Comparison

Minecube vs Garbage Collectors

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

Head to head
About

Minecube

Build an army of miners and upgrade them to systematically destroy the entire game map. This idle game offers a satisfying progression of destruction and resource management.

Highlights
  • Buy miners
  • Upgrade miners
  • Destroy map
  • Idle progression
Features
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Buy miners and upgrades them to destroy all the map!

About

Garbage Collectors

Embark on a mission to clean up a polluted island by collecting trash. Recruit helpful dwarfs to assist in your efforts and restore the island's natural beauty. Can you transform the island back to its green state?

Highlights
  • Island cleanup simulation
  • Collect illegal dumping
  • Recruit dwarf helpers
  • Restore island greenery
  • Cooperative gameplay
Features
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There is an island filled with large amounts of illegal dumping. It's not very much, but you are not going to be able to do anything about it alone. With the help of the dwarfs who live on the island, let's pick up the trash and clean it up. Can you make the island green again?

Screenshots

Minecube3 screens
Garbage Collectors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Garbage Collectors at 50% against Minecube's 7%. Garbage Collectors also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (7.5K vs 491). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Minecube sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Garbage Collectors sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garbage Collectors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garbage Collectors has 7.5K ratings behind it against 491, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Minecube's written reviews are positive against 50% of Garbage Collectors's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minecube ships an update every 3 months, Garbage Collectors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minecube versus Garbage Collectors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinecubeGarbage Collectors
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (491 ratings)4.7 (7.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4917.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB502 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYso Corptatsumaki games

Customer experience

Minecube

All ratings490 ratings
Positive36.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative57.8%
Written reviews214 reviews
Positive7.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative88.8%

Garbage Collectors

All ratings7,499 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.1%
Negative32.9%

User reviews

Minecube

From 491 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game concept
  • 💡 Rewarded ads system
  • 👍 Potential for improvement

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔋 Progress loss on exit
  • 💸 Deceptive in-app purchases

Garbage Collectors

From 7.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Potential
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🌳 Very green

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Heats up phone and drains battery

Bugs and requests

Minecube

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets on exit
  • Upgrade purchases not working
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ads frequency
  • Improve save/load functionality
  • Provide ad-free purchase option

Garbage Collectors

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inaccessible trash on certain levels
  • Minions getting stuck and unable to complete levels
  • Upgrades resetting between levels
  • Inability to finish levels due to glitched items

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Option to turn off vacuums
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • Different scenery/backgrounds
  • More upgrades and progression

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Minecube

One-time10
  • 100.000 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 1.000.000 Coins$3.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • 10.000.000 Coins$7.99
  • Witch Pack$7.99
  • Golem Pack$14.99
  • 100.000.000 Coins$15.99
  • Wizard Pack$19.99
  • 10.000.000.000 Coins$79.99
10 purchases

Garbage Collectors

One-time10
  • TimeLimit SpeedUp (Great Deal)$0.49
  • One Day No Ads$0.99
  • Cashier$1.49
Show 7 more
  • Goldie Robo Skin$2.49
  • No Ads$2.49
  • No Ads + Speed Up (Great deal)$6.99
  • Infinity Speed Up$7.99
  • Gem 90$9.99
  • No Ads + Speed Up$9.99
  • Gem 200$20.99

Questions

Is Minecube free?
Minecube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garbage Collectors free?
Garbage Collectors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minecube or Garbage Collectors?
Garbage Collectors is rated higher. Minecube averages 2.6 out of 5 from 491 ratings, while Garbage Collectors averages 4.7 from 7.5K ratings.
Do Minecube or Garbage Collectors have ads?
Both Minecube and Garbage Collectors show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minecube or Garbage Collectors?
Minecube ships an update every 3 months, and Garbage Collectors every 2 months. Most recently, Minecube was updated on November 7, 2026 and Garbage Collectors on November 8, 2026.

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