# Planetary Idle vs Keep on Mining!

The clearest difference is price: Planetary Idle at Free against Keep on Mining!'s $3.99. Keep on Mining!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.

Planetary Idle is free to download; Keep on Mining! costs $3.99 up front. Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Keep on Mining! asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Planetary Idle against 4.7 for Keep on Mining!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Planetary Idle's written reviews are positive against 79% of Keep on Mining!'s.

## The numbers

| Metric | Planetary Idle | Keep on Mining! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $3.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (77 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetary-idle/id6450142774/reviews)** | [4.7 (31 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-on-mining/id6751413449/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **77** | 31 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **79.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#199** |
| Size | 112 MB | 218 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Roberto Frias Nerio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1692039143) | [Simon Eftestøl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1782530055) |

## What reviewers say

### Planetary Idle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planetary-idle/id6450142774)

Explore planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme. Hire scientists for passive income, tap for boosts, and research expeditions for discoveries. Prestige to reset with permanent upgrades and unlock perks with rare QBits.

**Highlights:** Hire Scientists for passive income, Tap to boost active income, Research expeditions for discoveries, Prestige system with permanent upgrades, Earn QBits for powerful perks, Offline progress for 6 hours

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Booster Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Research Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Quantum Pack | $6.99 | one-time |


### Keep on Mining!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-on-mining/id6751413449)

**Currently charting:** #199 Top Paid · Casual (US App Store)

An incremental mining game where you automatically mine rocks and gather ores. Craft materials into bars, upgrade your stats through a skill tree, and unlock new pickaxes to mine faster. Utilize talent cards and an idle mine mechanic to progress.

**Highlights:** Automatic rock mining, Ore gathering and crafting, Skill tree upgrades, Craftable pickaxes, Talent card system, Idle mine mechanic

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Planetary Idle free?

Planetary Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Keep on Mining! free?

Keep on Mining! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Planetary Idle or Keep on Mining!?

Planetary Idle is rated higher. Planetary Idle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Keep on Mining! averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.

### Do Planetary Idle or Keep on Mining! have ads?

Planetary Idle shows ads; Keep on Mining! does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*