Comparison

Mining Tycoon 3D vs Farm Around

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

Head to head
About

Mining Tycoon 3D

Dig deep into the earth to unearth precious gems, gold, and diamonds. Hire miners, upgrade their speed, and tap to accelerate your excavation. Become a wealthy mining tycoon by discovering hidden treasures and filling your carts.

Highlights
  • Mine and load carts
  • Discover various jewels
  • Dig and create paths
  • Explore a spiral world
  • Hire and upgrade workers
  • Tap to speed up mining
Features
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Become a Mining Tycoon! It was never too easy and satisfying until now! Dig down deep in to the earth and extract out Gems, Gold, Diamonds and Treasures hidden from Millions of years by hiring miners and speed up the process by tapping on the screen. The more you mine the richer you become! Mining Tycoon - Idle Game's Features: • Mine & load on the carts. • Discover verities of jewels the deeper you dig • Dig and make paths. • Enjoy the spiral world with multiple paths • Hire workers and upgrade the speed of workers

About

Farm Around

Expand your farm by fitting new fields and upgrading your tools. Increase your income and optimize your agricultural operations. This simulation game offers strategic gameplay for managing and growing your virtual farm.

Highlights
  • Fit new fields
  • Expand tools
  • Multiply income
  • Farm management
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Fit new fields to your farm, expand your tools and multiply your income.

Screenshots

Mining Tycoon 3D4 screens
Farm Around3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Farm Around at 4.1 against Mining Tycoon 3D's 3.3. Farm Around also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 13%) and ratings volume (181 vs 46). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Farm Around sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Farm Around holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 181 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's written reviews are positive against 24% of Farm Around's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Tycoon 3D ships an update every 2 weeks, Farm Around every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mining Tycoon 3D versus Farm Around: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining Tycoon 3DFarm Around
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (46 ratings)4.1 (181 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews23.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46181 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSablo StudioUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Mining Tycoon 3D

All ratings46 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative39.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative79.2%

Farm Around

All ratings180 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

Bugs and requests

Mining Tycoon 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Farm Around

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Last piece on different rotation
  • Triangle shape button bug
  • Resetting currency to large negative number
  • Cannot place farmland on bottom of platforms
  • Bugged out piece of land occupying slot
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  • Shows bubbles and cannot do anything
  • Unusable pieces in storage, cannot delete
  • Pieces get giant and freeze screen
  • Pieces won't stay when placed
  • Game restarted everything
  • Pieces duplicate and cannot be placed
  • App restarted but cannot do anything
  • Forced quit and cannot delete pieces

Requested features

7 requests
  • Longer tutorial
  • Show the money
  • More things to do
  • More fields
  • Ad-free option
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  • More shapes
  • More upgrades and expensive crops

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mining Tycoon 3D

One-time7
  • Handful of Gems$1.99
  • Bucket of Gems$4.99
  • Barrel of Gems$9.99
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  • Remove Unwanted Ads$9.99
  • Crate of Gems$24.99
  • Wheel Barrow of Gems$44.99
  • Truckload of Gems$89.99
1 purchases

Farm Around

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Mining Tycoon 3D free?
Mining Tycoon 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Farm Around free?
Farm Around is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mining Tycoon 3D or Farm Around?
Farm Around is rated higher. Mining Tycoon 3D averages 3.3 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Farm Around averages 4.1 from 181 ratings.
Do Mining Tycoon 3D or Farm Around have ads?
Both Mining Tycoon 3D and Farm Around show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mining Tycoon 3D or Farm Around?
Mining Tycoon 3D ships an update every 2 weeks, and Farm Around every 9 days. Most recently, Mining Tycoon 3D was updated on October 24, 2026 and Farm Around on October 23, 2026.

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