Comparison

Potion Maker vs Bistro Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Potion Maker

Brew magical concoctions by combining ingredients in a cauldron to create increasingly valuable potions. Upgrade your brewing skills, aim to become a millionaire potion master, and collect all 75 unique potion recipes. Enjoy offline gameplay and test your luck in this charming simulation.

Highlights
  • Brew potions with various ingredients
  • Enhance potion value
  • Upgrade brewing skills
  • Collect 75 potion recipes
  • Offline gameplay
  • Live2D animated characters
Features
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Make a potion with moe chara! Become a rich man to enhance to the highest level! The first game of Sinsiroad! Animated characters in Live2D! Pio-chan cute! Enhanced potion to put the material to the cauldron! Infinitely becomes higher price! Potion making an increasingly developed in upgrade! Aim the millionaire Become a potion master! Collect all the potion on a total of 75 species Let's finish the book! ** Recommended for these people! ** I do not want to wait for the stamina recovery! I want a game that does not require Internet connection! I want to test my luck! Moe is good - anyway! ** How to play ** 1. Make a potion to select one of the material passing through the top of the screen! 2. Let's raise the price to put more and more also other material! 3. Trying to enhance! 4. Try again! 5. Do not be frustrated if fail, try again! 6. Trying to sell high! 7. Become a rich man! ※ For more inquiries, please send by e-mail.

About

Bistro Heroes

Embark on an adventure to gather ingredients, cook delicious dishes, and manage your own bistro. Customize heroes with unique outfits and develop your town with various buildings and furniture. Uncover an engaging storyline and help heroes save the world.

Highlights
  • Gather ingredients through hunting
  • Create tasty dishes for your bistro
  • Collect hero clothes for unique styles
  • Develop your town with buildings and furniture
  • Engaging storyline
  • Fairytale-like graphics
Features
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A new RPG 'Bistro Heroes', from Team Tapas, the developer of 'A Girl Adrift'! ◆ Gather various ingredients through hunting. ◆ Create tasty dishes with special ingredients to run a bistro. ◆ Collect hero clothes to create unique styles. ◆ Develop your town with numerous buildings and furniture. ◆ And…help the heroes save the world! [Game Features] - Small-sized, light RPG that can be enjoyed without additional downloads - Various dishes made with ingredients from a fantasy world - Cute clothes and furniture that can be used freely to decorate heroes and town - Engaging storyline with the feel of a light novel - Simple controls easy to learn, even for novices - Fairytale-like atmosphere and graphics [Community Page] Website: https://teamtapas.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTapas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamtapas [Storing Data Safely] - The server storage feature of the game data is activated when synced with a social account. - The game data is stored in the server only at certain moments of gameplay and is not stored constantly in real-time. - To safely store the data, please manually save it in the server regularly by using the server save icon on the upper right side of the game screen. [Notes for Switching Devices] 1. To transfer data to a new device when switching your device, you must first sync with your social account. 2. After syncing with your social account, use the server save icon on the upper right to manually save your data on a manual save slot. 3. Log in with the same social account from your new device, load the data you stored from your previous device and play the game. [Notes for Updating] - Bistro Heroes' updates are done manually through the store page. - If your Bistro Heroes does not update normally, please try the following method. 1. Restart the device and try again 2. Device settings - select iTunes & App Store - Check App Updates - restart and try to update again ※ The update time may differ depending on your device, so please wait a while longer if the above method does not work. ※ Deleting the app may reset some of the progressed data. [Customer Support] - If you experience gameplay problems, contact us via the in-game [Settings] → [Customer Support] button. - Contact is at support@teamtapas.com for other bugs and problems.

Screenshots

Potion Maker4 screens
Bistro Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bistro Heroes at 4.9 against Potion Maker's 4.4. Bistro Heroes also leads on ratings volume (750 vs 114) and review sentiment (91% vs 81%). Potion Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Bistro Heroes sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Potion Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bistro Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bistro Heroes has 750 ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Potion Maker's written reviews are positive against 91% of Bistro Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potion Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Bistro Heroes monthly. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Potion Maker versus Bistro Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion MakerBistro Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (114 ratings)4.9 (750 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114750 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB541 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHalakTeam Tapas

Customer experience

Potion Maker

All ratings114 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.9%

Bistro Heroes

All ratings750 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.9%

User reviews

Potion Maker

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Adorable and cute character designs
  • 🎨 High-quality art style and animations
  • ⏰ Simple and easy-to-learn gameplay mechanics
  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging potion-making gameplay
  • 💰 No mandatory in-app purchases required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Save function frequently broken or glitches
  • 🐛 Shop and store access disabled
  • 🐛 Cannot access unlocked outfits/costumes
  • 🐛 Game crashes and freezes after updates
  • 🐛 Costumes fail to download properly

Bistro Heroes

From 750 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute and relaxing gameplay
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to pick up
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style and character designs
  • 🍔 Delicious-looking food illustrations

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression without spending
  • 🔍 Lack of character voice acting
  • 🏞️ Sparse background music in some areas

Bugs and requests

Potion Maker

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Save button unresponsive or closes menu without saving
  • Cannot access shop or purchase items
  • Costumes become inaccessible after reinstall
  • Game crashes 10-30 seconds after startup
  • Quests cannot be accepted or completed
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  • Enhancement success rates appear incorrect
  • Data loss after device transfer
  • Cloud save restoration fails with error codes
  • Material conveyor belt unresponsive to taps
  • Notification system shows persistent false alerts
  • Screen cutoff on notched devices (iPhone X+)
  • Login and Facebook account linking failures
  • Game freezes during events or mini-games
  • Potion prices display as zero
  • Date/time manipulation locks out game functions
  • Tutorial misalignment on newer phone models
  • Event fairies become permanently unavailable after events end

Requested features

15 requests
  • Voice acting for characters
  • More playable characters (especially male characters)
  • Additional potion types and recipes
  • More costume variety and options
  • Character interaction and dialogue modes
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  • Farming or exploration systems
  • Mini-games and additional gameplay modes
  • RPG elements like combat and bosses
  • Ability to toggle/disable buff effects
  • More events and limited-time activities
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Improved enhancement system with better rates
  • Cloud save functionality
  • Russian language support
  • Chinese version novel publication

Bistro Heroes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads sometimes cause the game to freeze or crash
  • Battle numbers not displayed after new version update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more character interactions and animations
  • Implement a pity system for gacha pulls
  • Allow more control over individual heroes in battles
  • Improve the fishing minigame for better mobile experience
  • Organize decorations by tier for better visibility

In-app purchases

None

Potion Maker

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Bistro Heroes

One-time15
  • 500 gems$2.99
  • Novice package$2.99
  • Fishing Package$2.99
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  • Fishing Package 2$2.99
  • 1,000 gems$5.99
  • Medium package$7.99
  • Stamina boost package$10.99
  • Gem package$10.99
  • Daily dungeon package$10.99
  • Relic package$10.99
  • Season 2 Boost Package$10.99
  • Cream Theme Clothes Package$13.99
  • New clothes package$28.99
  • 6,000 gems$31.99
  • Super package$49.99

Questions

Is Potion Maker free?
Potion Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bistro Heroes free?
Bistro Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Potion Maker or Bistro Heroes?
Bistro Heroes is rated higher. Potion Maker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Bistro Heroes averages 4.9 from 750 ratings.
Do Potion Maker or Bistro Heroes have ads?
Bistro Heroes shows ads; Potion Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Potion Maker or Bistro Heroes?
Potion Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bistro Heroes monthly. Most recently, Potion Maker was updated on October 8, 2026 and Bistro Heroes on October 8, 2026.

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