF ELEMENTS TO DISCOVER From the everyday to the extraordinary โ€” craft Clouds from Water and Air, forge Diamonds from Stone and Energy, and create Galaxies from colliding Stars. With hundreds of unique elements, there's always something new around the corner. 10 GAME CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS Push yourself to the limit. Can you pull off 7 combos in a row? Discover 5 elements in under a minute? Complete a level without using a single hint? From Alchemy Addict to Philosopher's Stone โ€” prove you're the ultimate alchemist. ENDLESS LEVELS Start with the basics and work your way up through hundreds of handcrafted and procedurally generated levels. There's no finish line โ€” just an infinite universe of elements waiting to be forged. GORGEOUS COSMIC DESIGN Immerse yourself in a stunning space-themed world with beautiful particle effects, smooth animations, and satisfying haptic feedback. Every merge feels magical. KEY FEATURES: โ€ข Start with 4 base elements โ€” discover hundreds more โ€ข Intuitive drag-and-drop merging gameplay โ€ข Hundreds of levels to master โ€ข 10 Game Center achievements to unlock โ€ข Combo system โ€” chain successful merges for streaks โ€ข Hint system when you're stuck โ€ข Beautiful cosmic visuals and animations โ€ข Satisfying sound effects and haptic feedback โ€ข No internet required โ€” play anywhere, anytime The cosmos is yours to create. How far will you go? Download Space Alchemy now and start forging the universe.

About

Herbarium Casebook

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Herbarium Casebook is a cozy botanical deduction puzzle game. Open a quiet herbarium packet, inspect the pressed specimen, compare botanical plates, read the field note, and pin the evidence that proves which archive label is wrong. Each case teaches real observation skills: leaf shape, flower structure, habitat, season, stems, seed heads, and caution labels. The app is not a plant identifier, foraging guide, medical tool, or safety tool. It never asks you to photograph, taste, eat, smell, gather, or handle real-world plants. Every puzzle is solved from offline in-game evidence. Included free: Garden Gate chapter with 10 authored cases. Herbarium Drawer for solved free cases. Field Table comparison for free chapter plants. Full Herbarium Unlock: One-time non-consumable purchase. Unlocks all four launch chapters and 30 additional cases. Unlocks the complete Field Table comparison set. No subscription. No trial. No auto-renew. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Space Alchemy4 screens
Herbarium Casebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Space Alchemy at 14.0 against Herbarium Casebook's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Alchemy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Herbarium Casebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Space Alchemy versus Herbarium Casebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace AlchemyHerbarium Casebook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB540 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFezhans LimitedSPRING DATA LIMITED

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Space Alchemy

One-time5
  • Spark Pack$0.99
  • Crystal Pack$2.99
  • Nova Pack$7.99
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  • Galaxy Pack$9.99
  • Universe Pack$19.99
1 purchases

Herbarium Casebook

One-time1
  • Full Herbarium Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Space Alchemy free?
Space Alchemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herbarium Casebook free?
Herbarium Casebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Alchemy or Herbarium Casebook have ads?
Neither Space Alchemy nor Herbarium Casebook shows ads.

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