Comparison

Gold Rush vs Mining Rush

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

Head to head

Gold Rush

Free

🎮 Games

★ 3.9293 ratingsView app →

Mining Rush

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.4784 ratingsView app →

About

Gold Rush

Build and manage your own gold mine. Click to mine gold manually or upgrade equipment for automated extraction. Keep your machinery fueled to ensure continuous production and maximize your gold yield.

Highlights

Buy and own a gold mine
Manual gold mining
Upgrade mining equipment
Automated gold mining
Fuel management for equipment
Improve gold yield

Features

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Buy your own gold mine. Start mine gold. HOW TO PLAY Click on the equipment and mine gold manually. Buy equipment to improve gold mining by one touch. Want automatic gold mining? Buy fuel for the equipment. Equipment need fuel. If the fuel tank is empty - automatic gold mining stoped! Mine much gold!

About

Mining Rush

Operate a quarry, excavate resources, and earn money to upgrade your machinery. Aim to dig deeper and expand your mining operations.

Highlights

Operate a quarry
Earn money from excavation
Upgrade mining equipment
Dig as deep as possible
Expand quarry operations

Features

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Dig a quarry, make money and upgrade your equipment to dig as deep as possible!

Screenshots

Gold Rush3 screens

Mining Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mining Rush at 4.4 against Gold Rush's 3.9. Mining Rush also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Gold Rush's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Gold Rush sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Mining Rush sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mining Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 293 and 784 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Gold Rush's written reviews are positive against 16% of Mining Rush's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gold Rush ships an update every 9 days, Mining Rush every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Gold Rush versus Mining Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Gold Rush	Mining Rush
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.9 (293 ratings)	4.4 (784 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	23.1% of reviews — better	15.9% of reviews
Number of ratings	293	784 — better
Update frequency	Every 9 days	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	12.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	211 MB	343 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	ROVAKHIO	HOMA GAMES

Customer experience

Gold Rush

All ratings289 ratings

Positive73.7%

Neutral3.8%

Negative22.5%

Written reviews121 reviews

Positive23.1%

Neutral9.9%

Negative66.9%

Mining Rush

All ratings780 ratings

Positive83.8%

Neutral7.1%

Negative9.1%

Written reviews82 reviews

Positive15.9%

Neutral4.9%

Negative79.3%

User reviews

Gold Rush

From 293 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Decent time-waster game
🚀 Good for casual play
💡 Interesting concept

Room to improve

🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
🔋 High battery consumption
💰 Expensive in-app purchases
📚 Lack of tutorials and instructions
🕰️ Slow progression and gameplay

Mining Rush

From 784 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Good game
🚀 Upgrades available
💡 Potential for more levels

Room to improve

🐛 Constant crashing
🐛 Game not loading
🐛 Digger stops working after upgrades
🔒 Paid features not working as expected

Bugs and requests

Gold Rush

Reported bugs

3 issues

Fuel system not working as intended
Inconsistent equipment performance
Inability to restore purchases

Requested features

4 requests

Add more content and gameplay variety
Improve tutorial and onboarding experience
Optimize progression and reduce grind
Reduce in-app purchase costs

Mining Rush

Reported bugs

4 issues

Game crashes at certain levels
Digger stops digging after upgrades
Paid features not working as intended
Game not loading past splash screen

Requested features

3 requests

More quarries/mining locations
Increased level cap
Improved stability and bug fixes

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Gold Rush

One-time9

50$2.99
140$4.99
320$9.99

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Free Refuelling$9.99
2x Profits$12.99
Auto Clicker$14.99
920$24.99
2115$49.99
4850$99.99

12 purchases

Mining Rush

One-time12

Cash offer 1$0.99
Gems offer 1$0.99
Railway Forever$1.99

Show 9 more

Cash offer 2$2.99
No ads$2.99
Gems offer 2$2.99
Mega Drill$4.99
Cash offer 3$5.99
Gems offer 3$5.99
Premium Pack Discount$5.99
Premium Pack$9.99
Skip'its pack 3$12.99

Questions

Is Gold Rush free?

Gold Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Mining Rush free?

Mining Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Gold Rush or Mining Rush?

Mining Rush is rated higher. Gold Rush averages 3.9 out of 5 from 293 ratings, while Mining Rush averages 4.4 from 784 ratings.

Do Gold Rush or Mining Rush have ads?

Mining Rush shows ads; Gold Rush does not.

Which is updated more often, Gold Rush or Mining Rush?

Gold Rush ships an update every 9 days, and Mining Rush every 4 days. Most recently, Gold Rush was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mining Rush on October 20, 2026.