Comparison

Nova Miner vs Ashen Keep

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

Head to head
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Nova Miner

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Nova Miner is a fast and rewarding space adventure made for quick play sessions on mobile. Set out from your base, explore dangerous asteroid fields, and collect valuable materials to bring home. Every trip is a balance between risk and reward, pushing you to decide how far to go and when to return. Use what you earn to improve your ship and prepare for even bigger expeditions. As your ship grows stronger, new opportunities open up and each run becomes more exciting than the last. Whether you want a relaxing mining journey or the thrill of squeezing one more haul out of a risky mission, Nova Miner offers an easy-to-pick-up gameplay loop with satisfying progression.

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Ashen Keep

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The ash never stops falling. The gate still stands. You are the last Keeper. Post your survivors, raise the Keep, and hold the gate against the horde every night. Your crews keep working while you are away: come back to full stores, finished buildings, and a stronger stronghold. HOLD THE GATE Fourteen hordes come for the gate, from Cinder Packs and Ash Giants to Ember Drakes and Pyre Serpents, in an order all your own. Every tenth night a named boss leads the horde, with a trait that punishes the wrong squad, so build for it. Some nights carry an omen: a Blood Moon, a Relic Glint, a Smoke Veil. Win in a row to set the gate On Fire for bonus Scrap, tap falling embers mid-fight, and chase the odd Jackpot. Hold 100 nights and the Second Ashfall begins. WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP Your Keep stores Scrap by the hour, online and offline. Assign survivors to the Kitchen, the Ash Fields, the Forge, the Watchtower, the Infirmary, and the Altar, and raise every room level by level with real build timers. A daily gift calendar builds to big chests on days 14 and 28, and rotating events change the rules for a day: relic storms, extra Spire climbs, double Road Marks, an extra free Beacon call. TWENTY HEROES Call survivors to the Beacon: one free call every day, plus Flares from bosses and gifts. Four rarities from Common to Legendary, an Epic or better guaranteed within every 10 calls, a Legendary within every 60. The exact odds are always one tap away. Every hero charges into battle fully animated, and the rarest carry traits of their own. FORGE RELICS Merge three relics of a kind into the next tier, ten tiers in all. Higher tiers are worth more than the three they replace, so merging always pays. BUILD THE SQUAD THAT FITS Tanks, Strikers, Supports, and Workers. Train them, promote them with Sigils, and post a balanced squad for a bonus. Research ten ash-lore crafts with five ranks each. CLIMB THE ASH SPIRE An endless side tower next to the gate. No Stamina, no luck: the stronger squad wins. Three tries a day, more as the Keep grows, and a win never uses one up. Milestone floors pay extra. WALK THE EMBER ROAD Every 28-day season, your nights, quests, and Spire climbs move you along 30 tiers of free rewards. The Gold Road adds a bigger reward to every tier, including a Keep skin you cannot get any other way. It never renews on its own. FAIR TO PLAY Every night, every Beacon hero, and every upgrade can be earned by playing. Hero packs and Keep skins are extras that never touch the Beacon or its odds. Reward videos are optional and capped each day. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that removes banners and pop-up ads for good. Ashen Keep is free to download. It contains optional in-app purchases, including random-draw items (Beacon Flares) with published odds and a season pass that never renews on its own, and optional ads. Memberships: Monthly Card ($4.99 a month) and Weekly Ember Deal ($2.99 a week) are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. A membership renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seantomaslynch-cell.github.io/ashen-keep/privacy.html

Screenshots

Nova Miner3 screens
Ashen Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nova Miner at none against Ashen Keep's 10. Nova Miner also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Ashen Keep sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Nova Miner asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Nova Miner versus Ashen Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova MinerAshen Keep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size122 MB154 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStarry Dot LabSean Lynch

In-app purchases

None

Nova Miner

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ashen Keep

One-time10
  • First Flame$0.99
  • Frostfall Keep$2.99
  • Milestone Pack$2.99
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  • Ember Vault$2.99
  • Cult Defectors$4.99
  • Frostborn Wardens$4.99
  • Gold Road$4.99
  • Ashwalker Nomads$4.99
  • Keep Fund$9.99
  • Keeper's Legacy$29.99

Questions

Is Nova Miner free?
Nova Miner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ashen Keep free?
Ashen Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nova Miner or Ashen Keep have ads?
Ashen Keep shows ads; Nova Miner does not.

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