Minecube vs Pen Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minecube
Build an army of miners and upgrade them to systematically destroy the entire game map. This idle game offers a satisfying progression of destruction and resource management.
- Buy miners
- Upgrade miners
- Destroy map
- Idle progression
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Buy miners and upgrades them to destroy all the map!
Pen Dig
Engage in a clicker idle game where you dig the ground with a pen to earn money. Upgrade your digging tools and use your earnings to construct a city, opening new areas and creating your own unique playstyle.
- Clicker idle gameplay
- Earn coins by digging
- Upgrade various pen tools
- Build a city from mines
- Create a personalized playstyle
- Develop a prosperous city
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Dig the ground using a pen and build a city! Our game is a fun clicker idle game that gets you started with a school pencil. You will earn money by digging and breaking stones and you will improve your pens by earning money. There are many types of pens in the game, from the ordinary pen to the stone-filled pen, the digger-shaped pen, and the pointed pen. In the second stage of the game, you will try to make a city by digging your mines. Travel around the city with the vehicle carrying the stones and build buildings and open new areas when you build the whole city. Throughout your game, you will create a game style that suits you and you will try to make a rich city. Features: -Fun clicker idle game -Earn coins by digging and breaking stones -Many different types of pens -Dig mines to build a city -Create your own style of play -Strive to make a rich city Pen Dig is a game that can be played with pleasure and played on many different levels. Earn money using a pen, build a city, and have fun! Download and play our game now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pen Dig at 4.6 against Minecube's 2.6. Pen Dig also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 491). On price, review sentiment, 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. Minecube sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Pen Dig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pen Dig holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pen Dig has 3.6K ratings behind it against 491, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Minecube's written reviews are positive against 11% of Pen Dig's.
Minecube ships an update every 3 months, Pen Dig monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minecube | Pen Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (491 ratings) | 4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.0% of reviews | 11.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 491 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | DoDo Game Co |
Customer experience
Minecube
Pen Dig
User reviews
Minecube
From 491 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 💡 Rewarded ads system
- 👍 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Progress loss on exit
- 💸 Deceptive in-app purchases
Pen Dig
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Fun game concept
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overwhelming number of ads
- 🐛 Game-breaking bugs and glitches
- 🔒 Paid 'no ads' option doesn't work as expected
Bugs and requests
Minecube
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress resets on exit
- Upgrade purchases not working
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads frequency
- Improve save/load functionality
- Provide ad-free purchase option
Pen Dig
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pencil/drill stops collecting materials at certain depths
- Progress resets or gets stuck after reaching certain milestones
- Inability to progress past first city/area
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content to extend gameplay
- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve stability and fix bugs
In-app purchases
Minecube
- 100.000 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 1.000.000 Coins$3.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- 10.000.000 Coins$7.99
- Witch Pack$7.99
- Golem Pack$14.99
- 100.000.000 Coins$15.99
- Wizard Pack$19.99
- 1.000.000.000 Coins$35.99
- 10.000.000.000 Coins$79.99
Pen Dig
- Remove Ads$2.99









