Stone Miner vs Dig Deep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stone Miner
Crush stones and mine valuable ores across diverse islands. Sell your findings at the base to earn money and upgrade your truck for enhanced mining capabilities. Explore further to discover rarer resources and become a more powerful miner.
- Crush and mine stones
- Explore different islands
- Sell mined resources
- Upgrade your truck
- Discover rare ores
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Welcome to Stone Miner: Crush the stones with your truck, Mine the resources, Sell them on the base, and Upgrade your truck to get even more! There are different types of islands you can explore, the further you go the more rare ores you get. Try to upgrade your truck to be more powerful! Have fun :)!
Dig Deep
Become a mining tycoon by digging underground for treasure. Hire workers to expand your empire and collect gems and diamonds. Amass wealth and become the richest gold miner in this engaging simulator game.
- Dig deep for treasure
- Collect gems and diamonds
- Hire workers to boost empire
- Become a gold miner
- Amass money and get rich
- Idle mining gameplay
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Ready to be a mining diamond tycoon?! It’s time to become a gold digger and shovel your way to success. In this simulator game, go underground and dig deep for treasure. But don’t get stuck down the hole - hire workers to boost your digging empire. This idle miner game is the best digging game there is. Your only goal is to dig deep and look for gems and diamonds. Become the best gold miner there is! And then you can get more gold diggers to boost your mining tycoon. Amass as much money as you can. The more you collect, the more you get rich. Simulator games are sometimes lame - but not this one! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app
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Verdict
Stone Miner and Dig Deep both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Dig Deep's written reviews are positive against 31% of Stone Miner's. Stone Miner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Stone Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dig Deep sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stone Miner against 4.7 for Dig Deep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118K and 111K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Stone Miner's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dig Deep's.
Stone Miner ships an update every 3 weeks, Dig Deep every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Stone Miner | Dig Deep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (118K ratings) | 4.7 (111K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118K — better | 111K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 433 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Crazy Labs |
Customer experience
Stone Miner
Dig Deep
User reviews
Stone Miner
From 118K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 🕰️ Relaxing time-passer
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 🎨 Visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🔒 Paid 'no ads' option doesn't fully remove ads
Dig Deep
From 111K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Minimal ads
- 🚀 Quick progress and upgrades
- 🤩 Variety of pets and customization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of progress
- 🚧 Glitchy and laggy performance
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with required ads
- 🐢 Slow character movement speed
Bugs and requests
Stone Miner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game gets stuck on endless ocean journey
- Upgrades and progress reset after updates
- Levels/islands become unplayable after certain point
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to upgrade mining speed and capacity
- Better save/progress system
Dig Deep
Reported bugs
4 issues- Resets progress after crashes
- Minecart collects resources unexpectedly
- Black market and portal features not working
- Freezing and unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Offline earnings or idle mode
- Ability to teleport between holes
- Upgrade options for speed and capacity
- More varied environments and obstacles
In-app purchases
Stone Miner
- Gems 20 pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- One Time Offer$1.99
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- Limited Time Offer$3.99
- Gems 130 pack$4.99
- Miner's Pack$6.99
- Gems 250 pack$9.99
- Wide Grinder$9.99
- Infinite Capacity$9.99
- Magnet$9.99
Dig Deep
- Giant Potion Pack$0.99
- Capacity Pack$0.99
- Rare Egg Bundle$2.49
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- Treasure Chest$2.99
- Forever Magnet$3.99
- Forever Speed$3.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Rare Egg Plus Bundle$5.99
- Forever Instant Cash$7.99
- Bundle #1$9.99
- Bundle #2$9.99
- Coins Pack 3$9.99
- Bundle #3$14.99
- Mega Bundle$18.99
- Super Mega Bundle$24.99
Questions
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