Comparison

Deadly Dispatch vs Potion Pile

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

Head to head
About

Deadly Dispatch

Features
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Deadly Dispatch is a puzzle game in a genre we had to invent: tactical zombie elimination. Build a multi-stage bomb, drop it on a zombie-infested city, and try not to hit the humans. Part demolition sandbox, part ordnance budgeting problem, all B-movie zombie apocalypse. You get one bomb per sortie — and the survivors would appreciate it landing on the correct side of the wall. BUILD THE BOMB Twelve materials, three stages, no wrong answers — only expensive ones. Start with a core: the balanced Blast Core, the brutal short-range Heavy Charge, the lingering Fire Canister, or the Volatile Core if you enjoy ±30% surprises. Wrap it in a second stage that scatters, splits into submunitions, ricochets down streets, or lands and waits. Finish with a payload that burns, shatters, corrodes, or shreds. That's 200 bomb configurations before you've touched the payload dials — and every kilogram costs credits. DROP IT ON THE CITY Guided delivery gives you a reticle and no excuses. Unguided is cheaper: a plane, a countdown, and a RELEASE NOW button — time it right, or watch your masterpiece detonate in a parking lot. Then bullet-time kicks in and physics takes over: fuel stations chain, barrels cook off, buildings pancake, and the horde learns about ragdolls. TRY NOT TO HIT THE HUMANS The city isn't empty. Survivors are holed up behind the last wall standing, and everything is scored: kill 80% of the horde and you're a hero. Crack the wall — or drop wide into the safe zone — and you're the reason it all ends. Three stars means surgical: maximum kills, minimal collateral, wall intact. Build frugal and bank the change; tomorrow's sortie might call for something irresponsible. FEATURES • 30 handcrafted levels — a fogbound ferry terminal, a vineyard, a drydock, a mountaintop observatory, a movie-studio backlot, and one very unlucky stadium • Stage-based bomb crafting with 12 materials and two delivery methods • Full physics destruction: chain reactions, collapsing buildings, craters that stay • Arcade campaign with a credit economy that rewards restraint — and funds the occasional act of art • Free play mode for hunting three stars on every map • Built for touch — aim, pinch, and drop from an isometric command view on iPhone and iPad • First 5 levels free; one purchase unlocks all 30 base levels. No ads, no subscriptions. Assemble the payload. Call the drop. End the horde.

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Potion Pile

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A little magic. A clever brew. Drop jewel-like ingredients into a moonlit cauldron and let matching pieces tumble together. In Potion Pile, every merge brings a new ingredient, every recipe makes a little room, and every stir gives your pile another chance. Slide to aim, then release to drop. Merge berries into mint, grow your collection through crystals and blooms, and work toward the shimmering Moon Elixir. Keep the ingredients shown on your recipe card in the pot, then tap Brew to bottle them for points. Your recipe rotates between Dewdrop Tonic, Moonrise Tea and Starlight Cordial, with more demanding ingredients as you keep brewing. Each bottled brew earns a stir: a gentle swirl that jostles the pile when things get crowded. Save your charges for a tricky moment, and keep the settled ingredients below the danger line. Settle into a charming apothecary of soft music, warm gold and moonlit purple. Chase your own best score for as long as you can keep the cauldron from overflowing. Eight jewel-like ingredient tiers, from Berry to Moon Elixir. Three rotating recipes with growing ingredient requirements. Physics-driven drops and satisfying matching merges. Stir charges earned by brewing, with room to save up to five. An endless high-score chase with a saved personal best. Touch controls with portrait and landscape layouts.

Screenshots

Deadly Dispatch4 screens
Potion Pile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Potion Pile at none against Deadly Dispatch's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Deadly Dispatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Potion Pile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Deadly Dispatch versus Potion Pile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadly DispatchPotion Pile
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB86 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMonochrome LtdFrank Robles

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Deadly Dispatch

One-time1
  • Base Levels Unlock$4.99
None

Potion Pile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deadly Dispatch free?
Deadly Dispatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potion Pile free?
Potion Pile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deadly Dispatch or Potion Pile have ads?
Neither Deadly Dispatch nor Potion Pile shows ads.

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