Comparison

Keep Mining vs Nonsense Garden

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

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Keep Mining

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Keep Mining is a pick-up-and-play push-your-luck game about greed, gut feel, and knowing exactly when to walk away. Tap MINE to swing your pickaxe. Every hit drops diamonds into your run stash โ€” and every hit makes the next one a little more likely to end in a cave-in, a gas pocket, or a very bad dynamite mishap. Cash out and the diamonds are yours forever. Push one tap too far and you lose the run โ€” plus a chunk of the bank you've been building. Soโ€ฆ one more tap? HOW IT PLAYS โ€ข Tap MINE to dig and collect diamonds โ€ข Watch the Run Risk meter climb from Steady โ†’ Tense โ†’ Risky โ†’ Dangerous โ†’ Critical โ€ข Bigger risk = bigger payouts and rarer jackpots โ€ข Cash out anytime to bank your stash safely โ€ข Blow up and you lose the run AND up to 65% of your bank WHY YOU'LL GET HOOKED โ€ข Pure one-thumb gameplay โ€” perfect for elevators, queues, and "five more minutes" sessions that turn into thirty โ€ข Every run is a fresh decision: play it safe and bank small, or chase the deep-mine jackpot โ€ข Satisfying haptics, chunky sound design, and a real "ohhh nooo" moment when the screen flashes red โ€ข Track your Bank, Best Run, and Deepest Dig across sessions โ€ข No timers, no energy bars, no waiting โ€” play whenever you want NO ACCOUNT. NO NONSENSE. Open the app, start mining. That's it. Built for short bursts. Engineered to make you say "okay, ONE more run." Good luck down there. The diamonds are deep. So is the dynamite.

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Nonsense Garden

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Raise Momo and grow a busy bee Hive in Nonsense Garden, a cozy virtual pet game. Feed, play with, rest, and clean up after Momo. Train skills, enter competitions against players from around the world, face garden bosses, and use the Honey you earn to unlock new bees and expand the Hive. Drop in to say hi or stay longer to complete quests, chase achievements, and prepare Momo for the next challenge. Care for Momo - Feed Momo, play with toys, balance their needs, and clean up the mess. - Earn Growth XP and unlock more of the garden as Momo grows. Train and compete - Improve Strength, Speed, Jump, Swimming, Flying, Stamina, and Focus. - Put those skills to work in races, swimming challenges, and boss battles. Grow your bee Hive - Unlock new bees, upgrade crews, assign jobs, fill orders, and invest your Honey. - Open new Hive rooms and build long-term progress across the garden. Keep making progress - Complete daily and weekly quests, earn achievements, and collect login rewards. - Join garden events and receive gifts. Play your way - No forced or popup ads. Raise Momo, train your skills, and see how far your garden can grow.

Screenshots

Keep Mining4 screens
Nonsense Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Keep Mining at none against Nonsense Garden's 7. Keep Mining 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. Nonsense Garden sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Keep Mining asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Keep Mining versus Nonsense Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep MiningNonsense Garden
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPandO Holdings Limited Liability CompanySumoa Slush LLC

In-app purchases

None

Keep Mining

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Nonsense Garden

One-time7
  • Glow Seed Pouch$0.99
  • Monthly Glow Garden$2.99
  • Glow Seed Crate$4.99
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  • Glow Seed Barrel$9.99
  • Glow Seed Cart$24.99
  • Glow Seed Chest$49.99
  • Glow Seed Vault$99.99

Questions

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

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