Comparison

Star Colony vs Mint Master

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

Head to head
About

Star Colony

Features
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Expand your colony, automate production, and build a space empire from nothing. Star Colony is an idle colony builder inspired by the satisfying progression of clicker and incremental games. Start small, earn credits, unlock powerful upgrades, and scale your colony into a massive operation across the stars. Keep tapping, keep upgrading, and keep growing while your empire generates progress over time. Features: โ€ข Fast and satisfying idle progression โ€ข Tap-to-earn gameplay with meaningful upgrades โ€ข Automation systems that grow your income โ€ข Space-themed colony building and expansion โ€ข Offline-style progress and incremental growth โ€ข Easy to learn, hard to put down

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Mint Master

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Every great fortune starts with a single penny. Mint Master is an idle coin tycoon game: press humble Wheat Pennies, hire legendary workers to automate the mint and watch your fortune climb from dollars to trillions and beyond. An idle clicker and incremental money game built on real coin history instead of the usual factory floor. STRIKE RARE ERROR COINS Any press can strike a coin wrong, just like a real mint: a Doubled Die, an Off-Center Strike, a Wrong Planchet, a Clipped Planchet or the ultra-rare Double Strike. Every new kind you find adds income to that coin forever and fills the error shelf in your Collection. PLAY THE COIN PUSHER An arcade coin pusher waits on the Rewards page. Drop a coin, nudge the pile over the edge and collect in-game coins and rare error coins. Tokens come only from playing - the Daily Vault, the daily gift, quests and an optional reward bonus - and can never be bought. RACE IN THE MINT RALLY A 3-day race against 29 rival mints. Press coins, hire workers and strike rare coins to climb, then claim Collector's Marks and pusher tokens. Finish in the top 3 to win an exclusive rim for your own coin. DESIGN YOUR SIGNATURE COIN Pick the metal, rim, emblem and inscription, strike it and share it. More parts unlock as you play - new worlds, flawless grades, error coins, the coin pusher and the rally. FIVE MINT WORLDS, 50 COINS - The American Mint - the Wheat Penny to the 1933 Double Eagle - The Royal Mint - the Farthing to the Tudor Rose Crown - The Ancient Mint - the Bronze Obol to the Julius Caesar Aureus - The Imperial Mint - dynastic China, from Copper Cash to the Jade Emperor Medallion; opens after your first prestige in the Ancient Mint - The Legendary Mint - Atlantis, El Dorado and the treasury of the gods; forge the Legendary Mint Key and prestige every other mint once to find it Each world has its own mint and scenery. Every coin is a struck-metal render with its own story. A MINT THAT FEELS ALIVE Every tap strikes the coin with a shine and a solid thunk, with haptics and optional screen shake on the big moments. Every worker talks in their own voice. Welcome Back pours your away earnings into a glass vault as a pile of coins you can knock about. DAILY REWARDS AND STREAKS A 7-day login calendar with a bigger gift on day 7 and bonus Marks at 8, 15, 23 and 30 days played. Keep your streak alive to raise your away earnings, up to double from day 7. Power up with Mint Rush (double income for 4 hours), Time Warp (4 hours of income now) and the Daily Vault. WEEKLY LEADERBOARD SEASON Every week is a new race on the This Week board: Bronze for taking part, Silver for the top 10, Gold for the top 3 and Champion for first place. Every medal pays Collector's Marks, and your best one shows beside your name. The all-time Richest and Marks boards are there for the long climb. COLLECTOR'S MARKS Prestige any world to earn Collector's Marks. Spend them on upgrades that affect every mint: double all taps, extend your away-earnings cap, boost prestige rewards, or unlock the Grand Collection for a production bonus when all four mints run together. GRADE AND PRESTIGE Keep pressing a coin to raise its grade from VF through XF, AU and MS-65 to a flawless MS-70, which adds 5% to that coin's income. Perform a Royal Mint Reset for permanent multipliers that make every run faster, and earn a Collector's Mark to spend on cross-world upgrades. FEATURES - Five tabs: Store, Workers, Mint, Rewards and Ranks - 10 daily quests and optional reminders - Cloud save: reinstall and your mint is still there, no account needed - English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and French - Optional reward bonuses (short ads), plus a one-time Remove Ads purchase that removes intrusive ads for good while your optional reward bonuses keep paying out - An internet connection is required to play - No pay-to-win - everything is earnable by playing From a copper penny to a legendary fortune: become the ultimate coin tycoon.

Screenshots

Star Colony4 screens
Mint Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Star Colony at none against Mint Master's shown. Mint Master's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Star Colony sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mint Master sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Colony ships an update every 3 weeks, Mint Master weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Star Colony versus Mint Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar ColonyMint Master
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB173 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMARTIN M J LYNCHBrownaro Studios LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Star Colony

One-time4
  • 50 Gems$0.99
  • 220 Gems$3.99
  • 575 Gems$7.99
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  • 1200 Gems$14.99
11 purchases

Mint Master

One-time11
  • Cash Crate$0.99
  • Pouch of Marks$1.99
  • Big Cash Crate$2.99
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  • Chest of Marks$4.99
  • Golden Press$4.99
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Vault Crate$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Vault of Marks$9.99
  • Ad-Free + Offline Upgrade$9.99
  • Ad-Free + Offline$14.99

Questions

Is Star Colony free?
Star Colony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mint Master free?
Mint Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Star Colony or Mint Master have ads?
Mint Master shows ads; Star Colony does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Colony or Mint Master?
Star Colony ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mint Master weekly. Most recently, Star Colony was updated on October 28, 2026 and Mint Master on October 28, 2026.

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