Comparison

Cave Driller vs Popo's Mine

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

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About

Cave Driller

An idle simulation game where units automatically mine resources and expand your mine. Hire managers with special abilities and explore other planets to discover unique minerals. Strengthen your units and equipment to achieve a billionaire dream.

Highlights
  • Automatic mine excavation and mineral mining
  • Explore and develop planets
  • Mine 23 types of minerals
  • Hire and strengthen managers
  • Various digging and mining equipment
  • Surprise missions and bonuses
Features
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Cave Driller is a new type of an idle simulation game. Unlike other clicker idle games, Cave Driller does not required touch frequently, thus units will be mining automatically without clicking and touching, and drills will dig the ground to expand mine. Hire and strengthen the important managers with special abilities, such as emptying warehouses, repairing broken mines, and increasing the efficiency of units to mine the minerals faster. Not only mining on the earth, but also expand and build mine to get unique minerals in other planets by space exploring. Special and valuable 23 types of minerals can be acquired as deeper the mine. Achieve the best manager of the mine to fulfill billionaire dream by strengthening units, and equipment to earn more. [Game Feature] - Automatic mine excavation and mineral mining even if left unattended without special operation - Explore and develop Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - Mining the totals 23 types of minerals such as zircon, emerald, cobalt, and iridium - Various digging equipment is available such as turbo, hurricane, super, and Thor - Various mining equipment is available such as blade, claw, and destroyer - Various elevator equipment is available such as dash, lightning, and warp - Various storage vehicle equipment is available such as armor, bore, and jumbo - The manager system that helps mine operation to more convenient - A resource conversion system that able to recycle resources to strengthen various abilities - Various surprise mission such as mine closure, treasure chest, meteorite, and mineral vein discovery - News system that provides buff and de-buff effects in real time - Provided dozens of various missions - Provided various bonuses such as mini-games and space exploration - Supported 16 languages - Supported achievement and leaderboards - Supported tablet devices Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

Popo's Mine

Manage your own mine to become an industrial tycoon and earn idle profits. Automate workflows, hire managers with special abilities, and invest wisely to maximize your cash, even offline.

Highlights
  • Automate workflow for idle income
  • Earn idle cash offline
  • Smart investment for profit
  • Hire managers to boost motivation
  • Managers with special effects
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Become an industrial tycoon by managing your mine and idle profit! Expand your empire & give it a boost with managers. Take on the challenge and discover the best mining strategy and earn as much cash as possible! FEATURES: • Automate your workflow to increase your idle income • Get idle cash, even when you are offline • Profit from a smart investment • Hire managers to increase your workers’ motivation • Every manager has a special effect • No internet connection needed

Screenshots

Cave Driller4 screens
Popo's Mine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Popo's Mine at 323 against Cave Driller's 2. Popo's Mine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Cave Driller's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cave Driller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Popo's Mine sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cave Driller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popo's Mine has 323 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cave Driller's written reviews are positive against 93% of Popo's Mine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cave Driller ships an update every 3 weeks, Popo's Mine weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cave Driller versus Popo's Mine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCave DrillerPopo's Mine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (323 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2323 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXSTORMX

Customer experience

Cave Driller

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Popo's Mine

All ratings321 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cave Driller

One-time10
  • ruby 900$2.99
  • Beginner Bonus Box Package$4.99
  • ruby 1,500$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Start Package$9.99
  • Premium Bonus Box Package$9.99
  • ruby 3,300$9.99
  • ruby 10,800$29.99
  • ruby 19,500$49.99
  • Master Package$99.99
  • ruby 45,000$99.99
19 purchases

Popo's Mine

One-time19
  • 300 Rubies$1.99
  • Special offer 2$2.99
  • 800 Rubies$4.99
Show 16 more
  • Offline Earning x2$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Special offer 3$4.99
  • Daily Delivery$4.99
  • Special offer 4$8.99
  • 1700 Rubies$9.99
  • Earning x2$9.99
  • Special Daily Delivery$9.99
  • Royale Pass$12.99
  • Legendary Chest Packgage$17.99
  • Research Package$17.99
  • 3600 Rubies$19.99
  • Special offer 6$21.99
  • Special offer 8$44.99
  • Income Boost Package$44.99
  • Special offer 9$99.99

Questions

Is Cave Driller free?
Cave Driller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Popo's Mine free?
Popo's Mine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cave Driller or Popo's Mine?
Cave Driller is rated higher. Cave Driller averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Popo's Mine averages 4.8 from 323 ratings.
Do Cave Driller or Popo's Mine have ads?
Both Cave Driller and Popo's Mine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cave Driller or Popo's Mine?
Cave Driller ships an update every 3 weeks, and Popo's Mine weekly. Most recently, Cave Driller was updated on October 8, 2026 and Popo's Mine on October 29, 2026.

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