Idle Mage Academy vs TinyMine Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Mage Academy
Rise from a failing student to a legendary archmage through idle training and strategic growth. Your spells and rewards accumulate even when you're offline. Progress through the academy, unlock new abilities, and compete globally.
- Idle growth and offline rewards
- Webnovel-style narrative
- Unlock new spells and dungeons
- Library research for permanent buffs
- Duel Club for tactical combat
- Rebirth system for endless progression
- Global online ranking
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"I was the worst dropout at the academy. Then I turned back time to become an archmage." Start as the weakest failing student of the Mage Tower and rise, one log line at a time, into a legendary archmage. Your training never stops — even when the screen is off. ■ Idle growth — spells train themselves; rewards pile up while you're away. ■ Webnovel-style log — read your underdog's struggle unfold in real time. ■ Year 1 to Archmage — promotions unlock new spells, libraries, and dungeons. ■ Library research — gather Knowledge for permanent power-ups. ■ Duel Club — pick your tactics and outwit rivals. ■ Rebirth system — reach Archmage, return to school, and grow forever via Engravings. ■ Dimension dive & online ranking — compete worldwide for the deepest floor. Easy in one hand, endlessly deep. Enroll in the Mage Tower today.
TinyMine Idle
An idle mining game where a tiny miner digs, hauls, and sells ore while you're away. Upgrade gear, unlock new zones, and complete mining goals. Everything can be earned through gameplay.
- Offline mining progression
- Gear upgrades
- Zone unlocking
- Mining goals
- No ads
- No account required
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I made this game for the quiet minutes. A tiny miner walks, digs, and hauls ore while you watch, and he keeps working after you close the app. You start on the Pebble Path with a stone pick and a small bag. Sell what he digs, buy him better gear, and open the way down. There are eighteen zones, and the last few take real patience to reach. Along the way you'll spot gems on the path, chase mining goals for every ore, and maybe, eventually, run out of mine. I'm digging more. Things I care about, so they're built in: • He mines while you're away, with a cap, so it stays a game and not a chore. • No ads. Ever. • No account, no sign-up. I only collect what I need to make the game fun and engaging. Data is anonymous and never sold. Your save lives on your phone. • Everything in the game can be earned by playing. The few purchases are shortcuts and tips, not walls. This is my first game. I built it alone: the pixel art, the cave sounds, the ore prices I argued with myself about for weeks. If something feels broken or unfair, tell me through the support page and I'll fix it. Thanks for giving the tiny miner a look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TinyMine Idle at 4.7 against Idle Mage Academy's 3.8. TinyMine Idle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Idle Mage Academy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. TinyMine Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Mage Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.
TinyMine Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Idle Mage Academy's written reviews are positive against 83% of TinyMine Idle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Mage Academy ships an update every 2 months, TinyMine Idle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Mage Academy | TinyMine Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SONGHWA CHAE | Chad McKerlie |
Customer experience
Idle Mage Academy
TinyMine Idle
In-app purchases
Idle Mage Academy
No in-app purchases
TinyMine Idle
- Auto-sell Early Unlock$0.99
- Delve Pass$1.99
- Supporter$2.99
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- Deluxe Supporter$4.99
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