3D Miner vs Tessera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Miner
A 3D logic puzzle game where players guide a treasure hunter to collect all gold pieces by strategically moving boxes. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a fun, challenging experience.
- 3D logic puzzle gameplay
- Collect all gold pieces
- Move boxes to create paths
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Unlock ad-free experience
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Collect the gold with the treasure hunter Find the right way to collect all gold pieces. Its a funny logic 3D puzzle game. Can you help the diligent little treasure hunter to collect all the gold pieces? Move the boxes into the gaps to find a new way. Miner is a complex 3D logic puzzle game, with a lot of fun. A level is finished when the Miner collected all pieces of gold. You can choose between three level of difficulty and play many different games there. -You can unlock this free app to play without advertisement. Privacy policy - https://asgardsoft.com/?page=impressum#PrivacyPolicy Terms of use - https://asgardsoft.com/?page=impressum#TermsOfUse Product Page - https://asgardsoft.com/?id=g27
Tessera
A tranquil puzzle game where completing images brings them to life with delightful animations. Explore diverse collections and enjoy a relaxing experience with varied gameplay styles.
- Animated image reveals
- 14 distinct play styles
- 27 curated image collections
- No timers or move limits
- Calm, zen-like design
- One-time purchase for full unlock
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Settle into a picture puzzle, one shaped piece at a time. Tessera pairs the pleasure of a jigsaw with pieces made from little squares. Fit them together to rebuild the image, then enjoy its animated reveal. A gallery to explore Discover paintings, animals, flowers, fairy tales and more. Follow themed collections, with different piece shapes and a final challenge to round off each one. A little more to solve Use the picture guide and fixed pieces to find your way. Later challenges give you less of the image to work with. Hints are included when you need a hand. Room to take your time No ads or daily play limits. Pause a puzzle and come back to it when you like. Start with a free collection Try the opening puzzles and a collection finale for free. To continue beyond the free selection, buy Full Game once. It makes all current collections yours to keep; complete each collection to open the next. No subscription, and no need to buy hints. If you enjoy jigsaws, art puzzles and seeing a picture fall into place, make a little room for Tessera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tessera at none against 3D Miner's shown. Tessera also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. 3D Miner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tessera sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 3D Miner against 5.0 for Tessera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
3D Miner ships an update every 3 months, Tessera every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Miner | Tessera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AsgardSoft GmbH | VIRGOS VENTURES LTD |
Customer experience
3D Miner
Tessera
In-app purchases
3D Miner
- Premium$2.99
Tessera
- Points Topup$0.99
- Try Zen$0.99
- Hints (S)$0.99
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- Hints (M)$1.99
- Zen Eternal$2.99
- Classic Zen$2.99
- Hints (L)$2.99
- Deep Zen$4.99









