Mars Miner 2 vs Gold Digger FRVR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Miner 2
Explore procedurally generated mines on six different planets to find artifact pieces and escape Mars Corp. Sell gems and ores to upgrade equipment and purchase supplies needed for deeper exploration. Manage your resources carefully to ensure a safe return to Earth.
- Mine for artifact pieces
- Collect gems and ores
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Randomly generated mines
- Explore six planets
- Manage supplies
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Mine, build, and upgrade your way to freedom...Again! You've, once again, been kidnapped by the evil Mars Corp. and forced to mine for pieces of an ancient artifact buried deep below the surface of six different planets. Finding all of the pieces of the artifact is your ticket back to Earth. You will find many valuable gems and ores along the way that can be sold at the shop to buy more supplies and better equipment to allow you to mine deeper. Make sure you have enough supplies to get back out of the mine! Every mine is randomly generated. No game is ever the same! Music: www.bensound.com
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.
- 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
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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?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mars Miner 2 at none against Gold Digger FRVR's shown. Mars Miner 2 also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 37%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Gold Digger FRVR's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 75). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mars Miner 2 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.
Gold Digger FRVR holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gold Digger FRVR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Mars Miner 2's written reviews are positive against 37% of Gold Digger FRVR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mars Miner 2 ships an update fortnightly, Gold Digger FRVR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Miner 2 | Gold Digger FRVR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (75 ratings) | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better | 37.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tuna Bowl Software LLC | FRVR ApS |
Customer experience
Mars Miner 2
Gold Digger FRVR
User reviews
Mars Miner 2
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Special to many users
- 👍 Classic and unique app
- 👍 Good challenge for maze lovers
- 👍 Worth playing
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay to progress
- 💰 Expensive upgrades
- 💰 Slow progression
- 💰 Limited free version
- 💰 Prices inflated
Gold Digger FRVR
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Mars Miner 2
Reported bugs
17 issues- Game crashes randomly
- Won't generate new mines
- Endless loop on generating new mine
- Purchased items not received
- Save doesn't work
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- Crashes on red planet
- Crashes when saving
- Game crashes every time
- Ruined after update
- Flash-lightly flashlight broke the game
- Crashes very occasionally
- Bridges disappear when placed on ladder
- Stuck on saved game
- Game goes into endless loop
- Not able to go back to Earth
- Fuel has no use
- Trial version without price
Requested features
12 requests- Add controller compatibility
- More gems to mine
- Way to place multiple ladders at once
- Add aliens to encounter and fight
- Add Mars Miner 3
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- Allow right rotation
- More events
- Add music
- Joystick replaced with tap
- More gameplay factors
- Make ores more valuable
- Dark mode option
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
Mars Miner 2
- 10,000 Credits!$0.99
- God Mode!$0.99
- Infinite Jetpack Fuel!$0.99
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- Credit Doubler!$0.99
- Full Game Unlock!$0.99
- 25,000 Credits!$1.99
- 60,000 Credits!$2.99
- 6 Giant Gift Boxes$2.99
- 150,000 Credits!$3.99
- 500,000 Credits!$4.99
Gold Digger FRVR
- Handful of 15 Gems$0.99
- Bundle Pack 1$0.99
- Pile of 50 Gems$1.99
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- 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 Mars Miner 2 free?
Is Gold Digger FRVR free?
Which has better reviews, Mars Miner 2 or Gold Digger FRVR?
Do Mars Miner 2 or Gold Digger FRVR have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mars Miner 2 or Gold Digger FRVR?
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