Dig Down vs Master Miner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig Down
Explore procedurally generated worlds by mining deep to find treasure and upgrade your gear. Battle monsters and traps as you aim to beat your previous depth records. Trade loot to earn gold for powerful upgrades.
- Mine ores for crafting
- Upgrade equipment
- Battle monsters and traps
- Trade loot for profit
- Discover rare items
- Beat depth records
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Dig Down is a treasure-hunting roguelike adventure game. In each world you visit, mine as deep as possible before your pick loses durability. Each dig will see you face increasingly challenging monsters, traps and the opportunities to seek out precious gold and ores to upgrade your equipment, and find rare items you can trade. As you amass wealth and craft new equipment you will be able to dig deeper and deeper, beating your previous depth records and finding increasingly rare treasure. • Mine ores to smelt and craft new equipment to improve your ability to dig further and fight monsters • Gain loot from treasure chests or dropped by monsters to trade • Buy items low and sell them high in different worlds to make gold for profit • Spend your gold on upgrades, hats and skins
Master Miner
Mine for valuable resources by smashing rocks and discover different types of gems. Sell your collected materials to purchase upgrades and progress further in this satisfying simulation game.
- Smash rocks
- Collect materials
- Sell resources
- Buy upgrades
- Discover gems
- Explore rock types
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Smashing rocks was never so much fun! Become the greatest miner to have walked the earth, in the most satisfying game of all time. Destroy rocks and collect materials. Sell the materials and buy upgrades! How far can you go? How many different types of rocks will you find? Will you discover all the different types of magical gems?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dig Down at 3.9 against Master Miner's 3.3. Dig Down also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and ratings volume (25 vs 3). Master Miner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 16 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Dig Down sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Master Miner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dig Down holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Down has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dig Down's written reviews are positive against 33% of Master Miner's.
Dig Down ships an update every 16 months, Master Miner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig Down | Master Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (25 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | paragonGamez, LLC |
Customer experience
Dig Down
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In-app purchases
Dig Down
- Remove ads$5.99
Master Miner
- Remove Ads$2.99
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