Comparison

Pocket Alchemist vs 超级挖掘达人

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

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Pocket Alchemist

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A spark of Fire. A drop of Water. Your first discovery is waiting. Mix two ingredients to uncover magical recipes in a cozy alchemy workshop. A short, interactive guide helps you make your first discovery and put it to work. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Explore 38 recipes across four tiers. Tap ingredients into two slots, follow journal clues, and pin the recipe you want to explore next. Ingredient order never matters. GROW AND AUTOMATE Your first discovery awakens the essence garden: one of each base essence grows every minute. Gather more with a tap, assign recipes to benches, and see exactly which ingredients are missing. Garden growth and crafting continue for up to eight hours offline; benches need enough ingredients for each craft. KEEP WHAT YOU LEARN Craft the five ritual artifacts and begin another cycle with your discoveries and recipe mastery intact. Spend earned Insight on permanent upgrades, unlock a fourth bench, and work toward the Great Works. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Offline core gameplay, portrait controls, ten interface languages, and no account or sign-in. Progress is saved on your device. New failed combinations earn Residue for hints and temporary boosts. NO FORCED ADS Rewarded ads are optional. No banners, interstitials or in-app purchases. You never need to watch an ad to keep playing. Privacy policy: https://seneku.dev/legal/mobile-privacy-policy THE LIVING WORKSHOP Help three returning visitors restore their projects. Shape production with garden focus, bench equipment, stock targets and queues. Research six new recipes across two chapters, meet Pip the moth-spirit apprentice, and prepare expeditions with supplies you craft. After a ritual, choose a discipline or an optional charter. Visitor requests and earned expedition rewards wait for you; activity-journal progress does not expire.

About

超级挖掘达人

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Pure treasure hunting fun Play anytime in your spare time, offline idle mining for relaxing fun Relic collection competition, become top collector of rare antiques Download Super Digging Master now and enjoy unique underground excavation adventure! Leave us a 5-star review if you love it~

Screenshots

Pocket Alchemist4 screens
超级挖掘达人4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 超级挖掘达人 at none against Pocket Alchemist's shown. 超级挖掘达人 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Alchemist ships an update every 2 weeks, 超级挖掘达人 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pocket Alchemist versus 超级挖掘达人: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Alchemist超级挖掘达人
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB100 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteven WemyssXiamen Dacheng Huyu Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Alchemist

No in-app purchases

None

超级挖掘达人

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Alchemist free?
Pocket Alchemist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 超级挖掘达人 free?
超级挖掘达人 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Alchemist or 超级挖掘达人 have ads?
Pocket Alchemist shows ads; 超级挖掘达人 does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Alchemist or 超级挖掘达人?
Pocket Alchemist ships an update every 2 weeks, and 超级挖掘达人 weekly. Most recently, Pocket Alchemist was updated on October 24, 2026 and 超级挖掘达人 on October 31, 2026.

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