Comparison

Maneater vs Mine Cat Digger

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

Head to head
About

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.

Highlights
  • Open-world action RPG
  • Evolve and customize your shark
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in compelling combat
  • Experience a unique story campaign
  • Day/night cycle
Features
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

About

Mine Cat Digger

Dig for treasures and collect adorable cats in this fun arcade game. Avoid obstacles, manage your time, and use your earnings to unlock new feline friends, hats, and tools. Master the digging mechanics to achieve the highest score.

Highlights
  • Digging gameplay
  • Treasure collection
  • Cat collection
  • Unlockable customizations
  • Time-based challenges
  • High score chasing
Features
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Mine Cat Digger is the game for those who love to dig for treasures, cats and have fun! The game is simple to get it, use the controls to dig, avoid the harzadous spikes and collect treasure, but can you master? The deeper you dig, the faster you need to be to not run out of time! Master it and conquer the best score! Use your coins to unlock new cats, fancy hats and cool pickaxes, collect them all!

Screenshots

Maneater4 screens
Mine Cat Digger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mine Cat Digger at Free against Maneater's $10.99. Mine Cat Digger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Maneater's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) 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

Mine Cat Digger is free to download; Maneater costs $10.99 up front. Mine Cat Digger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maneater asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine Cat Digger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maneater has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Maneater's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mine Cat Digger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, Mine Cat Digger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Maneater versus Mine Cat Digger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManeaterMine Cat Digger
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHErick Zanardo

Customer experience

Maneater

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.9%

Mine Cat Digger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mine Cat Digger

One-time1
  • No ads$3.99

Questions

Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mine Cat Digger free?
Mine Cat Digger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maneater or Mine Cat Digger?
Mine Cat Digger is rated higher. Maneater averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Mine Cat Digger averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Maneater or Mine Cat Digger have ads?
Mine Cat Digger shows ads; Maneater does not.
Which is updated more often, Maneater or Mine Cat Digger?
Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mine Cat Digger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Maneater was updated on September 27, 2026 and Mine Cat Digger on September 16, 2026.

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