# Pickaxe: Adventurous powerful free mining idle game, break stones and discover the blacksmith in you! — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Pickaxe by Digital Property Buyers LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 702 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pickaxe-adventurous-powerful-free-mining-idle-game-break-stones-and-discover-the-blacksmith-in-you/id892216210/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pickaxe-adventurous-powerful-free-mining-idle-game-break-stones-and-discover-the-blacksmith-in-you/id892216210.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 531 · 4★ 84 · 3★ 39 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 30 ## What do users think of Pickaxe? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay - 🎨 Pleasing pixel art and graphics - ⏱️ Good time-wasting app - 🎯 Satisfying mining/tapping experience **Cons** - 🔍 Repetitive gameplay - 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads and IAPs - 🐛 Bugs and progress loss issues - 🔄 Frequent resets/restarts when exiting the app **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing and crashing issues - In-app purchases not working - Progress and upgrades being lost **Most requested features** - Nearby player trading - More upgrade options and progression systems - Reduced ad frequency or better ad placement ## Newest reviews (10 of 50) ### 4/5 — Adds *2017-03-24, version 2.0* It's a fun game and I LOVE IT!! But with every good game there's adds and these adds are not like others? When I try to push the "x" it doesn't close, so I have to manually close the app and get back on? Can you please fix this? And to be honest I can't tell if it's my phone of the app. ### 4/5 — New ideas *2017-02-14, version 2.0* Love the game I hope you update soon I've got ideas for future updates like 5 diamonds for auto tapping like you just hold your finger onto the screen for a certain amount of time or you can convert a certain amount of diamonds to get awesome Pickaxes. ### 5/5 — Unexpectedly fun *2016-04-02, version 2.0* I just downloaded when i was looking for minecraft and It took my all stress away. It's simple and fun mining game. should give it a try ;) ### 5/5 — Cool Game! *2016-03-30, version 2.0* This is a nice game. If you want to explore and advance, you should try this out. Go mine the ore that gives you the most money. ### 5/5 — Fun *2016-03-20, version 2.0* This is a fun little time killer. It's easy to play and easy to put down. Easily played in a long car ride or such. ### 5/5 — Feeling like a miner now! *2016-03-19, version 2.0* I love the tv show called “Gold Rush” and this game makes me feel on it, being like a real miner! I like the idea that we don’t get always the best results since it makes me wish and work out to get a higher level to achieve it. The old school design is awesome, the game runs really smoothly and is perfect to play during waiting times. I hope the developer build more versions of it. ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-03-19, version 2.0* This is a good app if you have some down time and don't know what to do. It's concept is similar to other games but works in a different more entertaining but basic way at the same time. Not to say the app isn't great because it's still a load of fun to play on the bus or such. I am very satisfied after using this application, it is easier to use and brings a different experience compared to similar applications that I've usued. l would recommend this app to family and friends for all to use ### 5/5 — great game I like it very much *2016-03-18, version 2.0* I spend tons of times playing it with no problems keep it up I love it so much big like ### 5/5 — Very fun! *2016-03-18, version 2.0* This is the minecraft version of cookie clicker and I must say, it is very fun and addicting! The interface of the game is pleasing to look at and along with the graphics. Very simple to play game but it is also very addicting! Overall this is a great game and I really enjoyed it. ### 5/5 — Good game *2016-03-18, version 2.0* I downloaded this game on and Pickaxe is a very interesting game, I played it during my free time, but simple graphics, but I like it. Thank you. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can't progress within 5 minutes of playing *2016-11-29, version 2.0* I was able to upgrade my pickax twice with great success. I bought a few upgrades and tried to craft a new pickax to break the latest rock. It failed 13 times in a row and I ran out of diamonds, prompting a screen for me to purchase more with real money. ### 1/5 — Great game, but huge bug *2016-09-20, version 2.0* I'm loving this game, but I can't seem to make in-app purchases. No matter what I try to buy, the app just times out. I can buy IAPs on all my other games, so I know it isn't me. Please fix and I'll give this 5 stars. Right now, I'm frustrated because I can't get rid of adds or buy boosts, even if I want to. ### 2/5 — Intrusive ad ruined it *2019-01-12, version 2.0* I was tapping and an ad popped up right in the middle so I deleted the app immediately. I’m fine with watching ads for rewards but not when they forcibly interrupt my gameplay in a manner that could trick me into clicking them ### 2/5 — Lessons in futility and money grabbing. *2016-11-25, version 2.0* First off, the game was fun for all of a hour. After that, the game is a pure lesson in futility. You need cash to level things, diamonds to level things and tons of clicking to level things. There is a 'auto click' of such a minor amount that there might as well NOT be one. But i digress, the lesson in futility is this. You need money to make money, money to upgrade your Pickaxe, and then diamonds to level your Pickaxe so you can make more money,... so you can constantly repeat this cycle. THEN, there's the issue of every three or less minutes, you have an add pop up while you're clicking. Which opens the App Store, which sometimes turns off the game. If the developer of the game put as much thought into their game as they did their ad spamming, it might be good. But as it is, it's a waste of time as there is no true progression. ### 2/5 — Fun, but glitchy *2016-06-05, version 2.0* I really liked this game, but one day, it deleted all of my diamonds and upgrades. I still had my really good pick axe (something around 11k power) so I kept playing. Since I had some money, and I couldn't figure out what to spend it on, I bought $2 worth of diamonds. But about a week later, when I tried to play, it deleted ALL of my progress. A waste of $2 and a waste of time for me. ### 2/5 — Repetitive *2016-05-29, version 2.0* After upgrading to get diamonds (which you rarely do) you'll need to upgrade more and more simply to stay effective, when the ads spam pop and make you click them right when you get bored enough to try the game ### 3/5 — Good game *2017-10-16, version 2.0* It’s really fun to play and it’s a great game, but every time I leave the game it resets my progress. That gets annoying because I got to 124 power, but then I had to close the app because it froze and I had to start over. Ads can also be annoying because I accidentally clicked an ad while rapidly clicking the screen and I had to start over. If yo could not reset the game each time I leave. I would give it five stars. ### 3/5 — Ads galore *2017-08-05, version 2.0* Fun game, but the ads are so horribly intrusive and they don't have any limit. I sometimes get an ad, and after a few taps another one pops up. Remove pop up ads please! Make a reward system like if you watch an ad you get a free diamond or something and put banner ads in the shop menus. It's almost unplayable at this stage. I think i have more time watching and waiting for ads to load than I do actually playing the game. ### 3/5 — Needs Work *2017-05-06, version 2.0* Conceptually unoriginal Painfully annoying banner ads (which, even if you attempt to pay to remove, you get stuck in a never-ending loading screen) Completely pointless auto click upgrade system. Could be worse, could be better. If you're trying to kill time, you'll be spending equal parts in game and equal parts watching ads. ### 3/5 — Not Bad, Spams Ads *2017-04-05, version 2.0* The gameplay is fairly simple, and very similar to other idle/clicker mining games. Full-screen ads are shown every couple of minutes, which gets annoying. Further, the ads show while you're constantly tapping the screen, which leads to inadvertent ad clicks. I'm sure this is great for the developer. I even tried purchasing the ad remover in app, but it just loads forever and he purchase never goes through. Overall, decent gameplay, but the ads make it more annoying than it's worth to play. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic Clicker Game *2017-08-17, version 2.0* This game really helps get my slippery fingers ready for action. I love the way my hand goes up and down as the brick crumbles apart.. slowly.. as I stroke the pick axe until the pressure builds up and I finally make the diamond come. ### 5/5 — Please add trading with nearby players *2017-06-07, version 2.0* Hello, can you guys please add nearby trading it would be so amazing if you guys could do that for me because me and my friend live really close to each other if you can't add it I understand but if you guys can that'll mean a lot to me Thank you -Rodrigo ### 5/5 — Nice! *2017-03-25, version 2.0* Good game! I love it. Though, I know eventually it will become one of those games I don't play anymore, I still love it. P.S. My nickname is the result of no other nickname being available. ### 5/5 — The good kind of grind *2016-10-14, version 2.0* Some games abuse you with repetitive tasks but this one has the right balance of repetition and reward. ### 5/5 — It's a good time waster *2016-07-28, version 2.0* You could do other things but you will do this. Advice: save your diamonds for upgrades. ### 5/5 — Great game *2016-05-28, version 2.0* I totally agree with the user who says this is a great app if you have some downtime and don't know what to do. Five stars. ### 5/5 — Addicting *2016-05-01, version 2.0* Can't put it down!! Fun game that keeps you coming back for more ### 5/5 — Makes me tap like a crazy person *2016-04-28, version 2.0* Have been tapping the screen like a maniac for days now.. Super addictive trying to find the rare stuff, you ALMOST feel like you're accomplishing something.. 😂 ### 5/5 — Pickaxe *2016-04-21, version 2.0* I play this in my spare time. I really like the pixelated graphics and throwback to simpler games, makes me appreciate the game even more. Easy game to learn but complex enough to keep me playing in a waiting room, out on the balcony in the sunshine or on the couch =P ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-04-07, version 2.0* I find this application very well, actually admire someone has created such great app, thank for all, wished everyone peace, happy --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*