Goldmine Explorer vs Marbles Ricochet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goldmine Explorer
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Become a master of the helicopter backpack flying skills. Your mission is to find your way out of a goldmine, but beware: the caves are full of dangers and challenges! Are you brave enough to face them all? On your journey, collect coins and gold bags. When you have enough coins, you can buy key from a gold miner to open a door. Watch out for the miner who can stole what you have collected! You can fly short distances by using your helicopter backpack. Be careful when flying: avoid collisions and falling from too high! Features: - 20 funny and challenging goldmines to explore! - Many enemies, including: bats, goldminers, lava and moving walls! - Test your skills on tricky moving platforms. - Retro-styled graphics from 80's. - Simple and innovative gameplay. - Free to play on tablet or phone! No Ads!
Marbles Ricochet
Guide marbles off the field by using rails to ricochet them through corners and over jumps. This original puzzle game challenges you to solve increasingly complex levels. Enjoy an uninterrupted gaming experience with no ads.
- Marble navigation puzzles
- Rail-guided ricochets
- Marble jumping mechanics
- Challenging level design
- Ad-free gameplay
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A new and original puzzle game, in which you have to guide all the red or purple marbles off the field. Rails will guide you and marbles will ricochet through corners, and even jump at times. Can you solve these puzzles? This app is free of ads, we will never interrupt your game making you wait for an Ad to finish! We want you to enjoy the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goldmine Explorer at none against Marbles Ricochet's 10. Marbles Ricochet's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 27 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Marbles Ricochet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Goldmine Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Goldmine Explorer ships an update every 27 months, Marbles Ricochet weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goldmine Explorer | Marbles Ricochet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapio Holopainen | Cornelis Aerts |
In-app purchases
Goldmine Explorer
No in-app purchases
Marbles Ricochet
- Normal Pack 1$1.99
- Easy Pack 2$1.99
- Regular PACK 14$1.99
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- regular pack 17$1.99
- regular pack 18$1.99
- marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 8$1.99
- Marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 9$1.99
- Marbles Ricochet - Easy Pk 10$1.99
- ADVANCED PACK 6$2.99
- Expert Pack 5$4.99
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