Comparison

Gold Rush 3D! vs Gold Digger FRVR

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

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About

Gold Rush 3D!

Dig for valuable gems and stones like gold, silver, and emeralds. Clean the ground, break rocks, and process ores to sell for in-game currency. Use your earnings to buy upgrades and become the richest miner.

Highlights
  • Dig for gold and valuable stones
  • Cut grass to clear digging areas
  • Break stones with a drill
  • Clean and process found ores
  • Sell gems for dollars
  • Buy upgrades and become rich
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The most satisfying and addictive game you will ever play! This game will keep you coming back for more gold and all kinds of valuable stones. Like silver, emerald, gold, amethyst, and more! All you need to do is find the valuable gems. each level is different and you will never get bored, we promise. 1. Cut the grasses to clean up the ground for your gold digging! 2. Break the stones with a drill when they are in your way! 3. Clean what you found! 4. Mix chemicals to split ores from each other! 5. AND THEN SELL ALL OF THEM FOR DOLLARS AND BUY MORE UPGRADES AND BE RICH!!! It's the best simulation game out there and it's so simple, yet so addictive and satisfying! If you like simulation and simple satisfying games, then this game is just the right game for you to spend time. Every age can play it. Start digging now and be the best and richest miner out there!

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

Gold Rush 3D!4 screens
Gold Digger FRVR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gold Rush 3D! at every 9 days against Gold Digger FRVR's every 2 months. Gold Rush 3D! also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 1.5K) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Gold Rush 3D! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gold Digger FRVR sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Gold Rush 3D! against 4.5 for Gold Digger FRVR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gold Rush 3D! has 16K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Gold Rush 3D!'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Gold Digger FRVR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gold Rush 3D! ships an update every 9 days, Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gold Rush 3D! versus Gold Digger FRVR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGold Rush 3D!Gold Digger FRVR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews37.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesFRVR ApS

Customer experience

Gold Rush 3D!

All ratings15,582 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral11.6%
Negative57.3%

Gold Digger FRVR

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

User reviews

Gold Rush 3D!

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Satisfying panning and mining mechanics
  • 💎 Variety of gems and minerals to discover

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Excessive and disruptive advertisements
  • 🔁 Repetitive and limited gameplay loop
  • 🐛 Bugs, glitches, and performance issues
  • 💰 Upgrade system feels grindy and unrewarding

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

Gold Rush 3D!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game progress and unlocks randomly reset
  • Minerals/gems not properly recognized or rewarded
  • Frequent crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Upgrade costs not accurately displayed

Requested features

5 requests
  • More diverse and challenging levels
  • Ability to freely explore and mine in open world
  • Additional tools, minerals, and upgrade paths
  • Improved sound effects and music
  • Option to disable ads or pay to remove them

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

1 purchases

Gold Rush 3D!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
10 purchases

Gold Digger FRVR

One-time10
  • Handful of 15 Gems$0.99
  • Bundle Pack 1$0.99
  • Pile of 50 Gems$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Bundle Pack 2$2.99
  • Bundle Pack 3$4.99
  • Bundle Pack 4$6.99
  • Mountain of 1000 Gems$9.99
  • Bucket of 120 Gems$9.99
  • Bucket of 300 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Gold Rush 3D! free?
Gold Rush 3D! 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, Gold Rush 3D! or Gold Digger FRVR?
Gold Rush 3D! is rated higher. Gold Rush 3D! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Gold Digger FRVR averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Gold Rush 3D! or Gold Digger FRVR have ads?
Both Gold Rush 3D! and Gold Digger FRVR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gold Rush 3D! or Gold Digger FRVR?
Gold Rush 3D! ships an update every 9 days, and Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. Most recently, Gold Rush 3D! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Gold Digger FRVR on November 3, 2026.

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