Comparison

Mine Knights! vs Pompo

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

Head to head
About

Mine Knights!

Explore mines to gather valuable minerals and craft powerful equipment. Enhance your hero with skills, mercenaries, and accessories. Upgrade your abilities to become the ultimate miner.

Highlights
  • Mine minerals from ore
  • Craft powerful equipment
  • Utilize hero skills
  • Summon mercenaries
  • Refine minerals for gear
  • Transcend with HyperForce upgrades
Features
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Mine minerals to craft the best equipment! ▶ Mines Destroying ore in the mines will give you minerals. The deeper you go into the mines, the better minerals you can acquire! Use these minerals to obtain the most powerful equipment. Give it a try now! ▶ Skills Powerful and flashy skills will make your mineral mining much easier! ▶ Mercenaries Summon mercenaries to extract ore even faster! ▶ Minerals You can acquire equipment by refining minerals! The better the minerals, the more incredible the gear you can make! ▶ HyperForce Transcendent upgrades will allow you to get far ahead of others! ▶ Accessories Equip better accessories to further enhance your hero's abilities! ■■■ Inquiries ■■■ ironfactory111@gmail.com

About

Pompo

Embark on an adventure with Pompo and his companions in this backpack RPG. Strategically arrange items like weapons and armor in a limited backpack space to win battles. Explore diverse locations, collect gear, and face the Demon King.

Highlights
  • Strategic backpack item arrangement
  • Collect and combine weapons, armor, and gear
  • Tactical space management
  • Explore diverse dungeons and locations
  • Battle boss monsters and the Demon King
  • Collect and grow with 36 companions
Features
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A bear named Pompo embarks on an adventure with a backpack. On his way, he meets the Mimic, who whispers, "I feel a special kind of power coming from you." The ancient golem known as the "Pathfinder" awakens from its deep slumber, and Pompo sets out to explore the continent alongside his 36 companions. Awaiting them is the fearsome Demon King, Lampa. From the Lake of Constellations to the Tower of Stars and the Tower of Time, each journey is filled with wonder and mystery, where hope and darkness walk side by side. Now, as the knight from the legends, it's time for Pompo to illuminate the shrouded paths. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strategy in the palm of your hand! Win battles with Pompo’s backpack! Collect items and arrange them efficiently to claim victory! - Placement is Everything The backpack is at the heart of your strategy. Arrange weapons, armor, and healing items within the limited space. The layout will determine the outcome of every battle. - Open the Mimic & Collect Items Find keys through your adventures and open the Mimic chest to fill your backpack. Combine powerful weapons, armor, and utility gear to craft your unique combat style. - Tactical Space Management Master the fun of optimizing limited space! Choose between large, powerful gear or small items with diverse effects—every decision shapes your strategy. - Explore and Grow with Pompo and Friends! Dive into hidden dungeons, boss battles, Lake of Constellations, Tower of Time, and more across the vast continent of Poporia. Collect, battle, and grow endlessly! Embark on an adventure in this all-new backpack RPG, together with Pompo!

Screenshots

Mine Knights!4 screens
Pompo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pompo at 4.8 against Mine Knights!'s 4.5. Pompo also leads on ratings volume (247 vs 76). Mine Knights!'s advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 44%). 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. Mine Knights! sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Pompo sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pompo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 247 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Mine Knights!'s written reviews are positive against 44% of Pompo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Knights! ships an update every 2 weeks, Pompo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mine Knights! versus Pompo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine Knights!Pompo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (76 ratings)4.8 (247 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings76247 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size384 MB472 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSangkun LeeTae won Go

Customer experience

Mine Knights!

All ratings73 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative37.8%

Pompo

All ratings247 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative47.3%

Bugs and requests

Mine Knights!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pompo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Broken on launch
  • Unresponsive tutorial

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improved progression system
  • More engaging combat mechanics

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Mine Knights!

One-time25
  • Purchase Golden Apple$0.99
  • Potion Package$0.99
  • Diamond Bundle$1.99
Show 22 more
  • Mineral Kit$1.99
  • Loot box Package$1.99
  • Ore Powder Package$1.99
  • Mineral Scroll Package$1.99
  • HyperStone Package$3.99
  • Potion Kit$3.99
  • Golden Apple Kit$3.99
  • Ore Powder Kit$3.99
  • Scroll Package$5.99
  • Start Package$5.99
  • Enchantment Package$5.99
  • Rune Package$6.99
  • Starter Package$6.99
  • Acc Package$7.99
  • Special Loot Box Package$11.99
  • Buy Diamond chalice$12.99
  • Ultra-Strong Enchant Package$17.99
  • Booster Package$17.99
  • Super Scroll Package$17.99
  • First Diamond Package$19.99
  • Ultra Boost Package$34.99
  • Diamond Box$39.99
7 purchases

Pompo

One-time7
  • Diamonds$2.99
  • Diamond Bits$4.99
  • Ad Remover Pack$7.99
Show 4 more
  • Diamond Pile$9.99
  • Diamond Pack$19.99
  • Diamond Box$49.99
  • Diamond Barrel$89.99

Questions

Is Mine Knights! free?
Mine Knights! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pompo free?
Pompo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Knights! or Pompo?
Pompo is rated higher. Mine Knights! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Pompo averages 4.8 from 247 ratings.
Do Mine Knights! or Pompo have ads?
Both Mine Knights! and Pompo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mine Knights! or Pompo?
Mine Knights! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pompo weekly. Most recently, Mine Knights! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pompo on October 26, 2026.

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