Comparison

Mining Toolkit vs Buzz

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

Head to head
About

Mining Toolkit

This app provides essential tools for underground mining operations, including planning, calculations, and field references. It assists with round planning, bolting, drilling, and grout calculations. Features also include shift calendars and drill specifications for on-shift use.

Highlights
  • Round planning with 2.5D views
  • Bolting and ground support estimation
  • Drilling and development calculations
  • Grout batch planning and tracking
  • Shift calendar and paycheck estimates
  • Drill specifications and unit conversions
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Mining Toolkit brings underground planning, calculations and field references together for miners, drillers, trainers, supervisors and engineers. ROUND PLANNER • Work with Standard, Ring and Grid layouts. Review plans in 2.5D, face, toe and side views. • Adjust heading dimensions, cut position, hole directions and floor allowance. • Use Line and Path tools at collars or toes. Tap heatmap links for gaps between rows and around the lifters, perimeter and cut. • Heatmap gaps are projected toe-to-toe distances, not full 3D distances. • Save and reopen plans; import/export supported DP and XML files. Confirm file compatibility with the receiving drill. BOLTING & GROUND SUPPORT • Set heading dimensions, Grid or Staggered patterns, bolt types/lengths, mesh and hanger options. • Review 2.5D layouts and estimates for bolts, screens and consumables, including resin requirements. • Use full-encapsulation tools for hole/bolt/resin dimensions, cartridge and packaging quantities, and Load/Spin/Hold timing guidance. DRILLING & DEVELOPMENT • Find a baseline RPM for the entered setup and compare it with the motor ceiling. • Keep drill-setting records locally on your device. • Check drill deviation and compare planned/actual toes in Drill Deviation Map. • Use the Rod Count Cheat Sheet with custom rod lengths, metres/feet, graph and table. • Use Grade Carry to see how grades and lifter settings affect projected floor positions. • Estimate mucking quantities and shotcrete for drift development or shaft sinking, with admixture calculations. GROUT • Plan a loaded batch, a number of holes, or a ring with mixed hole depths. • Enter diameter, depth and mix/yield settings to estimate coverage, materials and batches; check mixer/active-pot capacity and water to add. • Track the active pot with a timer and expiry reminder. Reset or clean-out confirmation clears the timer. Notification delivery depends on permissions and device settings; follow the grout manufacturer's working time. PRINT TOOLS — EXPERIMENTAL Print Scale and Auto Backsites help work from a print image. Check detected references, scale and proposed geometry before use. Detection can fail. ON SHIFT & FIELD REFERENCES • Set up Shift Calendar rotations and view paycheck estimates from your entered settings. • Browse drill specifications, mine-gas references and metric/US unit conversions. • Time and record ground-support rounds. Optional Scoreboard posting shares your handle, selected country, equipment and performance details with other users. Scoreboard posts are public. • Open curated training videos on YouTube. Choose English, French or Spanish, Light/Dark appearance and Theme Studio palettes. Core calculators, saved plans and local logs work offline; shared Scoreboard, videos and external links need internet. Check quantities against current product data and approved designs. Pay figures are estimates. Verify exported plans on the drill's system. The app does not replace training, engineering review or site procedures. Support: mining-toolkit@agentmail.to Privacy: https://miningtoolkit.com/privacy/

About

Buzz

This app provides a collaborative workspace for humans and AI agents to communicate and make decisions. It features real-time messaging, organized channels, and agents that can actively participate in the workspace, all built on a secure and auditable log.

Highlights
  • AI agent integration
  • Real-time messaging
  • Organized channels and threads
  • Image and media sharing
  • Self-hostable relay
  • Audit trail for all events
Features
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

Screenshots

Mining Toolkit4 screens
Buzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buzz at Free against Mining Toolkit's $1.99. Buzz also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Mining Toolkit's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Buzz is free to download; Mining Toolkit costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mining Toolkit ships an update every 4 months, Buzz every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mining Toolkit versus Buzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMining ToolkitBuzz
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—65 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB70 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJory DionBlock, Inc.

Customer experience

Mining Toolkit

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Buzz

All ratings65 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral22.5%
Negative17.5%

In-app purchases

None

Mining Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

Buzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mining Toolkit free?
Mining Toolkit costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mining Toolkit or Buzz have ads?
Neither Mining Toolkit nor Buzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mining Toolkit or Buzz?
Mining Toolkit ships an update every 4 months, and Buzz every 3 days. Most recently, Mining Toolkit was updated on November 13, 2026 and Buzz on November 13, 2026.

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