Comparison

Mars Mining Simulator vs Terrum DeepDrill

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

Terrum DeepDrill

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Terrum DeepDrill is a single-player underground mining game. Drill through rock, haul ore, upgrade your rig, and push deeper. Fuel, heat, hull, and cargo all matter — empty in the hole and you walk home. Buy drills, travel between dig sites, and spend Terra Credits on maps and gear. Watch a rewarded ad for a full tank, or unlock Terrum Premium to remove ads and refuel with soft money. No account required. Save stays on your device.

Screenshots

Mars Mining Simulator4 screens
Terrum DeepDrill4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mars Mining Simulator and Terrum DeepDrill are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Terrum DeepDrill sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mars Mining Simulator versus Terrum DeepDrill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars Mining SimulatorTerrum DeepDrill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB307 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatthew MustoKUBRA BASTEM

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mars Mining Simulator

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

Terrum DeepDrill

One-time4
  • 20 Terra Credits$0.99
  • Terrum Premium$4.99
  • 100 Terra Credits$4.99
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  • 500 Terra Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Mars Mining Simulator free?
Mars Mining Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Terrum DeepDrill free?
Terrum DeepDrill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mars Mining Simulator or Terrum DeepDrill have ads?
Both Mars Mining Simulator and Terrum DeepDrill show ads.

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