Comparison

Trapped! vs Broken Grounds

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

Head to head
About

Trapped!

Guide a miner by sliding mine carts to clear a path and free a trapped cart. This classic unblock puzzle game offers thousands of levels with no ads or nag screens, allowing endless free play. Stuck? A helpful bot can solve levels for you.

Highlights
  • Mine cart sliding puzzles
  • Thousands of free levels
  • No ads or nag screens
  • Helpful bot for solutions
  • Regular new level additions
Features
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Old Zeke the miner has a problem! Someone has left mine carts filled with mud in his way, and now he's TRAPPED! Move the mine cards one by one, clearing a path to get the full mine cart out. Thousands of free to play levels, with no ads! Classic unblock style game, but with a fun theme, and NO ADVERTS and no nag screens! Play as long as you like, with no purchase needed. If you get stuck, you can ask Mine-Bot to solve the level for you! New mines and new levels added regularly!

About

Broken Grounds

Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 unique worlds, uncovering paths, avoiding traps, and rescuing lost critters. This adventure features a minimalist art style and a relaxing soundscape, with each world introducing new gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Explore 80 hand-crafted levels
  • Discover 9 unique worlds
  • Uncover hidden paths
  • Avoid dangerous traps
  • Rescue lost critters
  • Minimalist art style
  • Relaxing soundscape
Features
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In Broken Grounds, traverse through the mysterious and beautiful worlds, uncovering the path, unlocking the way, avoiding traps and rescuing lost critters. Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 worlds in a beautifully designed, minimalist art style and a calming, relaxing soundscape, with each new world adding new ways to play.

Screenshots

Trapped!4 screens
Broken Grounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trapped! at none against Broken Grounds's shown. Trapped! also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Trapped! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Broken Grounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trapped! ships an update every 3 months, Broken Grounds every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trapped! versus Broken Grounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrapped!Broken Grounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard CoullMotionlab

Customer experience

Trapped!

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

Broken Grounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Trapped!

One-time5
  • 50 Mine-Bot Credits$0.99
  • 150 Mine-Bot Credits$1.99
  • 250 Mine-Bot Credits$2.99
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  • 500 Mine-Bot Credits$4.99
  • 1,000 Mine-Bot Credits$7.99
1 purchases

Broken Grounds

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Trapped! free?
Trapped! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Broken Grounds free?
Broken Grounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trapped! or Broken Grounds have ads?
Broken Grounds shows ads; Trapped! does not.
Which is updated more often, Trapped! or Broken Grounds?
Trapped! ships an update every 3 months, and Broken Grounds every 7 months. Most recently, Trapped! was updated on September 3, 2026 and Broken Grounds on September 8, 2026.

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