TerraMine vs Energy Foundry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TerraMine
Build a virtual mining empire on a real-world map. Claim properties, earn passive income, visit friends' mines, and compete in daily mini-games. Explore your neighborhood and grow your empire.
- Claim virtual mine properties on a real map
- Earn passive income 24/7
- Visit and interact with friends' mines
- Play daily mining mini-games
- Boost earnings up to 20x
- Refer friends for in-game currency
Read full descriptionHide full description
TerraMine turns the real world into your personal mining empire. Buy virtual mine properties on a real map, earn passive income around the clock, visit friends' mines, and compete with players in your city and beyond. YOUR WORLD. YOUR MINES. Every property in TerraMine sits on a real location. Walk to a spot, claim it as your mine, and start earning TerraBucks (TB) and real passive USD income — even when the app is closed. STAKE A CLAIM Purchase any unclaimed square near you for 100 TerraBucks. Each property is randomly assigned a mine type: Rock Mine — steady, reliable income Coal Mine — 1.5x the earnings of rock Gold Mine — 2x the earnings of rock Diamond Mine — 4x the earnings of rock (1% chance!) VISIT FRIENDS. EARN TOGETHER. Walk near another player's mine and check in to earn bonus TB. Leave messages and photos when you check in, and build your reputation as an explorer. Property owners earn TB every time someone visits their land. DAILY MINING MINI-GAMES Each mine type has its own unique game: Rock Mine: Rock Conveyor — sort rocks as they roll by Coal Mine: Miner Maze — navigate the underground tunnels Gold Mine: Gold Rush — connect the path to the pot of gold Diamond Mine: Laser Blast — guide the laser to the diamond Level up your mines by playing daily to unlock harder challenges and bigger rewards. BOOST YOUR EARNINGS 20X Activate an Earning Boost to multiply your passive income by 20x. Use free daily boosts or watch a short ad to extend your boost — stack up to 8 hours of boosted earnings. REFER FRIENDS. EARN TOGETHER. Share your personal referral link and you both earn 1,000 TB when a friend buys their first TerraAcre. The more friends you bring in, the more mines there are to visit — and the bigger your empire grows. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD See where you rank among all miners by property count. Every TerraAcre you claim moves you up the Top 10. TerraMine is free to play. Get outside, explore your neighborhood, and start mining the real world today.
Energy Foundry
Build a growing energy economy starting with a single Mote. Construct machines, unlock new energies, complete quests, and design custom machines to optimize production. This minimalist text-based idle game focuses on compounding systems and progressive upgrades.
- Build an expanding energy economy
- Construct machines in your Foundry
- Unlock higher energies
- Complete quests
- Prestige for permanent power
- Design custom machines
Read full descriptionHide full description
Build an expanding energy economy from a single Mote. Tap the orb, construct machines in your Foundry, unlock higher energies, complete quests, prestige for permanent power, and design custom machines that bend the production chain. Energy Foundry is a minimalist text-based idle game about compounding systems, progressive upgrades, and watching numbers go up to become huge.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Energy Foundry at 5.0 against TerraMine's 4.6. TerraMine's advantage is ratings volume (428 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. TerraMine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Energy Foundry sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Energy Foundry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TerraMine has 428 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TerraMine | Energy Foundry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (428 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 428 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Souza | RICCARDO STELLA |
Customer experience
TerraMine
Energy Foundry
In-app purchases
TerraMine
- Pioneer Pass (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Pioneer Pass Yearly$100.001 Year
Energy Foundry
- 20 Surge Cores$0.99
- 100 Surge Cores$1.99
