Comparison

Paper Mines vs Coaster Tap

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

Head to head
About

Paper Mines

Navigate a mine cart through a handcrafted paper world with challenging, randomly generated levels. Test your reaction time and reflexes in this skill-based downhill ride with minimalistic soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Skill-based gameplay
  • Handcrafted paper diorama
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Minimalistic sound design
  • Day and night cycle
  • Multiple landscape styles
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Paper Mines is a very difficult skill game that puts your reaction time to the test. You control a mine cart through a charming paper diorama made of more than 400 handmade parts. Paper Mines is a casual game. There is no story, just buckle up and go. GAMEPLAY You’re steering a mine cart down alpine slopes and through dark mines. Steering the mine cart is simple. You can brake, duck your head and hang on to ropes. The game uses a random generator to create a new world for every ride. Each ride is unique and you have to react fast because you never know what’s coming next. The game is difficult! There are no checkpoints. If you hit an obstacle, you have to start your ride all over again. In level one, the landscape only consists of small hills and valleys. But each level adds additional landscape elements to the world. With each level the world becomes more complex and challenging, yet also more beautiful. The acoustics are minimalistic and relaxing. No music, just the rattling of the wheels, the tweeting of the birds, the chirping of the crickets and the noise of a warm summer breeze. Paper Mines is a premium game and without ads or in-app purchases. You just pay once and you can play as often, as long and anywhere you want. Play Paper Mines and enjoy a unique and challenging ride! FEATURES - 20 levels - Landscape made of more than 400 handmade parts - A new and randomly generated world for each round - Real physical movement - Minimalistic sound - Day and night cycle - Four landscape styles (Paper, Wood, Gray Paper, Silhouette) - Three levels of difficulty - Paper Mines is a premium game without ads or in-app purchases

About

Coaster Tap

Experience a thrilling rollercoaster adventure with unique powerups and silly characters. Time your boosts and launch chaotic attacks to defeat enemies in hilarious ways. Enjoy endless levels and offline play with simple tap controls.

Highlights
  • Unique powerups for chaotic fun
  • Collect silly characters and carts
  • Simple tap controls, hard to master
  • Play offline games
  • Infinite levels
  • Ring the bell for extra coins
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NEW: Planes that shoot pies, cannonball bombs, drive-thru freezers, and an incredibly POWERFUL vacuum cleaner! Vacuum your enemies faces off to show them who's boss Coaster Tap is the roller coaster adventure with crazy powerups, jump boosts, bananas and more! It's pie throwing fun. Time your boosts and launch your powerups or get flattened into a pancake in hilarious ways. FEATURES: - Use unique powerups to create chaos for your enemies - Collect silly characters and carts as you play for free - The simple gameplay features tap controls that are easy-to-play and hard to master - Play offline games - Ring the bell at the end of each level for extra coins - Dancing ducks - Infinite levels to play your own way - Who doesn't like to ride rollercoasters??? Play now!

Screenshots

Paper Mines4 screens
Coaster Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paper Mines at none against Coaster Tap's 10. Paper Mines also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Coaster Tap sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Paper Mines asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Mines ships an update every 3 weeks, Coaster Tap every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paper Mines versus Coaster Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper MinesCoaster Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB192 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGraphonium Unternehmergesellschaft haftungsbeschraenktHappy Admission LLC

Customer experience

Paper Mines

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coaster Tap

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paper Mines

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Coaster Tap

One-time10
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Purple Sport ATV$0.99
  • Pig$0.99
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  • Classic Car$2.99
  • Rock Crawler Pink$2.99
  • Rock Crawler$2.99
  • Oink! Oink!$3.99
  • Lunch Break$3.99
  • Cerberus Quack!$4.99
  • Remove Automatic Ads$7.99

Questions

Is Paper Mines free?
Paper Mines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coaster Tap free?
Coaster Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paper Mines or Coaster Tap have ads?
Coaster Tap shows ads; Paper Mines does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Mines or Coaster Tap?
Paper Mines ships an update every 3 weeks, and Coaster Tap every 10 days. Most recently, Paper Mines was updated on November 3, 2026 and Coaster Tap on November 3, 2026.

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