Trust the System vs Wandering Alchemist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trust the System
Stamp papers to earn points and coins, then spend them to explore forbidden areas and uncover the truth behind your job. This ad-free, offline game features deep stamping mechanics and hand-drawn pixel art.
- Deep stamping mechanics
- Explore forbidden corridors
- Uncover a dark reality
- Hand-drawn pixel art
- 100% Ad-Free
- Playable offline
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> THE GAME IN SHORT Stamp papers to earn good points and coins. Spend your earnings to venture beyond your desk into forbidden corridors. Along the way, discover valuable items, unlock stamping upgrades, and piece together the dark reality behind your job. > STORY Lucky you: you’ve been granted lifetime employment by the System. You stamp to serve it, and you're ready to serve it well. Until someone calls for help... And here you are, now exploring the restricted corridors, meeting the other employees, and slowly unveiling the truth about your job, and the System itself. > FEATURES - 100% Ad-Free & playable offline - Hand-drawn pixel art (No generative AI) - Impressively deep stamping mechanics that make you feel like you're working for real - An oddly satisfying computer that works for you (for real) - And other secrets I won't spoil > CURRENT STATE The game currently features its first chapter. I'm still working on the others. > Trailer music: "80s Zombies Movie" by Clement Panchout So, will you trust the System?
Wandering Alchemist
Explore your neighborhood as an alchemist, collecting resources to brew potions and decorate your surroundings. This free, offline RPG requires no internet and respects your privacy, with only an optional tip to support development.
- GPS tracking for real-world walks
- Procedural game world
- Potion brewing and merchant requests
- Neighborhood decoration
- Fully offline gameplay
- Zero data usage
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Walk outside as a wandering alchemist. Collect resources from your neighborhood, brew potions in your cauldron, and sell them to decorate the streets you explore. Fully free and offline, no internet required on your walk. No ads, no data collection and no paywalls, the in-app purchase is just a fully optional "Support the Developer" tip. Features: • GPS tracks your real-world walks (only while the app is open) • A fully procedural game world that belongs to you • Every player sees the same generated world and resources, find something rare, tell others about it • Brew potions and fulfill the requests of merchants • Freely decorate your neighborhood • Fully offline RPG anywhere, with zero data usage • Optional street map download to help you get your bearings (one-time download, no extra data while playing) Privacy: the app never collects, transmits, or shares your data. Location is read on your device only while you play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trust the System at none against Wandering Alchemist's 4. Trust the System also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Wandering Alchemist's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Wandering Alchemist sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Trust the System asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trust the System against 5.0 for Wandering Alchemist. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trust the System has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Trust the System ships an update every 4 days, Wandering Alchemist daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trust the System | Wandering Alchemist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soliles | Andreas Friedle |
In-app purchases
Trust the System
No in-app purchases
Wandering Alchemist
- Support the Developer$1.00
- Support the Developer$2.00
- Support the Developer$5.00
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- Support the Developer$10.00
Questions
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