Comparison

Lala's Kitchen 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

Lala's Kitchen

Features
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Welcome to Lala's Kitchen, a calm, cozy match-3 puzzle game built for players who want to unwind, not race a clock. There's no timer counting down. No energy meter forcing you to wait. No pressure to keep up. Just warm, hand-illustrated ingredients, satisfying matches, and a kitchen that's always ready when you are. FEATURES - Dozens of handcrafted levels, each with its own gentle challenge - Collect recipe cards as you play, building a real cookbook of rewards - Special combinations that spark satisfying chain reactions - A calm, player-controlled hint if you ever get stuck, never forced on you - Optional sound and haptics, off by default, because quiet is often better - Nothing to buy. Ever. Just play. Lala's Kitchen was built with one simple idea in mind: a puzzle game should feel like a warm afternoon in a kitchen you love, not another notification demanding your attention. Come cook, come relax, and take exactly as long as you'd like. The pot's always warming.

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Alchemy PocketLab

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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

Lala's Kitchen4 screens
Alchemy PocketLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lala's Kitchen at none against Alchemy PocketLab's 1. Lala's Kitchen also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 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. Lala's Kitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lala's Kitchen versus Alchemy PocketLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLala's KitchenAlchemy PocketLab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin WoodJames Shelby

In-app purchases

None

Lala's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Alchemy PocketLab

One-time1
  • Unlock Gloomwood Garden$4.99

Questions

Is Lala's Kitchen free?
Lala's Kitchen 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 Lala's Kitchen or Alchemy PocketLab have ads?
Lala's Kitchen shows ads; Alchemy PocketLab does not.

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