Astrocave vs Miner Depths
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrocave
Pilot a lander through dangerous underground caves, collecting fuel to ascend. Test your bravery and skill to reach the exit, with procedurally generated levels and a unique soundtrack. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements.
- Procedurally generated cave levels
- Fuel collection for survival
- Touch and tilt controls
- Bluetooth controller support
- Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity soundtrack
- Custom seed level generation
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Pilot your lander through the dangers of an underground cave system to reach the exit at the top. Collect fuel during your ascent to stay alive. Only 0.24% (based on App analytics) are brave enough to try and only 1 in 100 (based on leaderboard statistics) are successful. Are you brave enough to try? Can you reach the top? Simple to play! Just touch the screen to thrust and tilt device to steer. Supports bluetooth game controllers too! Includes an incredible Sci-Fi Industrial Obscurity music soundtrack! Uses a unique seed based subtractive algorithm for generating levels. Create unique levels using custom seeds. More than 50 secret seed awards to discover! Earn free credits by guessing the secret seeds. 14 Game Center leaderboards to conquer! 25 Game Center achievements!
Miner Depths
Control a drill to dig through layers of earth, collecting valuable ores. Sell your findings to upgrade your equipment and venture deeper into increasingly challenging underground environments. Manage resources like fuel and hull integrity to survive unexpected hazards.
- Dig through layers of earth with unique ores
- Collect and sell ores for profit
- Upgrade drill, hull, and fuel tank
- Manage fuel and hull integrity
- Encounter obstacles and surprises underground
- Use special items to overcome challenges
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Miner Depths is a mining game where you control a drill, dig through layers of earth, collect ores, sell them, and use the money to upgrade your gear — then go deeper. That's the loop. Simple on paper, lots of rabbit holes. The deeper you go, the harder it gets and the better the rewards. Cave-ins, gas pockets, unstable ground — the underground doesn't make it easy. Good. Features: Dig through layers of earth with unique ores, obstacles and surprises. Sell your ores and upgrade your drill, hull, fuel tank and more. Use special items to get out of tight spots. Manage fuel and hull damage — you can't just dig blindly and hope for the best. What will you find down there? Happy digging!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astrocave at 5.0 against Miner Depths's 4.4. Astrocave also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Astrocave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Miner Depths sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Astrocave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively.
Astrocave ships an update every 2 days, Miner Depths every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrocave | Miner Depths |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Bird | Kyle Werner |
Customer experience
Astrocave
Miner Depths
In-app purchases
Astrocave
- 5,000 CREDITS...$0.99
Miner Depths
- 25 Emeralds$1.99
- 150 Emeralds$9.99
- 1'000 Emeralds$49.99
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