MapMinter vs Riches Coin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapMinter
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MapMinter turns your real-world travels into a global collecting adventure. Every city you visit becomes a unique digital coin you can mint, trade, and show off—building a living map of everywhere you've been. MINT CITY COINS Arrive in a city and mint its coin on the spot. Eligible places include cities with 125,000+ residents and capital cities. Each coin is a souvenir of a real journey. TRADE WITH TRAVELERS Send a coin to anyone with a simple QR code—and keep your own copy forever. Meet fellow travelers, swap coins from cities you haven't reached yet, and watch your collection grow. See the "Past Travelers" who once carried each coin around the world. EXPLORE FOR REAL-WORLD LOOT Materials and famous historical personalities appear on a live map around you. Walk within range to collect them—just like the cities themselves, your loot is tied to where you actually are. BUILD WORLD LANDMARKS TOGETHER Use collected materials to unlock an artwork with quirky facts about the city.Join a Construction Party of up to 100 travelers to build faster—bigger parties need fewer materials per person, so teamwork pays off. Completed artworks are saved forever in your City Archives. CITY HALL & AUCTION HOUSE Trade materials and personalities with other players for gold in the Auction House, where prices move with the market. Browse your Citizen Registry of historical figures and revisit every landmark you've helped build. CHASE ACHIEVEMENTS & CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals, complete entire countries, and create your own custom community challenges for others to join. Compete on global Points and Coins leaderboards. DISCOVER LOCAL GEMS Add and browse attraction and restaurant recommendations on every city's coin—real tips from real travelers, filtered by price and cuisine. Whether you're a frequent flyer, a weekend explorer, or a collector at heart, MapMinter rewards your curiosity and turns every trip into something you can keep. Pack your bags. Mint the world. Note: MapMinter uses your location to mint city coins and find nearby materials, and requires an internet connection.
Riches Coin
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Collect Coins. Enjoy the Experience. This app allows you to earn coins by completing simple daily activities. The more you engage, the more coins you collect. You can use your coins to send gifts to friends or keep them safely in your balance. The app provides a fun, interactive experience designed to keep you motivated every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Riches Coin at 13.0 against MapMinter's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MapMinter ships an update fortnightly, Riches Coin every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapMinter | Riches Coin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasper von Hammerstein | ONE WORK MCHJ |
In-app purchases
MapMinter
No in-app purchases
Riches Coin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do MapMinter or Riches Coin have ads?
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