Comparison

Winter Burrow vs Trash Goblin

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

Head to head
About

Winter Burrow

A cozy woodland survival game where you play as a mouse restoring their ruined home. Explore, gather resources, craft items, and befriend locals to uncover a mystery. Play at your own pace and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Cozy woodland survival gameplay
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Home restoration and decoration
  • Character customization
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game. Explore, gather resources, craft tools, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals! In Winter Burrow, you play a mouse who returns from the big city to find their childhood home in ruins. To make matters worse, your Aunt (who was supposed to be looking after it) has gone missing. Restore your broken-down childhood burrow to its former glory so you can relax in front of the fireplace. Brave the elements and journey out into the frozen wilderness to collect vital resources for both yourself and your new home. Beware of the insect wildlife and remember that nobody survives on their own; find new friends, expand your survival handbook and solve the mystery of what happened to your Aunt. Winter Burrow is a survival game you play at your own pace. Customize your character, decorate your burrow and choose a path that fits your play style. This story is yours to tell.

About

Trash Goblin

A cozy shopkeeping game where you discover, clean, and upcycle trinkets for eccentric customers. Customize your shop and tools with no pressure or fail states, focusing on good vibes and creative play.

Highlights
  • Discover and clean trinkets
  • Upcycle items into new forms
  • Serve eccentric customers
  • Upgrade and customize your shop
  • Relaxed gameplay with no pressure
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] Trash Goblin is a wholesome and cosy shopkeeping game where you uncover and clean trinkets for sale! Customise them by upcycling and more to meet the eccentric requests of your endless colourful customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy new and better tools, and customise your space! There is no pressure, no risk, no right way to play - it is not a simulator, it's just good vibes and nice customers to serve. DISCOVER PECULIAR TRINKETS Unearth knick-knacks of all kinds by chipping away at the dirt and cruft they're embedded inside, wrestling with different types of dirt that yield in different ways. RESTORE FORGOTTEN CURIOS TO GLORY Scrub all these strange items up nice and clean with your sponge to get them ready for sale! UPCYCLE INTO IMAGINATIVE NEW FORMS! Customise these curios by combining Trinkets together, turning them into strange and wonderful new items! SELL TO A PARADE OF COLOURFUL CUSTOMERS A wide range of intriguing, odd and charming customers will frequent your store, some with interesting stories to tell, others after a particular object, some just browsing... UPGRADE YOUR WORKSHOP Spend your savings to expand your tool set, and unlock more space to work in. Buy a display mat to tempt customers with specific wares, or a soak tub to clean up overnight, an honesty box for getting rid of unwanted trinkets, and more! TREAT YOURSELF Customise your space, decorate your shelves however you like, get some nice plants, change up the wallpaper and bedclothes; make it your own! MAXIMUM CHILL, ZERO PRESSURE There's a gentle limit to how much you can do in a given day but customers will return, you can potter as much as you like, and there are no fail states.

Screenshots

Winter Burrow4 screens
Trash Goblin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Trash Goblin at free against Winter Burrow's free with in-app purchases. Winter Burrow's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 45%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Winter Burrow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Trash Goblin sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.5 for Winter Burrow against 4.5 for Trash Goblin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 480 and 185 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Winter Burrow's written reviews are positive against 45% of Trash Goblin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winter Burrow ships an update every 8 days, Trash Goblin every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Winter Burrow versus Trash Goblin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinter BurrowTrash Goblin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (480 ratings) — better4.5 (185 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings480 — better185
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#107#92 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB770 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNoodlecakeDoghowl Games Ltd.

Customer experience

Winter Burrow

All ratings447 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative19.0%

Trash Goblin

All ratings185 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral19.0%
Negative36.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Winter Burrow

One-time2
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99
2 purchases

Trash Goblin

One-time2
  • Base Product Sale$8.99
  • Base Offer$10.49

Questions

Is Winter Burrow free?
Winter Burrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trash Goblin free?
Trash Goblin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Winter Burrow or Trash Goblin?
Winter Burrow is rated higher. Winter Burrow averages 4.5 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while Trash Goblin averages 4.5 from 185 ratings.
Do Winter Burrow or Trash Goblin have ads?
Neither Winter Burrow nor Trash Goblin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Winter Burrow or Trash Goblin?
Winter Burrow ships an update every 8 days, and Trash Goblin every 6 days. Most recently, Winter Burrow was updated on October 21, 2026 and Trash Goblin on October 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Winter Burrow or Trash Goblin?
Winter Burrow currently peaks at #107 in the App Store charts, and Trash Goblin at #92. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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