Comparison

Mining Inc. vs Paddock

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

Paddock

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Paddock is a single-player, offline horse racing prediction game: a retro pixel art simulator where you read the form like a trainer and pick the winner. Every race card shows 6–10 thoroughbreds with real form: last five results, ground and distance preferences, running style, training notes, jockey changes and stable news. Read the card, find the horse the market has wrong, and make your pick: Win, Place, Exacta or Trifecta. Then watch the race unfold in pixel art with live commentary, photo finishes and a camera that follows your horse. Right picks score points based on the odds; wrong picks score zero. Points only ever go up. Nothing is wagered, nothing is lost. - Fair by design: the simulation is deterministic and the information you see is genuinely linked to the outcome. When you miss, you'll know why. - 30-day seasons across three tracks: town, national and international. Higher tracks multiply your points. - Ten kinds of paddock news from eight sources — trainers, stable hands and insiders — some reliable, some traps. Learn who to trust. - Statistics by pick type, running style and market rank. Build your own handicapping system. - Weekly card: five races, the same for everyone. Post your score to the leaderboard. - No account, no server. Plays offline. Each race costs one ticket. Tickets refill over time, from daily bonuses or by watching an optional ad; they are never sold and never depend on the race result. No real-money gambling, no prizes, nothing to cash out. A one-time purchase removes ads.

Screenshots

Mining Inc.4 screens
Paddock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paddock at every 2 days against Mining Inc.'s every 6 weeks. Mining Inc.'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Paddock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Inc. ships an update every 6 weeks, Paddock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mining Inc. versus Paddock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining Inc.Paddock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGreen Panda GamesCengizhan Hakan

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

Paddock

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
1 purchases

Paddock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Mining Inc. free?
Mining Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paddock free?
Paddock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mining Inc. or Paddock have ads?
Both Mining Inc. and Paddock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mining Inc. or Paddock?
Mining Inc. ships an update every 6 weeks, and Paddock every 2 days. Most recently, Mining Inc. was updated on September 23, 2026 and Paddock on September 20, 2026.

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