Master Miner vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Miner
Mine for valuable resources by smashing rocks and discover different types of gems. Sell your collected materials to purchase upgrades and progress further in this satisfying simulation game.
- Smash rocks
- Collect materials
- Sell resources
- Buy upgrades
- Discover gems
- Explore rock types
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Smashing rocks was never so much fun! Become the greatest miner to have walked the earth, in the most satisfying game of all time. Destroy rocks and collect materials. Sell the materials and buy upgrades! How far can you go? How many different types of rocks will you find? Will you discover all the different types of magical gems?
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
Master Miner and Mining Tycoon 3D both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of Master Miner's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's. Master Miner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Master Miner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Master Miner against 3.3 for Mining Tycoon 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Tycoon 3D has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Master Miner's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Master Miner ships an update every 5 days, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Miner | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.3 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | paragonGamez, LLC | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Master Miner
Mining Tycoon 3D
In-app purchases
Master Miner
- Remove Ads$2.99
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
Questions
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