Comparison

Potion Maker vs Alchemy Lab

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

Alchemy Lab

Embark on a magical journey as a potion crafter. Conduct chemical experiments to brew various potions and help characters live better lives. Discover the art of alchemy and its practical applications.

Highlights
  • Potion crafting
  • Magic experiments
  • Character well-being
  • Chemical exploration
  • Adventure gameplay
Features
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Start an amazing adventure with alchemy lab potion crafter & make different magic potions to make people fit. Explore different chemical experiments, fit for life.

Screenshots

Potion Maker4 screens
Alchemy Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Potion Maker at 81% against Alchemy Lab's 33%. Potion Maker also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Potion Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Alchemy Lab daily. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Potion Maker versus Alchemy Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotion MakerAlchemy Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (114 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB285 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalakBabar Ali

Customer experience

Potion Maker

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

Alchemy Lab

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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

Alchemy Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Potion Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Alchemy Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potion Maker free?
Potion Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alchemy Lab free?
Alchemy Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Potion Maker or Alchemy Lab have ads?
Neither Potion Maker nor Alchemy Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potion Maker or Alchemy Lab?
Potion Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Alchemy Lab daily. Most recently, Potion Maker was updated on October 8, 2026 and Alchemy Lab on October 8, 2026.

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