# Potion Explosion

> Puzzle board game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1162628471](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1162628471)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1162628471`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Horrible Guild
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (275 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.6
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-26
- **First published:** 2017-01-26
- **Size:** 192 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/potion-explosion/id1162628471)
- **Website:** [http://www.horribleguild.com/](http://www.horribleguild.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.horribleguild.com/dg-potionexplosion/privacy.html](http://www.horribleguild.com/dg-potionexplosion/privacy.html)

## Description

Official digital adaptation of the award-winning Potion Explosion board game. Play solo, online, or locally, and enjoy the Fifth Ingredient expansion with new Professors, potions, and the Ghost Ectoplasm.

In this tactical puzzle, you explode ingredients, trigger chain reactions, and craft powerful mixtures for points. Features include adjustable AI, online multiplayer with global leaderboards, and expansion content.

## Rankings

- #97,813 — Overall
- #28 — Modern Board Games

## Review summary

Potion Explosion on iOS is praised for its faithful board-game feel and accessible offline play with appealing visuals, but suffers from persistent online stability issues, crashes, and notification problems that hamper long-term play.

### Pros

- Faithful digital adaptation of the board game with easy-to-learn rules.
- Offline play is enjoyable, with decent AI and support for pass-and-play.
- Visually appealing: polished animations and colorful potions and professors.
- Expansions provide more content and keep gameplay fresh.
- Multiple play modes: offline, online, pass-and-play, and AI matches.

### Cons

- Online multiplayer is buggy: frequent disconnects, turn syncing issues, and timeouts.
- Crashes and glitches during turns often require replays or ending the session.
- Loading/startup issues: stuck on the loading screen or failing to load.
- Push/turn notifications don't work on iOS, so you may miss turns.
- Support and updates are inconsistent: broken invites, 404 links, slow responses.

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