Builders Idle vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build famous world landmarks
- Tap to boost builders
- Upgrade builders
- Travel around the world
- Construction simulator
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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!
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 rating: Builders Idle at 4.6 against Mining Tycoon 3D's 3.3. Builders Idle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (29% vs 13%). Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Builders Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Builders Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Builders Idle has 312 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Builders Idle's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Builders Idle ships an update weekly, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Builders Idle | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (312 ratings) — better | 3.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 312 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 164 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LittleBit | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Builders Idle
Mining Tycoon 3D
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
Mining Tycoon 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Builders Idle
- No ads mode$2.99
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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