Comparison

Hot Hands vs Mineblast!!

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

Head to head
About

Hot Hands

Experience a classic hand-slapping game with realistic sound effects and challenging opponents. Test your reflexes and timing as you advance through levels, aiming to win the grand prize. Enjoy infinite play and humorous character bios.

Highlights
  • Realistic 'smack' sound effects
  • 60 FPS action
  • 16 unique characters
  • Random opponent movements
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Infinite play
  • Humorous opponent bios
Features
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Remember the childhood game Hot Hands? Hot Hands will test your timing and skill as you advance through a gauntlet of opponents to win the GRAND PRIZE! *REALISTIC SOUND EFFECTS OF THE "SMACKS" - SO REAL YOU CAN FEEL EVERY ONE! *60 FPS ACTION! *16 ODD CHARACTERS TO BEAT *RANDOM OPPONENT MOVEMENTS MAKE EVERY GAME UNIQUE AND UNPREDICTABLE *INCREASING DIFFICULTY WITH EVERY LEVEL *INFINITE PLAY EVEN AFTER WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE! *HUMOROUS BIOS FOR EACH UNIQUE OPPONENT *GREAT MUSIC AND AND ENDING THAT WILL SHOCK YOU! Critics are saying: "This game is a HIT" "Get your hands on this one" "This one is Hot!" "I have to Hand it to the producer" "I wish I had a better car" Move your hands or get smacked... Great fun for all ages!

About

Mineblast!!

Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs in this platformer destruction game. Utilize the fully destructible environments to create paths, uncover gems, and find hidden secrets. Enjoy hours of creative fun with pixel art graphics and chiptune music.

Highlights
  • Fully destructible environments and physics
  • Pixel art graphics and chiptune music
  • Hidden secrets and levels
  • Creative pathfinding with TNT
  • Gem collection
Features
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Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs. Mineblast!! is a platformer destruction game with fully destructible environments. Blast walls to open your way, blast soil and crates to find precious gems, blast wooden platforms to use them as a bridge, there is no limit to your creativity. Features: • Fully destructible environments and physics. • Quality pixel art graphics and chiptune music. • Lots of hidden secrets and levels. • Super Cat Tales characters. • Hours and hours of fun!

Screenshots

Hot Hands4 screens
Mineblast!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hot Hands at 100% against Mineblast!!'s 54%. Hot Hands also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Mineblast!!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (153 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mineblast!! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hot Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hot Hands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mineblast!! has 153 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hot Hands's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mineblast!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hot Hands ships an update every 19 months, Mineblast!! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hot Hands versus Mineblast!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHot HandsMineblast!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerandrew bellGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Hot Hands

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mineblast!!

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative29.0%

Bugs and requests

Hot Hands

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mineblast!!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or not loading properly
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Saved data being lost after updates
  • Ads causing the game to crash or become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checkpoint system to avoid restarting levels
  • Introduce more playable characters and customization options
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Improve level design to reduce frustrating dead ends

In-app purchases

None

Hot Hands

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mineblast!!

One-time2
  • Gate Ticket$0.99
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Hot Hands free?
Hot Hands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mineblast!! free?
Mineblast!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hot Hands or Mineblast!!?
Hot Hands is rated higher. Hot Hands averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mineblast!! averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Hot Hands or Mineblast!! have ads?
Both Hot Hands and Mineblast!! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hot Hands or Mineblast!!?
Hot Hands ships an update every 19 months, and Mineblast!! every 3 months. Most recently, Hot Hands was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mineblast!! on November 3, 2026.

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