8 vs MINI Rugby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8
Experience a retro golf adventure with simple yet engaging gameplay. Navigate diverse terrains, account for wind and spin, and choose from multiple difficulty levels. Customize your experience with various rendering styles and even build your own courses.
- Classic 80s golf gameplay
- Terrain and environmental effects
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable rendering styles
- Built-in course editor
- AI opponents
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8-bit Golf is a loving homage to the classic golf games of the late 1980s: * Simple gameplay suitable for fans and none-fans of golf * Navigate terrain including fairway, rough, bunker, pathways, greens and water * The ball is effected by wind, spin, and the slope of the green * 3 difficulty levels: Beginner, Amateur, Pro. Or customise to suit your preferences! * AI players * Choose from five rendering styles: PC (EGA), Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes and Spectrum * Built in course editor (iPad and Mac only) - recreate your local golf course or classic courses * 5 built in courses
MINI Rugby
Experience intense arcade-style rugby matches with fast-paced gameplay and bone-rattling hits. Choose from global national teams, compete in seasons and tournaments, and master intuitive controls to score tries and become the world's best.
- Play as favorite men's or women's national teams
- Local multiplayer mode
- Intuitive controls for passing, tackling, and scoring
- Full season and tournament play
- Team training and skill improvement
- Stamina and power-up management
- Player name customization
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Step into the fiercest rugby showdown on the planet! Choose your side from the world's best and battle through a gruelling season to become the world number one in this fast-paced, arcade-style clash. With packed stadiums, lightning-fast plays, and bone-rattling hits, every match is a high-stakes dash to glory. Whether you're smashing through tackles or diving for the try line, this is rugby played at its most ferocious. Pick a side. Play for pride. ▪ Play as Your Favourite Team – Compete as men's or women's rugby national teams. ▪ Local Multiplayer - Play against your friends in local multiplayer. ▪ Intuitive controls– Deliver that perfect pass, bone-crunching tackle, slick side-step, or the big “don’t argue” hand-off on your way to scoring a worldie of a try. ▪ Climb to the top of MINI Rugby – Battle through a full season and win tournaments to earn the right to challenge the legendary World VII squad. ▪ Train and Improve – To be the best rugby team you need to train like the best. Hone your skills and deepen your understanding of rugby with drills and friendlies. ▪ Manage Stamina & Power-Ups – Remember it’s the tournaments that make the difference. Make sure your team is rested and prepped for each if your want to at the top of the league at the end of the season. ▪ Customise your name - Customise your team by giving your players unique names. ▪ Learn Rugby Tactics - learn advanced rugby tactics on the field and rugby management that can be applied to Rugby Sevens, Rugby Union or Rugby League. Choose your team, take on the world's best and chase MINI Rugby glory! Download now and take on the challenge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 8 at 4.0 against MINI Rugby's 1.0. 8 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). MINI Rugby's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. MINI Rugby sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
8 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 8's written reviews are positive against 100% of MINI Rugby's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8 | MINI Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Accidental Fish | Matt McCrum |
Customer experience
8
MINI Rugby
In-app purchases
8
No in-app purchases
MINI Rugby
- Rugby 7s Bronze Pack$2.99
- Rugby 7s Silver Pack$5.99
- Rugby 7s Gold Pack$8.99









