Comparison

Goldmine Explorer vs Catabomber

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

Head to head
About

Goldmine Explorer

Features
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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!

About

Catabomber

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Get the Catabomber and start exploring mysterious dungeons. This is an old-school arcade game from the 80s - 90s. Remember your forgotten childhood! Features: Beautiful old-fashioned pixel-art style graphic design. Classic strategic, maze-based style gameplay disposes to a leisurely pleasant game. Pleasant and a bit gloomy soundtrack from Edvard Grieg. Play offline, no internet connection required. Game contains a single player campaign with 100 levels. Defeat an unusual edible boss in the final showdown. You don't have to earn money to upgrade your hero. Just play, because you are a cat. Forget about timers, play calmly! How to play: Create your own collection of rare artifacts, just for fun. Find a way through different levels full of dangerous monsters and numerous puzzles. Blow up enemies with bombs. Destroy walls and objects. Solve puzzles. Use the map and radar to survive in an underground maze. Use the zoom for comfortable gaming. Completed levels can be played over and over again if you want. The destruction of the last monster is your victory. Do it quickly or stretch the pleasure. Don't waste bombs, use them wisely. Be careful with flasks and cans, they contain biohazards. Prizes are hidden in the walls, look for them. Game objects: Solid walls - they cannot be destroyed. Soft walls - can be destroyed by explosion. May contain prizes. Bomb Box - Contains 10 extra bombs for you. Can detonate from fire. Bamboo Box - Wooden box that is easy to move and can be destroyed. Explosive steel box - It can be moved. Explosive object. Has a large radius of damage. Biohazard glass jar - There are three different sizes. Contain cockroaches. Biohazard fuel canister - There are three different sizes. Contain armored cockroaches. Stone cube - It cannot be destroyed, but it can be moved. Still Barrier - It can be moved. Not destroyed. Does not protect against explosions. Concrete Barrier - It can be moved. Not destroyed. Protects against explosions. Rotating door - A miracle of mechanics with a spring mechanism inside. Flipper door - The door allows one way and does not let back. This could be a trap. Portal - moves you from point A to point B and back. Nuke - Nuclear button destroying all enemies in the maze Helmet Box - A box with a helmet inside. The helmet protects you from the enemy once. Your enemies: Cockroaches - dumb, blind and slow. Armored cockroaches - very slow and blind, but have the iron shell. Red bugs - can see you and show aggression. They suffer from diarrhea. Scrambled eggs - not an omelet, a dangerous creature that multiplies like an infusorian. Piglets - just meat for your bombs. The swamp is not your enemy. It's safe ... almost. Landmine - hides in the ground. Don't step on it. Turrets - unable to walk, but this does not make them less dangerous. Electric turret - fries you through any walls and objects. Electric Barrier - suitable for roasting enemies and cats. Tank - a stun gun on wheels. Boss - He's really terrible. It's edible but terrible.

Screenshots

Goldmine Explorer2 screens
Catabomber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Goldmine Explorer at none against Catabomber's shown. Goldmine Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Catabomber's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 27 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goldmine Explorer ships an update every 27 months, Catabomber every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Goldmine Explorer versus Catabomber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoldmine ExplorerCatabomber
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 7 months โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTapio HolopainenAlexey Romanov

In-app purchases

None

Goldmine Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Catabomber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goldmine Explorer free?
Goldmine Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catabomber free?
Catabomber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Goldmine Explorer or Catabomber have ads?
Catabomber shows ads; Goldmine Explorer does not.
Which is updated more often, Goldmine Explorer or Catabomber?
Goldmine Explorer ships an update every 27 months, and Catabomber every 7 months. Most recently, Goldmine Explorer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Catabomber on October 11, 2026.

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