Comparison

Idle Trash Masters vs Gold Rush

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

Head to head
About

Idle Trash Masters

Build a thriving waste recycling empire from the ground up. Manage recycling stations, collect trash with trucks, and expand your business to become a wealthy tycoon. Automate operations and develop strategies to maximize profits in this business simulation game.

Highlights
  • Build a recycling empire
  • Manage waste collection
  • Upgrade stations and trucks
  • Automate operations
  • Maximize profits
  • Become a tycoon
Features
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Do you dream of becoming waste recycling mogul? Ready to manage a thriving waste recycling empire? Become a trash recycling tycoon, rake in the cash, level up, hire waste collector and garbage trucks, grow rich, and build the biggest business the world has ever seen in this Trash Recycling Simulator! Begin with a humble recycling station, move up to a trash collecting truck, and then open your very own Trash Recycling Business. Before you know it, you'll be running your own Trash Collecting and Recycling Empire! Expand your empire, automate operations, and develop the perfect strategy to maximize your profits! Trashventure is a business game where you manage various types of waste. Use your earnings to purchase new stations and start recycling even more expensive waste! Become the world's ultimate Waste Recycling Millionaire!

About

Gold Rush

Experience the satisfying ASMR of gold panning with realistic physics and sound. Discover hidden treasures in blind box bags and build your unique collection. Play offline for a relaxing escape.

Highlights
  • True-to-life panning simulation
  • ASMR sound design
  • Blind box treasure reveals
  • Collection building
  • Offline play
  • Fair drop chances with pity system
Features
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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

Screenshots

Idle Trash Masters4 screens
Gold Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gold Rush at 100% against Idle Trash Masters's 14%. Gold Rush also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Idle Trash Masters's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Idle Trash Masters sells 5 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gold Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Idle Trash Masters's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gold Rush's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Trash Masters ships an update every 2 weeks, Gold Rush every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Idle Trash Masters versus Gold Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Trash MastersGold Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (109 ratings)4.7 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings109 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size511 MB344 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooFRUTTI GAMES LLC

Customer experience

Idle Trash Masters

All ratings109 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral21.4%
Negative64.3%

Gold Rush

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Trash Masters

One-time5
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
  • Gem Stash$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
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  • Gem Vault$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
8 purchases

Gold Rush

One-time8
  • Handful$1.99
  • Starter Kit$2.99
  • Purse$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Own Mine$4.99
  • Chest$9.99
  • Casket$19.99
  • Safe$49.99
  • Gold Reserve$99.99

Questions

Is Idle Trash Masters free?
Idle Trash Masters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gold Rush free?
Gold Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Trash Masters or Gold Rush?
Gold Rush is rated higher. Idle Trash Masters averages 4.3 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Gold Rush averages 4.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Idle Trash Masters or Gold Rush have ads?
Both Idle Trash Masters and Gold Rush show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Trash Masters or Gold Rush?
Idle Trash Masters ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gold Rush every 3 days. Most recently, Idle Trash Masters was updated on November 13, 2026 and Gold Rush on November 12, 2026.

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