Comparison

Alchemy PocketLab vs Alchemy

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

Head to head
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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Element combination and discovery
  • World building
  • Educational facts
  • Multiple game levels
  • 1v1 duel mode
  • Offline play
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Alchemy PocketLab4 screens
Alchemy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Alchemy at 3 against Alchemy PocketLab's 1. Alchemy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Alchemy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Alchemy PocketLab versus Alchemy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemy PocketLabAlchemy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames ShelbyIlya Manenkov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Alchemy PocketLab

One-time1
  • Unlock Gloomwood Garden$4.99
5 purchases

Alchemy

One-time5
  • 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

Is Alchemy PocketLab free?
Alchemy PocketLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alchemy free?
Alchemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alchemy PocketLab or Alchemy have ads?
Neither Alchemy PocketLab nor Alchemy shows ads.

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