Comparison

Dwarven Mint vs UPTIME

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

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About

Dwarven Mint

Engage in physics-based puzzle solving and factory building to create a dwarven minting empire. Automate production lines, explore a living world, and utilize a prestige system for endless replayability. Enjoy a family-friendly adventure with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle solving
  • Incremental factory building
  • Automated production lines
  • World map exploration
  • Prestige system for replayability
  • Offline play
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Welcome to Dwarven Mint, where physics-based puzzle solving meets incremental factory building in an epic dwarven adventure! BUILD YOUR MINTING EMPIRE Master the ancient art of coin minting as you solve increasingly complex physics puzzles. Guide coins, ore, and nuggets through custom-built production lines using gravity, bounce physics, and an arsenal of crafting components. Paint them green, engrave them with symbols, polish them to perfection—every coin tells a story of your growing mastery. PUZZLE YOUR WAY TO PROSPERITY Start with simple objectives: move a painter over bouncing coins to color them green. But as you progress through dozens of handcrafted levels, you'll need to think strategically. Combine splitters, filters, conveyors, vertical belts, crackers, smelters, grinders, polishers, tunnels, and teleporters to create intricate production chains that transform raw materials into finished currency. Each puzzle rewards you with faction stars—hammers for the Deep Dwarves, stars for the Human Kingdom of Somerset, moons for the Moon-worshipping Elves, and claw marks for the Horde. These aren't just achievement badges—they're your key to unlocking new territories and proving your loyalty to the great factions. AUTOMATE AND OPTIMIZE By level 10, you'll unlock the Great Well—a shift from puzzle-solving to incremental gameplay. Connect ore-producing locations across the map, build automated production lines, and watch wealth accumulate as processed coins cascade into the depths. Earn diamonds by reaching wealth milestones, from your first 1,000 points to the staggering 40th diamond requiring astronomical production. EXPLORE A LIVING WORLD Use your hard-earned diamonds to unlock locations across an expansive world map. Restore ancient passageways to discover new puzzle levels. Establish mining operations to source tin, copper, and bronze. Build trade routes and repair bridges. Each decision matters—will you rush to upgrade existing locations or expand your resource network first? PRESTIGE AND LEGACY Help families in need by completing special homestead levels, then prestige by becoming their child and inheriting a portion of your previous life's Great Well diamonds. Start fresh with more resources and make different strategic choices. Puzzle progress carries over, but the Great Wells reset—giving you endless replayability with increasing power. FEATURES No ads, no tracking, no micro transactions! Leaderboard for showing off your minting skills Physics-based puzzle gameplay with intuitive drag-and-rotate controls Dozens of unique factory components to master Multiple game modes: structured puzzles and open-ended Great Wells Strategic world map with meaningful resource decisions Unique factions with distinct challenges! Prestige system for endless progression Perfect for both short puzzle sessions and longer factory optimization No internet required—play offline anytime Family-friendly gameplay suitable for all ages FROM APPRENTICE TO MASTER Whether you're carefully solving the perfect routing puzzle or watching your automated empire generate wealth while you're away, Dwarven Mint offers something for every type of player. The early game teaches fundamentals through clever puzzles. The mid-game opens up strategic choices on the world map. The endgame becomes a satisfying incremental experience as you optimize production and prestige for ever-greater power. Ready to forge your fortune? Download Dwarven Mint now and discover why dwarves make the best coin!

About

UPTIME

Features
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Your phone is a datacenter. Keep it alive. UPTIME is an idle/incremental game with a twist: the whole screen is a real ops console. Tap to serve requests, build infrastructure for passive revenue… then drop everything when the pager rings. ACTIVE INCIDENTS — not your average idle When things break, you don't just watch. DIAGNOSE the failing service from live logs, run the RUNBOOK in the right order, then STABILIZE before uptime hits zero. Every second of downtime costs you. BUILD AND SCALE From a single bare-metal server to planet-scale: load balancers, Kubernetes, CDNs, edge, satellite uplinks and beyond. 14 tiers of infrastructure, your datacenter visualized rack by rack. CLIMB THE LADDER 13 SRE career ranks, from Junior to Uptime Immortal. Resolve incidents, earn promotions, prove yourself in SEV0 gauntlets. PRESTIGE FOREVER Migrate your architecture for permanent multipliers, then found new startups for Equity. The growth never ends. HARDCORE MODE Separate save, brutal incidents, moving QTEs, rack thermals and meltdowns. For those who want the pager from hell — with exclusive cosmetic rewards. LEGENDARY INCIDENTS Rare, named outages (BGP Hijack, Certificate Apocalypse, DNS Doomsday…) with a unique Triage Storm climax. MAKE IT YOURS 20+ unlockable themes with live effects. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. Dozens of secrets to find. FAIR BY DESIGN No pay-to-win. Ever. In-app purchases are cosmetic only; ads are opt-in and rewarded. The game plays exactly the same whether you spend or not. Built for anyone who's ever been on call — and anyone who likes watching numbers go up. Stay green.

Screenshots

Dwarven Mint4 screens
UPTIME4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dwarven Mint at none against UPTIME's shown. Dwarven Mint also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). UPTIME's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dwarven Mint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UPTIME sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dwarven Mint ships an update every 3 weeks, UPTIME every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dwarven Mint versus UPTIME: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDwarven MintUPTIME
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperERICH ROBERT LAMONTAGNEMathieu Vigne

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dwarven Mint

One-time1
  • Explorer Pass$6.99
4 purchases

UPTIME

One-time4
  • Cyber Pack$2.99
  • Cosmic Pack$2.99
  • Cozy Pack$2.99
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  • Supporter - Enterprise Plan$3.99

Questions

Is Dwarven Mint free?
Dwarven Mint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UPTIME free?
UPTIME is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dwarven Mint or UPTIME have ads?
UPTIME shows ads; Dwarven Mint does not.
Which is updated more often, Dwarven Mint or UPTIME?
Dwarven Mint ships an update every 3 weeks, and UPTIME every 4 days. Most recently, Dwarven Mint was updated on October 31, 2026 and UPTIME on November 5, 2026.

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