Comparison

Mars Mining Simulator vs Idle Deepcore

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

Mars Mining Simulator4 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Mining Simulator at 100% against Idle Deepcore's 50%. Mars Mining Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Idle Deepcore's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Mars Mining Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Deepcore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mars Mining Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Deepcore has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mars Mining Simulator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Deepcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Mining Simulator ships an update daily, Idle Deepcore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mars Mining Simulator versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars Mining SimulatorIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings451 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew MustoFlavio Valceschini

Customer experience

Mars Mining Simulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Idle Deepcore

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mars Mining Simulator

One-time2
  • Violet Vento$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Mars Mining Simulator free?
Mars Mining Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Deepcore?
Mars Mining Simulator is rated higher. Mars Mining Simulator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Idle Deepcore averages 4.6 from 51 ratings.
Do Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Both Mars Mining Simulator and Idle Deepcore show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Mining Simulator or Idle Deepcore?
Mars Mining Simulator ships an update daily, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, Mars Mining Simulator was updated on September 16, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on October 8, 2026.

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