Comparison

Pathstorm vs Miner Escape!

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

Head to head
About

Pathstorm

Guide a character to find and activate ancient objects by launching balls and using lightning strikes to reveal them. Navigate through various challenges, including night levels and flooded areas, to push back a spreading storm. Unlock achievements and enjoy over 24 hours of gameplay.

Highlights
  • Find and activate lost Storm Objects
  • Launch Storm Balls and use Lightning Strikes
  • Over 300 Storm Areas
  • 24+ hours of gameplay
  • Multiple profiles
  • Earn myriad achievements
  • Variety of Storm Object types
Features
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The Pathstorm has unleashed its fury. The power of ancient Storm Objects held the Pathstorm at bay until broken by a mighty surge. The storm barrier fell, and the Pathstorm spread relentlessly across the land. Find the lost Storm Objects. Push back the storm! How to Play: Clear each Storm Path by helping the Pathstormer find and activate lost Storm Objects. The Pathstormer launches Storm Balls onto cloud-covered Storm Paths. The Storm Balls collide with Storm Objects along the way before finally exiting the Storm Paths. Using any audio and visual clues available, direct the Pathstormer to throw Lightning Strikes to burn away the clouds shielding the lost Storm Objects from view. Don't miss, or fireballs will rock the landscape! When all Storm Objects have been found, the Pathstorm will retreat. Some areas must be visited at night, and the Storm Balls glow through the cloud cover. Again, find and activate the Storm Objects, but watch carefully, as there are often many Storm Balls in play at once and many more Storm Objects to find! In areas where the Storm has already passed, valleys will be flooded. Shore up the land from the floods by identifying and activating each Storm Object on their respective Storm Paths. Features: * 300+ Storm Areas to clear. * Over 24 hours of gameplay. * Use multiple profiles for different gameplay and difficulty experiences. * Goal moves and goal time to beat on every level. * A myriad of achievements to earn. A variety of Storm Objects alter the course of the Storm Paths every which way: * Storm Bouncers deflect the course of the Storm Path. * Storm Splitters split the Storm Path multiple times. * Storm Shifters shift the Storm Path to the side. * Storm Twirlers twist the Storm Path away. * Scramblers send the Storm Path in the wrong direction when oriented incorrectly. * Switchers change orientation when hit, varying the Storm Path's course. * All-Direction Storm Bouncers reflect the Storm Path back the way it came or just let the Storm Path pass straight through.

About

Miner Escape!

Guide a mine cart full of gold to safety by strategically sliding other carts out of the way. Solve increasingly challenging puzzles with limited moves per level. Enjoy beautiful graphics and intuitive controls in this exciting adventure.

Highlights
  • Mine cart sliding puzzles
  • Limited moves per level
  • Collect gold
  • Challenging levels
  • Intuitive controls
  • Beautiful graphics
Features
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Help the Miner escape by getting his cart full of gold out of the mine by sliding the carts filled with rocks out of the way. Watch out! You have a limited number of moves per level. Embark on an exciting adventure with Miner Escape! Help our hero, the miner, navigate through treacherous mines by sliding carts filled with rocks out of the way and collecting as much gold as possible. With each level, the challenges become increasingly difficult and the stakes get higher. The game features intuitive controls, challenging levels and beautiful graphics that will keep you engaged for hours. With a limited number of moves per level, you will have to use strategy and quick thinking to outsmart the obstacles and reach the end of the mine. Each level is a new puzzle to solve, and each victory brings you one step closer to the ultimate goal of escorting the miner and his cart full of gold out of the mine. Download Miner Escape now and start your journey to the top!

Screenshots

Pathstorm4 screens
Miner Escape!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Miner Escape! at none against Pathstorm's 1. Miner Escape! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Pathstorm's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pathstorm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Miner Escape! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pathstorm against 5.0 for Miner Escape!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pathstorm has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathstorm ships an update monthly, Miner Escape! every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pathstorm versus Miner Escape!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathstormMiner Escape!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverRush Entertainment, LLCJohn Rouda

Customer experience

Pathstorm

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Miner Escape!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pathstorm

One-time1
  • Unlock the full game$3.99
None

Miner Escape!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pathstorm free?
Pathstorm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miner Escape! free?
Miner Escape! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pathstorm or Miner Escape!?
Miner Escape! is rated higher. Pathstorm averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Miner Escape! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pathstorm or Miner Escape! have ads?
Both Pathstorm and Miner Escape! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pathstorm or Miner Escape!?
Pathstorm ships an update monthly, and Miner Escape! every 8 months. Most recently, Pathstorm was updated on November 2, 2026 and Miner Escape! on October 30, 2026.

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