Comparison

Mint Master vs Marulab World

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

Head to head
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Mint Master

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Every great fortune starts with a single penny. Mint Master is an idle coin tycoon game: press humble Wheat Pennies, hire legendary workers to automate the mint and watch your fortune climb from dollars to trillions and beyond. An idle clicker and incremental money game built on real coin history instead of the usual factory floor. STRIKE RARE ERROR COINS Any press can strike a coin wrong, just like a real mint: a Doubled Die, an Off-Center Strike, a Wrong Planchet, a Clipped Planchet or the ultra-rare Double Strike. Every new kind you find adds income to that coin forever and fills the error shelf in your Collection. PLAY THE COIN PUSHER An arcade coin pusher waits on the Rewards page. Drop a coin, nudge the pile over the edge and collect in-game coins and rare error coins. Tokens come only from playing - the Daily Vault, the daily gift, quests and an optional reward bonus - and can never be bought. RACE IN THE MINT RALLY A 3-day race against 29 rival mints. Press coins, hire workers and strike rare coins to climb, then claim Collector's Marks and pusher tokens. Finish in the top 3 to win an exclusive rim for your own coin. DESIGN YOUR SIGNATURE COIN Pick the metal, rim, emblem and inscription, strike it and share it. More parts unlock as you play - new worlds, flawless grades, error coins, the coin pusher and the rally. FIVE MINT WORLDS, 50 COINS - The American Mint - the Wheat Penny to the 1933 Double Eagle - The Royal Mint - the Farthing to the Tudor Rose Crown - The Ancient Mint - the Bronze Obol to the Julius Caesar Aureus - The Imperial Mint - dynastic China, from Copper Cash to the Jade Emperor Medallion; opens after your first prestige in the Ancient Mint - The Legendary Mint - Atlantis, El Dorado and the treasury of the gods; forge the Legendary Mint Key and prestige every other mint once to find it Each world has its own mint and scenery. Every coin is a struck-metal render with its own story. A MINT THAT FEELS ALIVE Every tap drives a die into the coin with a solid thunk, with haptics and optional screen shake on the big moments. Every worker talks in their own voice. Welcome Back pours your away earnings into a glass vault as a pile of coins you can knock about. DAILY REWARDS AND STREAKS A 7-day login calendar with a bigger gift on day 7 and bonus Marks at 8, 15, 23 and 30 days played. Keep your streak alive to raise your away earnings, up to double from day 7. Power up with Mint Rush (double income for 4 hours), Time Warp (4 hours of income now) and the Daily Vault. WEEKLY LEADERBOARD SEASON Every week is a new race on the This Week board: Bronze for taking part, Silver for the top 10, Gold for the top 3 and Champion for first place. Every medal pays Collector's Marks, and your best one shows beside your name. The all-time Richest and Marks boards are there for the long climb. COLLECTOR'S MARKS Prestige any world to earn Collector's Marks. Spend them on upgrades that affect every mint: double all taps, extend your away-earnings cap, boost prestige rewards, or unlock the Grand Collection for a production bonus when all four mints run together. GRADE AND PRESTIGE Keep pressing a coin to raise its grade from VF through XF, AU and MS-65 to a flawless MS-70, which adds 5% to that coin's income. Perform a Royal Mint Reset for permanent multipliers that make every run faster, and earn a Collector's Mark to spend on cross-world upgrades. FEATURES - Five tabs: Store, Workers, Mint, Rewards and Ranks - 10 daily quests and optional reminders - Cloud save: reinstall and your mint is still there, no account needed - English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and French - Optional reward bonuses (short ads), plus a one-time Remove Ads purchase that removes intrusive ads for good while your optional reward bonuses keep paying out - An internet connection is required to play - No pay-to-win - everything is earnable by playing From a copper penny to a legendary fortune: become the ultimate coin tycoon.

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Marulab World

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Marulab World is a finance simulation RPG where you practice investing with in-game cash, not real money. Investing feels scary because a wrong call costs real money. Here, you're free to get it wrong. Buy and sell Korean stocks, US stocks, and crypto with virtual cash, and get a feel for how markets actually move. ā–  PAPER TRADING AT REAL MARKET PRICES • Prices for Korean stocks, US stocks, and crypto follow the real market • Place market and limit orders, and modify or cancel pending ones, just like on a real trading app • Look back at charts and your trade history to see whether your calls were right • After you sell, a results screen shows your realized P&L and the EXP you earned • When a limit sell order fills, you'll get a note in your in-game Inbox • Every trade uses in-game cash only ā–  LEARN FINANCE WITH QUIZZES AND NEWS • Follow the story in Duru's Study, take quizzes, and review explanations and every question you missed • Build your knowledge one bite-sized article at a time • Catch the day's top market headlines, all in one place ā–  GROW YOUR CHARACTER • Start out Jobless, then get promoted to Part-timer, Intern, Office Worker, Freelancer, Investor, and finally CEO • Higher jobs pay a bigger Daily Wage and more Idle Earnings, which pile up while you're away • The promotion screen sums up your new job, your level, and what you've just unlocked • As you level up, you branch out from crypto into Korean and US stocks and unlock margin trading • You can also hold more stocks and coins at once and place more buy orders per day • Chart indicators unlock one by one as you get promoted ā–  MAKE THE PLACE YOURS • Move up through five homes, from a cozy studio all the way to a penthouse • Buy and arrange furniture, hang framed pictures on the walls, and even move your windows • Keep your place clean, comfy, and secure, or trouble like roaches and mold starts popping up • The view outside your window changes with the day's market mood and the real time of day where you are ā–  SOMETHING TO DO EVERY DAY • Check in, clear daily and weekly missions, and collect your Daily Wage and Idle Earnings • Take a quick break with mini-games like Drink Maker, Receipt Sorting, and Stock Sorting, and earn some in-game cash on the side ā–  PLAY WITH OTHERS • Post to the community feed, visit other players' rooms, and leave guestbook messages • Talk in world chat or send whispers (private messages) • Compete on the weekly leaderboard for the best return, and see how your return last week stacks up against the KOSPI, Korea's main stock market index • Community and chat are shared with players in Korea, so you'll see posts and activity updates in Korean ā–  PERFECT FOR YOU IF • You want to start investing but aren't ready to put real money in • You want to learn financial terms from the basics, step by step • You want studying to feel like a game, so it's easy to stick with • You love decorating rooms and leveling up characters ā–  PLEASE NOTE • Marulab World is for education and entertainment only. All assets and trades in the game are simulated. Trades never use real money, and no real orders are ever placed. • In-game cash, Maru Gems, and the stocks and crypto you hold in the game cannot be exchanged for real money or prizes, and cannot be transferred out of the app. • "Deposit" and "Withdraw" in the app only move in-game cash between your Cash balance and your Investment Account. • Marulab World does not provide investment advice. "Random Stock Draw" shows one popular stock at random, just for fun. It is not a recommendation to buy. • Market price data is provided for learning only and should not be used as the basis for real trades. • Some items, including Maru Gems, Packages that include in-game cash, and the Monthly Pass, are sold as in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Mint Master4 screens
Marulab World4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mint Master and Marulab World are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mint Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marulab World sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mint Master ships an update every 10 days, Marulab World fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mint Master versus Marulab World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMint MasterMarulab World
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrownaro Studios LLCTori Edufin Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mint Master

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
10 purchases

Marulab World

One-time10
  • 300 Mar Gems$1.99
  • Starter Package$1.99
  • 550 Maru Gems$2.99
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  • Minigame Pack$2.99
  • Ad-Free Pass (30 Days)$3.99
  • 1,200 Maru Gems$6.99
  • Monthly Pass$6.99
  • 3,300 Maru Gems$17.99
  • 7,000 Maru Gems$34.99
  • 13,500 Maru Gems$59.99

Questions

Is Mint Master free?
Mint Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marulab World free?
Marulab World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mint Master or Marulab World have ads?
Both Mint Master and Marulab World show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mint Master or Marulab World?
Mint Master ships an update every 10 days, and Marulab World fortnightly. Most recently, Mint Master was updated on October 12, 2026 and Marulab World on October 14, 2026.

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