Comparison

CornellGO vs Slime Rancher

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

Head to head
About

CornellGO

Embark on a virtual scavenger hunt to explore a university campus. Earn points by locating landmarks, compete with friends, and learn about the institution's history. Team up to fill your travel log and create lasting memories.

Highlights
  • Virtual scavenger hunt
  • Landmark discovery
  • Point earning system
  • Friend competition
  • Campus history exploration
  • Team play
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CornellGO! is a virtual scavenger hunt - a fun and interactive way to explore Cornell's campus and all it has to offer. Earn points by finding landmarks and locations across campus, compete with your friends, and discover more about Cornell’s rich history. Team up with friends to fill your travel log and create unforgettable memories! Have questions, feedback, or need help? Contact us at cornellgo.team@gmail.com.

About

Slime Rancher

Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and restore a neglected ranch. Use your vacpack to collect slimes, discover new species, and earn money to expand and decorate your estate. Enjoy different game modes at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Explore alien world
  • Capture and tend to slimes
  • Restore abandoned ranch
  • Craft and upgrade tools
  • Three game modes: Adventure, Casual, Rush
  • Revamped mobile interface
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Due to limited RAM, these devices are not compatible. You won’t have access to all the graphic settings and may experience some freezes or crashes: iPhone Xr, iPhone SE Gen 2 (2020), iPad Mini Gen 5, iPad Air Gen 3, iPad Gen 8, iPad Gen 9. Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range,’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes. [Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and get a once-abandoned ranch back on track!] *** FEATURES *** - Play as a curious and adventurous woman trying to get her newly acquired slime ranch back on track. - Use your trusty vacpack to collect adorable slimes in the wild. Each type has its own likes, dislikes, and sometimes even special needs that must be met to take care of them properly! - Discover new hybrid species! - Explore the vast, colorful nature of the Far, Far Range. Find slimes and gather resources! - Roam around the sands of the Dry Reef, discover the wild flora of the Moss Blanket, and wonder at the shining crystals of the Indigo Quarry while uncovering hidden treasures! - Earn money through daily requests or the market exchange to expand your ranch: decorate your estate, contain your slimes with corrals, grow crops and build coops to feed them. - Earn money through daily requests on the Range Exchange or selling plorts on the Plort Market. Then decorate your ranch house, expand the corrals for your slimes, and feed them by growing gardens and building coops! - Craft and upgrade your vacpack and tools for faster and better ranching! - Follow Bea’s journey at your own pace with 3 different game modes! Adventure Mode lets you experience the trials and tribulations of ranching life as it really is. But you can also play Casual Mode for a cozier experience, or challenge yourself to succeed faster with Rush Mode! CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Saves – share your progress between iOS devices. - Compatible only with PS4, PS5, and Xbox controllers - iPhone 17 Optimization (including Pro Max)

Screenshots

CornellGO3 screens
Slime Rancher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CornellGO at Free against Slime Rancher's $8.99. CornellGO also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). Slime Rancher's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1) and chart position (#51 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CornellGO is free to download; Slime Rancher costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CornellGO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slime Rancher has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CornellGO ships an update every 2 weeks, Slime Rancher every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CornellGO versus Slime Rancher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCornellGOSlime Rancher
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews—80.8% of reviews
Number of ratings11.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1019 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGilly LeshedPlaydigious

Customer experience

CornellGO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Slime Rancher

All ratings1,478 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

CornellGO

No in-app purchases

None

Slime Rancher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CornellGO free?
CornellGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slime Rancher free?
Slime Rancher costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CornellGO or Slime Rancher?
CornellGO is rated higher. CornellGO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Slime Rancher averages 4.8 from 1.7K ratings.
Do CornellGO or Slime Rancher have ads?
Neither CornellGO nor Slime Rancher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CornellGO or Slime Rancher?
CornellGO ships an update every 2 weeks, and Slime Rancher every 10 days. Most recently, CornellGO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Slime Rancher on November 4, 2026.

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