Mine Cat Digger vs Pufferfish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Cat Digger
Dig for treasures and collect adorable cats in this fun arcade game. Avoid obstacles, manage your time, and use your earnings to unlock new feline friends, hats, and tools. Master the digging mechanics to achieve the highest score.
- Digging gameplay
- Treasure collection
- Cat collection
- Unlockable customizations
- Time-based challenges
- High score chasing
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Mine Cat Digger is the game for those who love to dig for treasures, cats and have fun! The game is simple to get it, use the controls to dig, avoid the harzadous spikes and collect treasure, but can you master? The deeper you dig, the faster you need to be to not run out of time! Master it and conquer the best score! Use your coins to unlock new cats, fancy hats and cool pickaxes, collect them all!
Pufferfish
Tap to inflate a pufferfish and smash through ocean predators. Master timing for risk-reward gameplay, challenge friends on leaderboards, and unlock power-ups in a stunning underwater world. Play endlessly without energy systems.
- Tap to inflate and demolish obstacles
- Risk-reward timing mechanic
- Challenge friends on leaderboards
- Daily leaderboards with coin prizes
- Unlockable power-ups
- Stunning underwater environments
- No energy systems or waiting
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**Download now and see how far you can swim into the unknown!** In the deepest reaches of the ocean, one tiny pufferfish is about to become your new addiction. Everything wants to eat him. Crabs snap with razor claws, jellyfish drift with deadly tentacles, and sharks circle in the darkness. His only defense? Perfect timing and one incredible ability. **TAP TO PUFF - THE MOST SATISFYING MECHANIC IN MOBILE GAMING** When danger strikes, he inflates into an unstoppable spiked ball that demolishes everything in his path. But here's the catch: miss your timing and you're vulnerable for precious seconds while predators close in. This risk-reward system will have you on the edge of your seat every single run. **CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS & CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS** • Challenge friends to 1v1 score battles - who can swim deeper? • Daily leaderboards with real coin prizes for top performers • Compete across your city, region, country, and globally • Get notifications when you win daily prizes • Share your epic runs and watch friends try to beat your distance **QUICK SESSIONS, ENDLESS ADDICTION** Perfect for waiting in line, coffee breaks, or whenever you need a quick adrenaline rush. Each run is different, teaching you new patterns while pushing you just a little further than before. Start playing and you'll understand why players say "just one more run" turns into hours of gameplay. **POWER UP YOUR PROGRESS** • Earn coins from gameplay and daily wins • Unlock game-changing power-ups in the coin shop • Refer friends and earn bonus rewards • Master combo chains for massive score multipliers **STUNNING UNDERWATER WORLD** Swim through glowing coral forests, ancient shipwrecks, and mysterious deep-sea trenches. Every environment is beautifully crafted with smooth 60fps gameplay that feels incredible on both phones and tablets. **NO WAITING, NO ENERGY SYSTEMS** Play as much as you want, whenever you want. This is old-school mobile gaming done right - pure skill, pure fun, zero frustration. **Download Pufferfish now and discover why one small fish is creating big waves in mobile gaming!** Ready to see how far you can go? The ocean is waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pufferfish at 5.0 against Mine Cat Digger's 4.7. Pufferfish also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Mine Cat Digger's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Mine Cat Digger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pufferfish sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pufferfish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Mine Cat Digger ships an update fortnightly, Pufferfish every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Cat Digger | Pufferfish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 559 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erick Zanardo | Brass Lantern Studios Ltd |
Customer experience
Mine Cat Digger
Pufferfish
In-app purchases
Mine Cat Digger
- No ads$3.99
Pufferfish
- Refill Lives$0.99
- Castaway's Crate$0.99
- 5,000 Coins$0.99
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- 10 Lives$1.99
- 12,000 Coins$1.99
- Coin Doubler$1.99
- Unlimited Lives (2 Hours)$2.99
- 25,000 Coins$2.99
- Smuggler's Hoard$4.99
- 60,000 Coins$4.99
- Kraken's Bounty$9.99
Questions
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