Comparison

Gold Rush vs Glider Game

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

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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

Glider Game

Experience a 3D paper airplane adventure with endless exploration and challenging races. Unlock new gliders and upgrades by flying through rings. Enjoy this free game with no in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 3D paper airplane gameplay
  • Endless biome exploration
  • Race through gates
  • Unlock gliders and upgrades
  • Free to play
Features
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Play Glider, a free 3D paper airplane game. Explore endless biomes or race through gates in Free Roam, or fly through rings to unlock gliders and upgrades. Play free!

Screenshots

Gold Rush4 screens
Glider Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glider Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gold Rush versus Glider Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGold RushGlider Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFRUTTI GAMES LLCFutureVersion

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

Glider Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gold Rush free?
Gold Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glider Game free?
Glider Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gold Rush or Glider Game?
Glider Game is rated higher. Gold Rush averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Glider Game averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gold Rush or Glider Game have ads?
Gold Rush shows ads; Glider Game does not.

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