Comparison

Cow Abduction '78 vs Gold Rush! 2

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

Head to head
About

Cow Abduction '78

Pilot a UFO to abduct cows from alien planets and deliver them to your mothership. Navigate hostile environments, beam up your bovine cargo, and return to become a hero. Be warned, the locals may not be happy about your mission.

Highlights
  • UFO piloting
  • Cow abduction mechanics
  • Alien planet exploration
  • Mothership delivery system
  • Hostile local encounters
Features
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Times are tough, as everyone knows cows are the most important resource of the universe and your people need them ALL. You are one of the glorious, which rush into the atmospheres of other planets to get all cows for their race. Of course, one after the other. Dive down, beam a cow on board, wait patiently for your mothership, deliver the cow and become a hero! But beware! The locals are not so happy about this.. Reviews from the scene: "Like Frogger, but with UFOs, and I can shoot, and with cows, but otherwise like Frogger. " - A friend ( old ) "I hope the cows will have a good life on the new planet ?!" - Newton's wife (vegetarian) "Yes, quite funny actually!" - Bernd's girlfriend (normally hates video games) Idea and graphics: Newton Cavagni Facchini Concept and development: Bernd Kantoks

About

Gold Rush! 2

Embark on an adventure set during the 1849 Gold Rush to find a lost brother and uncover a conspiracy. Travel by train and outwit a corrupt politician to return home safely.

Highlights
  • Full HD prerendered images and animated scenes
  • New story and quests from the 80s developer
  • High quality voices and new recorded music
  • Subtitles in English or German
  • Optimized Point&Click control
Features
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Jerrod Wilson left his home in Brooklyn, New York during the legendary Gold Rush of 1849 to find his brother Jake, who was forced to leave 11 years earlier. After a long adventure, Jake and Jerrod found the richest vein of gold in California’s Mother Lode! Now it’s 1869. 20 years of hard work has made their mine very successful. Most of their mining profits were sent home to Mr. Quail, a banker and family friend, who has been investing them wisely. The brothers are as wealthy as Wall Street tycoons, and if they ever return to NY, they will be very influential gentlemen. Mr. Quail sends news from home and it’s not always good. William Tweed, who Jake and Jerrod personally knew to be the leader of a gang of thieves and extortionists (the man who forced Jake to leave Brooklyn), has become very powerful. He is now in the State Legislature and members of his gang have key positions in Brooklyn. Tweed’s political corruption has allowed his gang’s crime to go unchecked since the police are also on his payroll. Jake and Jerrod decide to sell their mine and travel home on the newly constructed Transcontinental Railroad. The brothers have evidence that should send Tweed to prison for the rest of his life, but Tweed has heard they are coming and plans to stop them from ever returning to Brooklyn. A contest of wits has begun with “Boss” Tweed, a man with political power, wealth and a gang of criminals at his command. Features: • Far more than 80 prerendered images and animated scenes in full HD • Complete new story and quests from the developer from the 80s • High quality voices and new recorded music • Subtitles in English or German • Optimized Point&Click control • This game is optimized for devices from 7", because the small details are better visible and better to control. But it runs also on smaller devices.

Screenshots

Cow Abduction '784 screens
Gold Rush! 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cow Abduction '78 at 100% against Gold Rush! 2's 0%. Cow Abduction '78 also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 54 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Cow Abduction '78 is free to download; Gold Rush! 2 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cow Abduction '78 ships an update every 3 weeks, Gold Rush! 2 every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cow Abduction '78 versus Gold Rush! 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCow Abduction '78Gold Rush! 2
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—3.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 54 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB784 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBernd Kantoks Online Marketing & Web SolutionsMarco Sowa-Israel

Customer experience

Cow Abduction '78

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gold Rush! 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cow Abduction '78

No in-app purchases

None

Gold Rush! 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cow Abduction '78 free?
Cow Abduction '78 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gold Rush! 2 free?
Gold Rush! 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cow Abduction '78 or Gold Rush! 2 have ads?
Neither Cow Abduction '78 nor Gold Rush! 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cow Abduction '78 or Gold Rush! 2?
Cow Abduction '78 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gold Rush! 2 every 54 months. Most recently, Cow Abduction '78 was updated on October 18, 2026 and Gold Rush! 2 on October 24, 2026.

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