Fossil Dig vs Mining Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fossil Dig
Tap to control an excavator and unearth hidden treasures in a desert. Collect soil to upgrade your equipment and discover rare dinosaur fossils. Display your findings in a museum and enjoy a simple, refreshing digging adventure.
- Tap to dig with excavator
- Collect hidden treasures
- Upgrade excavator with coins
- Discover dinosaur fossils
- Display collection in museum
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Keep digging it! The more you dig it, the more treasures you find! Simple controls - just tap to dig with the excavator! Dig out all the treasures hidden inside the desert! Collected soil can be turned into coins to boost your excavator. Show 'em off your collection at the museum! ■Fossil Dig Game Features ・Dig it and collect it - Simple! ・Boost your excavator and dig it in a whump! ・Rare chances to dig out dinosaur fossils! ■Recommended ・If you like tap-and-dig games. ・If you want to refresh during spare time. ・If you love easy-control games. ・If you’re into dinosaurs and fossils. ・If you’re already itching to dig out the hidden treasures! Download the game now to start your digging adventure in the desert!
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 rating: Mining Rush at 4.4 against Fossil Dig's 2.7. Mining Rush also leads on ratings volume (780 vs 23) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). 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. Fossil Dig sells 11 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.
Mining Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mining Rush has 780 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Fossil Dig's written reviews are positive against 16% of Mining Rush's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fossil Dig ships an update every 10 days, Mining Rush every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fossil Dig | Mining Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (23 ratings) | 4.4 (780 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews — better | 15.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 780 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | 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 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FGGames | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Fossil Dig
Mining Rush
Bugs and requests
Fossil Dig
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
Fossil Dig
- Money 10,000$0.49
- Money 40,000$1.99
- Ticket 5$1.99
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- Ticket 15$3.99
- Gem 50$3.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Ticket 30$5.99
- Free Trolley$6.99
- Money 200,000$6.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Gem 150$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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