Master Miner vs Rock Miner
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?
Rock Miner
Crush rocks and stones as a corgi in a truck to earn currency and build bridges. Upgrade your vehicle to mine more efficiently, discover hidden crystals, and rescue trapped dogs. Explore underground mines across different islands to become the ultimate mining king.
- Crush rocks and stones
- Discover glittering crystals
- Upgrade mining truck
- Utilize minecarts for ore transport
- Rescue trapped dogs
- Explore underground mines
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Welcome to Rock Miner! You're a corgi, driving a truck, CRUSHING rocks! Mine the stones to sell them and build bridges to more areas. Upgrade your truck to grind rocks and collect even more ore! Become the ultimate rock and stone mining king! * Crush Rocks! Clear each level of all the different types of Rock and Stone! * Find all the Glittering Crystals! Our stages have actual secrets to find. Explore well! * Upgrade Your Truck! Make your steam roller stronger and become a better Rock and Stone Miner! Make your grinder HUGE! * Minecarts! Clear the tracks and mine carts will help you carry more ore. * Rescue Dogs! Dogs are trapped in the mines. Can you save them? Explore different islands deep in the underground mines. No stone will stop you! Explore - the further you go the more rare ore you get. Upgrade your truck to be more powerful and destroy harder rocks and the largest stone! Be the ultimate stone crusher! Find animals trapped in the mines and rescue them! You are a Corgi! Drive a steamroller to crush stones and save animals in the game, we rescue pets in real life, too! Be a stone crusher to release the animals from their cage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rock Miner at 100% against Master Miner's 33%. Rock Miner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (111 vs 3). Master Miner's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Rock Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rock Miner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Miner has 111 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Master Miner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rock Miner's.
Master Miner ships an update every 5 days, Rock Miner every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Master Miner | Rock Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | paragonGamez, LLC | Dan Scalise |
Customer experience
Master Miner
Rock Miner
In-app purchases
Master Miner
- Remove Ads$2.99
Rock Miner
- Easy Gems$1.99
- More Gems$4.99
- Premium Mining Pass$7.99
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- Special Pack$7.99
- Gem Overload$9.99
- Rescuer's Pack$9.99
- Corgi Truck$9.99
- Magnet Booster Ad Remover$9.99
- Infinite Capacity Ad Remover$9.99
- Expand Grinder Ad Remover$9.99
