Comparison

Trust the System 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

Trust the System

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> THE GAME IN SHORT Stamp papers to earn good points and coins. Spend your earnings to venture beyond your desk into forbidden corridors. Along the way, discover valuable items, unlock stamping upgrades, and piece together the dark reality behind your job. > STORY Lucky you: you’ve been granted lifetime employment by the System. You stamp to serve it, and you're ready to serve it well. Until someone calls for help... And here you are, now exploring the restricted corridors, meeting the other employees, and slowly unveiling the truth about your job, and the System itself. > FEATURES - 100% Ad-Free & playable offline - Hand-drawn pixel art (No generative AI) - Impressively deep stamping mechanics that make you feel like you're working for real - An oddly satisfying computer that works for you (for real) - And other secrets I won't spoil > CURRENT STATE The game currently features its first chapter. I'm still working on the others. > Trailer music: "80s Zombies Movie" by Clement Panchout So, will you trust the System?

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

Trust the System4 screens
Fortune Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trust the System at 5.0 against Fortune Mill's 3.1. Trust the System also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Fortune Mill's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Fortune Mill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trust the System asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trust the System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fortune Mill has 80 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trust the System ships an update every 4 days, Fortune Mill every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trust the System versus Fortune Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrust the SystemFortune Mill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.1 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews—34.3% of reviews
Number of ratings680 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB215 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSolilesLavaflamestudios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Trust the System

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fortune Mill

One-time1
  • Fortune Mill - Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Trust the System free?
Trust the System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fortune Mill free?
Fortune Mill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trust the System or Fortune Mill?
Trust the System is rated higher. Trust the System averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Fortune Mill averages 3.1 from 80 ratings.
Do Trust the System or Fortune Mill have ads?
Neither Trust the System nor Fortune Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trust the System or Fortune Mill?
Trust the System ships an update every 4 days, and Fortune Mill every 6 days. Most recently, Trust the System was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fortune Mill on October 25, 2026.

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