Garage Space Program vs Gold Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garage Space Program
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Welcome to Garage Space Program — where every great space mission starts in your backyard! BUILD YOUR ROCKETS Start with basic parts from the hardware store and craft your first rockets. Design matters: add nose cones for aerodynamics, fins for stability, and parachutes for safe recovery. RESEARCH & UPGRADE Unlock advanced technology through the Science Lab. Progress from hobby rockets to serious spacecraft with better engines, larger fuel tanks, and high-tech components. LAUNCH & FLY Experience realistic physics as your rockets soar through the atmosphere. Monitor altitude, velocity, and fuel in real-time. Weather conditions affect every launch — check the forecast! ACHIEVE MILESTONES Track your progress from first flight to the edge of space. Can you break altitude records, safely recover your rockets, and eventually reach the moon? MANAGE YOUR WORKSHOP Build passive resource generators to keep your space program running. Collect metal, fuel, electronics, and composites to fund bigger and better missions. FEATURES • Intuitive rocket builder with drag-and-drop parts • Realistic physics simulation with drag, stability, and staging • Dynamic weather system affecting launch conditions • Tech tree with 15+ research nodes to unlock • 10 milestones to achieve • Fully offline — no internet required • No ads, no accounts, your progress stays on your device Start in the garage. Reach for the stars.
Gold Rush
Experience the satisfying ASMR of gold panning with realistic sand physics and immersive sound design. Discover hidden treasures in blind box bags and build your unique collection. Play offline for a relaxing escape anytime.
- True-to-life panning physics
- Immersive ASMR sound design
- Blind box treasure reveals
- Collection building and album filling
- Fair odds and pity system
- Offline play
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Dip your pan into the stream. Shake it. Watch the sand slide away — and there it is: that first golden glint. Gold Rush is a hands-on gold panning simulator: rich water sounds, sand and gravel that shift under your fingers, and haptics tuned so every nugget feels like it lands in your palm. And every bag you earn is a blind box. A heavy nugget? A rare mineral? An old pocket watch? Only one way to find out. WHAT'S IN THE PAN • TRUE-TO-LIFE PANNING — sand and gravel react to your fingers. Tilt, swirl and shake like a real prospector by a mountain stream • ASMR TO THE LAST GRAIN — layered sounds of water, gravel and gold, in sync with every move you make. Headphones recommended • EVERY BAG IS A BLIND BOX — crack bags open to reveal gold nuggets, minerals, old watches and secret finds • BUILD YOUR COLLECTION — fill the album, hunt the rare pieces, and enjoy that last-missing-piece moment • FAIR ODDS, ON SCREEN — drop chances are shown up front, and a built-in pity system means rare finds are never endless bad luck • PLAYS OFFLINE — the pan, your bags and your collection work with no connection at all. Only the Artel crew, the finds feed and tournaments need internet NO FORCED ADS. EVER. No ads between pans. No ads interrupting your calm. The only videos are the bonus ones you choose to watch for extra bags. A quiet 19th-century world of creeks, campfires and pans — made for slow evenings and satisfying little wins. Pan for a minute or lose yourself for an hour: the stream doesn't rush anyone. Grab your pan — the gold won't wash itself. Questions or ideas? We read everything: support@goldrushasmr.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Garage Space Program at none against Gold Rush's shown. Gold Rush's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Garage Space Program sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Gold Rush sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Garage Space Program | Gold Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 422 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SQUIRREL SYSTEMS LLC | FRUTTI GAMES LLC |
In-app purchases
Garage Space Program
- Resource Pack$0.99
- Extra Launch Bay$1.99
- Resource Pack Large$2.99
Gold Rush
- Handful$1.99
- Starter Kit$2.99
- Purse$4.99
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- Own Mine$4.99
- Chest$9.99
- Casket$19.99
- Safe$49.99
- Gold Reserve$99.99
Questions
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