Theft Tycoon vs Mining Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Theft Tycoon
Become a criminal mastermind in this idle simulator. Start from the bottom, corrupt your way to the top, and build a criminal empire. Plan and execute heists to amass wealth and influence.
- Idle criminal progression
- Network building
- Wealth accumulation
- Execute heists
- Drug hauls
- Bank robberies
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Build your way up from the bottom the easy way, as a criminal. No one wants to stay a noodle boy forever. Corrupt everything you touch, slowly build up your network and wealth, can you have an influence on the presidential office? As you climb the ranks and raise enough capital you will be able take part in heists. From a drug haul to the classic bank robbery there is no room for error. They say crime always pays, and well, heists pay the best.
Mining Inc.
Build and manage a vast mining empire, from gold to rare gemstones. Upgrade your facilities, hire skilled managers, and collect unique boosters to maximize your production and become a trillionaire tycoon. Complete challenging quests to unlock new content and expand your operations.
- Discover diverse mining environments
- Uncover precious gemstones like diamonds and rubies
- Improve production with building upgrades
- Hire and assign skilled managers
- Collect unique boosters for faster growth
- Complete challenging quests
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Make it rain with your mining empire! Become the next mining trillionaire, rule the industry, and be the king of all mines! DISCOVER AND ENJOY DIVERSE CONTENT Throughout the game, you will see your environment evolve visually with new buildings, new vehicles, new machines to help you reach your goal of operating the most successful mining company! UNCOVER PRECIOUS GEMSTONES You will start with one production line- a gold mine. As the game progresses, you can unlock mines that are full of diamonds, rubies, and other rare gemstones! IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTION With the money you earn, you can unlock and upgrade buildings to increase the output of your mining company! HIRE YOUR DREAM TEAM Gather the best managers to tackle all your challenges! Assign them wisely to optimize your production! Hire managers with various unique skills to assign them to different parts of your operation! COLLECT UNIQUE BOOSTERS When you reach specific prestige ranks, you will win unique boosters to make your mining enterprise grow even faster! EMBRACE THE MINING CHALLENGE The user journey is filled with numerous challenging quests. Complete them all to unlock new content! Start drilling today!
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Verdict
Theft Tycoon and Mining Inc. both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Theft Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mining Inc.'s. Mining Inc.'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Theft Tycoon sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mining Inc. sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mining Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7K and 14K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Theft Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mining Inc.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Theft Tycoon ships an update every 3 months, Mining Inc. every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Theft Tycoon | Mining Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7K ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 42.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 426 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Corey Smith | Green Panda Games |
Customer experience
Theft Tycoon
Mining Inc.
User reviews
Theft Tycoon
From 7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable game
- 💡 Unique concept of a criminal tycoon
- 🚀 Easy to get started and play
- 🕰️ Offline progress and money generation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Slow progression and high prestige requirements
- 💰 Lack of ways to easily earn premium currency (diamonds)
- 🔍 Lack of visual indicators and information about new content
Mining Inc.
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 No forced ads or pay-to-win mechanics
- 💡 Ability to earn premium currency through gameplay
- 👍 Decent graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches, including game crashes and progress resets
- ⏱️ Slow progression due to daily bonus requirements
- 🔒 Lack of cloud save support leading to data loss
- ⚠️ Concerns about abandoned development
Bugs and requests
Theft Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Heists getting stuck at 99% completion
- Disappearing diamonds and other progress issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive and visual elements (e.g., heist cutscenes)
- Faster progression and more ways to scale up
- Better user interface and quality of life improvements
- More diverse business types and gameplay mechanics
Mining Inc.
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rank up requirements not working as intended
- Diamond mine capacity not calculating correctly
- Managers not dropping as expected
- Upgrade buttons becoming locked after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content beyond rank 30
- Improve the diamond mine mechanics and balance
- Introduce new mine types (e.g., silver, ruby)
- Allow managers for the underground mine
In-app purchases
Theft Tycoon
- 200 Diamonds$1.99
- 560 Diamonds$4.99
- 1200 Diamonds$9.99
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- 3200 Diamonds$24.99
- 6900 Diamonds$49.99
- 16000 Diamonds$99.99
Mining Inc.
- Tiny Pack$1.99
- Legendary chest$1.99
- Boost$1.99
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- No Ads$2.99
- Small Pack$4.99
- Starter Pack2 variants$4.99
- Medium Pack$9.99
- Great Leap$12.99
- Large Pack$19.99
Questions
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