Comparison

Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy vs Crystal Lab

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy

Embark on a medieval fantasy adventure to build your own kingdom. Create castles, knights, warlocks, and dragons, or engage in a new runner-style combat mode. This puzzle game offers creative gameplay for all ages.

Highlights
  • Create your own kingdom
  • Breed and raise dragons
  • Play as Knight, Warlock, or Dragon
  • New runner combat mode
  • Intuitive one-click gameplay
  • All ages puzzle game
Features
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It's time to get MEDIEVAL! From the creators of the award winning puzzle games Doodle God & Doodle Devil, comes a new fantasy brain-teaser where you can create your own Kingdom with Castles, Knights, Warlocks and Dragons! Great for gamers of ALL ages. Daring adventure awaits you in this fantasy world where you can breed and raise four different types of Dragons, return the family castle to prosperity or defile flowering lands as a Necromancer. New Game Mode: Arm your Knight to fight through the hordes of monsters and mighty bosses in a new runner-style combat game! The famous Doodle series puzzle game play has been completed re-imagined in this ALL ages fantasy adventure. Create a New Kingdom Today! CRITICS LOVE THE DOODLE SERIES “It's addictive. Insanely so! Lots of fun.” – 148Apps “Wonderfully unique concept. Deeply satisfying!” – GameZebo “Giving it huge thumbs up!" - TUAW “Discovering each new element was an utter delight." -AppSafari "You'll have to use your creativity…ruthlessly addictive." - Slide2Play FEATURES - All ages puzzle game play for the entire family - Intuitive one-click gameplay encourages thoughtful, creative play. - Breed and raise four different types of Dragons - Quest as a fearless Knight, Powerful Warlock or fantasy Dragon - Play the new “runner” combat mode ****** LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/doodle_god

About

Crystal Lab

Features
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Your next laboratory starts with a tap. Crystal Lab is an idle clicker game where you mine crystals, upgrade equipment, and build a growing jewelry collection. Start small, unlock automatic production, and work your way through five laboratories, each with its own style and tools. Tap to collect raw crystals and decide how to spend them: improve your mining equipment or polish them to buy jewelry. Complete matching sets to earn permanent production bonuses. There is always a new goal to work toward: • Upgrade equipment to increase your earnings per tap and automatic production. • Complete daily missions, open chests, and gather fragments to discover jewelry. • Take on the daily Mining Rush: 30 seconds to keep up your tapping pace and multiply your reward. • Collect sapphire, emerald, amethyst, citrine, and ruby jewelry. • Earn offline progress based on your automatic production. Play at your own pace, plan your upgrades, and turn a small crystal lab into a thriving mining operation.

Screenshots

Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy4 screens
Crystal Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crystal Lab at every 2 weeks against Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy's every 4 months. On price, ads, 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. Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Crystal Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy ships an update every 4 months, Crystal Lab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy versus Crystal Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Kingdom™ AlchemyCrystal Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB107 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Richard Menezes

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy

One-time7
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Bundle of 450 crystals$1.99
  • Bundle of 1000 crystals$3.99
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  • Bundle of 3000 crystals$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 crystals$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 crystals$49.99
  • Infinite crystals$99.99
1 purchases

Crystal Lab

One-time1
  • Remover anúncios$1.99

Questions

Is Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy free?
Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crystal Lab free?
Crystal Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy or Crystal Lab have ads?
Both Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy and Crystal Lab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy or Crystal Lab?
Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy ships an update every 4 months, and Crystal Lab every 2 weeks. Most recently, Doodle Kingdom™ Alchemy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Crystal Lab on October 31, 2026.

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