Classic Miner vs Star Go!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Miner
Dig for gold and diamonds in this classic arcade-style game. Aim your hook, collect valuable treasures, and advance through unique levels. Compete for high scores and become a mining tycoon.
- Mine gold and diamonds
- Advance through unique levels
- Save progress and continue playing
- Retry levels with video resurrection
- Endless high score challenges
- Randomized level maps
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After years of exploration, Classic Miner finally found more gold mines. Classic Miner use skilled techniques to dig gold and diamond to earn more cash. Let’s work together to mine new mines and become a billionaire! * The score of each level reaches the goal, and you will go to the next level. The game has a save function, you can start from that level if you exit level. * Skill guide : When you play for a few seconds and the score does not reach the target, if you want to replay that level, you can press “Exit Level” before time 0, then press “Menu”, then press “Start”, then choose “Continue”. If you fail, please press Retry, and you can resurrect to continue playing after watching the video. If there is no video stock, you must wait or press Back to exit and start again. * Many unique levels but play endlessly to get a high score * Classic Miner is one of most popular online games. Now it’s available on iOS. Hope you will enjoy it! * Aim on the gold while the hook swings, and click on the screen to release the hook. * Every time you play, the map of each level may be different, so every time you play it is a new challenge!
Star Go!
Match and eliminate adjacent stars to earn points. Strategically use in-game props to maximize your score and discover enjoyment in this puzzle experience.
- Eliminate adjacent stars
- Earn points
- Use props for higher scores
- Simple puzzle gameplay
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*Star Go!* The elimination of the adjacent Stars can get the points, the rational use of props can make you get more points I hope you can find fun in the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classic Miner at 4.4 against Star Go!'s 3.9. Classic Miner also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 7). Star Go!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (96% vs 68%). 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
Both are free to download. Classic Miner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Star Go! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Classic Miner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Miner has 2.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Classic Miner's written reviews are positive against 96% of Star Go!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Classic Miner ships an update every 3 months, Star Go! every 28 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Classic Miner | Star Go! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.3K ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIN CHENG SHAN | 颖璐 刘 |
Customer experience
Classic Miner
Star Go!
Bugs and requests
Classic Miner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game resets progress after updates
- Claw movement and timing issues
- Ads blocking gameplay and interfering with controls
Requested features
4 requests- Save progress and resume from last level
- More varied and challenging levels
- Option to remove ads or pay for ad-free version
- Ability to retry failed levels instead of restarting
Star Go!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Miner
- 8 Lives$0.99
- 30000 Coins$0.99
- 18 Lives$1.99
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- 30 Lives$2.99
- 45 Lives$3.99
- 60 Lives$4.99
Star Go!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Classic Miner free?
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