Mystery Digger vs Mars Mining Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mystery Digger
Explore underground mysteries in this idle clicker game. Upgrade your drilling machine to uncover hidden notes and intriguing items that reveal a captivating story. Enjoy straightforward controls and soothing gameplay for a relaxing adventure.
- Idle clicker gameplay
- Underground exploration
- Drilling machine upgrades
- Uncover hidden notes
- Collect intriguing items
- Captivating story progression
- Relaxing adventure
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Mystery Digger is a clicker idle game in which you explore underground mysteries while upgrading your drilling machine. You uncover hidden notes and intriguing items that piece together a captivating story. With straightforward controls and soothing gameplay, each journey into the depths offers a fresh and relaxing adventure tailored to your curiosity.
Mars Mining Simulator
Pilot a mining rig on Mars to extract valuable minerals and discover ancient relics. Upgrade your equipment, utilize tactical consumables, and survive treacherous caverns to complete challenges and rescue a trapped miner.
- Mine 10 unique minerals
- Discover 3 mega-rare Relics
- Upgrade 6 ship Parts
- Use 5 Tactical consumables
- Visit 4 Surface shops
- Complete 6 Challenges
- Engage in 1 Epic Boss fight
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Deep beneath the red dust of Mars lies a fortune in rare minerals—and a crew of miners who never made it back. Take control of a powerful mining rig, navigate treacherous underground caverns, and become the hero Mars needs. - Mine 10 unique minerals: Copper → Iron → Silver → Gold → Obsidian → Sapphire → Emerald → Ruby → Diamond → Bismuth - Discover 3 mega-rare Relics hidden in the deep: Ancient Tablet → Meteoric Metal → Fossilized Remains - 6 Upgradeable ship Parts, build the ultimate digging machine: Improve drill speed, extend your Cargo Bay, reinforce your Armor, optimize your Engine, expand your Gas Tank, upgrade your Radiator - 5 Tactical consumables, master your arsenal to survive the deep: Use TNT and Nukes to blast through solid rock. Deploy a Repair Bot when the damage gets critical. Pop a Portable Fuel Pod when you're low on gas. Try the Nexus Teleporter for an instant extraction to the surface! - 4 Surface shops to Buy/Sell/Upgrade/Repair - Service Station(Fuel), Mineral Shop, Upgrade Shop, Item Shop(Supplies) - 3 Unique Mining Rigs to play as - Basic Rig, Yellow Tiger Tank, Violet Vento - 6. Completable Challenges: 1. Mine all three rare relics 2. Mine five Bismuth minerals in a single haul 3. Fall 5,000 feet in a single drop 4. Sell over $500,000 to the Mineral Shop in a single transaction 5. Upgrade all of your mining rig components to elite 6. Defeat the final boss - 1 Full length quest: Rescue the trapped miner - 1 Epic Boss fight to beat the game Mars is waiting. Grab your gear, prep your explosives, and start your descent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mystery Digger at none against Mars Mining Simulator's 2. Mystery Digger also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Mars Mining Simulator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mars Mining Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mystery Digger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars Mining Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Mystery Digger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mars Mining Simulator's.
Mystery Digger ships an update every 5 weeks, Mars Mining Simulator daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mystery Digger | Mars Mining Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolai Perminov | Matthew Musto |
Customer experience
Mystery Digger
Mars Mining Simulator
In-app purchases
Mystery Digger
No in-app purchases
Mars Mining Simulator
- Violet Vento$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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