Mine Survival vs HookHero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Survival
Survive a zombie apocalypse by gathering resources, crafting tools, and building defenses. Manage your character's basic needs like hunger and thirst while fending off nightly zombie attacks. Explore different environments and challenge powerful foes to unlock new game modes.
- Resource collection and hunting
- Crafting tools and buildings
- Zombie defense systems
- Survival needs management
- Multiple game modes
- Boss battles
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How long can you survive? Don't Die! Don't Stop eating and drinking! Through collections and hunting, you can create tools and buildings. Through it Protect yourself from zombies and survive for a long time. Adapted to five mode environment, Create a space protecting yourself from zombies! ■ Find a place where there is plenty of water and build a settlement! ■ Build various items and buildings through collection and hunting! ■ At night, zombies appear! ■ You can stop zombies by installing walls, snares, towers, and Canon! ■ Body temperature, hunger, water, and poo management are very important! ■ Put him on the altar, call him, fight him! You can obtain the key for the next mode! ■ Build an altar, call him, and fight! * Cave, new ore, added in 2.0 version * * Custom game added in 2.1 version * * To stop 'Control Center' in the App * ( Problem when dragging up from the bottom ) Device > Settings > Control Center > Access within App > Off [ Game Guide Link ] https://wildsoda.wordpress.com
HookHero
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Fire your grappling hook, swing through the sky, and slingshot upward — climb fast or the rising wall of LAVA below eats you alive. One thumb. Zero mercy. Pure flow. HookHero is a fast, skill-based grapple-climbing arcade game. Press, hold, and drag to aim your hook at the platforms above, swing on the rope, and release at the perfect moment to launch higher and higher. Nail the release at the bottom of your arc for a speed burst — chain clean swings together to build a flow multiplier and rack up coins. Miss your timing and the fire catches up. How high can you climb? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - One-thumb controls anyone can pick up, a skill ceiling that takes months to master - That "just one more run" rush as molten lava chases you up the tower - Buttery physics swinging — every clutch escape feels earned - Hand-painted cartoon worlds bursting with color and character EXPLORE 5 WORLDS, 60 STAGES - Climb from Meadow Spires and Crystal Caves to Storm Peaks, Neon City, and the Volcano Core - 12 hand-crafted stages per world, each with fresh hazards: moving and crumbling platforms, spinning saw blades, gusting wind, and enemies - Battle 5 unique BOSS FIGHTS — one epic showdown to close out every world - Earn up to 3 stars per stage and unlock what comes next 3 WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: conquer all 60 stages and every boss - Endless Survival: one tower, no finish line — push for your highest climb ever - Daily Challenge: everyone on Earth plays the SAME daily seed — climb the global leaderboard and prove you're the best today UPGRADE, COLLECT, COMPETE - Spend coins on permanent meta-upgrades that make you stronger every run - Unlock character SKINS and grappling HOOKS to style your climb - Grind a 30-tier Season Pass packed with rewards and an exclusive skin - Climb GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS — the daily top 5 win gem prizes - Daily login calendar, stacks of missions, and achievements to chase - Cloud saves + optional accounts — pick up your climb on any device FREE TO PLAY, FAIR TO PLAY No pay-to-win. Ever. Coins buy upgrades, gems buy cosmetics — and that's it. Ads are 100% optional (revive a run or double your coins only when YOU choose). No energy timers, no walls forcing your wallet. Just pure climbing skill. Think you've got the grip? Fire your hook, master the swing, and outrun the lava. Download HookHero now and start your climb.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HookHero at weekly against Mine Survival's every 2 months. Mine Survival's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Mine Survival sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and HookHero sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mine Survival ships an update every 2 months, HookHero weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Survival | HookHero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (345 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KyoungA Jung | Rotem Peretz |
Bugs and requests
Mine Survival
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing game progress
- Unresponsive controls
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings
- Expanded crafting and building options
- Longer day/night cycle
- Respawn/save system
HookHero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mine Survival
- 16 Ruby Pack$0.99
- Unlock Hard Mode$3.99
- Unlock Master Mode$3.99
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- Unlock Hell Mode$3.99
- 100 Ruby Pack$4.99
- 240 Ruby Pack$9.99
- 500 Ruby Pack$19.99
- 1300 Ruby Pack$49.99
- 2800 Ruby Pack$99.99
HookHero
- Gems Small$0.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Coin Doubler$4.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- Gems Medium$4.99
- Gems Large$9.99
Questions
Is Mine Survival free?
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Do Mine Survival or HookHero have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mine Survival or HookHero?
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