Tiny Miner vs Idle Planet Miner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Miner
Embark on an addictive mining adventure with HD graphics and an exciting theme. Explore a vast, randomly generated mine filled with ore and tools, utilizing a robot miner. Enjoy countless hours of gameplay offline.
- HD graphics
- Exciting music theme
- Robot miner
- Wild west theme
- Randomly generated mine
- Countless hours of gameplay
- No internet connection needed
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Get ready to explore an awesome world of mining! Explore mine craft as you search for the fame and fortune. WARNING:Insanely Addictive! - Fine HD graphics - Exciting music theme - Robot miner available to you - Wild west theme - Big randomly generated mine, plenty of ore and tools - Countless hours of addictive gameplay - No internet connection needed Tiny Miner provides the classic freeplay exploration mode. Start digging and get rich mining! Special thanks goes to translators!!! Russian translation thanks to Михаил Крюков! Polish translation thanks to Jakub Żyłka-Żebracki German translation thanks to Chris Hildenbrand, Maren Bläß Dutch translation thanks to Jelger Fokkens Slovenian translation thanks to Vid Pavše, Zala Skitek Turkish translation thanks to Mehmet Altinkaya Indonesian translation thanks to Ari Prastiawan Portuguese and Portuguese BR translation thanks to Miguel Fonseca Estonian translation thanks to Samuel Hoim Czech translation thanks to Tomáš Divíšek French translation thanks to Alexis Loyo Finnish translation thanks to Elias Sassi Romanian translation thanks to Guţana Corneliu Greek translation thanks to Βασίλης Μπαζάκας Spanish translation thanks to Franco Rosatti Swedish translation thanks to Jonathan Lukowiesky Italian translation thanks to Gabriele Tavella Slovak translation thanks to Tomáš Kučera Hungarian translation thanks to Daniel Aldan Arabic translation thanks to Mustafa Mashkoor Nasir Filipino translation thanks to Paolo Gatchalian Danish translation thanks to Andi Rosenhave, Daan Voorvaart Ukrainian translation thanks to Sevomyr Kostylevyč Lithuanian translation thanks to Arturas Urbonas Norwegian translation thanks to Torbjørn Stirler Persian translation thanks to Ali Sefidpour Afrikaans translation thanks to Brian BlueIce Basson Malay translation thanks to Arif Imran Bengali translation thanks to Muhammad Taharat Galib Latvian translation thanks to Rihards Soms Chinese translation thanks to 林啟揚 English proofreading thanks to Katelyn O'Brien Hebrew translation thanks to Johnny Nasser Korean translation thanks to 박진여(JINYEO PARK) Bulgarian translation thanks to Александър Андреев Catalan translation thanks to Joan Lloveras Icelandic translation thanks to Kristján Bjarni Hindi translation thanks to Aayush Singh from Allahabad, India Thai translation thanks to Parin Wongsanupa Telugu translation thanks to Pushparaju Karthik from Nellore, India Vitnamese translation thanks to Duong Nguyen Urdu translation thanks to Bilal Amjad Arain (ABF) Nepali translation thanks to Arun Dhungel Tamil translation thanks to Gowsik Darshan GD from Paramakudi,Tamil Nadu,India Esperanto translation thanks to James Bridge Uzbek translation thanks to Ismoil Xojiakbarov
Idle Planet Miner
Build and manage your own space mining empire in this idle simulation game. Upgrade planets, smelt ore, hire managers, and play the galactic market to maximize profits. Compete in weekly tournaments for premium rewards.
- Idle gameplay with offline earnings
- Upgrade planets and mining operations
- Smelt and craft ore into valuable items
- Hire managers to boost production
- Play the galactic market
- Compete in weekly multiplayer tournaments
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Ever wanted to run your own space mining company? Build your empire from the ground up in this consistently updated idle mining game! Even compete against other miners IDLE PLANET MINER FEATURES Idle Gameplay ● Check how much your galaxy evolved while idle ● Upgrade mining planets to increase your ore capacities ● Turn that ore into more valuable items by smelting or crafting it ● Tap to smash asteroids and earn rare ore! ● Mine: Earn coins and hire managers to help your mining company Incremental Upgrades ● Create an Empire Across the stars! ● Hire managers to improve your output! ● Evolve your digging strategy! Research special projects to improve your output! Upgrade Your Mining Ship ● Play the Market: respond to supply & demand across the galaxy to maximize profits! ● Terraform outlying planets to improve their output ● Rewards to permanently upgrade your mining ship are everywhere! Idle Mining ● Earn ore and coins when you're not playing ● Quests- complete quests to earn premium rewards ● Compete - in live multiplayer tournaments against other real players every week Idle Planet Miner is the perfect incremental clicker / idle game for fans of endless fun. Idle the day away digging for ore, rare metals, coins, and more! Dig deep and have fun. Idle Planet Miner - Dig your way through the stars! IGRS Rating: 3+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Miner at none against Idle Planet Miner's shown. Tiny Miner also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Idle Planet Miner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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. Tiny Miner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Planet Miner sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Planet Miner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Planet Miner has 9.9K ratings behind it against 390, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Tiny Miner's written reviews are positive against 69% of Idle Planet Miner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tiny Miner ships an update every 4 months, Idle Planet Miner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Miner | Idle Planet Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (390 ratings) | 4.7 (9.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 390 | 9.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qube doo | Tech Tree Games LLC |
Customer experience
Tiny Miner
Idle Planet Miner
User reviews
Tiny Miner
From 390 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great time killer
- 👍 Relaxing experience
- 👍 Satisfying mining experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and progress loss
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🛠️ Lack of features/upgrades
- 🤔 Confusing mechanics
- 🔍 Difficulty purchasing in-app items
Idle Planet Miner
From 9.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth progression and satisfying loop
- 🔒 Optional ads with rewards
- 💡 Interesting research and upgrade system
- 👍 Polished and well-designed game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent offline progress tracking
- ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Tiny Miner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and progress loss
- Inability to purchase in-app items
- Disappearing ladders and supports
- Glitches with map and teleportation
Requested features
5 requests- Add elevators/teleportation
- Allow removal of placed ladders/supports
- Implement auto-save feature
- Add more ore types and mining depth
- Introduce difficulty levels
Idle Planet Miner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Smelting and crafting not working as expected when offline
- Ads not always providing the correct rewards
- Leaderboards and tournaments appearing to be manipulated
- Restore purchases feature not working reliably
Requested features
5 requests- More offline time or upgrades to increase it
- Ability to rename planets
- Additional end-game content and challenges
- Visual customization options for ships and planets
- Cloud save and cross-device sync
In-app purchases
Tiny Miner
- $5000$0.99
- $30 000$2.99
- $200 000$9.99
Idle Planet Miner
- Starter Pack D1$4.99
- Small Dark Matter Pack$4.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
- Medium Dark Matter Pack$9.99
- Miner Pass$14.99
- Manager Pack$19.99
- Holiday Bundle$19.99
- Massive Dark Matter Pack$29.99
- Merchant Pack$29.99
- Epic Pack$29.99
- Exodus Bundle$29.99
- Aurora Pack$29.99
- Thunder Horse Pack$29.99
- Enigma Pack$49.99
- Galaxy Sized Dark Matter Pack$99.99
Questions
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