Comparison

MintCity vs Pi Clicker

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

Head to head
About

MintCity

Features
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Tap to collect coins from your minters and build a thriving city-state called Mint City! GAME FEATURES 20 Metal-Grade Coins Start with Aluminum and progress through Copper, Iron, Silver, Gold, Mythril... and beyond to Orichalcum. Each coin grade is worth dramatically more than the last. 30 Skills Across 4 Branches Customize your strategy with Tap Power, Minter Upgrades, Automation, and Economy branches. Build your perfect playstyle. 8 City Districts to Found From the Central Plaza to Government District. Acquire all 8 to officially found Mint City! Prestige — and Genesis Beyond After founding your nation, prestige to climb higher. Keep going to unlock Genesis: build the Second Nation, collect run-changing Decrees, and buy meta upgrades. 68 Achievements Auto-tracked goals reward you with Skill Points. Daily Quests & Login Bonuses Fresh goals every day, a 7-day login bonus cycle, and the rare Golden Coin. Offline Earnings Keep earning while away — up to 8 hours. WHO IT'S FOR - Players who enjoy idle games in spare moments - Fans of satisfying number progression - Those who like to grind upgrades systematically - Anyone who prefers calm gameplay over flashy effects REQUIREMENTS - iPhone (iOS 17 or later) - Portrait orientation - Internet required only for ad display Free to play. Supported by short, optional ads.

About

Pi Clicker

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A game about digging out what comes after 3.1415... Tap to earn compute (OPS), research algorithms to automate it, and spend your OPS to decode the digits of pi (π) one at a time. Decoded digits pile up on screen, and each one makes your computation a little faster. ■ Research real algorithms Gregory–Leibniz series (1671), Machin's formula (1706), Monte Carlo (1949), FFT multiplication (1971), Chudnovsky series (1988) and more — researching real algorithms speeds up your computation. Each one comes with a short explanation, its formula, and references. ■ Pi digit tape Read back the digits you decoded as a full-screen table. ■ Recomputation Hit a wall, commission a new machine, and start over from 3.14. You keep a permanent bonus based on your deepest verified digit, so each run goes faster and deeper than the last. ■ Milestones from history Archimedes's polygons, Shanks's hand computation, ENIAC's 2,037 digits — each depth you reach decodes another piece of history. ■ Idle-friendly Computation continues while the app is closed. ・CRT terminal pixel UI (font: DotGothic16) ・28 Game Center achievements, 3 leaderboards ・English / Japanese ・No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collection

Screenshots

MintCity4 screens
Pi Clicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pi Clicker at none against MintCity's shown. MintCity's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MintCity ships an update every 4 days, Pi Clicker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MintCity versus Pi Clicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMintCityPi Clicker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerriki fujimotoToru Kano

In-app purchases

None

MintCity

No in-app purchases

None

Pi Clicker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MintCity free?
MintCity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi Clicker free?
Pi Clicker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MintCity or Pi Clicker have ads?
MintCity shows ads; Pi Clicker does not.
Which is updated more often, MintCity or Pi Clicker?
MintCity ships an update every 4 days, and Pi Clicker fortnightly. Most recently, MintCity was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pi Clicker on October 17, 2026.

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