Comparison

Gold Mine vs Asteroids Destroyer

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

Head to head
About

Gold Mine

Embark on a classic gold mining adventure with 50 engaging levels. Spin a lucky wheel at the end of each stage to win power-ups, with the option to watch an ad or skip.

Highlights
  • 50 exciting levels
  • Classic gold mining gameplay
  • Lucky spinner for power-ups
  • Video ad rewards
  • Skip option for ads
Features
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Gold Mine Classic is back on mobile with 50 Exciting levels. Have Fun! Lucky spinner is added at the end of each level which you can spin and win power-ups by watching a video advert or skip by clicking the skip button.

About

Asteroids Destroyer

Experience a reimagined classic arcade shooter with stunning 2D graphics. Choose between endless survival or challenging levels, and upgrade your ship for enhanced firepower.

Highlights
  • Classic Asteroids gameplay reimagined
  • Beautiful 2D graphics
  • Endless Mode
  • Challenging Levels
  • Ship upgrades
  • Increased firepower
Features
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Asteroids Destroyer! Asteroids Destroyer is a reimagine of the classic game Asteroids with beautiful 2D graphics. Please Endless Mode or Though our Challenging Levels. Level up your ship more more fire power.

Screenshots

Gold Mine4 screens
Asteroids Destroyer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gold Mine at 72% against Asteroids Destroyer's 0%. Gold Mine also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). Asteroids Destroyer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, 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. Gold Mine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Asteroids Destroyer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gold Mine holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gold Mine has 3.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Gold Mine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Asteroids Destroyer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gold Mine ships an update fortnightly, Asteroids Destroyer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gold Mine versus Asteroids Destroyer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGold MineAsteroids Destroyer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.7K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad SaeedTim Mckay

Customer experience

Gold Mine

All ratings3,689 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews557 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative19.0%

Asteroids Destroyer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Gold Mine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No-ads button doesn't work
  • Claw movement feels unresponsive at times
  • Levels can be impossible to complete without luck-based power-ups

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add an option to disable ads
  • Implement a shop to spend earned gold
  • Introduce more power-ups and level variety
  • Allow players to reset to level 1

Asteroids Destroyer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gold Mine

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
6 purchases

Asteroids Destroyer

One-time6
  • Asteroids Destroyer Remove Ads$1.99
  • 150 Coins$1.99
  • 500 Coins$5.99
Show 3 more
  • 1050 Coin$12.99
  • 2020 Coins$22.99
  • 3950 Coins$39.99

Questions

Is Gold Mine free?
Gold Mine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Asteroids Destroyer free?
Asteroids Destroyer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gold Mine or Asteroids Destroyer?
Gold Mine is rated higher. Gold Mine averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Asteroids Destroyer averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Gold Mine or Asteroids Destroyer have ads?
Both Gold Mine and Asteroids Destroyer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gold Mine or Asteroids Destroyer?
Gold Mine ships an update fortnightly, and Asteroids Destroyer every 12 months. Most recently, Gold Mine was updated on October 21, 2026 and Asteroids Destroyer on October 30, 2026.

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