Comparison

Mining Inc. vs Gold Digger FRVR

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

Head to head
About

Mining Inc.

Build and manage a vast mining empire, from gold to rare gemstones. Upgrade your facilities, hire skilled managers, and collect unique boosters to maximize your production and become a trillionaire tycoon. Complete challenging quests to unlock new content and expand your operations.

Highlights
  • Discover diverse mining environments
  • Uncover precious gemstones like diamonds and rubies
  • Improve production with building upgrades
  • Hire and assign skilled managers
  • Collect unique boosters for faster growth
  • Complete challenging quests
Features
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Make it rain with your mining empire! Become the next mining trillionaire, rule the industry, and be the king of all mines! DISCOVER AND ENJOY DIVERSE CONTENT Throughout the game, you will see your environment evolve visually with new buildings, new vehicles, new machines to help you reach your goal of operating the most successful mining company! UNCOVER PRECIOUS GEMSTONES You will start with one production line- a gold mine. As the game progresses, you can unlock mines that are full of diamonds, rubies, and other rare gemstones! IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTION With the money you earn, you can unlock and upgrade buildings to increase the output of your mining company! HIRE YOUR DREAM TEAM Gather the best managers to tackle all your challenges! Assign them wisely to optimize your production! Hire managers with various unique skills to assign them to different parts of your operation! COLLECT UNIQUE BOOSTERS When you reach specific prestige ranks, you will win unique boosters to make your mining enterprise grow even faster! EMBRACE THE MINING CHALLENGE The user journey is filled with numerous challenging quests. Complete them all to unlock new content! Start drilling today!

About

Gold Digger FRVR

Embark on a thrilling mining adventure, digging deep into caves to unearth gold, diamonds, and ancient treasures. Strategically use your pickaxe to avoid falling rocks and connect three or more to blast them for bonus rewards. Save your progress at checkpoints and aim to become a speleology tycoon.

Highlights
  • Dig for gold and treasures
  • Avoid falling rocks
  • Blast rocks by connecting three or more
  • Discover dinosaur bones and diamonds
  • Save progress with checkpoints
  • Explore cave corners
Features
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Gold Digger FRVR is the best digging game, for both gold rush veterans and mining fans. Take your pickaxe and your helmet and start drilling! Let’s dig day and night, let’s find tons of gold and some treasures, let’s put them on the ground and make some money! But aware of the giant rocks, make smart use of your pickaxe and dig wisely, otherwise they will fall on you and you'll lose all the gold! Instead of that, try to connect three or more rocks to blast them and get even more gold! Explore every corner of the cave and do not leave a stone unexcavated. Who knows what could you find in the depths of a gold mine? Dig up ancient dinosaurs bones, valuable gold nuggets of even shiny diamonds. No rock can stop you from your mining mission! Be careful of underground explosions and use the checkpoint base to save your progress. Start mining and fill your bag with gold and diamonds in the best free digging game ever! Can you become the speleology tycoon?

Screenshots

Mining Inc.4 screens
Gold Digger FRVR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mining Inc. at 4.7 against Gold Digger FRVR's 4.5. Mining Inc. also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 1.5K). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Mining Inc. sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Gold Digger FRVR sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mining Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Inc. has 14K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Mining Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Gold Digger FRVR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Inc. ships an update every 6 weeks, Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mining Inc. versus Gold Digger FRVR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining Inc.Gold Digger FRVR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews — better37.1% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGreen Panda GamesFRVR ApS

Customer experience

Mining Inc.

All ratings14,076 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews650 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral17.7%
Negative40.2%

Gold Digger FRVR

All ratings1,522 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Mining Inc.

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 No forced ads or pay-to-win mechanics
  • 💡 Ability to earn premium currency through gameplay
  • 👍 Decent graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches, including game crashes and progress resets
  • ⏱️ Slow progression due to daily bonus requirements
  • 🔒 Lack of cloud save support leading to data loss
  • ⚠️ Concerns about abandoned development

Gold Digger FRVR

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable time-killer
  • 🚀 Engaging mining mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Progress loss and reset issues
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance

Bugs and requests

Mining Inc.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rank up requirements not working as intended
  • Diamond mine capacity not calculating correctly
  • Managers not dropping as expected
  • Upgrade buttons becoming locked after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content beyond rank 30
  • Improve the diamond mine mechanics and balance
  • Introduce new mine types (e.g., silver, ruby)
  • Allow managers for the underground mine

Gold Digger FRVR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and resets progress
  • Inventory and items disappearing
  • Inability to load or launch game

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved save/load functionality
  • More content and progression
  • Optimization for newer devices

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Mining Inc.

One-time9
  • Tiny Pack$1.99
  • Legendary chest$1.99
  • Boost$1.99
Show 6 more
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Small Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Medium Pack$9.99
  • Great Leap$12.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
12 purchases

Gold Digger FRVR

One-time12
  • Handful of 15 Gems$0.99
  • Bundle Pack 1$0.99
  • Pile of 50 Gems$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Bundle Pack 2$2.99
  • Bucket of 100 Gems$4.99
  • Bundle Pack 3$4.99
  • Bundle Pack 4$6.99
  • Mountain of 1000 Gems$9.99
  • Bucket of 120 Gems$9.99
  • Bundle Pack 5$9.99
  • Bucket of 300 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Mining Inc. free?
Mining Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gold Digger FRVR free?
Gold Digger FRVR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mining Inc. or Gold Digger FRVR?
Mining Inc. is rated higher. Mining Inc. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Gold Digger FRVR averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Mining Inc. or Gold Digger FRVR have ads?
Both Mining Inc. and Gold Digger FRVR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mining Inc. or Gold Digger FRVR?
Mining Inc. ships an update every 6 weeks, and Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. Most recently, Mining Inc. was updated on September 28, 2026 and Gold Digger FRVR on September 28, 2026.

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