Comparison

Minetime vs Dig Odyssey

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

Head to head
About

Minetime

Embark on an addictive underground adventure with this engaging mining game. Explore depths, upgrade your equipment, and master a series of challenging mini-games. See how far your mining skills can take you in this fast-paced experience.

Highlights
  • Addictive mini-games
  • Underground exploration
  • Upgrade system
  • Progression-based gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
Features
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It's Minetime! Journey deep beneath the earth as you progress through a set of easy to learn, highly addicting mini games. Explore the underground, and upgrade your way to mining superiority. Fast to pick up, impossible to put down. How far can you go?

About

Dig Odyssey

Explore an exoplanet as a space miner, digging for valuable resources and uncovering a mysterious signal. Upgrade your tools to dig faster and manage your oxygen supply to survive the challenging terrain.

Highlights
  • Explore exoplanet depths
  • Mine metals and gems
  • Uncover mysterious signal
  • Upgrade mining tools
  • Manage oxygen supply
  • Craft and upgrade equipment
Features
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Explore the depths of a distant planet as a space miner in this exciting digging game! Dig deep and uncover valuable metals and precious gems as you search for the source of a mysterious signal. A mysterious signal was received from the depths of the nearest exoplanet to Earth. An experienced miner was sent to investigate it. He has to become an astronaut and uncover the mystery of the signal. Are you ready for an exciting adventure? Your task is to dig the soil and penetrate deeper and deeper until you find the source of the signal. The planet's crust consists of several layers of varying hardness, the mine contains many different metals and precious stones. Collect them - they are needed for crafting and upgrading equipment. You have to dig quickly as you have a limited supply of oxygen! Improve your tools (pickaxe, drill, dynamite, etc.) to dig even faster! With a limited supply of oxygen and challenging terrain to navigate, can you become the fastest ground digger and solve the mystery of the signal? Best of luck!

Screenshots

Minetime4 screens
Dig Odyssey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minetime at 86% against Dig Odyssey's 39%. Minetime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Dig Odyssey's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). 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. Dig Odyssey sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Minetime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minetime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Minetime's written reviews are positive against 39% of Dig Odyssey's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minetime versus Dig Odyssey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinetimeDig Odyssey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.4 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better39.2% of reviews
Number of ratings520 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB161 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWes Jefferson OngAndrey Abrosimov

Customer experience

Minetime

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Dig Odyssey

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative51.9%

Bugs and requests

Minetime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dig Odyssey

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes during ads
  • Controls barely function
  • Character swings but doesn't break blocks
  • Cannot return to surface after first pickaxe swing
  • Purchased resource pack not received
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  • Falling indefinitely after reaching the end
  • Game not functioning at all
  • Upgrade station inaccessible
  • Leaderboard scores seem hacked

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more dig sites/planets
  • More upgrades and tools
  • Add a story or mystery
  • Add an end-game sequence
  • Option to turn off vibration
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  • Add browser payment option
  • More content/updates
  • Improve controls (arrows, dedicated bomb button)
  • Add new tools, buffs, skills
  • Ability to dig on other planets

In-app purchases

None

Minetime

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dig Odyssey

One-time3
  • Resources$0.99
  • Disable ADS$0.99
  • Resource Pack + NoADS$1.19

Questions

Is Minetime free?
Minetime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dig Odyssey free?
Dig Odyssey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minetime or Dig Odyssey?
Minetime is rated higher. Minetime averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Dig Odyssey averages 3.4 from 20 ratings.
Do Minetime or Dig Odyssey have ads?
Dig Odyssey shows ads; Minetime does not.

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