Comparison

Mini Golf 3D vs Glider Retro

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

Head to head
About

Mini Golf 3D

Experience a classic mini golf adventure with multiple courses and engaging gameplay. Compete globally, unlock achievements, and master your putting skills with intuitive controls and diverse camera perspectives. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging virtual golf experience.

Highlights
  • Six 18-hole courses
  • Normal and practice modes
  • Global leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Three camera modes
  • Simple tap controls
Features
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Mini Golf 3D Classic is a free mini golf game that includes six 18 hole courses with a simple to use interface and appealing graphics. Mini Golf 3D Classic features normal mode, where you can compare your high scores with people around the world and unlock achievements, and a practice mode where you can skip around the course and play any hole you like. There are also 3 different camera modes to cycle through including a behind-the-ball view, aerial view, and another view that gives you a preview of the hole. You can compete against friends on the global leader boards and earn achievements as well. If you enjoy mini golf, you'll love this relaxing, yet challenging mini golf game. See if you can set the high score and become the mini golf champion! Interface Tutorial: Tap or hold the left and right arrows to adjust your aim Tap the power button once to start the power meter, then again to stop it at the desired power Pressing the camera button in the top right cycles through the different camera views Pressing the score in the bottom right opens/closes the scorecard Tags: Mini Golf, Mini Golf 3D Classic, free Mini Golf Game

About

Glider Retro

Guide a paper airplane through a haunted mansion filled with challenging obstacles. Navigate over 60 unique rooms, avoiding hazards like copters, vents, and shredders to escape the house. This game offers addictive, replayable fun.

Highlights
  • Navigate obstacle-filled rooms
  • Over 60 unique levels
  • Avoid hazards like copters and shredders
  • Addictive and replayable gameplay
  • Retro 90s game experience
Features
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Take a paper airplane - add an eerie mansion plus a gung-ho game lover. They all add up to some serious fun! Fly your Glider from room to room trying to get past the wildest obstacles ever, including mysterious little copters, air vents, electric wall sockets, and the dreaded paper shredder! Each one of the over 60 rooms holds some new surprise that will tickle you. The idea is to get past them and fly out the house. Glider Retro will keep you saying, "One more time, just one more time. I can do better than that!" And the great thing is, you can!

Screenshots

Mini Golf 3D4 screens
Glider Retro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glider Retro at 5.0 against Mini Golf 3D's 4.3. Glider Retro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Mini Golf 3D's advantage is ratings volume (794 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glider Retro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Golf 3D has 794 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Mini Golf 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glider Retro's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mini Golf 3D versus Glider Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Golf 3DGlider Retro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (794 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings794 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey GainesVictor Franco

Customer experience

Mini Golf 3D

All ratings794 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.0%

Glider Retro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mini Golf 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Holes with broken loops or physics
  • Incorrect out-of-bounds penalties
  • Graphical issues on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add online multiplayer
  • Implement score saving
  • Improve camera angles and visibility
  • Add more course variety and difficulty levels
  • Provide an ad-free paid version

Glider Retro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Golf 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Glider Retro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Golf 3D free?
Mini Golf 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glider Retro free?
Glider Retro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Golf 3D or Glider Retro?
Glider Retro is rated higher. Mini Golf 3D averages 4.3 out of 5 from 794 ratings, while Glider Retro averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Mini Golf 3D or Glider Retro have ads?
Mini Golf 3D shows ads; Glider Retro does not.

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