Comparison

Scram! vs Imperial Miners

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

Head to head
About

Scram!

Work with a partner to clear your campsite of pesky critters before your neighbors do. This fast-paced game can be played against an AI or online with friends.

Highlights
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Play against AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Fast-paced action
  • Campground cleanup theme
Features
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After hiking a local trail, you and your partner have returned to a campsite completely ransacked by pesky critters. Team up to clear your campground of critters before your neighbors. Scram! is a fun & fast game to play against an AI or online against your friends!

About

Imperial Miners

This digital board game challenges you to build an efficient mine over 10 rounds. Collect crystals and fill carts to earn victory points. Navigate unique events and advance on progress boards for bonus actions.

Highlights
  • Mine building simulation
  • Resource collection
  • Leaderboards for high scores
  • Unique round events
  • Progress board advancements
  • Solo gameplay
Features
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Imperial Miners is the official digital version of board game hit from Portal Games. It is a solo game and it has the leaderboards to compare your best results with others. In Imperial Miners you have 10 rounds to build your Mine as efficiently as possible. Your goal is to collect as many Crystals and full Carts as possible, which will count as Victory Points at the end of the game. You have 4 levels of mine and one card to place in each round. After placing card in your Mine you activate its effect and then effects of adjacent card on above level until your reach the Mine surface. Than you activate the action from the Surface board. Some of the actions gives you a chance to advance on the Progress boards where you can activate additional actions. In each round you have unique Event to resolve, some of them are good some are bad, so be prepared for the unknown. IMPORTANT INFO - READ BEFORE YOU BUY: If you use your phone to play, look at the screen shots available in the description on your target device before purchasing the game, to make sure that the size of the letters on the small screen will be sufficient for comfortable gaming.

Screenshots

Scram!4 screens
Imperial Miners4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scram! at none against Imperial Miners's 1. Scram! also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99). Imperial Miners's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (57% vs 40%). On ads, monetization model, 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

Scram! costs $2.99 and Imperial Miners $7.99 up front. Imperial Miners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scram! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scram! ships an update every 14 months, Imperial Miners monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scram! versus Imperial Miners: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScram!Imperial Miners
Price$2.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBezier Games, Inc.Portal Games

Customer experience

Scram!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral27.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative0.0%

Imperial Miners

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Scram!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Imperial Miners

One-time1
  • Promo Goodies Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Scram! free?
Scram! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imperial Miners free?
Imperial Miners costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Scram! or Imperial Miners have ads?
Neither Scram! nor Imperial Miners shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scram! or Imperial Miners?
Scram! ships an update every 14 months, and Imperial Miners monthly. Most recently, Scram! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Imperial Miners on October 25, 2026.

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