Comparison

Gold Caves vs Roll Machine

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

Head to head
About

Gold Caves

Explore caves, mine for gold, and sell your findings to become wealthy. You can also build your own refinery by purchasing or collecting fuel.

Highlights
  • Cave exploration
  • Gold mining
  • Selling mined gold
  • Fuel collection
  • Refinery building
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Have fun mining the caves for gold then sell it. Remember to purchase or collect fuel if you build your own refinery.

About

Roll Machine

Engage in strategic city-building, intense player-versus-player battles, and diverse puzzle challenges. Optimize factories, collect power-up cards, and customize your appearance to conquer rivals and build your empire.

Highlights
  • City-building and expansion
  • Real-time PvP battles
  • Factory optimization and upgrades
  • PowerUp card system
  • Diverse puzzle levels
  • Customizable skins
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Roll, crush and build in Roll Machine - the most satisfying ASMR smashing game! Drive your giant roller across fields of stone, crush everything in your path and haul the load to your factory. Turn every rock into cash, upgrade your machine and watch your empire grow. Simple to play, deeply satisfying to master. KEY FEATURES Satisfying Crushing Steer a heavy roller through stone, crystal and themed blocks. Every crack, crunch and smash is designed to feel great - pure ASMR fun. Upgrade Your Machine Spend your earnings on a bigger roller, more speed, more capacity, a magnet, a helper track and powerful detonators. Every upgrade makes you visibly stronger. Factory & Economy Deliver crushed loads to the factory conveyor and convert them into money. Keep earning even while you are away with offline income. Build Your City Use your earnings to construct and expand your own city district, building by building. Arena Battles Enter timed arena battles against rival roller machines in themed maps. Out-crush your rivals and win rewards. Power-Up Cards Collect and upgrade cards that boost your income, speed and battle performance. Endless Variety Fresh themed levels with new obstacles, a road-crossing mini mode, daily rewards and quests keep every session exciting. Skins Unlock exclusive truck and character skins and roll in style. Play offline, anytime. No account needed. Download Roll Machine now and start smashing!

Screenshots

Gold Caves4 screens
Roll Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gold Caves at none against Roll Machine's 10. Gold Caves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Roll Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Roll Machine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gold Caves asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gold Caves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roll Machine has 6.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gold Caves ships an update every 12 months, Roll Machine every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gold Caves versus Roll Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGold CavesRoll Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (6.2K ratings)
Positive reviews—21.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB270 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHenrique SilvaMETAVERSE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Gold Caves

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

Roll Machine

All ratings6,158 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative63.5%

Bugs and requests

Gold Caves

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Roll Machine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing at certain levels
  • Inability to progress past level 33/42
  • Purchased no-ads feature not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and progression options
  • Offline play mode
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

Gold Caves

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Roll Machine

One-time10
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Unlimited Magnet$5.99
  • Starter Pack$5.99
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  • Unlimited Capacity$5.99
  • Ticket Pack 4$5.99
  • No Ads Pack.$5.99
  • Currency Pack$11.99
  • Ticket Pack 5$11.99
  • Truck Skin 1$24.99
  • Special Offer 1$24.99

Questions

Is Gold Caves free?
Gold Caves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roll Machine free?
Roll Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gold Caves or Roll Machine?
Gold Caves is rated higher. Gold Caves averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Roll Machine averages 4.6 from 6.2K ratings.
Do Gold Caves or Roll Machine have ads?
Both Gold Caves and Roll Machine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gold Caves or Roll Machine?
Gold Caves ships an update every 12 months, and Roll Machine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gold Caves was updated on November 3, 2026 and Roll Machine on November 3, 2026.

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