Comparison

Miners Settlement vs The Elder Scrolls

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

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About

Miners Settlement

Embark on a relaxing pixel art adventure where you gather resources, rebuild your village, and engage in idle battles at your own pace. Automate mining, complete quests, and manage resources to restore a forgotten world. Team up with others in guilds for a casual, stress-free RPG experience.

Highlights
  • Idle mining and automation
  • Story-driven quests
  • Auto battles and AFK progress
  • Settlement restoration and upgrades
  • Resource trading and management
  • Guild system
Features
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Miners Settlement: Idle RPG Mine, battle, craft, and level up in a relaxing pixel RPG adventure. Explore a nostalgic pixel world, gather resources, collect powerful gear, fight monsters, and rebuild your forgotten settlement. Progress at your own pace - whether you want to relax for a few minutes or dive deeper into character progression, quests, crafting, and combat. With auto-mining, auto battles, and offline progress, your adventure keeps moving even when you're away. Mine & Automate Explore mines and gather valuable resources and materials. Use what you find to craft items, improve your gear, and make your mining more efficient. Unlock auto-mining and automation to keep gathering resources while you're offline. Build up your production step by step and prepare for your next adventure. Battle & Grow Stronger Fight monsters, earn experience, collect loot, and keep improving your hero. Find better equipment, level up, and take on increasingly powerful enemies and bosses. Auto battles and idle progression make it easy to keep growing even when you don't have much time to play. Every upgrade brings you one step closer to becoming stronger. Craft & Collect Gear Turn the materials you gather into useful items and equipment. Collect weapons, armor, and other gear to improve your character and prepare for tougher challenges. Keep exploring, crafting, and upgrading to discover just how powerful your hero can become. Quests & Story Meet quirky characters, complete quests, and uncover the story of a forgotten world. As you progress, discover new areas, unlock features, and reveal secrets hidden throughout your adventure. Take your time and experience the story at your own pace. Rebuild Your Settlement Bring your ruined hometown back to life. Construct and upgrade buildings, unlock new systems, and watch your settlement grow alongside your character. The further you progress, the more your once-forgotten village begins to thrive again. Trade & Manage Resources Make use of everything you collect through mining, exploration, and battle. Sell unwanted loot, trade items, and manage your resources as you build your fortune and prepare for future upgrades. Decide what to keep, use, craft, or sell as your adventure grows. Join a Guild Join other players and work toward shared goals. Climb guild leaderboards, take part in social progression, and enjoy the game together with other adventurers. Play at your own pace - whether you prefer a relaxing solo adventure or being part of a guild. Why Play Miners Settlement? - Relaxing and nostalgic pixel art world - Idle RPG combat and character progression - Mining, crafting, and resource gathering - Weapons, armor, loot, and equipment upgrades - Auto-mining and auto battles - Offline and AFK progress - Story-driven quests and exploration - Settlement rebuilding and upgrades - Trading and resource management - Guilds and social features - Easy to pick up, with plenty of long-term progression Explore the mines, gather materials, craft better gear, and battle your way through a nostalgic pixel world. Grow stronger, rebuild your settlement, and enjoy an RPG adventure you can play at your own pace. Start your adventure in Miners Settlement today!

About

The Elder Scrolls

Build and manage your own castle and dynasty across generations. Make crucial decisions, customize your stronghold, and send heroes on quests to protect your kingdom. Your choices shape your legacy.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your castle
  • Manage your dynasty across generations
  • Make impactful kingdom decisions
  • Train subjects and assign workstations
  • Complete epic quests with heroes
  • Equip heroes with epic gear
Features
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From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning developer behind Skyrim and Fallout Shelter, comes The Elder Scrolls: Castles – a new mobile game that puts you in control of your very own castle and dynasty. Oversee your subjects as the years come and go, families grow, and new rulers take the throne. BUILD YOUR DYNASTY Tell your story for generations - each day in real life covers the span of an entire year in The Elder Scrolls: Castles. Train your subjects, name heirs, and maintain order to help your kingdom flourish. Will you keep your subjects happy and ensure a long life for their ruler? Or will they grow discontent and plot assassination? MANAGE YOUR CASTLE Customize your castle from the ground up, adding and expanding rooms, placing lavish decorations and inspirational monuments, and even assign subjects to workstations to ensure your castle has the resources to thrive for years to come! RULE YOUR KINGDOM Make key decisions that impact your legacy. Will you risk a limited supply of food to aid a neighboring kingdom? How should a heated spat between your subjects be settled? Your choices determine if your rule will inspire prosperity or lead your castle to peril. COMPLETE EPIC QUESTS Create heroes, equip them with epic gear, and send them to battle against classic Elder Scrolls foes to collect valuable items and keep your kingdom growing.

Screenshots

Miners Settlement4 screens
The Elder Scrolls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Miners Settlement at 72% against The Elder Scrolls's 49%. Miners Settlement also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). The Elder Scrolls's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Miners Settlement sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Elder Scrolls 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

Miners Settlement holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34K and 13K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Miners Settlement's written reviews are positive against 49% of The Elder Scrolls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miners Settlement ships an update every 4 weeks, The Elder Scrolls every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Miners Settlement versus The Elder Scrolls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiners SettlementThe Elder Scrolls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (34K ratings) — better4.6 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better49.2% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better13K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size364 MB686 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFunventure P S ABethesda

Customer experience

Miners Settlement

All ratings34,459 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,289 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative22.0%

The Elder Scrolls

All ratings13,152 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews1,198 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral18.0%
Negative32.7%

User reviews

Miners Settlement

From 34K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🕹️ Relaxing and chill experience
  • 🎨 Appealing pixel art style
  • 🤖 Helpful and responsive support team
  • 💰 Generous with free in-game currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and excessive grinding
  • 💳 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win elements
  • 🤖 Inconsistent or unhelpful moderation
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency around account suspensions

The Elder Scrolls

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique Elder Scrolls-themed mechanics
  • 💡 Interesting character relationships and decision-making
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall-locked content
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and sync issues
  • 🕹️ Clunky controls and UI

Bugs and requests

Miners Settlement

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Quests and progress being lost or reset
  • Inventory and crafting issues
  • Ads causing crashes or freezes
  • Teleportation and portal functionality problems
  • Inconsistent or missing text translations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a 'restart game' option
  • Improve quest menu navigation
  • Increase drop rates for rare resources
  • Expand character customization options
  • Optimize performance for newer devices

The Elder Scrolls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to select rooms without selecting characters
  • Accidental character movement due to poor UI
  • Inconsistent resource collection when game is closed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiple save files or restart option
  • More customization options for castle and characters
  • Improved character management tools
  • Deeper integration with Elder Scrolls lore and characters

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Miners Settlement

One-time10
  • 50 Gems Package$0.99
  • Special Offer - 2$1.99
  • Special offer$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Package with 300 gems$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special offer$7.99
  • Special Offer - 10$9.99
  • Package with 1200 gems$14.99
  • Special offer$14.99
  • Special Offer$24.99
10 purchases

The Elder Scrolls

One-time10
  • Pouch of Gems$1.99
  • Small Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Emperor's Pass (7 days)$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Sack of Gems$4.99
  • Legendary Event Subject Bundle$6.99
  • Satchel of Gems$9.99
  • Emperor's Pass (30 days)$13.99
  • Large Starter Bundle$14.99
  • Emperor's Pass (1 year)$19.99
  • Strongbox of Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Miners Settlement free?
Miners Settlement is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Elder Scrolls free?
The Elder Scrolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Miners Settlement or The Elder Scrolls?
Miners Settlement is rated higher. Miners Settlement averages 4.9 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while The Elder Scrolls averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do Miners Settlement or The Elder Scrolls have ads?
Both Miners Settlement and The Elder Scrolls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Miners Settlement or The Elder Scrolls?
Miners Settlement ships an update every 4 weeks, and The Elder Scrolls every 2 weeks. Most recently, Miners Settlement was updated on November 10, 2026 and The Elder Scrolls on November 11, 2026.

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