Comparison

Idle Drops vs Mini Digger

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

Head to head
About

Idle Drops

Tap the screen to drop balls into slots and grow your in-game fortune. Upgrade drops to earn more money and boost balls to unlock new levels and story elements. Enjoy an idle clicker experience with strategic upgrades.

Highlights
  • Tap to drop balls
  • Upgrade drops for more earnings
  • Boost balls for new levels
  • Unlock story elements
  • Collect all drops
Features
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Idle Drops is a visually focused incremental game where you collect colorful drops and create a cascade of chaos. But beneath the surface, there is something more. Discover the truth of your existence as you delve deep into realm beyond the mirage. Features: - Beautiful and mesmerizing soundtrack - Multiple ways to advance, including prestige system - Highly polished UI and animations - Deep sci-fi story - No forced ads Idle Drops is a game built in the Judicator Jane LitRPG universe.

About

Mini Digger

Manage a mining company, recruit workers, and excavate historical sites for treasures. Sell your findings, upgrade tools, and invest to grow your business. This idle clicker game offers satisfying gameplay and automatic resource generation.

Highlights
  • Recruit and manage miners
  • Excavate heritage sites and treasures
  • Sell gold and diamond ore
  • Upgrade digging tools
  • Explore iconic archaeological maps
  • Automatic digging and mining
  • Collect idle gold coins
Features
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MINI DIGGER invites you to be the boss of the DiggyAntique company. Here you can lean back in a comfortable boss's chair, grow your mining business and become the idle rich! Recruit your workers and start digging! Excavate and uncover astonishing heritage sites, antiques, treasures, etc. Sell gold and diamond ore, polish your digging skills, invest like a business tycoon and hire more workers to speed up! Collect cultural relics from ancient times! Enjoy the beautiful and fascinating scenes of the historical remains! Start digging in one of the addicting incremental/clicker game! Can’t wait to start? Tap to Dig! HOW TO PLAY • Recruit your miners and start digging! • Profit from selling your gold and diamond ore at the right time, and upgrade your digging tools to dig faster • Find lazy workers and tap to wake them up • Explore iconic maps with archaeological themes: Easter Island, Egyptian Pyramids, and more! • Uncover the mysterious history behind relics and historical remains KEY FEATURES • Super-duper satisfying game! Casual gameplay! Perfect time killer! • Beautiful and refreshing animations and low-poly 3D graphics • Three well-designed thematic maps waiting for you to explore • Automatic digging and mining • Get idle gold coins, even when you are sleeping! • Lots of gifts: daily rewards, lucky wheel, and more! Get some free stuff every day! Mini Digger introduces you to an intriguing way to spend your free time with pleasure, relax your mind and learn background stories about ancient treasures. The delightful simulation idle mining game is definitely worth a try! All it takes for your mining journey to unfold is you!

Screenshots

Idle Drops4 screens
Mini Digger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Drops at 62% against Mini Digger's 28%. Idle Drops also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (813 vs 96). Mini Digger's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Drops sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Mini Digger sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 813 ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Idle Drops's written reviews are positive against 28% of Mini Digger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, Mini Digger every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Idle Drops versus Mini Digger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DropsMini Digger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (813 ratings) — better4.0 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings813 — better96
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Rouleau IncChengdu Warrior Tech Limited

Customer experience

Idle Drops

All ratings813 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.6%

Mini Digger

All ratings96 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative64.6%

User reviews

Idle Drops

From 813 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay
  • 🚀 Addictive experience
  • 💡 Interesting story/lore
  • 🎨 Great visuals and music

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Frequent ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔋 Progress loss issues
  • 📊 Slow progression at higher levels

Mini Digger

From 96 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun to play
  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 Satisfying mining sounds
  • 👍 Good game idea
  • 👍 Good for passing time

Room to improve

  • 광고 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Game won't load/start
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Short game length (few levels)
  • 🐛 Paid ad removal doesn't work

Bugs and requests

Idle Drops

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads causing game freezes
  • Losing progress after prestiging
  • Inconsistent ad reward functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more level variety
  • Improve ad implementation
  • Implement cloud save/sync
  • Expand on the story/lore

Mini Digger

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Won't load
  • Login failed (Apple/Guest)
  • Initialization error
  • Game won't start
  • App is slow
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  • Paid for no ads but still have ads
  • Game locked at end of third stage
  • Subscription not appearing in Apple subscriptions
  • Crashing/erroring out on login
  • Cannot get offline rewards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels/maps
  • Add trucks
  • Add diggers permanently
  • Improve ad removal functionality
  • Add Russian language support

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Drops

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time11
  • 10 Diamonds$0.99
  • Dragon Drop$0.99
  • Ad-Free Collect x2$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Ad-Free Drops x2 and Multi x2$2.99
  • 55 Diamonds$4.99
  • Mega Pack Remove Ads$6.99
  • Mega Pack$6.99
  • 120 Diamonds$9.99
  • Permanent VIP$19.99
  • 250 Diamonds$19.99
10 purchases

Mini Digger

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription 9.99$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • Beginner Pack 0.99$0.99
  • Beginner Pack 2$1.99
  • Beginner Pack$2.99
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  • Remove interstitial ads$2.99
  • Second Scene Pack$4.99
  • Super Miner 9.99$9.99
  • Armor Miner 9.99$9.99
  • Monthly Card$9.99
  • Double revenue 10.99$10.99

Questions

Is Idle Drops free?
Idle Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Digger free?
Mini Digger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Drops or Mini Digger?
Idle Drops is rated higher. Idle Drops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 813 ratings, while Mini Digger averages 4.0 from 96 ratings.
Do Idle Drops or Mini Digger have ads?
Both Idle Drops and Mini Digger show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Drops or Mini Digger?
Idle Drops ships an update every 9 days, and Mini Digger every 3 weeks. Most recently, Idle Drops was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mini Digger on October 29, 2026.

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