Comparison

Mindustry vs Jinks!

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

Head to head
About

Mindustry

Build complex factories, manage supply chains, and defend your base from enemy waves in this real-time strategy game. Conquer planets, research new technologies, and engage in multiplayer battles with friends.

Highlights
  • Factory building and supply chains
  • Tower defense against enemy waves
  • Cross-platform multiplayer co-op and PvP
  • Conquer planets with campaign and procedural sectors
  • Research new blocks and technologies
  • Map editor with scripting support
Features
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Mindustry is a factory-building game with tower defense and RTS elements. Create elaborate supply chains to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and construct units. Command units to capture enemy bases, and expand your production. Defend your core from waves of enemies. Gameplay Features: - Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials - Defend your structures from waves of enemies - Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches - Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids - Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant - Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases - Set up assembly lines to construct armies of mechanized units - Use your units to square up against fully functional enemy bases Campaign: - Conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir as you advance through 35 hand-made maps and 250+ procedurally generated sectors - Capture territory and set up factories to produce resources while you play other sectors - Defend your sectors from periodic invasions - Coordinate resource distribution between sectors via launch pads - Research new blocks to fuel progress - Invite your friends to complete missions together - 250+ technology blocks to master - 50+ different types of drones, mechs and ships Custom Games & Cross-Platform Multiplayer: - 16+ built in maps for custom games, in addition to two entire campaigns - Play co-op, PvP or sandbox - Join a public dedicated server, or invite friends to your own private session - Customizable game rules: Change block costs, enemy stats, starting items, wave timing and more - Full functional map editor with scripting support

About

Jinks!

A highly addictive, fast-paced arcade game with simple one-touch controls. Dodge incoming objects and strategically use shields to survive as long as possible. Offers unlimited playtime with various themes.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Unlimited playtime
  • Fast-paced action
  • Strategic movement
  • Collectible shields
  • Variety of themes
Features
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Jinks! - A highly addictive game. Simple one touch game play with unlimited playing time. * Fast paced game play, can you keep up? * Develop strategies to stay in control! * Predict movement to plan your next step! No levels, no limits, keeps you entertained for hours. Jinks! comes in a variety of beautiful and fun themes. Contact: hello@jinks.app --- Leahland: "This game re­minds me of so many oth­er clas­sic games, but with its own unique style. It’s easy to pick up and play, but gets chal­leng­ing pret­ty quick­ly." walkernyranger: "First game I’ve found in a while that’s su­per sim­ple, yet ad­dic­tive. Great if you need to burn just a minute or two!" rminerick: "Ad­dic­tive and easy to pick up when you have a few idle min­utes." --- How to play: Dodge objects to stay alive. Just tap to move to a new position. A new object is generated every few seconds when staying in place. But every time you move, a new one is created immediately! Moving creates a black hole, absorbing everything it touches. Time your movement wisely! Collect shield items to gain extra protection. When you get hit, your shield gets destroyed in an explosion. This explosion will destroy every object it reaches. Maintain control over the board by timing your movement and using your shields. Have fun!

Screenshots

Mindustry4 screens
Jinks!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mindustry at free against Jinks!'s paid. Mindustry also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1K vs 26). Jinks!'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Mindustry costs $1.99 and Jinks! $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindustry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindustry has 1K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Mindustry's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jinks!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindustry ships an update every 4 days, Jinks! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Mindustry versus Jinks!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindustryJinks!
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better4.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#27 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton KramskoiSimon Nickel

Customer experience

Mindustry

All ratings1,019 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews623 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.3%

Jinks!

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mindustry

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Save data corruption and loss
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom maps
  • More campaign levels and content
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Expanded tech tree and upgrades
  • Better UI scaling for larger screens
Show 3 more
  • Ability to queue/fast-forward waves
  • Improved pathfinding and unit AI
  • More diverse enemy types and mechanics

Jinks!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mindustry

No in-app purchases

None

Jinks!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindustry free?
Mindustry costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jinks! free?
Jinks! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindustry or Jinks!?
Mindustry is rated higher. Mindustry averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Jinks! averages 4.2 from 26 ratings.
Do Mindustry or Jinks! have ads?
Neither Mindustry nor Jinks! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindustry or Jinks!?
Mindustry ships an update every 4 days, and Jinks! every 5 days. Most recently, Mindustry was updated on September 28, 2026 and Jinks! on September 26, 2026.

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