Comparison

Mine Drill vs Treasure Excavator

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

Head to head
About

Mine Drill

Explore subterranean environments, excavate precious minerals, and manage your mining equipment. Upgrade your drill to enhance your underground expeditions and sell your findings.

Highlights
  • Discover underground worlds
  • Collect valuable ores
  • Sell collected ores
  • Mine through caves
  • Maintain your machine
  • Upgrade your drill
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Discover underground worlds Collect valuable ores and sell them Mine through caves Take care of your machine Carefully upgrade your drill

About

Treasure Excavator

Embark on a mining adventure to dig for gold and gems using powerful machinery. Unearth treasures, earn cash to expand your operation, and upgrade your equipment for deeper digs and greater rewards. Experience addictive gameplay and chase wealth.

Highlights
  • Dig through earth with powerful machinery
  • Search for gold nuggets and precious gems
  • Unearth buried treasures
  • Earn cash to expand mining operation
  • Upgrade equipment
  • Dig deeper for greater rewards
Features
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Embark on a thrilling mining adventure in Treasure Excavator! As an ambitious miner, use powerful machinery like bulldozers to dig through the earth in search of gold nuggets and precious gems. Unearth buried treasures and turn them into cold hard cash to expand your mining operation. With each discovery, upgrade your equipment and dig deeper for even greater rewards. Dive into the addictive gameplay of Treasure Excavator and chase your dreams of wealth and fortune now! EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app.

Screenshots

Mine Drill4 screens
Treasure Excavator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Treasure Excavator at 4.6 against Mine Drill's 3.7. Treasure Excavator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 6). Mine Drill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Treasure Excavator sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Drill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Treasure Excavator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Treasure Excavator has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Drill ships an update every 6 months, Treasure Excavator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mine Drill versus Treasure Excavator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine DrillTreasure Excavator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings61.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB542 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHikmet DuranFTY LLC.

Customer experience

Mine Drill

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Treasure Excavator

All ratings1,057 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

None

Mine Drill

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Treasure Excavator

One-time6
  • No ADs$3.99
  • Home$3.99
  • Free carts$5.99
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  • Free helpers$5.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Value Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Mine Drill free?
Mine Drill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Treasure Excavator free?
Treasure Excavator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Drill or Treasure Excavator?
Treasure Excavator is rated higher. Mine Drill averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Treasure Excavator averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Mine Drill or Treasure Excavator have ads?
Both Mine Drill and Treasure Excavator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mine Drill or Treasure Excavator?
Mine Drill ships an update every 6 months, and Treasure Excavator weekly. Most recently, Mine Drill was updated on October 24, 2026 and Treasure Excavator on October 25, 2026.

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