Alien Guest vs Minor Miner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Guest
Guide an alien guest through challenging environments and obstacles to return home. Pilot a flying saucer, dodge enemies, and navigate treacherous terrains. Upgrade your ship and unlock new characters to enhance your journey.
- Pilot a flying saucer
- Dodge enemies
- Navigate gorges and jungles
- Explore diverse locations
- Upgrade flying saucers
- Unlock new characters
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Help the alien guest overcome all the obstacles and return home successfully. Fly the saucer while dodging enemies. Break through narrow gorges and deep jungle. Alien Guest is an exciting arcade game with colorful graphics and original gameplay. You are about to discover the picturesque scenery of the Grand Canyon, the snowy Noth Pole, the ancient Tropical forrest, the rigorous Desert and other amazing locations. Upgrade and decorate! Unlock new flying saucers and bizarre characters! Do you have any issues or suggestions for us? Please send your emails to help@stm.games, we look forward to get the players' feedback.
Minor Miner
Navigate treacherous mines, dodging high-tech goblins. This arcade game offers offline play after initial setup and allows account-based save data transfer between devices. Adjust the user interface to fit your screen's notch.
- Offline Mode Support
- Save Data Transfer
- UI Position Adjustment
- High-Tech Goblin Avoidance
- Arcade Gameplay
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Avoid the High-Tech Goblins and Conquer the Mines! [ Offline Mode Support ] After the first sign-in, you can play the game Offline. Some functions using the network are limited. [ About Account and Save Data ] The account in this game is used to transfer save data when changing devices. Before transferring data, be sure to ‘Upload Save File’ in the account options in the game. [ If the top UI is covered by the notch ] Open the option settings (gear icon) and touch the ‘Adjust Top UI Position’ button to adjust the position. If you have any questions, please send them to the following email address: renoby@naver.com renoby.dev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alien Guest at 4.2 against Minor Miner's 3.1. Minor Miner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Alien Guest sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Minor Miner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alien Guest holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
Alien Guest ships an update every 3 weeks, Minor Miner fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Alien Guest | Minor Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STM GAMES FZCO | Dong Jun Sohn |
Customer experience
Alien Guest
Minor Miner
In-app purchases
Alien Guest
- Polar night$1.99
- Tropical forest$1.99
- Desert$1.99
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- 2000 Coins$3.99
- Disable ads$4.99
- 5000 Coins$6.99
- 10000 Coins$9.99
- 20000 Coins$14.99
Minor Miner
- 100 Jewels$0.99
- 410 Jewels$3.99
- VIP Pass$4.99
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- 1600 Jewels$14.99
