Comparison

Builders Idle 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

Builders Idle

Build iconic world landmarks by tapping to boost and upgrade your builders. Travel the globe to assist in the construction of famous buildings in this engaging simulator.

Highlights
  • Build famous world landmarks
  • Tap to boost builders
  • Upgrade builders
  • Travel around the world
  • Construction simulator
Features
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Amazing constructions simulator - create the most famous buildings in the world! Easy to play: tap to boost your builders, upgrade them and build the greatest world landmarks. Travel around the world and help your builders to finish beautiful buildings!

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

Builders Idle4 screens
Mini Digger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Builders Idle at 4.6 against Mini Digger's 4.0. Builders Idle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Mini Digger's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Builders Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Builders Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 312 and 96 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Builders Idle's written reviews are positive against 28% of Mini Digger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Builders Idle ships an update weekly, Mini Digger every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Builders Idle versus Mini Digger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuilders IdleMini Digger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (312 ratings) — better4.0 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better96
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittleBitChengdu Warrior Tech Limited

Customer experience

Builders Idle

All ratings312 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative50.0%

Mini Digger

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

Bugs and requests

Builders Idle

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Crashes offline
  • Loses progress after crashing
  • Game freezes at new buildings
  • Builders not building
  • Incomplete structures
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  • Game crashes and loses upgrades
  • Won't move to next building
  • Ad-free purchase doesn't stop ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more buildings
  • Add more levels
  • Add better backdrops and scenery
  • Add more idle gameplay mechanics

Mini Digger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Builders Idle

One-time1
  • No ads mode$2.99
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 Builders Idle free?
Builders Idle 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, Builders Idle or Mini Digger?
Builders Idle is rated higher. Builders Idle averages 4.6 out of 5 from 312 ratings, while Mini Digger averages 4.0 from 96 ratings.
Do Builders Idle or Mini Digger have ads?
Mini Digger shows ads; Builders Idle does not.
Which is updated more often, Builders Idle or Mini Digger?
Builders Idle ships an update weekly, and Mini Digger every 3 weeks. Most recently, Builders Idle was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mini Digger on October 9, 2026.

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