Comparison

Goblins Island Mining Tycoon vs Nihongo DX7

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

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About

Goblins Island Mining Tycoon

Trapped on Goblin Island, players must mine for coins to escape. This free-to-play game offers an exciting challenge to accumulate a million coins before you can leave.

Highlights
  • Coin mining gameplay
  • Escape island objective
  • Free to play
  • Exciting challenges
  • Accumulate wealth
Features
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"One day, you come to visit Goblin Island, a free, fun and exciting place. However, you discover that even though admission is free, you need a million coins to leave the island! What." Head to the mines, diligently mine for ore, and sell what you collect to earn coins. Acquiring a new pickaxe allows you to venture into deeper areas. As your capabilities expand, your coin earnings will skyrocket—transforming that steady, methodical digging into a satisfying rush of massive profits. This major update also introduces the new "Sandstone Area" and the "Drill Merge" system! Dig through sandstone to uncover drills, then merge three identical ones to level them up. Wield your upgraded drills to dig even deeper. Start by digging steadily, then watch the pace pick up. Turn a few spare moments into a little bit of fun. Why not aim for a million coins on Goblin's Island?

About

Nihongo DX7

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Nihongo DX7: Prologue is a playable demo of an educational RPG designed to help players learn Japanese while exploring Tokyo. Step into the shoes of Malo, who has just arrived in Japan, and travel through iconic districts such as Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa, and Ueno. Talk to local residents, complete quests, discover useful vocabulary, and put your knowledge into practice through mini-games and exercises seamlessly integrated into the adventure. The Prologue features: • a narrative pixel art adventure; • contextualized dialogues available in French and English; • progressive Japanese language learning; • comprehension, vocabulary, and sentence-ordering exercises; • mini-games focused on kana and kanji; • a progression and save system; • an adventure inspired by travel and the discovery of Tokyo. Words and expressions are not presented as simple vocabulary lists to memorize. Instead, they naturally appear throughout dialogues, locations, interactions, and situations encountered during the adventure. This Prologue version introduces the core Nihongo DX7 experience. The full game is still in development and will continue to expand with new areas, features, fixes, and improvements. Japanese becomes an adventure.

Screenshots

Goblins Island Mining Tycoon4 screens
Nihongo DX74 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nihongo DX7 at none against Goblins Island Mining Tycoon's shown. Nihongo DX7 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goblins Island Mining Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, Nihongo DX7 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Goblins Island Mining Tycoon versus Nihongo DX7: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoblins Island Mining TycoonNihongo DX7
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB955 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHULABREAKSDavid Duarte

In-app purchases

None

Goblins Island Mining Tycoon

No in-app purchases

None

Nihongo DX7

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goblins Island Mining Tycoon free?
Goblins Island Mining Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nihongo DX7 free?
Nihongo DX7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Goblins Island Mining Tycoon or Nihongo DX7 have ads?
Goblins Island Mining Tycoon shows ads; Nihongo DX7 does not.
Which is updated more often, Goblins Island Mining Tycoon or Nihongo DX7?
Goblins Island Mining Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nihongo DX7 every 2 days. Most recently, Goblins Island Mining Tycoon was updated on October 17, 2026 and Nihongo DX7 on October 23, 2026.

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