Mine Rush vs Echo Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Rush
Embark on a quest as a miner to discover legendary ore deep underground. Hire and instruct other miners to efficiently dig through challenging terrain. Can you uncover rare ores in this subterranean adventure?
- Become a miner
- Quest for legendary ore
- Hire other miners
- Give precise instructions
- Dig efficiently
- Find rare ores
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You become a miner and set out on a quest to find a legendary ore said to exist deep underground. However, the depths of the earth are so deep and full of hard rocks that you will never be able to dig through them on your own. Therefore, you should hire other miners to work for you and give them precise instructions so that they can dig more efficiently! Will you be able to find rare ores?
Echo Dig
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The mine below owes nobody anything. The only way out is down. ECHO DIG is an endless arcade digger set in a mine that's pitch black. Your headlamp reaches a few feet, and the only map is the sonar echo you fire into the dark. Every ping reveals gems, tunnels, lava... and tells whatever lives down there exactly where you are. DIG BY FEEL, SURVIVE BY EAR - One-thumb controls: drag to steer, pull down to gun the drill - Tap with a second finger to fire an echo. Light up the dark, mark the gems, find the safe path - Blast charges punch through rock and lava when steering isn't enough - Grab the overcharge star and nothing can touch you. Briefly. THE DEEPER, THE STRANGER - Four zones, each with its own rules: Topsoil, Magma Core, Crystal Caverns, and The Abyss - World events flip the game mid-run. A Gem Rush floods the walls with treasure while the ceiling comes down; a Blackout kills your lamp and leaves you navigating by echo alone - Something down there hunts by sound. Every ping is a choice: see more, or stay unheard - Hand-placed discoveries in the deep: an abandoned drill, fossil bones, a cable that descends farther than it should... - And beneath The Abyss... The Sunken Sea: an underground ocean where oxygen is life, currents own the water, and your echo cuts through the silt FAIR, NOT SOFT Every death has one cause and it's usually your greed. No cheap kills, no unwinnable rooms. Just rocks, lava, falling debris, and decisions you'll swear you'd make differently. Then you press DIG AGAIN. FOR THE FAMILY Joe isn't digging for glory. Every gem is a debt payment, a roof patch, a meal. How deep would you go? FREE TO PLAY, HONESTLY Every new player gets the COMPLETE game (The Abyss, Zen Mode, all of it) free for their first 5 days. After that, the mine is free to 240 meters, with no ads, no energy timers, no nagging. One single purchase opens the sealed hatch forever. No subscriptions. Ever. - Quick runs: a full dive takes a couple of minutes - Works in silent mode, pauses for calls, saves your best depth - iPhone and iPad The mine is dark. The debt is due. Descend. Privacy Policy: https://stillwrinkled.github.io/echo-dig-support/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Echo Dig at none against Mine Rush's shown. Echo Dig also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mine Rush sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Echo Dig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mine Rush ships an update every 3 months, Echo Dig every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Rush | Echo Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tatsumaki games | Amit Abhishek |
Bugs and requests
Mine Rush
Reported bugs
3 issues- Minecarts are glitchy
- Blocks do not respawn
- Game crashes frequently
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Workers should not reset between levels
Echo Dig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mine Rush
- 1 Hour Hoverboard$1.99
- Some Tokens$1.99
- TNT 10$1.99
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- 1 Day No Ads$1.99
- 1 Hour Golden Pickaxe$1.99
- 1 Hour Golden Pickaxe$2.99
- 1 Day No Ads$2.99
- 1 Hour Hoverboard$2.99
- TNT 25$2.99
- TNT 25$3.99
- Pile of Tokens$4.99
- Bag of Tokens$6.99
- 1 Day Hoverboard$6.99
- Box of Tokens$9.99
- No Ads$9.99
- 1 Day Golden Pickaxe$9.99
- 1 Day Hoverboard$9.99
- Container of Tokens$19.99
- VIP Pack$19.99
- Vault of Tokens$29.99
Echo Dig
- The Deep$4.99









