Mining Empire vs Bumpy Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mining Empire
Become a mining tycoon by digging for gold and precious stones. Hire workers and managers to automate your operations, upgrade mines, and expand your empire across new islands. Manage your workflow efficiently to maximize profits and become the richest boss.
- Build and upgrade mines
- Hire and manage workers and managers
- Expand empire to new islands
- Develop employee skills
- Automate resource collection
- Increase income and profits
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Do you want to become a real tycoon in the business world? Try yourself as a financial investor? In this case, the lazy tycoon simulator in Mining Empire is just for you! Take the chance to delve into your own mines, filled to the brim with gold coins and precious stones. Develop a strategy for developing more and more mines, extract more valuables and have fun! Have you ever wanted to become a big boss? Then you are in the right place, hire both ordinary workers and managers to have fun while others work! Each mine, with experienced and well-trained workers, will bring a lot of money into your pocket. Drive smart and get all the possibilities in the world in tycoon simulator! BUILD A MINING EMPIRE Play the money making simulator to prove to yourself that you can become a great rich boss! Improve your mines and upgrade them. Work hard yourself first, then hire managers and develop their skills. Achieve success in mining mines in the simulator game! EXPAND THE TERRITORIES OF YOUR EMPIRE Discover new islands with unique resources and managers. Explore new locations, upgrade them and get all the resources. Do you want to visit the Island of Dawn and admire the emerald deposits? Don't forget to hire a Super Manager to help you collect resources while you relax! MANAGE YOUR WORKFLOW Develop your employees to increase their efficiency and your income. The more hard work you do, the more money and gold you will earn! In your gold factory, you will manage both men and women - see how their appearance changes depending on their level in the simulation game. Hire rare managers to control the work process. Each manager has his own talent to improve workflow and motivation. It's time to build your mining empire! Build, click, manage your thriving and successful business. Start earning as much money as possible to become the richest tycoon!
Bumpy Bus
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Keep the bus balanced — or watch everything (and everyone) go flying. You're behind the wheel of an old minibus on a long, bumpy route. Sharp turns, sudden braking, potholes and surprise events constantly try to tip your cargo off balance. React fast, shift your weight, and keep the ride steady for as long as you can. FEATURES • Simple one-tap balance controls, hard to master • A long route through 19+ unique locations — countryside, city, mountains, harbor, historic center, winter roads, village fairs and more • Dynamic day/night cycle and four full seasons, from spring to a brutal winter • Weather that matters: rain, snow, and sudden thunderstorms with startling lightning • Random road events keep every run different • Watch a short ad for a second chance when you crash How far can you make it before everything comes crashing down?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bumpy Bus at none against Mining Empire's 19. Mining Empire's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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 Empire sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Bumpy Bus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mining Empire | Bumpy Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FLY FLO GAMES YAZILIM TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Oleksandr Mizin |
Bugs and requests
Mining Empire
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mines resetting to level 1
- Inability to access certain features
- Progression-blocking glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ad frequency
- Improve in-app purchase reliability
- Add more tutorials and guides
Bumpy Bus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mining Empire
- Legendary offer$0.99
- Small Cash pack$1.99
- Start pack ticket$1.99
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- Daily Cash over the Air$3.99
- Idle Coins X2 forever$4.99
- Cash Harvesting$4.99
- Ordinary Cash pack$4.99
- Coins X2 forever$4.99
- Small pack ticket$4.99
- All Income X2 forever$6.99
- Medium Cash pack$9.99
- No Ads Offer!$9.99
- Training pass$9.99
- Accelerator pass$9.99
- No ads basic$9.99
- Medium pack ticket$9.99
- Daily VIP delivery$10.99
- Large Cash pack$19.99
- Enormous Cash pack$99.99
Bumpy Bus
No in-app purchases









