Idle Sand Tycoon vs Mining Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Sand Tycoon
Build a vast sand excavation empire from humble beginnings. Expand your industry, upgrade vehicles and machines, and recruit managers to optimize production. Compete to fulfill orders and become the ultimate sand tycoon.
- Unlock and upgrade buildings, vehicles, and machines
- Expand production lines
- Discover new maps and mining forms
- Recruit business managers
- Fulfill orders quickly
- Manage VIP customers
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The dominant digging industry has become the next million millionaires of this new fund to make analog game! Start small and expand the industry line, develop the empire, and develop in the world. No matter whether you are online or offline. Even if you leave, you should also make a business. You are the next big boss of the sand tycoon! Game function: Unlock and upgrade new buildings, vehicles and machines to expand the production line. If the business is working very well, then you should! Find new maps, sand mining form, gain huge wealth. Using the demand for diamonds and gold in the booming economy. Recruiting business managers to create the most effective production line. Challenge yourself with all orders as quickly as possible. Be sure to watch the VIP customer! Whether you're a rookie or a career, you can run your own digging. Playing amazing 3D effects and performance. Make your own business decision. Are you ready to build your own dug Empire?
Mining Rush
Operate a quarry, excavate resources, and earn money to upgrade your machinery. Aim to dig deeper and expand your mining operations.
- Operate a quarry
- Earn money from excavation
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Dig as deep as possible
- Expand quarry operations
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Dig a quarry, make money and upgrade your equipment to dig as deep as possible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mining Rush at every 4 days against Idle Sand Tycoon's every 3 months. Mining Rush also leads on iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). Idle Sand Tycoon's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 784). 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. Idle Sand Tycoon sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Mining Rush sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Sand Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 784 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 16% and 16% positive.
Idle Sand Tycoon ships an update every 3 months, Mining Rush every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Sand Tycoon | Mining Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (784 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 15.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 784 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — 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 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Games | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Idle Sand Tycoon
Mining Rush
User reviews
Idle Sand Tycoon
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤑 Awesome game
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
- 🎨 Nice graphics
Room to improve
- 🤖 Forced ads
- 💰 Expensive to remove ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
Mining Rush
From 784 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Upgrades available
- 💡 Potential for more levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashing
- 🐛 Game not loading
- 🐛 Digger stops working after upgrades
- 🔒 Paid features not working as expected
Bugs and requests
Idle Sand Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Excavator menu gets stuck
- Crashes and freezes
- Upgrade screen issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add music option
- Improve excavator menu navigation
- Reduce frequency of ads
Mining Rush
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes at certain levels
- Digger stops digging after upgrades
- Paid features not working as intended
- Game not loading past splash screen
Requested features
3 requests- More quarries/mining locations
- Increased level cap
- Improved stability and bug fixes
In-app purchases
Idle Sand Tycoon
- Contains 10 Ad tickets$0.99
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- Contains 25 Ad tickets$1.99
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- Remove ads for 2 days$1.99
- Contains 60 Ad tickets$3.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
- Marketing Expert$4.99
- General Manager$4.99
- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- Remove ads$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Mining Rush
- Cash offer 1$0.99
- Gems offer 1$0.99
- Railway Forever$1.99
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- Cash offer 2$2.99
- No ads$2.99
- Gems offer 2$2.99
- Mega Drill$4.99
- Cash offer 3$5.99
- Gems offer 3$5.99
- Premium Pack Discount$5.99
- Premium Pack$9.99
- Skip'its pack 3$12.99
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