Comparison

Gold Rush vs Bead Spinner

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

Head to head
About

Gold Rush

Experience the satisfying ASMR of gold panning with realistic sand physics and layered sound effects. Discover hidden treasures in blind box bags and build your unique collection. Play offline and enjoy a relaxing, no-pressure gaming experience.

Highlights
  • True-to-life panning simulation
  • Immersive ASMR sound design
  • Blind box treasure reveals
  • Collection building and album filling
  • Fair odds and pity system
  • Offline play
Features
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Dip your pan into the stream. Shake it. Watch the sand slide away — and there it is: that first golden glint. Gold Rush is a hands-on gold panning simulator: rich water sounds, sand and gravel that shift under your fingers, and haptics tuned so every nugget feels like it lands in your palm. And every bag you earn is a blind box. A heavy nugget? A rare mineral? An old pocket watch? Only one way to find out. WHAT'S IN THE PAN • TRUE-TO-LIFE PANNING — sand and gravel react to your fingers. Tilt, swirl and shake like a real prospector by a mountain stream • ASMR TO THE LAST GRAIN — layered sounds of water, gravel and gold, in sync with every move you make. Headphones recommended • EVERY BAG IS A BLIND BOX — crack bags open to reveal gold nuggets, minerals, old watches and secret finds • BUILD YOUR COLLECTION — fill the album, hunt the rare pieces, and enjoy that last-missing-piece moment • FAIR ODDS, ON SCREEN — drop chances are shown up front, and a built-in pity system means rare finds are never endless bad luck • PLAYS OFFLINE — the pan, your bags and your collection work with no connection at all. Only the Artel crew, the finds feed and tournaments need internet NO FORCED ADS. EVER. No ads between pans. No ads interrupting your calm. The only videos are the bonus ones you choose to watch for extra bags. A quiet 19th-century world of creeks, campfires and pans — made for slow evenings and satisfying little wins. Pan for a minute or lose yourself for an hour: the stream doesn't rush anyone. Grab your pan — the gold won't wash itself. Questions or ideas? We read everything: support@goldrushasmr.com

About

Bead Spinner

Features
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Bead Spinner — spin. string. sell. repeat. Drop your hooks into a bowl full of colorful beads and let the spinner do the work. Every rotation slides more beads onto your strings — orange, purple, green, blue, one by one — until a full bracelet is ready to drop onto the conveyor belt and get sold for cold hard coins. It's the most satisfying little bead workshop you'll ever run. HOW BEAD SPINNER WORKS - Tap to spin the bead bowl - Beads thread themselves onto your hanging strings - Completed bracelets fall to the conveyor and get sold automatically - Coins roll in — spend them on upgrades — repeat faster and richer UPGRADE YOUR WORKSHOP - BEAD COUNT — more beads spawning in the bowl, faster stringing - SPEED — crank up the spinner rotation for non-stop bead flow - QUALITY — rarer, more valuable beads means pricier bracelets - ADD HOOK — run up to 5 strings at once and multiply your output - INCOME — every bracelet sells for more FROM ONE STRING TO A BRACELET EMPIRE You start with a single hook and a slow bowl. A few upgrades later you've got five strings filling at once, premium beads pouring in, and a conveyor belt that never stops moving. The loop is simple, the progression never ends. WHY YOU'LL KEEP TAPPING - Oddly relaxing, ASMR-style colorful visuals - Zero pressure — no timers, no fail states, no losing - Instant progress: every single tap does something - Perfect for one-handed play, short breaks, or long zone-out sessions Whether you're into jewelry making, idle and tycoon games, or you just want something calming to do with your thumb, the bowl is spinning and the beads are waiting. Download Bead Spinner and build your bracelet business.

Screenshots

Gold Rush4 screens
Bead Spinner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bead Spinner at none against Gold Rush's 8. Bead Spinner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gold Rush's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (45 vs 3). On price, 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. Gold Rush sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Bead Spinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gold Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gold Rush has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gold Rush ships an update every 3 days, Bead Spinner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gold Rush versus Bead Spinner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGold RushBead Spinner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB143 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFRUTTI GAMES LLCUpcasual Games

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Gold Rush

One-time8
  • Handful$1.99
  • Starter Kit$2.99
  • Purse$4.99
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  • Own Mine$4.99
  • Chest$9.99
  • Casket$19.99
  • Safe$49.99
  • Gold Reserve$99.99
None

Bead Spinner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gold Rush free?
Gold Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bead Spinner free?
Bead Spinner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gold Rush or Bead Spinner?
Gold Rush is rated higher. Gold Rush averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Bead Spinner averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Gold Rush or Bead Spinner have ads?
Both Gold Rush and Bead Spinner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gold Rush or Bead Spinner?
Gold Rush ships an update every 3 days, and Bead Spinner weekly. Most recently, Gold Rush was updated on October 28, 2026 and Bead Spinner on October 29, 2026.

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