Comparison

Sparkle Epic vs Mineblast!!

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

Head to head
About

Sparkle Epic

Engage in a thrilling marble popper puzzle game where you match three or more orbs of the same color to clear them. Navigate through over 300 levels across mysterious lands, utilizing special orb types and powerful boosters to prevent them from falling into the abyss.

Highlights
  • Match three or more orbs of the same color
  • Over 300 challenging levels
  • Special orb types like boulders and bombs
  • Various level goals to master
  • Boosters and power-ups
  • State-of-the-art special effects
Features
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Sparkle Epic is a tremendously entertaining marble popper action puzzle game. Match the orbs before they fall into the abyss and find your way through mysterious lands of startling beauty! How to play: 1. Tap the screen where you want to launch orbs. 2. Match three or more orbs of same color to make them disappear. With more than a hundred mighty levels to conquer, exciting orb types to pop, several level goals to master, and awesome boosters to equip, Sparkle Epic offers a marble popping experience like no other! FEATURES - Experiment with several kinds of orbs such as boulders and bombs - Master different kinds of level goals - Admire state of the art special effects - Conquer more than 300 challenging levels - Supercharge your Orb Slinger with Boosters and Powerups - Enjoy the soundtrack by the award-winning composer Jonathan Geer - Support for iPhone 6 / Plus resolutions

About

Mineblast!!

Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs in this platformer destruction game. Utilize the fully destructible environments to create paths, uncover gems, and find hidden secrets. Enjoy hours of creative fun with pixel art graphics and chiptune music.

Highlights
  • Fully destructible environments and physics
  • Pixel art graphics and chiptune music
  • Hidden secrets and levels
  • Creative pathfinding with TNT
  • Gem collection
Features
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Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs. Mineblast!! is a platformer destruction game with fully destructible environments. Blast walls to open your way, blast soil and crates to find precious gems, blast wooden platforms to use them as a bridge, there is no limit to your creativity. Features: • Fully destructible environments and physics. • Quality pixel art graphics and chiptune music. • Lots of hidden secrets and levels. • Super Cat Tales characters. • Hours and hours of fun!

Screenshots

Sparkle Epic3 screens
Mineblast!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sparkle Epic at 4.7 against Mineblast!!'s 4.0. Sparkle Epic also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 54%) and ratings volume (921 vs 153). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sparkle Epic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mineblast!! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sparkle Epic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparkle Epic has 921 ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Sparkle Epic's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mineblast!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sparkle Epic ships an update every 5 months, Mineblast!! every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sparkle Epic versus Mineblast!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparkle EpicMineblast!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (921 ratings) — better4.0 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings921 — better153
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10tons LtdGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Sparkle Epic

All ratings914 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative26.2%

Mineblast!!

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative29.0%

User reviews

Sparkle Epic

From 921 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎵 Excellent soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience
  • 🕰️ Great time killer

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Paywall for progression
  • 🔍 Difficulty spikes too high
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🚫 Aggressive monetization

Mineblast!!

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and charming visuals
  • 💡 Interesting story and background
  • 🚀 Challenging and engaging levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive and clunky controls

Bugs and requests

Sparkle Epic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sync issues with progress
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Difficulty options
  • Ability to purchase full game
  • Improved progression system
  • Consideration for color-blind players

Mineblast!!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or not loading properly
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Saved data being lost after updates
  • Ads causing the game to crash or become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checkpoint system to avoid restarting levels
  • Introduce more playable characters and customization options
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Improve level design to reduce frustrating dead ends

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sparkle Epic

One-time10
  • Revive$0.99
  • Instant Level Unlock$0.99
  • Refill Lives$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Ice Slinger$0.99
  • Attractive Spinner$0.99
  • 3x Backwards$1.99
  • 3x Purple Flame$1.99
  • Super Orbs$1.99
  • Bug Summoner$1.99
  • Adventurer's Kit$4.99
2 purchases

Mineblast!!

One-time2
  • Gate Ticket$0.99
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Sparkle Epic free?
Sparkle Epic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mineblast!! free?
Mineblast!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sparkle Epic or Mineblast!!?
Sparkle Epic is rated higher. Sparkle Epic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 921 ratings, while Mineblast!! averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Sparkle Epic or Mineblast!! have ads?
Both Sparkle Epic and Mineblast!! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sparkle Epic or Mineblast!!?
Sparkle Epic ships an update every 5 months, and Mineblast!! every 3 months. Most recently, Sparkle Epic was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mineblast!! on October 24, 2026.

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