cmnd/ctrl vs Deep Mine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cmnd/ctrl
Engage in an endless pixel art space shooter experience with a retro soundtrack. Choose from over ten unique ships, each with distinct firing capabilities, and explore multiple game modes. Power-ups and leaderboards add to the classic arcade challenge.
- Unlock 10+ unique ships
- Varying fire rates and bullet speeds
- Several power-ups
- 2 game modes (Main & Extreme)
- Leaderboards
- Retro soundtrack and sound effects
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Fire through a pixel art universe to a retro soundtrack and sound effects that are inspired by the old-school arcade game era. Players can cycle through multiple game modes and choose between ten unique ships with varying fire rates and bullet speeds, meaning no one game will ever be the same! Features include: ◉ Unlock 10+ unique ships - with varying fire rate and bullet speeds ◉ Several power ups ◉ 2 game modes – Main, & Extreme - more to come! ◉ Leaderboards ◉ Music by Nihilore
Deep Mine
Explore procedurally generated mines where every run offers unique challenges and rewards. Make risky choices with cursed relics and discover hidden rooms. Dig your own tunnels that persist between runs, shaping the evolving cave.
- Procedurally generated mines
- Persistent tunnels
- Shrines and cursed relics
- Offline play
- Biome shifts
- Upgrade system
- Hidden rooms
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In the middle of a mine you find a shrine. Lose half your health... but now your enemies explode when hit? It's just a normal day in Deep Mine. Every run throws something unexpected at you: a cursed relic, a hidden chest, a room full of crystals you probably shouldn't touch. No two descents are the same. Grab your pickaxe. The cave won't dig itself. What's waiting underground: - Shrines, relics and cursed choices -- risk vs reward decisions that change every run - Your tunnels survive -- every passage you dig is still there next run, shaping how the cave plays out differently each time - Play offline, no connection needed -- perfect for commutes, airplanes, or passing time - Deeper = stranger -- biomes shift as you descend, from mossy caverns to something far weirder - Upgrade between runs -- spend your loot, go further next time - Hidden rooms and secret caches -- explore every corner, it pays off The kind of game where you say "one more run" and it turns into 10. Or 100.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: cmnd/ctrl at Free against Deep Mine's $2.99. cmnd/ctrl also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Deep Mine's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, 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
cmnd/ctrl is free to download; Deep Mine costs $2.99 up front. cmnd/ctrl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Deep Mine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deep Mine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cmnd/ctrl has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of cmnd/ctrl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deep Mine's.
cmnd/ctrl ships an update fortnightly, Deep Mine every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cmnd/ctrl | Deep Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Astro Hound Studios | Luis Herskovic |
Customer experience
cmnd/ctrl
Deep Mine
In-app purchases
cmnd/ctrl
- Remove Ads$0.99
Deep Mine
- Voidheart (Dagger)$1.99
- Ashen Verdict (Mace)$2.99
- The Pale Reckoning (Axe)$2.99
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- Soul of the Warden (Amulet)$2.99
- Crown of the First Delver$2.99
- Striders of the Hollow Wind$2.99
- Duskveil (Sword)$3.99
- Aegis of the Forgotten Forge$3.99
- 15,000 gold coins$9.99









