Comparison

Garbage Collectors vs Slime Sweep

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

Head to head
About

Garbage Collectors

Embark on a mission to clean up a polluted island by collecting trash. Recruit helpful dwarfs to assist in your efforts and restore the island's natural beauty. Can you transform the island back to its green state?

Highlights
  • Island cleanup simulation
  • Collect illegal dumping
  • Recruit dwarf helpers
  • Restore island greenery
  • Cooperative gameplay
Features
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There is an island filled with large amounts of illegal dumping. It's not very much, but you are not going to be able to do anything about it alone. With the help of the dwarfs who live on the island, let's pick up the trash and clean it up. Can you make the island green again?

About

Slime Sweep

Embody a cleaning slime to restore a flooded city. Earn currency by washing away dirt, collect items to power up, and upgrade your slime's abilities. Build a team of helper slimes to tackle various stages and become a cleaning legend.

Highlights
  • Clean city with slime
  • Earn money by washing
  • Collect items and power up
  • Upgrade slime abilities
  • Build a team of buddy slimes
  • Complete various stages
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Welcome to the world of the deep-cleaning slime! Become one with the slime to fulfill your duties and clean up the mess left in the wake of the flood. Start off small and use the items and currency you obtain along the way to work towards becoming the ultimate cleaning machine! Use the shower to wash away the dirt to earn money, and keep cleaning until the city is spotless! Find the collectibles scattered throughout the city and fill out your Collection cards to power up! Upgrade your slime to get around quicker and absorb more filth. Build a team of tiny buddy slimes to make cleaning more fun and efficient! Use your expertise to clean up a variety of stages. Check out for yourself exactly what the world of slime has in store! Save the city, level up, and become a slime legend!

Screenshots

Garbage Collectors4 screens
Slime Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Slime Sweep at every 2 weeks against Garbage Collectors's every 2 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Garbage Collectors sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Slime Sweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Garbage Collectors against 4.8 for Slime Sweep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.5K and 17K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 51% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garbage Collectors ships an update every 2 months, Slime Sweep every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Garbage Collectors versus Slime Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarbage CollectorsSlime Sweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.5K ratings)4.8 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.5K17K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size502 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertatsumaki gamesAteam Entertainment Inc.

Customer experience

Garbage Collectors

All ratings7,499 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.3%
Negative32.7%

Slime Sweep

All ratings16,729 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews697 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative37.7%

User reviews

Garbage Collectors

From 7.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Potential
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🌳 Very green

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Heats up phone and drains battery

Slime Sweep

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Cute and satisfying gameplay
  • 🤩 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Good game concept
  • 🤗 Adorable slime character

Room to improve

  • 😠 Excessive and frequent ads
  • 🤬 Ads interrupt gameplay too often
  • 😑 No option to remove ads
  • 🙄 Ads play every 30-60 seconds
  • 😒 Ads make the game unplayable

Bugs and requests

Garbage Collectors

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inaccessible trash on certain levels
  • Minions getting stuck and unable to complete levels
  • Upgrades resetting between levels
  • Inability to finish levels due to glitched items

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Option to turn off vacuums
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • Different scenery/backgrounds
  • More upgrades and progression

Slime Sweep

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Unable to connect to network
  • Resets progress when switching worlds

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a paid option to remove ads
  • Reduce the frequency of ads
  • Allow offline gameplay
  • Expand the number of levels and worlds

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Garbage Collectors

One-time15
  • TimeLimit SpeedUp (Great Deal)$0.49
  • Diamonds 7$0.99
  • Time Limit Speed Up$0.99
Show 12 more
  • One Day No Ads$0.99
  • Cashier$1.49
  • Goldie Robo Skin$2.49
  • No Ads$2.49
  • Casual Dude$2.49
  • Gem 25$2.99
  • Gem 40$4.49
  • No Ads + Speed Up (Great deal)$6.99
  • Infinity Speed Up$7.99
  • Gem 90$9.99
  • No Ads + Speed Up$9.99
  • Gem 200$20.99
1 purchases

Slime Sweep

One-time1
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Garbage Collectors free?
Garbage Collectors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slime Sweep free?
Slime Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Garbage Collectors or Slime Sweep?
Slime Sweep is rated higher. Garbage Collectors averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while Slime Sweep averages 4.8 from 17K ratings.
Do Garbage Collectors or Slime Sweep have ads?
Both Garbage Collectors and Slime Sweep show ads.
Which is updated more often, Garbage Collectors or Slime Sweep?
Garbage Collectors ships an update every 2 months, and Slime Sweep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Garbage Collectors was updated on November 1, 2026 and Slime Sweep on November 1, 2026.

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