Comparison

Trash Goblin vs Fortune Mill

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

Head to head
About

Trash Goblin

A cozy shopkeeping game where you discover, clean, and upcycle trinkets for eccentric customers. Customize your shop and tools with no pressure or fail states, focusing on good vibes and creative play.

Highlights
  • Discover and clean trinkets
  • Upcycle items into new forms
  • Serve eccentric customers
  • Upgrade and customize your shop
  • Relaxed gameplay with no pressure
Features
Currently charting
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] Trash Goblin is a wholesome and cosy shopkeeping game where you uncover and clean trinkets for sale! Customise them by upcycling and more to meet the eccentric requests of your endless colourful customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy new and better tools, and customise your space! There is no pressure, no risk, no right way to play - it is not a simulator, it's just good vibes and nice customers to serve. DISCOVER PECULIAR TRINKETS Unearth knick-knacks of all kinds by chipping away at the dirt and cruft they're embedded inside, wrestling with different types of dirt that yield in different ways. RESTORE FORGOTTEN CURIOS TO GLORY Scrub all these strange items up nice and clean with your sponge to get them ready for sale! UPCYCLE INTO IMAGINATIVE NEW FORMS! Customise these curios by combining Trinkets together, turning them into strange and wonderful new items! SELL TO A PARADE OF COLOURFUL CUSTOMERS A wide range of intriguing, odd and charming customers will frequent your store, some with interesting stories to tell, others after a particular object, some just browsing... UPGRADE YOUR WORKSHOP Spend your savings to expand your tool set, and unlock more space to work in. Buy a display mat to tempt customers with specific wares, or a soak tub to clean up overnight, an honesty box for getting rid of unwanted trinkets, and more! TREAT YOURSELF Customise your space, decorate your shelves however you like, get some nice plants, change up the wallpaper and bedclothes; make it your own! MAXIMUM CHILL, ZERO PRESSURE There's a gentle limit to how much you can do in a given day but customers will return, you can potter as much as you like, and there are no fail states.

About

Fortune Mill

An incremental game where players earn money through various minigames to escape. Unlock upgrades, recruit creatures, and discover synergies across different game mechanics. Features New Game+ for extended replayability.

Highlights
  • Earn $1,000,000 to escape
  • Play darts and scratch-off tickets
  • Unlock automation and pachinko
  • Recruit unique creatures
  • Over 220 upgrades
  • Cross-room synergies
  • New Game+ mode
Features
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The hit incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, drop pachinko balls, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others! Fortune Mill can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to enjoy the entire game with no additional payments. A single purchase unlocks the entire game! GAME FEATURES: • 5 rooms full of upgrades and unique creatures to recruit. The machine gun mouse, known as Rattling Gunner, is a fan favorite for a reason! • 220+ upgrades across the whole game, with each one changing how the game is played! • Cross-Room synergies. Each room affects the others - discover dozens of interesting combos! • New Game+ and other bonus modes which give the game huge replay-value, filled with unique upgrades only found after beating the game for the first time! NOTE: You will not receive cross-promotional pets for other games from beating Fortune Mill here in the iOS version.

Screenshots

Trash Goblin4 screens
Fortune Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trash Goblin at 4.5 against Fortune Mill's 3.1. Trash Goblin also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Trash Goblin sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Fortune Mill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trash Goblin holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 185 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Trash Goblin's written reviews are positive against 34% of Fortune Mill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Trash Goblin versus Fortune Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrash GoblinFortune Mill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (185 ratings) — better3.1 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews — better34.3% of reviews
Number of ratings185 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size770 MB215 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDoghowl Games Ltd.Lavaflamestudios LLC

Customer experience

Trash Goblin

All ratings185 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral19.0%
Negative36.2%

Fortune Mill

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral23.3%
Negative42.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trash Goblin

One-time2
  • Base Product Sale$12.99
  • Base Offer$14.99
1 purchases

Fortune Mill

One-time1
  • Fortune Mill - Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Trash Goblin free?
Trash Goblin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fortune Mill free?
Fortune Mill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trash Goblin or Fortune Mill?
Trash Goblin is rated higher. Trash Goblin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Fortune Mill averages 3.1 from 72 ratings.
Do Trash Goblin or Fortune Mill have ads?
Neither Trash Goblin nor Fortune Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trash Goblin or Fortune Mill?
Trash Goblin ships an update every 6 days, and Fortune Mill every 6 days. Most recently, Trash Goblin was updated on October 22, 2026 and Fortune Mill on October 22, 2026.

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