Gold Nuggets Rush vs Mining Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gold Nuggets Rush
Embark on a virtual gold rush to discover precious gold nuggets and hidden surprises. Use your findings to craft unique and amazing jewelry. Experience the thrill of the hunt and the creativity of design.
- Gold nugget discovery
- Find hidden surprises
- Jewelry crafting
- Virtual gold rush theme
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The gold rush era has began! Will you be able to find precious gold nuggets and other surprises? Use your gold to create amazing jewellery :D
Mining Rush
Operate a quarry, excavate resources, and earn money to upgrade your machinery. Aim to dig deeper and expand your mining operations.
- Operate a quarry
- Earn money from excavation
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Dig as deep as possible
- Expand quarry operations
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Dig a quarry, make money and upgrade your equipment to dig as deep as possible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mining Rush at 4.4 against Gold Nuggets Rush's 3.1. Mining Rush also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (784 vs 7). Gold Nuggets Rush's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mining Rush sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Gold Nuggets Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mining Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Rush has 784 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Gold Nuggets 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.
Gold Nuggets Rush ships an update every 5 weeks, Mining Rush every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gold Nuggets Rush | Mining Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (784 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 15.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 784 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DuckbearLab LTD | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Gold Nuggets Rush
Mining Rush
Bugs and requests
Gold Nuggets Rush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Gold Nuggets Rush
No in-app purchases
Mining Rush
- Cash offer 1$0.99
- Gems offer 1$0.99
- Railway Forever$1.99
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- 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
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