Comparison

Alchemists vs Simple Level counter

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

Head to head
About

Alchemists

This app acts as a digital companion for a board game, allowing players to scan ingredient cards to discover potion recipes. It also serves as a learning tool for those interested in the game's mechanics, enabling them to practice potion mixing and test their deductive skills without the physical board game.

Highlights
  • Scan ingredient cards
  • Discover potion recipes
  • Learn game rules
  • Practice potion mixing
  • Test ingredient combinations
  • View game answers
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This is a supplementary app for board game Alchemists from Czech Games Edition. It allows players to scan ingredient cards from the board game to find out what potions they can create. It also help players who do not have the board game, but are interested in the mechanics, to learn the rules or the game. And they can even experience the mixing of potions and try out their skills as academics. So if that's your case follow these steps: 1. Tap [settings], then under Ingredients selection: chose "Select by hand". From now on, you won't need to scan actual cards, you will just chose them mechanically. 2. Tap [Start new game], this will randomize correct solutions. 3. Tap [Drink Potion] to perform your first test. Choose any two ingredients you wish and tap [confirm] to combine them. They will give you a certain color and sign. Note the result. 4. Repeat step 3 as many times as needed, to find out what ingredient contains what alchemical. How many tests do you need to perform to find out all correct answers? To check if all your answers are correct, tap [Final round] and then [Show answers]. If you want to find out more about the rules of the game, you can also tap the INFO button to learn everything there is about mixing potions.x

About

Simple Level counter

Easily track player levels and scores in your favorite board games. This intuitive app helps manage multiple players and clearly indicates when a player reaches the maximum level, eliminating confusion during gameplay.

Highlights
  • Intuitive level tracking interface
  • Supports multiple players
  • Indicates maximum level achievement
  • Eliminates score confusion
  • Ideal for board games
Features
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Your ideal assistant for board games! Forget about the confusion with levels and scores in your favorite board games! Our app offers a simple and intuitive interface for tracking levels! You can track the levels of multiple players and see when a player reaches the maximum level!

Screenshots

Alchemists2 screens
Simple Level counter1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Level counter at 5.0 against Alchemists's 4.2. Simple Level counter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Alchemists's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Level counter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alchemists has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Alchemists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Level counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alchemists ships an update every 3 months, Simple Level counter monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Alchemists versus Simple Level counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemistsSimple Level counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCGE Digital s.r.o.Ekaterina Bateeva

Customer experience

Alchemists

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative34.2%

Simple Level counter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alchemists

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Level counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alchemists free?
Alchemists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Level counter free?
Simple Level counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alchemists or Simple Level counter?
Simple Level counter is rated higher. Alchemists averages 4.2 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Simple Level counter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Alchemists or Simple Level counter have ads?
Neither Alchemists nor Simple Level counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alchemists or Simple Level counter?
Alchemists ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Level counter monthly. Most recently, Alchemists was updated on November 6, 2026 and Simple Level counter on November 3, 2026.

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