Mining Tycoon 3D vs Craft Digging Universe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Mine and load carts
- Discover various jewels
- Dig and create paths
- Explore a spiral world
- Hire and upgrade workers
- Tap to speed up mining
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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
Craft Digging Universe
Explore underground mines, expand your territory, and construct a thriving village. This game offers a creative sandbox experience for building and exploration.
- Dig your own mine
- Expand your land
- Build a village
- Creative sandbox gameplay
- Exploration
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Dig your own mine, expand your land and build a village!
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Verdict
Mining Tycoon 3D and Craft Digging Universe both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Craft Digging Universe's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's. Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 7). On price, rating, 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. Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Craft Digging Universe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Mining Tycoon 3D against 3.3 for Craft Digging Universe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Tycoon 3D has 46 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of Craft Digging Universe's.
Mining Tycoon 3D ships an update every 2 weeks, Craft Digging Universe every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mining Tycoon 3D | Craft Digging Universe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (46 ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sablo Studio | FRIENDLY APPS LTD |
Customer experience
Mining Tycoon 3D
Craft Digging Universe
In-app purchases
Mining Tycoon 3D
- 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
Craft Digging Universe
- All Bundle Features Unlocked!$19.991 Month
- All AppCentral Games Unlocked!$39.991 Month
Questions
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