Marathon Game vs Simple Alchemy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marathon Game
A fast-paced game of strategy and luck where players connect like squares with the longest line possible to achieve high scores. It challenges your skill and quick thinking.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Strategy and skill elements
- Luck-based scoring
- Connect like squares
- Longest line scoring
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Marathon is a fast-paced game of strategy, skill, and plain-old luck. Connect like squares with the longest line possible to score big!
Simple Alchemy
A puzzle game where you combine basic elements to discover over 600 unique items, including cities, mermaids, and aliens. Enjoy one-handed gameplay and offline play with over 20 achievements.
- Discover 980+ elements
- One-handed gameplay
- 20+ Achievements
- Offline play
- Mix elements to create items
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Simple alchemy all ages puzzle game. start with 4 basic elements ,and use them to find city,mermaid and alien! Can you create and discover all 600+ elements ? Features: *980 elements *One-handed gameplay *20+ Achievements. *Offline game,no network required *Mix elements to create fun,interesting and surprising items Have Fun !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Alchemy at none against Marathon Game's 3. Simple Alchemy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). Marathon Game's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Marathon Game sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Alchemy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marathon Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Marathon Game's written reviews are positive against 91% of Simple Alchemy's.
Marathon Game ships an update every 7 months, Simple Alchemy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marathon Game | Simple Alchemy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Slowinski Solutions Inc. | 登理 郝 |
Customer experience
Marathon Game
Simple Alchemy
In-app purchases
Marathon Game
- Appreciation Tip – Small$0.99
- Appreciation Tip – Medium$2.99
- Appreciation Tip – Large$8.99
Simple Alchemy
No in-app purchases
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