Comparison

Mini Mine vs Avera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap to mine rocks
  • Unlock rare rocks, elements, and ores
  • Upgrade mining equipment
  • Travel to new planets
  • Build a mining empire
  • Explore galactic elements
Features
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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.

About

Avera

Features
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Discover Avera, the advanced mobile mining app that is fundamentally redefining the landscape of mobile mining. Built for everyone—from crypto beginners to seasoned enthusiasts—Avera delivers a powerful, yet simple, entry point into the world of digital assets. This innovation is powered by our proprietary Distributed Mobile Compute technology and Low-Power Consensus. Unlike traditional, resource-intensive methods, Avera uses a lightweight algorithm and optimized micro-processes, ensuring seamless mobile mining performance with minimal energy usage and negligible impact on your phone's battery life. Experience truly effortless earning. With Avera, there's no need for expensive, heavy hardware—just a simple swipe is all it takes to start receiving Real-time Rewards. The platform includes robust security layers, advanced validation, and secure wallet integration with cold storage, ensuring a safe and reliable mobile mining experience wherever you are. Avera’s vision extends beyond mere rewards. By facilitating Interoperable asset flow and leveraging cutting-edge Web3 technology, we aim to bridge the gap between decentralized finance (DeFi) and daily spending. Avera is building a scalable ecosystem designed to deliver real value at scale, setting a new global standard for efficient, high-performance mobile mining. Download Avera and join the revolution where "Efficiency Becomes Value."

Screenshots

Mini Mine4 screens
Avera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Avera at none against Mini Mine's 6. Mini Mine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mini Mine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Avera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Mine ships an update every 5 days, Avera every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mini Mine versus Avera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MineAvera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (143 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB93 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperApps4Life, LLC.Invictus Pro

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

Avera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mini Mine

One-time6
  • Small bag of Crystals$1.99
  • Tote full of Crystals$4.99
  • Crate full of Crystals$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Chest full of Crystals$19.99
  • Dungeon full of Crystals$49.99
  • Empire's worth of Crystals$99.99
None

Avera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Mine free?
Mini Mine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Avera free?
Avera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Mine or Avera have ads?
Avera shows ads; Mini Mine does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Mine or Avera?
Mini Mine ships an update every 5 days, and Avera every 6 months. Most recently, Mini Mine was updated on October 18, 2026 and Avera on October 17, 2026.

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