# Planet Cracker — Drill to the core of 9 worlds

> Drill to the core of 9 worlds (iPhone/iPad app by Timon Maass.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planet-cracker/id6820588315 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Timon Maass](https://appshunter.io/developer/6820587876)
- Category: Games, Casual, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 107 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Planet Cracker?

Drill down. Sell what you find. Build an Ark for humanity.

Planet Cracker is a mining game where every dive takes you further into the planet, and everything you dig goes up to a city in orbit. You start with a rusty bit that struggles on plain rock, and end with a rig that tears through nine worlds and a starship ready to leave for another star.

DRILL DEEPER
Cut through distinct rock layers, each with its own ores, hazards and look. Chase glowing veins, crack open crates and fill your hold before the winch hauls you home.

BUILD THE ARK
Every ore you sell ships supplies to the Ark. Build hab pods and solar wings, then a fusion reactor, greenhouses, parks, a museum and two great spinning rings. Watch tens of thousands of people move in, every room cut open and lived in.

RECRUIT YOUR CREW
Eight specialists come aboard as the Ark grows. Take them along on your rig: a geologist who reads your sonar, a pilot who flies you twice as fast, a medic who keeps the drill cool, and more.

UPGRADE VISIBLY
Every drill bit, hose and tool changes how your rig looks and how fast it digs. Wide bores, tunnel boring and the planet cracker turn rock that took seconds per block into a slab that falls in one blow.

DISCOVER
Unearth relics in every layer and put them on show in the Ark's museum. Find a lost expedition's drill. Hunt down rocket parts buried deep in the rock.

CRACK THE CORE
At the bottom of every world a living core is waiting in its vault. Drain it to fuel your rocket, and set its Ember burning in the Ark's Heart Spine.

REACH THE NEXT PLANET
Build the rocket and fly on: the Moon, Mars, Europa, Io, a world made of diamond, a world of iron, a lava world, and finally the crust of a neutron star. Each one plays by its own rules.

IGNITE THE STAR DRIVE
Light all nine Hearts, finish the Star Drive and give the word. The Ark leaves for another star.

EARN WHILE AWAY
Your Miner Bots keep working while the game is closed, and the Ark keeps building. Come back to a welcome-back haul.

Free to play with optional in-app purchases. Reward videos are always your choice: watch one for a boost, or don't.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aurora Rig Set | $4.99 | one-time |
| First Expedition Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Remove Forced Ads | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is Planet Cracker safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Planet Cracker.

## Is Planet Cracker legit?

Planet Cracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Planet Cracker is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.3 — 2026-10-28

Improved gameplay and advertising performance measurement, with more accurate purchase reporting and updated privacy disclosures.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-10-27

You can now remove automatic ads directly from an offer after an ad. Optional reward videos remain available.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-27

Updated advertising measurement and privacy information.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-25

THE ARK UPDATE

Humanity has outgrown one world, and everything you dig now goes up to the Ark: a city in orbit that you build, module by module.

- Every ore you sell ships supplies up: alloy, water, energy, crystal and exotic matter, each from the worlds that have it
- Build hab pods, solar wings, a fusion reactor, greenhouses, parks, a museum for your relics, a shipyard and more
- Watch tens of thousands of people move in: every room is cut open, furnished and lived in
- Spin up the Habitat Ring, then a second ring, and light a whole city in the Earth's shadow
- Recruit 8 specialists who ride your rig and change how you dig
- Take on requests from the people aboard, and put finished worlds back to work with mass drivers
- Link modules side by side, grow crystal upgrades past level III, and paint the Ark your way
- An observatory that maps the rocket parts and relics of every world you land on
- Light all nine Hearts in the Heart Spine and IGNITE the Star Drive: a whole new ending

### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-24

No release notes.

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