Miner Depths vs TinyMine Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miner Depths
Control a drill to dig through layers of earth, collecting valuable ores. Sell your findings to upgrade your equipment and venture deeper into increasingly challenging underground environments. Manage resources like fuel and hull integrity to survive unexpected hazards.
- Dig through layers of earth with unique ores
- Collect and sell ores for profit
- Upgrade drill, hull, and fuel tank
- Manage fuel and hull integrity
- Encounter obstacles and surprises underground
- Use special items to overcome challenges
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Miner Depths is a mining game where you control a drill, dig through layers of earth, collect ores, sell them, and use the money to upgrade your gear — then go deeper. That's the loop. Simple on paper, lots of rabbit holes. The deeper you go, the harder it gets and the better the rewards. Cave-ins, gas pockets, unstable ground — the underground doesn't make it easy. Good. Features: Dig through layers of earth with unique ores, obstacles and surprises. Sell your ores and upgrade your drill, hull, fuel tank and more. Use special items to get out of tight spots. Manage fuel and hull damage — you can't just dig blindly and hope for the best. What will you find down there? Happy digging!
TinyMine Idle
An idle mining game where a tiny miner digs, hauls, and sells ore while you're away. Upgrade gear, unlock new zones, and complete mining goals. Everything can be earned through gameplay.
- Offline mining progression
- Gear upgrades
- Zone unlocking
- Mining goals
- No ads
- No account required
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I made this game for the quiet minutes. A tiny miner walks, digs, and hauls ore while you watch, and he keeps working after you close the app. You start on the Pebble Path with a stone pick and a small bag. Sell what he digs, buy him better gear, and open the way down. There are eighteen zones, and the last few take real patience to reach. Along the way you'll spot gems on the path, chase mining goals for every ore, and maybe, eventually, run out of mine. I'm digging more. Things I care about, so they're built in: • He mines while you're away, with a cap, so it stays a game and not a chore. • No ads. Ever. • No account, no sign-up. I only collect what I need to make the game fun and engaging. Data is anonymous and never sold. Your save lives on your phone. • Everything in the game can be earned by playing. The few purchases are shortcuts and tips, not walls. This is my first game. I built it alone: the pixel art, the cave sounds, the ore prices I argued with myself about for weeks. If something feels broken or unfair, tell me through the support page and I'll fix it. Thanks for giving the tiny miner a look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TinyMine Idle at every 5 days against Miner Depths's every 2 months. TinyMine Idle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Miner Depths's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Miner Depths sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TinyMine Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TinyMine Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Miner Depths's written reviews are positive against 83% of TinyMine Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Miner Depths ships an update every 2 months, TinyMine Idle every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Miner Depths | TinyMine Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Werner | Chad McKerlie |
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Miner Depths
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In-app purchases
Miner Depths
- 25 Emeralds$1.99
- 150 Emeralds$9.99
- 1'000 Emeralds$49.99
TinyMine Idle
- Auto-sell Early Unlock$0.99
- Delve Pass$1.99
- Supporter$2.99
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- Deluxe Supporter$4.99
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