Zen Element Craft vs Alchemy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zen Element Craft
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A calm element-crafting puzzle game inspired by Zen aesthetics. Start with fire, water, earth, and air, then combine materials to discover new ones. Every discovery is saved in your encyclopedia, where you can revisit recipes and descriptions anytime. With gentle visuals and relaxing music, Zen Element Craft offers a quiet crafting experience you can enjoy at your own pace.
Alchemy
Combine elements to discover new ones and build a world, from basic concepts to outer space. Features multiple game modes, including a 1v1 duel for competitive play. Offers educational facts with each combination.
- Element combination and discovery
- World building
- Educational facts
- Multiple game levels
- 1v1 duel mode
- Offline play
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What happens if you combine fire and water? Combine them and find out. In Alchemy, two elements create a third. Out of air, earth, fire and water grows a whole world, from the first wave to outer space. Every combination comes with a fact. SIX LEVELS • ABC of Alchemy: for the youngest players • Young Alchemist: the building blocks of the world • Belka and Strelka: build a rocket and fly to orbit • Desert Island: survive and build a ship to sail home • Adventure Seeker: for those who study the world • Advanced Explorer: recipes with three, four and five ingredients 1V1 DUEL You and your opponent get the same elements. Whoever completes the recipe first wins. Win, level up and unlock new maps. Challenge your friends to a duel. 5,000 elements and 10,000 recipes. No internet needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Element Craft at none against Alchemy's 5. Alchemy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Alchemy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Zen Element Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zen Element Craft ships an update every 2 days, Alchemy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Element Craft | Alchemy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 295 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7tomatoes | Ilya Manenkov |
In-app purchases
Zen Element Craft
No in-app purchases
Alchemy
- 30 Artifacts$2.99
- Impossible Post$2.99
- Behind the Wonder$2.99
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- 120 Artifacts$9.99
- 400 Artifacts$29.99
Questions
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