Treasure Excavator vs Mining Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treasure Excavator
Embark on a mining adventure to dig for gold and gems using powerful machinery. Unearth treasures, earn cash to expand your operation, and upgrade your equipment for deeper digs and greater rewards. Experience addictive gameplay and chase wealth.
- Dig through earth with powerful machinery
- Search for gold nuggets and precious gems
- Unearth buried treasures
- Earn cash to expand mining operation
- Upgrade equipment
- Dig deeper for greater rewards
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Embark on a thrilling mining adventure in Treasure Excavator! As an ambitious miner, use powerful machinery like bulldozers to dig through the earth in search of gold nuggets and precious gems. Unearth buried treasures and turn them into cold hard cash to expand your mining operation. With each discovery, upgrade your equipment and dig deeper for even greater rewards. Dive into the addictive gameplay of Treasure Excavator and chase your dreams of wealth and fortune now! EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app.
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
Treasure Excavator and Mining Rush both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of Treasure Excavator's written reviews are positive against 16% of Mining Rush's. 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
Both are free to download. Treasure Excavator sells 6 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.
Treasure Excavator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 780 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Treasure Excavator's written reviews are positive against 16% of Mining Rush's.
Treasure Excavator ships an update weekly, Mining Rush every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Treasure Excavator | Mining Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (780 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 15.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 780 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | 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, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 542 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FTY LLC. | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Treasure Excavator
Mining Rush
Bugs and requests
Treasure Excavator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Treasure Excavator
- No ADs$3.99
- Home$3.99
- Free carts$5.99
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- Free helpers$5.99
- Special Offer$7.99
- Value Pack$9.99
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
Questions
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