Comparison

Mining Inc. vs Digging Run

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

Digging Run

Dig deeper into the earth to unlock new levels and hire more workers. Improve your digging speed and expand your operations to progress further. This game offers a simple yet engaging experience focused on resource management and expansion.

Highlights
  • Unlock new worker levels
  • Increase digging speed
  • Hire more workers
  • Dig deeper
  • Level progression
Features
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Unlock new levels for workers! Gain more speed & hire more workers! Dig deeper and deeper!

Screenshots

Mining Inc.4 screens
Digging Run3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mining Inc. at 4.7 against Digging Run's 3.0. Mining Inc. also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2). Digging Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mining Inc. sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Digging Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mining Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Inc. has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mining Inc. versus Digging Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining Inc.Digging Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB194 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGreen Panda GamesBOOM GAMES YAZILIM VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Mining Inc.

All ratings14,076 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews651 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral17.7%
Negative40.1%

Digging Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Digging Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Mining Inc.

One-time9
  • Tiny Pack$1.99
  • Legendary chest$1.99
  • Boost$1.99
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  • 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
None

Digging Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mining Inc. free?
Mining Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digging Run free?
Digging Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mining Inc. or Digging Run?
Mining Inc. is rated higher. Mining Inc. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Digging Run averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mining Inc. or Digging Run have ads?
Both Mining Inc. and Digging Run show ads.

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