Mini Mine vs Idle Dig Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Mine
Tap to mine rocks and earn money in this addictive idle game. Unlock rarer resources, upgrade your equipment, and expand your mining empire across different planets. Explore new worlds and discover valuable elements.
- Tap to mine rocks
- Unlock rare rocks, elements, and ores
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Travel to new planets
- Build a mining empire
- Explore galactic elements
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Don't let the playful dwarf smile fool you. This game is more addicting and fun than you can possibly imagine! You will never have boring spare-time again! Claim your Mini Mine today! Start with a tiny dwarf pick axe and start tapping (mining)! As you mine rocks you will make money, spend that money on unlocking more rare rocks, elements, ores, and mini mines! Once you earn enough you will be able to afford a rocket ship off your planet and onto a rarer one with galactic new elements, rocks, and ores worth even more coins! Grow your mini mine empire today and explore new worlds and ores! Play today! - Mini Mine is a term of Apps4Life, LLC. - 2016 Mini Mine is for entertainment purposes only.
Idle Dig Factory
Manage a mining company, excavating and selling ore for profit. Upgrade equipment, unlock new devices for rarer ores, and hire administrators to boost income and efficiency. Aim to build the largest excavation company.
- Excavate and sell ore
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Unlock new ore collection devices
- Hire administrators for management
- Increase income and efficiency
- Build the largest excavation company
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You operate a mining company. Your task is to continue to excavate ore from the mine, then sell ore to obtain profits. You can upgrade your mining equipment to speed up efficiency, and you can unlock new devices to collect different ore, advanced ore has higher value. You can also hire administrators to help you manage, they can improve your income and efficiency. Finally, let us build the world's largest excavation company!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Dig Factory at 4.8 against Mini Mine's 4.1. Idle Dig Factory also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 143). Mini Mine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Mini Mine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Dig Factory sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Dig Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Dig Factory has 6K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Mini Mine's written reviews are positive against 55% of Idle Dig Factory's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mini Mine ships an update every 5 days, Idle Dig Factory monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Mine | Idle Dig Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (143 ratings) | 4.8 (6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 55.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps4Life, LLC. | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Mini Mine
Idle Dig Factory
User reviews
Mini Mine
From 143 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Simple and easy to play
- 💎 Great time-killer
- 🕰️ Keeps you entertained for long periods
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult mini-games
- 💸 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🔌 Slow performance as you progress
Idle Dig Factory
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Minimal ads
- 🚀 Free to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent ads
- 🐛 Freezing and glitches
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Mini Mine
Reported bugs
4 issues- Achievements not registering properly
- Offline earnings not always credited
- Freezing and lagging issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve mini-game difficulty and fairness
- Add more variety to gameplay
- Optimize performance for longer play sessions
Idle Dig Factory
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads after every action
- Forced ads for basic features
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Option to remove ads
- Improved performance and stability
- Offline progress tracking
In-app purchases
Mini Mine
- Small bag of Crystals$1.99
- Tote full of Crystals$4.99
- Crate full of Crystals$9.99
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- Chest full of Crystals$19.99
- Dungeon full of Crystals$49.99
- Empire's worth of Crystals$99.99
Idle Dig Factory
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
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- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- No Ads Plus$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Questions
Is Mini Mine free?
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