Comparison

Mining Master vs Nova Swing

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

Head to head
About

Mining Master

Embark on a casual yet challenging adventure in this simple mining game. Perfect for quick play sessions, it offers an engaging experience that's harder than it looks.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Casual gameplay
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Quick play sessions
Features
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I'm a good miner! It is very simple and casual adventure game :) AND HARDER than you think! · · · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Just play this game on your 10 minutes of free time :)

About

Nova Swing

Tap to launch a ship into orbit around planets, chaining perfect captures to build momentum and achieve high scores. Navigate challenging space environments with moving celestial bodies and unique hazards. Unlock new ships and visual themes as you progress through different zones.

Highlights
  • One-tap orbital launches
  • Chain perfect captures for score bonuses
  • Navigate moving planets and hazards
  • Unlockable ships and visual themes
  • In-game soundtrack player
  • Game Center integration
Features
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One tap. A perfect orbit. One more try. Launch into Nova Swing, a space arcade game where timing turns a tiny ship into a streak of starlight. Swing around a planet, choose your moment, and tap to launch toward the next orbit. Catch it cleanly, build your Flow, and see how far your next run can take you. FIND YOUR FLOW Chain perfect captures for growing score bonuses. Thread the gap between a flawless landing and a close call, then chase a new personal best with an instant restart. BEND YOUR ROUTE THROUGH SPACE Choose safer paths or take on riskier routes for bigger rewards. Navigate moving planets, binary systems, asteroids, crossing meteors, and black holes as five zones bring tighter captures and faster flight. MAKE THE EXTRAORDINARY JUMP Ride slingshot planets into a burst of speed. Travel through wormholes. Time your arrival through the reinforced arc of a fragile crystalline world. Charge your Warp Drive and hold to surge across multiple planets. BUILD A FLIGHT THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Choose from four ships, each with its own signature starter, and earn ship mastery through play. Discover four visual themes: Neon Frontier, Clockwork Aether, Pixel Pulse, and Classic Vector. Collect credits during your runs to unlock additional ships and themes permanently. GIVE EVERY RUN A PURPOSE Pick a run objective, pursue milestones, and track your captures, streaks, near misses, distance, and warp passes. Save a ghost run and race it to see where you can improve. Take your scores and achievements to Game Center. Made for iPhone and iPad, with luminous space scenery, responsive haptics on supported devices, and an in-game soundtrack player. Your next great run starts with one tap.

Screenshots

Mining Master4 screens
Nova Swing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nova Swing at none against Mining Master's shown. Nova Swing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Mining Master's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Mining Master sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Nova Swing sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nova Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Master has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Master ships an update every 5 days, Nova Swing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mining Master versus Nova Swing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining MasterNova Swing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMondayOFF LLCFernando Bunn

Customer experience

Mining Master

All ratings3,696 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative70.0%

Nova Swing

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

Bugs and requests

Mining Master

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Upgrade issues
  • Game freezing and not reopening

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved stability and performance

Nova Swing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mining Master

One-time2
  • NoAds$3.99
  • Speed Pack$5.99
4 purchases

Nova Swing

One-time4
  • Pocket pack$0.99
  • Flight Pack$2.99
  • Expedition Pack$5.99
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  • Fleet Pack$12.99

Questions

Is Mining Master free?
Mining Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nova Swing free?
Nova Swing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mining Master or Nova Swing?
Nova Swing is rated higher. Mining Master averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Nova Swing averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mining Master or Nova Swing have ads?
Mining Master shows ads; Nova Swing does not.
Which is updated more often, Mining Master or Nova Swing?
Mining Master ships an update every 5 days, and Nova Swing every 2 days. Most recently, Mining Master was updated on November 7, 2026 and Nova Swing on October 31, 2026.

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