Comparison

Mines Game vs StarMark Space

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

Head to head
About

Mines Game

Experience a thrilling game of luck, strategy, and suspense. Navigate a grid of cells, uncover hidden treasures, and avoid explosive bombs. Choose your challenge with varying difficulty levels for high-stakes entertainment.

Highlights
  • Luck and strategy gameplay
  • Uncover hidden treasures
  • Avoid explosive bombs
  • Calculated decision-making
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • High-stakes entertainment
Features
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Explore a colorful crystal mine with Barnaby the canary. Read the numbers, flag bombs and find every gem on a native 3D board. 120 STAGES, ONE DISCOVERY AT A TIME Start with a few bombs and learn as the challenge grows. Every campaign stage starts covered, and your first dig is safe. Empty regions open together, just like classic Minesweeper. Each number counts bombs in the eight neighboring tiles, including diagonals. YOUR PROGRESS STAYS WITH YOU Every completed stage saves your progress. Hit a bomb? Retry that stage while your earlier wins remain complete. You have 20 digging moves per campaign stage; thinking and placing flags use no moves. LEARN BY PLAYING A guided first game teaches digging, numbers and flags. Free deduction hints explain visible clues. Raised tiles, deep excavations and distinct victory and defeat screens make the board easy to follow. BUILD YOUR MINE Earn gold from completed campaign stages, restore Jade Hollow and collect 24 treasures. Aim for mastery stars by completing stages without assistance. PLAY TOGETHER Try an official daily challenge or create a private friend duel. Both players receive the same three-floor expedition, and the server confirms the results. Share your invitation when you choose. Online play creates an anonymous profile without a name or email; you can delete it in Settings. The campaign works offline and saves on your device. Includes English and Portuguese, sound and haptic controls, and reduced motion. No ads, in-app purchases or real-money gambling. Gems and gold have no cash value.

About

StarMark Space

Features
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Fly through 8,920 real stars from the Yale Bright Star Catalog in your own pocket universe. StarMark puts you at the controls of a genuine flythrough of the Milky Way. Every star you pass is real — named stars like Sirius, Vega, Rigel, and Arcturus appear labeled as you approach them, placed at their actual catalog positions. EXPLORE IN THREE DIMENSIONS Your right thumb controls speed. Your left thumb steers — left/right to turn, up/down to pitch. Push past warp speed and every star erupts into a vivid colored streak. NAVIGATE WITH YOUR RADAR A live color-coded radar tracks your prize star. Red when far, yellow as you close in, green when you're almost there. Steer until the dot centers — then fly straight. REAL ASTRONOMICAL DATA 8,920 stars from the HYG/Yale catalog rendered at their correct spectral colors. Blue-white hot stars, warm orange giants, pale yellow dwarfs — all real. BEAUTIFUL AND IMMERSIVE A shifting five-color nebula background slowly cycles through deep purple, midnight blue, teal, crimson, and magenta as you fly. Every minute looks different. COLLECT STAR PRIZES Chase a glowing gold prize through the cosmos. Collect it and 16 gold particles burst outward, your phone vibrates, a chime plays, and a new prize spawns ahead. FEATURES - 8,920 real Yale catalog stars with spectral colors - 392 named stars labeled as you approach - Shifting nebula background — 5 colors, 7-second cycle - Warp speed star streaks at high velocity - Live navigation radar with proximity pulse rings - Speed-reactive ambient audio + warp sound effect - Haptic feedback on every collection - Session history with persistent stats - Fully offline — no internet required - No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases

Screenshots

Mines Game4 screens
StarMark Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StarMark Space at none against Mines Game's shown. StarMark Space also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mines Game ships an update every 20 months, StarMark Space every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mines Game versus StarMark Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMines GameStarMark Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (114 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB43 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFelipe Marques de BarrosKevin Holzmeyer

In-app purchases

None

Mines Game

No in-app purchases

None

StarMark Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mines Game free?
Mines Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarMark Space free?
StarMark Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mines Game or StarMark Space have ads?
Mines Game shows ads; StarMark Space does not.
Which is updated more often, Mines Game or StarMark Space?
Mines Game ships an update every 20 months, and StarMark Space every 2 days. Most recently, Mines Game was updated on October 26, 2026 and StarMark Space on October 5, 2026.

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