Comparison

KOZMONAUT vs MinuteKnights

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

Head to head
About

KOZMONAUT

Explore the universe, build a mining empire, and battle monsters in this incremental tapper game. Earn resources even when offline and accelerate growth through expeditions. Collect loot, complete missions, and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade mines for exponential resource gain
  • Tap to battle endless waves of monsters and bosses
  • Offline resource accumulation
  • Expeditions to accelerate growth
  • Daily missions and rotating vendor for rewards
  • Global leaderboards for competition
  • Cosmetic drops to customize character
Features
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KOZMONAUT is the ultimate hybrid of your favorite mobile games. Scour the unknown universe building your mining empire, grabbing loot, vanquishing monsters, minibosses, and huge bosses. Tap away to build up more Spacedust to finance your mines which will accumulate resources even while you're away. But when you do come back, rapidly accelerate your growth by cleaning up the galaxy in your Expeditions. You are just a lone astronaut working for a mysterious entity called the Tendril Mind. Along the way you will meet mysterious beings offering loot and rewards, a diverse range of monsters and environments, and the insatiable desire to build an empire to unknown means. Gameplay Elements: -Build mines to earn more Spacedust at exponential rates. -Tap your way through endless waves of monsters and bosses collecting extra Spacedust and loot to increase your Spacedust gains and monster-vanquishing potential. -Defend your existing mines in high stakes, high rewards levels -Compete with other players around the world with leaderboards that measure both your Spacedust gains and your monster-vanquishing prowess. -Complete Daily Missions for even more rewards -Check out what's new in the Exchange, a rotating Vendor which sells powerful loot for currency that is earned in-game only! -Rare cosmetic drops from grinding planets which will change the appearance of KOZMO!

About

MinuteKnights

Engage in a 1-screen RPG where you level up heroes, customize jobs and equipment, and craft items. This game offers deep customization and strategic gameplay, designed to be an addictive time-killer.

Highlights
  • 1-screen leveling RPG
  • Job and equipment customization
  • Item crafting with collected materials
  • Abundant information and customization
  • Time-stealing gameplay
Features
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"MinuteKnights" is 1 screen leveling RPG. Players can change the jobs and equipment of their heroes and craft new item with collected materials to improve battle efficiency. With abundant information and customization items, we aimed to create a time-stealing game that players cannot take their eyes off the action. We hope you will enjoy this game as if you were playing a "clicker game without clicking".

Screenshots

KOZMONAUT4 screens
MinuteKnights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MinuteKnights at none against KOZMONAUT's 1. MinuteKnights also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). KOZMONAUT's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. KOZMONAUT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MinuteKnights asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MinuteKnights holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MinuteKnights has 180 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of KOZMONAUT's written reviews are positive against 78% of MinuteKnights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KOZMONAUT ships an update every 4 days, MinuteKnights every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KOZMONAUT versus MinuteKnights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKOZMONAUTMinuteKnights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.8 (180 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews77.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB69 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCoast Media House LLCMitsuhiro Okada

Customer experience

KOZMONAUT

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

MinuteKnights

All ratings180 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KOZMONAUT

One-time1
  • KOZMIC PACK$2.99
None

MinuteKnights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KOZMONAUT free?
KOZMONAUT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MinuteKnights free?
MinuteKnights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KOZMONAUT or MinuteKnights?
MinuteKnights is rated higher. KOZMONAUT averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MinuteKnights averages 4.8 from 180 ratings.
Do KOZMONAUT or MinuteKnights have ads?
Both KOZMONAUT and MinuteKnights show ads.
Which is updated more often, KOZMONAUT or MinuteKnights?
KOZMONAUT ships an update every 4 days, and MinuteKnights every 3 weeks. Most recently, KOZMONAUT was updated on November 3, 2026 and MinuteKnights on November 3, 2026.

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