Submarine Mining vs Nebula Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Submarine Mining
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Pilot a mining submarine through an underwater world. Drill through rock, collect valuable ores and return to the surface before your oxygen runs out. Learn the controls with a step-by-step guide that highlights the joystick, oxygen, hull, cargo and tools. You can open it again from the help button. Upgrade your drill, engine, hull, oxygen tank and cargo hold for longer expeditions. Complete mining and depth missions, explore underwater stations and choose when to head home with your earnings. Use drill bombs, a motor boost, spare oxygen and other tools to plan your route through the deep. Watch your oxygen, hull integrity and cargo as you explore. Your progress is saved on your device and backed up to a free guest account; sign in with Apple or Google to continue on another device.
Nebula Blaster
Blast through neon-drenched worlds in this arcade space shooter. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, defeat unique bosses, and climb the global leaderboard. Unlock power-ups and upgrades to customize your ship and soundtrack.
- 20 hand-crafted worlds
- 20 distinct boss warships
- Worldwide leaderboard
- Deep power-ups and upgrades
- Reactive synthwave soundtrack
- Plays fully offline
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Nebula Blaster is a neon-soaked arcade space shooter that fits in your pocket. Blast through 20 hand-crafted worlds, thread bullet-hell boss patterns, and chase high scores on a worldwide leaderboard. FEATURES - 20 hand-crafted worlds, from Deep Space to the Singularity, each with its own enemies, hazards, and reactive backdrop - 20 distinct boss warships, one unique boss per world, from nimble frigates to colossal faction dreadnoughts - Worldwide leaderboard: your score, the wave you reached, and your run time, ranked against players everywhere - Deep power-ups and upgrades: lasers, homing missiles, scatter, shields and more, plus a Stardust upgrade tree to tune your ship - Reactive synthwave soundtrack that intensifies with the action, with extra tracks to unlock - Plays fully offline: no account, no sign-in, and your progress is saved on your device Free to play, with optional in-app purchases and opt-in rewarded ads. The Founder Pack removes ads while keeping every reward. Dodge, blast, and climb the ranks. How far can you get?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Submarine Mining at none against Nebula Blaster's 10. Nebula Blaster's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Nebula Blaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Submarine Mining asks for nothing beyond the download.
Submarine Mining ships an update every 10 days, Nebula Blaster every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Submarine Mining | Nebula Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samet Ocak | Joseph Niccoli |
In-app purchases
Submarine Mining
No in-app purchases
Nebula Blaster
- Pouch of Stardust$0.99
- Plasma Storm$1.99
- Phantom Ship$1.99
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- Eclipse Ship$1.99
- Bag of Stardust$2.99
- 24K Gold Ship$2.99
- Prism Ship$2.99
- Crate of Stardust$6.99
- Vault of Stardust$14.99
- Founder's Pack$14.99
Questions
Is Submarine Mining free?
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Do Submarine Mining or Nebula Blaster have ads?
Which is updated more often, Submarine Mining or Nebula Blaster?
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