Comparison

Asterwake vs Alchemy PocketLab

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

Head to head
About

Asterwake

Embark on a serene puzzle adventure to mend dream cards, cultivate an Aster Bud, and awaken memories. This offline experience focuses on repairing dreams and growing a narrative map, offering a unique approach to gameplay.

Highlights
  • Mend hand-crafted dream cards
  • Grow and graft Aster Buds
  • Unlock story cards in Bloom Atlas
  • Offline play
  • Portrait mode
  • Daily Dream letter for replay
Features
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Asterwake is a calm, offline puzzle adventure: mend a Dream Card, grow an Aster Bud, graft it onto the Sleeping Isles, and read the memory that wakes in Bloom Atlas. WHAT YOU DO • Dream Desk — Patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm repairs on hand-crafted dream cards. • Sleeping Isles — Graft each bud where a name belongs. Tap a spirit for a Little Wave hello, or Watch Dream to see a companion fully awaken. • Bloom Atlas — Unlock story cards for the dreams you mended. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Not a merge board or pet collector. Progress comes from repairing dreams and growing a story map—not combining items on a grid. IN THIS VERSION • 15 Dream Cards across three chapters: Moonlit Table, Rain Lanterns, and Thread Garden • 5 interaction styles: patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm • 15 growth nodes, 15 rescued spirits, 5 Asterlings, and a Bloom Atlas of memory stories • Animated Little Wave greetings and optional Watch Dream birth moments on Sleeping Isles • Daily Dream letter for optional replay and score improvement CALM BY DESIGN Portrait, one action per screen · No login · Local save · Play offline at your own pace ADS & PRIVACY Progress stays on your device. Optional ads may appear at launch or before some Little Wave greetings; Cupglow and Bridgeknot wave for free. See the App Store privacy label for details. If a dream feels torn, mend it. If a name feels lost, plant it where it belongs.

About

Alchemy PocketLab

Features
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Mix magic, meet mayhem, and fill a grimoire of curious discoveries in Alchemy Game: Pocket Lab. Start with Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. Combine any two ingredients in your cauldron to create something new—from Steam and Witch Glass to Pocket Swamps, Opera Frogs, and other delightfully suspicious results. A COZY ALCHEMY ADVENTURE • Drag or tap two ingredients into the cauldron • Discover 50 handcrafted elements with logical, funny recipes • Watch colorful reactions, magical particles, and Wisp’s animated responses • Play at your own pace with no timers, streaks, or lives HELP WISP WITH MAGICAL REQUESTS Wisp, your questionably qualified ghost apprentice, always needs something unusual. Complete 10 story-driven requests as your collection grows and the laboratory becomes increasingly strange. FILL YOUR GRIMOIRE Every discovery adds a new illustrated entry with its own name and description. Revisit known ingredients, follow helpful hints, and work toward completing the full 50-item collection. PLAY THE FIRST CHAPTER FREE The Dusty Beginning includes 25 discoveries and five Wisp requests. A single optional lifetime purchase unlocks Gloomwood Garden, 25 additional discoveries, five more requests, and the complete grimoire. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Pocket Lab has no forced ads and no recurring subscription. Unlock the full game once and keep it. MADE FOR SHORT, SATISFYING SESSIONS Whether you discover one new mixture or chase Wisp’s next request, Pocket Lab is designed for relaxing one-handed play whenever you have a few magical minutes.

Screenshots

Asterwake4 screens
Alchemy PocketLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Asterwake at none against Alchemy PocketLab's 1. Asterwake also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Alchemy PocketLab's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Alchemy PocketLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asterwake asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Asterwake versus Alchemy PocketLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsterwakeAlchemy PocketLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Sihai Bohui E Commerce Co.,Ltd.James Shelby

In-app purchases

None

Asterwake

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Alchemy PocketLab

One-time1
  • Unlock Gloomwood Garden$4.99

Questions

Is Asterwake free?
Asterwake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alchemy PocketLab free?
Alchemy PocketLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Asterwake or Alchemy PocketLab have ads?
Asterwake shows ads; Alchemy PocketLab does not.

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