Comparison

Pocket Mine vs Gold Digger FRVR

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Mine

Tap blocks to dig deep, uncover treasures, and trigger explosive chain reactions. Build a deck of booster cards to enhance your digging and unlock characters with special powers. Trade with friends to complete collections and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Tap to dig deeper
  • Discover treasure chests and rare artifacts
  • Trigger explosive chain reactions
  • Build a deck of booster cards
  • Unlock characters with special powers
  • Trade with friends for rewards
Features
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The new hit from the makers of Extreme Road Trip! It’s mine o’clock, time to dig! Tap the blocks to delve deeper and deeper in your Pocket Mine. Find treasure chests, rare artifacts and trigger explosive chain reactions! Build your deck of booster cards to reach your maximum digging potential and reach the top of the leaderboards! Unlock cool characters and unleash their special powers! Trade with your friends to complete museum collections and get sweet rewards! The game features awesome music by Jimmy "Big Giant Circles" Hinson (of "Extreme Road Trip 2" fame) and is frequently updated with more content. == Features == * Extremely addictive gameplay * Build your deck of booster cards to reach your maximum digging potential * Trigger huge gratifying explosions * Listen to catchy music that will stay with you all day * Use bombs, dynamite, drills and other crazy power-ups! * Find long lost treasures and rare artifacts! * Game Center Achievements and Leaderboards * Universal (great on any iOS device) * Free!

About

Gold Digger FRVR

Embark on a thrilling mining adventure, digging deep into caves to unearth gold, diamonds, and ancient treasures. Strategically use your pickaxe to avoid falling rocks and connect three or more to blast them for bonus rewards. Save your progress at checkpoints and aim to become a speleology tycoon.

Highlights
  • Dig for gold and treasures
  • Avoid falling rocks
  • Blast rocks by connecting three or more
  • Discover dinosaur bones and diamonds
  • Save progress with checkpoints
  • Explore cave corners
Features
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Gold Digger FRVR is the best digging game, for both gold rush veterans and mining fans. Take your pickaxe and your helmet and start drilling! Let’s dig day and night, let’s find tons of gold and some treasures, let’s put them on the ground and make some money! But aware of the giant rocks, make smart use of your pickaxe and dig wisely, otherwise they will fall on you and you'll lose all the gold! Instead of that, try to connect three or more rocks to blast them and get even more gold! Explore every corner of the cave and do not leave a stone unexcavated. Who knows what could you find in the depths of a gold mine? Dig up ancient dinosaurs bones, valuable gold nuggets of even shiny diamonds. No rock can stop you from your mining mission! Be careful of underground explosions and use the checkpoint base to save your progress. Start mining and fill your bag with gold and diamonds in the best free digging game ever! Can you become the speleology tycoon?

Screenshots

Pocket Mine4 screens
Gold Digger FRVR4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocket Mine and Gold Digger FRVR both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Pocket Mine's written reviews are positive against 37% of Gold Digger FRVR's. Gold Digger FRVR's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pocket Mine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gold Digger FRVR sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Mine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Pocket Mine's written reviews are positive against 37% of Gold Digger FRVR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pocket Mine versus Gold Digger FRVR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket MineGold Digger FRVR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews — better37.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoofdog GamesFRVR ApS

Customer experience

Pocket Mine

All ratings2,021 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews433 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.8%

Gold Digger FRVR

All ratings1,522 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Pocket Mine

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 💡 Unique mining/digging concept
  • 🎨 Appealing art style and music
  • 🕹️ Simple yet challenging

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Energy system limits playtime
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization tactics
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔑 Difficult to obtain keys/rubies
  • 📤 Sync/progress issues after updates

Gold Digger FRVR

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable time-killer
  • 🚀 Engaging mining mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Progress loss and reset issues
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance

Bugs and requests

Pocket Mine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect artifact/card rewards
  • Prestige system resets progress
  • Timed events not functioning properly
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied mine environments
  • Ability to trade/gift artifacts
  • Expanded progression system
  • Reduced energy/cooldown times
  • Improved artifact/card management

Gold Digger FRVR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and resets progress
  • Inventory and items disappearing
  • Inability to load or launch game

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved save/load functionality
  • More content and progression
  • Optimization for newer devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pocket Mine

One-time10
  • Novice Special Offer 1$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Small Pack of Rubies$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Novice Special Offer 2$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Rubies$4.99
  • Energy cap upgrade$4.99
  • Big Pack of Rubies$9.99
  • Expert Special Offer 1$9.99
  • Huge Pack of Rubies$19.99
  • Mega Pack of Rubies$39.99
12 purchases

Gold Digger FRVR

One-time12
  • Handful of 15 Gems$0.99
  • Bundle Pack 1$0.99
  • Pile of 50 Gems$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Bundle Pack 2$2.99
  • Bucket of 100 Gems$4.99
  • Bundle Pack 3$4.99
  • Bundle Pack 4$6.99
  • Mountain of 1000 Gems$9.99
  • Bucket of 120 Gems$9.99
  • Bundle Pack 5$9.99
  • Bucket of 300 Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Pocket Mine free?
Pocket Mine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gold Digger FRVR free?
Gold Digger FRVR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Mine or Gold Digger FRVR?
Pocket Mine is rated higher. Pocket Mine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Gold Digger FRVR averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Pocket Mine or Gold Digger FRVR have ads?
Both Pocket Mine and Gold Digger FRVR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Mine or Gold Digger FRVR?
Pocket Mine ships an update every 2 months, and Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. Most recently, Pocket Mine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gold Digger FRVR on November 3, 2026.

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