Ground Driller vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ground Driller
An idle digging game where you excavate gems and minerals with automated miners and upgradable equipment. Discover rare treasures deep underground and earn coins even when offline. Explore new content like research, fishing, and mini-games.
- Automated digging and mining
- Collect diverse gems and minerals
- Upgrade excavators and miners
- Offline coin earnings
- Mining research, fishing, mini-games
- Achievements and leaderboards
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Mine diverse gems and minerals with a powerful excavator and cute miners. Rarest gems are found only in the deepest part of the earth so dig as deep as possible. - No control required. Digging and mining are done automatically! - Uranium, nickel, copper, coal, iron ore and other minerals can be collected. - You must upgrade your excavator to get deep into the earth. - Capable miners can mine more minerals than others. - There are various surprise events! - You can earn Coins even while you're offline. - New content has been added, including mining research, fishing, and mini-games. - Achievement & Leaderboard supported. - This is an offline game that does not require Data or WiFi connection. - Supports English.
Mining Tycoon 3D
Dig deep into the earth to unearth precious gems, gold, and diamonds. Hire miners, upgrade their speed, and tap to accelerate your excavation. Become a wealthy mining tycoon by discovering hidden treasures and filling your carts.
- Mine and load carts
- Discover various jewels
- Dig and create paths
- Explore a spiral world
- Hire and upgrade workers
- Tap to speed up mining
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Become a Mining Tycoon! It was never too easy and satisfying until now! Dig down deep in to the earth and extract out Gems, Gold, Diamonds and Treasures hidden from Millions of years by hiring miners and speed up the process by tapping on the screen. The more you mine the richer you become! Mining Tycoon - Idle Game's Features: • Mine & load on the carts. • Discover verities of jewels the deeper you dig • Dig and make paths. • Enjoy the spiral world with multiple paths • Hire workers and upgrade the speed of workers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ground Driller at 60% against Mining Tycoon 3D's 13%. Ground Driller also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (498 vs 46). Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Ground Driller sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ground Driller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ground Driller has 498 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Ground Driller's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Ground Driller ships an update monthly, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ground Driller | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (498 ratings) — better | 3.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fevergames inc. | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Ground Driller
Mining Tycoon 3D
Bugs and requests
Ground Driller
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coin count not visible on iPhone X/XS/XR
- Timers not counting down when app is closed
- Ads not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Offline resource generation
- Bulk upgrade options
- Competitive/social features
- More end-game content
- Compatibility improvements for newer iPhones
Mining Tycoon 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ground Driller
- 300 Dia$1.99
- 1200 Dia$6.99
- Speed-up 3x$6.99
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- Remove Bad News$6.99
- 4200 Diamonds$19.99
- 8000 Dia$34.99
- 18000 Dia(Limited)$34.99
- 18000 Diamonds$69.99
Mining Tycoon 3D
- Handful of Gems$1.99
- Bucket of Gems$4.99
- Barrel of Gems$9.99
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- Remove Unwanted Ads$9.99
- Crate of Gems$24.99
- Wheel Barrow of Gems$44.99
- Truckload of Gems$89.99
Questions
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