Comparison

Alchemy Lab vs Pack the Barn

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

Head to head
About

Alchemy Lab

Features
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Brew. Defend. Descend. A blight is spreading from the heart of a cursed kingdom, and only your fortress stands between the horde and the lands beyond. You are the alchemist on the wall โ€” and your potions are the last line of defense. Alchemy Lab fuses hands-on potion crafting with real-time tower defense. Work your cauldron in the lab, then unleash what you brew to hold the line against waves of monsters marching down the battlefield. CRAFT REAL POTIONS Drop ingredients into the cauldron and strike the recipe map with a steady hand โ€” where your cursor lands decides the potion's type and its strength. Master the craft to brew exactly what the next battle demands. FIVE WAYS TO FIGHT Heal your tower, strike the enemy, raise a physical shield, ward off magic, or empower your defenses. Read each wave and cast the right potion at the right moment โ€” time slows when you choose, but it never stops. DEFEND YOUR FORTRESS Waves march from the gloom toward your wall. Level up your alchemist and reinforce your fortress to survive escalating assaults and boss encounters. 75 LEVELS, 6 CURSED REGIONS Fight deeper into the ruin โ€” from the misty Blightwood and the war-scorched Ashen Front, through poison swamps and frozen wastes, into an arcane dead city, down to the lava of the Maw. Each region darker and deadlier than the last. GROW YOUR ALCHEMIST Earn XP from every craft and every battle, level up, and invest points across potion ladders and fortress upgrades. Your power grows with the threat. Free to play. Descend into the blight โ€” the wall is yours to hold.

About

Pack the Barn

Features
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Welcome to Pack the Barn, a charming block puzzle filled with cows, pigs, sheep, and plenty of farmyard personality. Choose from three animal-shaped pieces and carefully place them on the board. Complete rows and columns to make room for more animals, earn bonuses, and build scoring chains by clearing lines with consecutive moves. Simple to learn but increasingly challenging, every game tests your planning, timing, and ability to keep the barn from becoming too full. Features: Relaxing, easy-to-learn puzzle gameplay Adorable farm-animal pieces Simultaneous row and column clearing Chain multipliers and multiple-line bonuses Colourful clearing effects and animations Animated chickens exploring the farmyard Persistent best-score tracking Music and sound controls Designed for iPhone and iPad A cheerful farm setting suitable for all ages How many animals can you fit before the barn is full?

Screenshots

Alchemy Lab4 screens
Pack the Barn3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pack the Barn at none against Alchemy Lab's 3. Pack the Barn also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Alchemy Lab sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pack the Barn asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Alchemy Lab versus Pack the Barn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemy LabPack the Barn
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro RastoropovROBERT JOHN SMITH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Alchemy Lab

One-time3
  • Crystals XL$0.99
  • Crystals XXL$3.99
  • Crystals XXXXL$6.99
None

Pack the Barn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alchemy Lab free?
Alchemy Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pack the Barn free?
Pack the Barn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alchemy Lab or Pack the Barn have ads?
Alchemy Lab shows ads; Pack the Barn does not.
Which is updated more often, Alchemy Lab or Pack the Barn?
Alchemy Lab ships an update every 2 days, and Pack the Barn every 2 days. Most recently, Alchemy Lab was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pack the Barn on October 10, 2026.

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