OLYM vs Potion Explosion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OLYM
A simple puzzle game where players tap connected pieces to clear levels and increase their score. It features a variety of puzzle mechanisms across 130 levels and allows for friendly competition. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no time limits and quality art and music.
- Gather connected pieces
- Increase your score
- 130 different levels
- Simple tap controls
- No time limits
- Challenge friends
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OLYM is a simple puzzle game where you gather connected pieces and increase your score. It is another game in the "MUJO" series, a game which has made it into the top 10 puzzle games in 109 countries around the world. Take on a variety of puzzle mechanisms found in 130 different Levels! Play against your friends too! - Free to play! - Simple controls where you simply tap connected pieces to defeat enemies! - Quality art design and music! - Take your time and don't worry about time limits! - Comes with 130 Levels designed with various mechanisms. New Levels planned for the future, too! - Challenge your Facebook friends to a battle! *OLYM can be played for free from start to finish, but it is also possible to make in-app purchases to recover or buy certain items. = How to Play = - Tap lines of 3 or more pieces that are lined up vertically or horizontally to increase your score. - By creating more pieces that are the same color as the enemy, you can defeat them. - If you can beat all the enemies in a set number of moves, then you beat the stage! - Make full use of special items and Gems to overcome the tough levels!
Potion Explosion
This is a digital adaptation of an award-winning puzzle board game where players collect magical ingredients to brew powerful potions. Engage in tactical gameplay, trigger chain reactions, and compete against AI or players worldwide to score the most points.
- Official adaptation of award-winning board game
- Solo mode against AI
- Online multiplayer with worldwide leaderboard
- Tactical gameplay with strategic depth
- The Fifth Ingredient expansion available
- Magical universe with enhanced digital elements
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"Voted best 50 mobile games of 2017" ** The Fifth Ingredient expansion is now available! You'll meet the Professors, concoct unbelievable new Potions and unleash a new ingredient, the Ghost Ectoplasm, in this madcap expansion! The Fifth Ingredient also adds Reward and Scolding tokens. ** The official adaptation of Potion Explosion, the award-winning puzzle board game. Play this game solo or against players from all over the world with Solo, Online and Local Pass & Play modes! In Potion Explosion, you will explode ingredients, trigger chain reactions and gather it all in your caldron. You will then use your hard-earned unicorn tears, fairy dandruff and other magical ingredients to craft powerful mixtures with wacky effects! May the best wizard win! HOW TO PLAY At the beginning of the game, each player is given potions to complete with specific effects and ingredients. You will have to select ingredients in the dispenser; once your selected ingredient is removed, the ingredients above will slide down. If two ingredients of the same nature collide, they explode and you get them too! You can then use your ingredients to cook up your potions. You only have a limited tank space to store remaining ingredients from one turn to another, so choose carefully! Once a potion is completed, you score points, get to use its powerful effect and pick another potion to craft. The wizard with the most points wins! PREPARE FOR THE POTIONS EXAM IN SOLO Play against up to 3 adjustable AIs to sharpen your potion crafting skills! OR PROVE YOUR MASTERY IN MULTIPLAYER MODE! Play against wizards from all over the world online and get to the top of the worldwide leaderboard! To sum up, the game features include: • The magical universe of the board game, fleshed out and digitally enhanced • A tactical gameplay, allowing for different playstyles and strategies • A Solo mode against up to 3 adjustable AIs • An online Multiplayer Mode with a worldwide leaderboard • The Fifth Ingredient expansion: new rules and even more challenges with the arrival of Professors, new Potions and the new Ghost Ectoplasm ingredient. Available from the game shop! To find more information about Asmodee Digital, please go to http://www.asmodee-digital.com/potionexplosion Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/potion-explosion/ You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmodeedigital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/asmodeedigital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmodeedigital/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/asmodeedigital Languages available: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. *IMPORTANT* Potion Explosion requires an iPhone 5 (or newer), iPad 4th Generation (or newer), iPad Mini 2 (or newer), or iPod Touch 6th Generation (or newer)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OLYM at Free against Potion Explosion's $3.99. OLYM also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Potion Explosion's advantage is ratings volume (273 vs 23) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On rating, 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
OLYM is free to download; Potion Explosion costs $3.99 up front. OLYM sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Potion Explosion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for OLYM against 4.0 for Potion Explosion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potion Explosion has 273 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of OLYM's written reviews are positive against 40% of Potion Explosion's.
OLYM ships an update every 3 weeks, Potion Explosion every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OLYM | Potion Explosion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (23 ratings) | 4.0 (273 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews — better | 40.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 273 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #151 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oink Games Inc. | Horrible Guild |
Customer experience
OLYM
Potion Explosion
Bugs and requests
OLYM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Potion Explosion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to complete online games
- Incorrect scoring and game state displayed
- Potions and ingredients not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Notification system for online games
- Ability to undo moves
- Random selection of professors
- More challenging AI opponents
In-app purchases
OLYM
- 10 Gems$0.99
- 21 Gems$1.99
- Unlimited Lives & People$3.99
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- 52 Gems$4.99
- 105 Gems$9.99
- 214 Gems$19.99
- 556 Gems$49.99
Potion Explosion
- The Fifth Ingredient$1.99
Questions
Is OLYM free?
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