Comparison

Master Miner vs Trash Collector

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

Head to head
About

Master Miner

Mine for valuable resources by smashing rocks and discover different types of gems. Sell your collected materials to purchase upgrades and progress further in this satisfying simulation game.

Highlights
  • Smash rocks
  • Collect materials
  • Sell resources
  • Buy upgrades
  • Discover gems
  • Explore rock types
Features
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Smashing rocks was never so much fun! Become the greatest miner to have walked the earth, in the most satisfying game of all time. Destroy rocks and collect materials. Sell the materials and buy upgrades! How far can you go? How many different types of rocks will you find? Will you discover all the different types of magical gems?

About

Trash Collector

Collect garbage, recycle it into building materials, and restore a destroyed city. Upgrade your hero and machines to become a master builder in this idle arcade game.

Highlights
  • Collect various types of garbage
  • Recycle trash into construction materials
  • Restore houses and urban infrastructure
  • Upgrade hero, machines, and skills
  • Idle gameplay with simple controls
  • Offline play
Features
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Complete your mission and restore the destroyed city after the earthquake in Trash Collector: Idle Builder! Save the world in this idle arcade game! Play for the rebuilder, run with your vacuum cleaner and collect the different kinds of garbage in the huge junkyard: wood garbage, glass litter, metal trash and more! Transport the garbage back to your base, recycle it into construction raw materials and use it to restore houses and urban infrastructure! Become a pro builder in this idle 3D game, because after building a house you will get money! Be the master of your business! Keep unlocking new upgrades for your recycle machine. Spend money to upgrade your hero, improve the capacity, moving speed, hoarding and cleaning skills. This idle collect trash game is a great way to relieve stress and have a good time. Deliver trash to be recycled, control the rebuilding process and help make the world a cleaner place! Play and become the best trash cleaner in the world, carry out the duties of junkyard keeper. What are you waiting for? Let's play this offline trash cleaner tycoon game. Trash Collector: Idle Builder can be played with just one finger! This idle arcade has super simple control for player. You can rebuild the city on your way to school, university or job, you will enjoy it!

Screenshots

Master Miner4 screens
Trash Collector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trash Collector at 4.2 against Master Miner's 3.3. Trash Collector also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 3). Master Miner's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Master Miner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trash Collector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trash Collector holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trash Collector has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Master Miner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Trash Collector's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master Miner ships an update every 5 days, Trash Collector every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Master Miner versus Trash Collector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster MinerTrash Collector
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.2 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings327 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB275 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperparagonGamez, LLCMAD PIXEL

Customer experience

Master Miner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Trash Collector

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Master Miner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Trash Collector

One-time1
  • No ads$4.99

Questions

Is Master Miner free?
Master Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trash Collector free?
Trash Collector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Master Miner or Trash Collector?
Trash Collector is rated higher. Master Miner averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Trash Collector averages 4.2 from 27 ratings.
Do Master Miner or Trash Collector have ads?
Both Master Miner and Trash Collector show ads.
Which is updated more often, Master Miner or Trash Collector?
Master Miner ships an update every 5 days, and Trash Collector every 6 days. Most recently, Master Miner was updated on October 20, 2026 and Trash Collector on October 30, 2026.

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