Comparison

Mining Rush vs Circuit Detective

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

Head to head
About

Mining Rush

Operate a quarry, excavate resources, and earn money to upgrade your machinery. Aim to dig deeper and expand your mining operations.

Highlights
  • Operate a quarry
  • Earn money from excavation
  • Upgrade mining equipment
  • Dig as deep as possible
  • Expand quarry operations
Features
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Dig a quarry, make money and upgrade your equipment to dig as deep as possible!

About

Circuit Detective

Features
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Step into your electronics workshop and learn to solve faults, one measurement at a time. Circuit Detective combines a diagnostic game with a virtual 3D laboratory. Inspect components, follow circuit traces, place your probes and test your ideas against measurements. 77 MISSIONS TO BUILD YOUR SKILLS Start with resistors, LEDs and switches. Then explore capacitors, diodes, transistors, rectification and signals. Measure, calculate, choose a component or identify a fault. INVESTIGATIONS AND GUIDED PROJECTS Finish the progression with four investigations: measure, find the fault and check your repair. Three guided breadboard projects take you step by step through building a circuit. After each successful mission, explore the schematic and the explanation of your result. HANDS-ON VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS Use a multimeter, a two-channel oscilloscope, a function generator and an adjustable power supply. Rotate around circuit boards, zoom in on components and inspect the solder side. A WORKSHOP FOR EXPERIMENTS Practice diagnostics and repairs, replace components and build circuits on a virtual breadboard. UNDERSTAND AS YOU PLAY Read lessons, component datasheets and hints. Use the built-in calculator to work through your measurements. Your progress is saved on your device. ONE PURCHASE, THE COMPLETE GAME All missions and the workshop are included. No ads, subscription or in-app purchases. Play offline without creating an account. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Portugal) Traditional Chinese and Japanese on iPhone and iPad. Circuits are educational simulations: measurements and components are modeled for learning.

Screenshots

Mining Rush4 screens
Circuit Detective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mining Rush at Free against Circuit Detective's $6.99. Mining Rush also leads on iOS requirement (12.5 vs 26.0). Circuit Detective's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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

Mining Rush is free to download; Circuit Detective costs $6.99 up front. Mining Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Circuit Detective asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Rush ships an update every 4 days, Circuit Detective every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mining Rush versus Circuit Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining RushCircuit Detective
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.4 (785 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings785 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size343 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESSOHEIL RAMEZANI

Bugs and 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

Circuit Detective

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mining Rush

One-time10
  • 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
  • Mega Drill$4.99
  • Cash offer 3$5.99
  • Gems offer 3$5.99
  • Premium Pack Discount$5.99
  • Premium Pack$9.99
None

Circuit Detective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mining Rush free?
Mining Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Detective free?
Circuit Detective costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mining Rush or Circuit Detective have ads?
Mining Rush shows ads; Circuit Detective does not.
Which is updated more often, Mining Rush or Circuit Detective?
Mining Rush ships an update every 4 days, and Circuit Detective every 6 days. Most recently, Mining Rush was updated on November 4, 2026 and Circuit Detective on October 31, 2026.

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