Brain It On! vs Little Alchemy 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain It On!
Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.
- Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
- Puzzles added regularly
- Compete with friends
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Share unique solutions
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!
Little Alchemy 2
Combine elements to create new items and discover the world. This crafting game offers a vast library of discoverable items with unique descriptions and a vibrant art style. Explore your progress through an in-game encyclopedia.
- Combine elements to create new items
- Discover a vast library of items
- Vibrant art style
- Original soundtrack
- In-game encyclopedia
- Explore item connections
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Little Alchemy, the crafting game enjoyed by millions of players around the world, is back with more items, cool new art style and lovely music! Mix items and create the world from scratch! Discover exciting items accompanied by funny descriptions and lose yourself exploring the huge, new library! Little Alchemy 2 features: A new library with completely redesigned item connections. Vibrant art style. Original soundtrack. An in-game encyclopedia with cool item descriptions and a convenient way to explore your progress. What are you waiting for? The entire world must be discovered!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brain It On! at every 3 weeks against Little Alchemy 2's every 4 months. Little Alchemy 2's advantage is chart position (#133 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Little Alchemy 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brain It On! against 4.6 for Little Alchemy 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Little Alchemy 2's.
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Little Alchemy 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain It On! | Little Alchemy 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.1K ratings) | 4.6 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 76.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #133 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Orbital Nine Games Inc | Jakub Koziol |
Customer experience
Brain It On!
Little Alchemy 2
User reviews
Brain It On!
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and fun
- 🔒 No ads
- 👍 Engaging physics-based puzzles
- 👍 Encourages creative thinking
- 👍 Good for brain exercise
Room to improve
- 🐛 Drawing accuracy issues
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes too quickly
- 🔋 Overheating on some devices
- 👎 Too many ads for hints
Little Alchemy 2
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🤩 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Clever combinations
- 🎨 Nice designs
- 🧠 Educational and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress resets/disappears
- 🔍 Difficult to find items in large list
- 💰 Myths and Monsters pack too expensive
- 🤔 Gets repetitive/boring over time
Bugs and requests
Brain It On!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Level selector not working past level 220
- Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
- Hint videos not always helpful
- In-app purchases not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Level editor to create custom puzzles
- Ability to save progress
- Improved drawing controls
- Better hints and guidance
Little Alchemy 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress resets randomly
- Purchased content disappears
- Scrolling issues
- Certain combinations not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add more items and combinations
- Improve hint system
- Add ability to save/restore progress
- Organize items into categories
- Add more fantasy/creative elements
In-app purchases
Brain It On!
- Remove Popup Ads$0.99
- The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
- Coin Pack$0.99
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- The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
- Coin Pack$1.99
- The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
- Coin Pack$2.99
- The Full Game$3.99
- Coin Pack$3.99
Little Alchemy 2
- Bundle of 2 Research Points$0.99
- Bundle of 8 Research Points$2.99
- Myths and Monsters$2.99
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- Bundle of 16 Research Points$4.99
Questions
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