Tricky Taps vs Gold Rush 3D!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Taps
Test your puzzle-solving skills in this challenging game. Tap levers to guide a ball through a track, avoiding obstacles and spikes. Collect stars and gems, and unlock fun skins.
- Tap levers to roll and bounce the ball
- Avoid spikes and obstacles
- Collect stars and gems
- Unlockable skins
- Challenging puzzle gameplay
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Think you’re a puzzle master? Prove it. Let’s see how you do in this tricky puzzle game. Tap the levers to roll and bounce the ball along the track, without letting it drop or hit the spikes. Tons of super-cool and tricky obstacles to avoid. Collect stars and gems as you play. Choose from awesome skins - beach ball, spike ball, and more! Get rolling! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app
Gold Rush 3D!
Dig for valuable gems and stones like gold, silver, and emeralds. Clean the ground, break rocks, and process ores to sell for in-game currency. Use your earnings to buy upgrades and become the richest miner.
- Dig for gold and valuable stones
- Cut grass to clear digging areas
- Break stones with a drill
- Clean and process found ores
- Sell gems for dollars
- Buy upgrades and become rich
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The most satisfying and addictive game you will ever play! This game will keep you coming back for more gold and all kinds of valuable stones. Like silver, emerald, gold, amethyst, and more! All you need to do is find the valuable gems. each level is different and you will never get bored, we promise. 1. Cut the grasses to clean up the ground for your gold digging! 2. Break the stones with a drill when they are in your way! 3. Clean what you found! 4. Mix chemicals to split ores from each other! 5. AND THEN SELL ALL OF THEM FOR DOLLARS AND BUY MORE UPGRADES AND BE RICH!!! It's the best simulation game out there and it's so simple, yet so addictive and satisfying! If you like simulation and simple satisfying games, then this game is just the right game for you to spend time. Every age can play it. Start digging now and be the best and richest miner out there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Taps at none against Gold Rush 3D!'s 1. Tricky Taps also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 31%). Gold Rush 3D!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Gold Rush 3D! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tricky Taps asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tricky Taps against 4.6 for Gold Rush 3D!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42K and 16K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Tricky Taps's written reviews are positive against 31% of Gold Rush 3D!'s.
Tricky Taps ships an update every 2 months, Gold Rush 3D! every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Tricky Taps | Gold Rush 3D! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (42K ratings) — better | 4.6 (16K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews — better | 31.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 16K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coco Play | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Tricky Taps
Gold Rush 3D!
User reviews
Tricky Taps
From 42K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Unique mechanics
- 🔒 No ads (for some users)
Room to improve
- 🔥 Too many ads (for some users)
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Inconsistent difficulty progression
Gold Rush 3D!
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Satisfying panning and mining mechanics
- 💎 Variety of gems and minerals to discover
Room to improve
- 🤯 Excessive and disruptive advertisements
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited gameplay loop
- 🐛 Bugs, glitches, and performance issues
- 💰 Upgrade system feels grindy and unrewarding
Bugs and requests
Tricky Taps
Reported bugs
3 issues- Impossible obstacles on certain levels
- Endless mode issues with level generation
- Checkpoint issues causing loss of progress
Requested features
3 requests- More levels
- Checkpoint system for difficult levels
- Ability to disable ads (for paid users)
Gold Rush 3D!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game progress and unlocks randomly reset
- Minerals/gems not properly recognized or rewarded
- Frequent crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Upgrade costs not accurately displayed
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse and challenging levels
- Ability to freely explore and mine in open world
- Additional tools, minerals, and upgrade paths
- Improved sound effects and music
- Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
In-app purchases
Tricky Taps
No in-app purchases
Gold Rush 3D!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Tricky Taps free?
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