Comparison

Sand Miner vs Trash Eater 3D

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

Head to head
About

Sand Miner

Embark on a desert adventure to unearth marvelous relics. Experience the life of a mining tycoon in this idle digging game. Power up your excavator and start digging to discover hidden artifacts and become the ultimate idle tycoon.

Highlights
  • Idle mining gameplay
  • Excavator simulator
  • Artifact discovery
  • Desert exploration
  • Tycoon progression
Features
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Embark on an adventure to the Land of Sand to dig up some marvelous relics! Try the taste of the mining tycoon life in our ultimate idle game! Our mining simulator takes you to a desert full of abandoned dig sites. Power up your excavator and start digging to find artifacts hidden deep in there. Out of all other gold-mining games, you’ll love our miner tycoon & excavator simulator! So what are you waiting for? Jump on your excavator to get the title of idle tycoon! Download our extraordinary digging game now to try the miner life! Start digging on your excavator to become the ultimate mining tycoon! Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://taketopgames.com/privacy-policy/

About

Trash Eater 3D

Control a trash-eating slime to clean up a city. Earn money by washing garbage, find collectibles to power up, and upgrade your slime. Build a team of buddy slimes to become the ultimate cleaning machine and save the city.

Highlights
  • Trash-eating slime gameplay
  • City cleaning simulation
  • Collectibles and power-ups
  • Slime upgrades
  • Buddy slime team building
  • Multiple stages to clean
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Welcome to the world of the trash-eating slime! Start off small and use the items and currency you obtain along the way to work towards becoming the ultimate cleaning machine! Use the shower to wash away the garbage to earn money, and keep cleaning until the city is spotless! Find the collectibles scattered throughout the city and fill out your Collection cards to power up! Upgrade your slime to get around quicker and absorb more garbage. Build a team of tiny buddy slimes to make cleaning more fun and efficient! Use your expertise to clean up a variety of stages. Check out for yourself exactly what the world of slime has in store! Save the city, level up, and become a slime legend!

Screenshots

Sand Miner4 screens
Trash Eater 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sand Miner at none against Trash Eater 3D's shown. Trash Eater 3D's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 23%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sand Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Trash Eater 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trash Eater 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 600 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Sand Miner's written reviews are positive against 48% of Trash Eater 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sand Miner ships an update monthly, Trash Eater 3D weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sand Miner versus Trash Eater 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand MinerTrash Eater 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)4.8 (600 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.9% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better600
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
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
Size1.1 GB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTake Top Entertainment LLPAteam Entertainment Inc.

Customer experience

Sand Miner

All ratings1,399 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral18.8%
Negative58.3%

Trash Eater 3D

All ratings549 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sand Miner

One-time10
  • Mirage Treasure$2.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Welcome Pack$4.99
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  • Big Sale Oil$4.99
  • Oil Magnate - Premium Pass$8.99
  • Advance Starter Pack$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Permanent Infinite Capacity$9.99
  • Permanent Wide Vacuum$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$9.99
1 purchases

Trash Eater 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Sand Miner free?
Sand Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trash Eater 3D free?
Trash Eater 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sand Miner or Trash Eater 3D?
Trash Eater 3D is rated higher. Sand Miner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Trash Eater 3D averages 4.8 from 600 ratings.
Do Sand Miner or Trash Eater 3D have ads?
Trash Eater 3D shows ads; Sand Miner does not.
Which is updated more often, Sand Miner or Trash Eater 3D?
Sand Miner ships an update monthly, and Trash Eater 3D weekly. Most recently, Sand Miner was updated on November 7, 2026 and Trash Eater 3D on November 8, 2026.

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