Goldmine Explorer vs Armor Stride
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!
Armor Stride
Embark on an endless adventure through a cursed forest, battling monsters and avoiding traps with simple tap or swipe controls. Collect treasures to sell and upgrade your gear as a dark curse relentlessly pursues you. Enjoy a chiptune soundtrack and controller support for an immersive experience.
- Endless procedural levels
- Monster combat
- Trap avoidance
- Treasure collection and selling
- Simple tap/swipe controls
- Controller support
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Sir Stepsalot finds himself trapped in the Cursed Forest! Luckily, he has his trusty sword and bomb pouch to fend off dangerous monsters. He will have to travel deeper into the forest fighting monsters and avoiding traps. He may find treasure along the way to sell to the shopkeeper. Our knight can't stay in place for too long though. There's a dark curse following him! It's probably best to stay away. Features: • Endless, hand-crafted procedural levels • Fight dangerous enemies • Chiptune by RyanAvx • Simple Controls - Use tap/swipe controls or a d-pad to control Sir Stepsalot! • Controller Support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goldmine Explorer at none against Armor Stride's 1. Armor Stride's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly 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. Armor Stride sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goldmine Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Goldmine Explorer ships an update every 27 months, Armor Stride fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goldmine Explorer | Armor Stride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tapio Holopainen | Alberto Navarro |
In-app purchases
Goldmine Explorer
No in-app purchases
Armor Stride
- Remove Ads$4.99
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