Comparison

Platformless vs Paper Mines

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

Head to head
About

Platformless

Experience a unique platformer where the challenge lies in navigating an endless, procedurally generated path without any platforms to land on. Master simple one-touch controls to overcome traps and obstacles in this constantly evolving game.

Highlights
  • Platforming without platforms
  • Endlessly generated paths
  • Procedural level creation
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Obstacle and trap navigation
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Ready for the platformer without platforms? Jump your way through an endlessly generated path of traps and obstacles. Remember, there is nothing to land on, so you better keep going! Platformless features: • Platforming without platforms • Procedural level creation • Simple one touch controls

About

Paper Mines

Navigate a mine cart through a handcrafted paper world with challenging, randomly generated levels. Test your reaction time and reflexes in this skill-based downhill ride with minimalistic soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Skill-based gameplay
  • Handcrafted paper diorama
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Minimalistic sound design
  • Day and night cycle
  • Multiple landscape styles
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Paper Mines is a very difficult skill game that puts your reaction time to the test. You control a mine cart through a charming paper diorama made of more than 400 handmade parts. Paper Mines is a casual game. There is no story, just buckle up and go. GAMEPLAY You’re steering a mine cart down alpine slopes and through dark mines. Steering the mine cart is simple. You can brake, duck your head and hang on to ropes. The game uses a random generator to create a new world for every ride. Each ride is unique and you have to react fast because you never know what’s coming next. The game is difficult! There are no checkpoints. If you hit an obstacle, you have to start your ride all over again. In level one, the landscape only consists of small hills and valleys. But each level adds additional landscape elements to the world. With each level the world becomes more complex and challenging, yet also more beautiful. The acoustics are minimalistic and relaxing. No music, just the rattling of the wheels, the tweeting of the birds, the chirping of the crickets and the noise of a warm summer breeze. Paper Mines is a premium game and without ads or in-app purchases. You just pay once and you can play as often, as long and anywhere you want. Play Paper Mines and enjoy a unique and challenging ride! FEATURES - 20 levels - Landscape made of more than 400 handmade parts - A new and randomly generated world for each round - Real physical movement - Minimalistic sound - Day and night cycle - Four landscape styles (Paper, Wood, Gray Paper, Silhouette) - Three levels of difficulty - Paper Mines is a premium game without ads or in-app purchases

Screenshots

Platformless4 screens
Paper Mines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paper Mines at none against Platformless's 9. Paper Mines also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price 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. Platformless sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Paper Mines asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platformless ships an update every 2 months, Paper Mines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Platformless versus Paper Mines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatformlessPaper Mines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB28 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDominik RinglerGraphonium Unternehmergesellschaft haftungsbeschraenkt

Customer experience

Platformless

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Paper Mines

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Platformless

One-time9
  • Diamonds +20$0.39
  • Diamonds +100$0.69
  • Diamonds +200$1.49
Show 6 more
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Diamonds +300$1.99
  • Diamonds +400$2.99
  • Diamonds +500$3.99
  • Diamonds +1000$4.99
  • Diamonds +5000$5.99
None

Paper Mines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Platformless free?
Platformless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Mines free?
Paper Mines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Platformless or Paper Mines have ads?
Platformless shows ads; Paper Mines does not.
Which is updated more often, Platformless or Paper Mines?
Platformless ships an update every 2 months, and Paper Mines every 3 weeks. Most recently, Platformless was updated on October 21, 2026 and Paper Mines on October 13, 2026.

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