Idle Race vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Race
Launch tourists into the water to satisfy customers and earn income. Upgrade your gear and use props to enhance the experience. Expand your business by opening new branches in different regions.
- Launch tourists into water
- Upgrade equipment
- Use various props
- Attract more guests
- Open multiple branches
- Experience different regions
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Beat tourists into the water is your main task. Upgrade your equipment and use all kinds of props to satisfy customers. Do a good job in publicity and attract more guests. You can also open many branches and experience the customs of different regions.
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: Idle Race at 67% against Mining Tycoon 3D's 13%. Idle Race also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Race holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Idle Race's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Idle Race ships an update every 6 weeks, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Race | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better | 3.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文辉 江 | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Idle Race
Mining Tycoon 3D
In-app purchases
Idle Race
No in-app purchases
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
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