DeepDriller vs The Horizon Mining Co.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeepDriller
Pilot a deep-core extraction rover into a procedurally generated planet's crust. Dig for ore, survive environmental hazards and hostile creatures, and upgrade your vehicle to push deeper. Compete on global leaderboards and uncover ancient secrets.
- Procedurally generated mines
- Rover upgrades
- Combat against alien constructs
- Environmental hazards
- Resource management
- Global leaderboards
- Story elements
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Pilot a deep-core extraction rover into the crust of Kerath-9 and dig for everything it's worth. Every dive is a fresh, procedurally generated descent. Strike rich ore, dodge collapsing tunnels, fight what lives in the dark, and claw back to the surface to sell, upgrade, and push deeper — because down here, death is permanent and the pressure never stops. DeepDriller is a gold-class roguelite miner built for one more dive. THE DIVE LOOP Surface, dive, surface-or-die, upgrade, go deeper. Six depth zones, fifteen ores, and a continuous shaft that regenerates every run. The deeper you go, the richer — and the deadlier — it gets. UPGRADE YOUR ROVER Eight upgrade slots: drill, hull, engine, fuel, cargo, sensor, thermal, and auto-turret weapon. Tier up from a stock rover into a void-piercing machine. Your loadout shows on the rover — watch it change as you spend. FIGHT AND SURVIVE Past a certain depth you're not alone. Auto-turrets deploy from the hull and open fire when hostile drones and ancient Veth constructs close in. Then there's the planet itself: gas pockets, lava veins, aquifers, void resonance, gravity anomalies, and ceiling collapses, all hunting your hull. GO DEEPER FOR RARER ORE The richest seams are the most dangerous. Bank cumulative depth to unlock new zones, chase contracts, and decide every dive: cash out safe, or risk it all for one more vein. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Two global Game Center boards: an Open board for total power, and Raw Talent — depth normalized to a stock rig, so skill beats spending. Take on the shared Daily Dive and chase the top of the charts. UNCOVER THE VETH Something pre-human is buried in the dark. Recover artifacts and data cores, intercept faction transmissions, and piece together what AXIOM doesn't want found. RESUPPLY BEACONS Out of fuel and deep in the red? Deploy a Beacon to secure your haul or get back in the fight. Earn them by playing; buy more only if you want to. No ads. No tracking. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. iCloud save across your devices. How deep can you get?
The Horizon Mining Co.
Embark on an interplanetary mining career, digging for valuable resources across Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Upgrade your equipment, manage limited resources, and uncover a cosmic mystery hidden deep beneath the surface.
- Mine across Earth, Moon, and Mars
- Discover ores, crystals, fossils, and artifacts
- Upgrade Digger Pod with enhancements
- Careful resource management for survival
- Uncover mysterious relics and forgotten technologies
- Story-driven adventure with memorable characters
- Face enemies and challenging encounters
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Horizon Mining Co. is hiring. Step into your Digger Pod and begin your career as an interplanetary miner for the solar system's most ambitious resource extraction company. Dig through Earth, the Moon, and Mars in search of valuable ores, rare artifacts, ancient fossils, and untold riches hidden deep beneath the surface. What begins as a simple mining contract quickly becomes something far stranger. Explore vast underground worlds filled with treasures, mysteries, and dangers. Upgrade your drilling rig, expand your cargo capacity, improve your fuel efficiency, and strengthen your hull as you push deeper than any miner before you. Every descent is a challenge. Fuel is limited. Hull damage accumulates. Cargo space fills quickly. The deeper you travel, the more important every decision becomes. Success depends on careful resource management, smart upgrades, and knowing when to return to the surface. Discover dozens of valuable resources including precious metals, rare crystals, ancient technologies, fossils, and mysterious relics. Sell your discoveries, build your fortune, and unlock new equipment capable of reaching depths once thought impossible. As your operation expands beyond Earth and onto the Moon and Mars, strange discoveries begin to surface. Corporate AI assistants deliver increasingly unusual instructions. Fellow miners share unsettling stories from below. Ancient artifacts hint at a forgotten history buried beneath the planets. Something is waiting in the depths. FEATURES • Mine through Earth, Moon, and Mars • Discover valuable ores, crystals, fossils, and ancient artifacts • Upgrade your Digger Pod with powerful drilling, fuel, cargo, and hull improvements • Manage resources carefully to survive deeper expeditions • Use explosives and specialized equipment to reach hidden areas • Recover rare treasures and build your mining fortune • Explore increasingly dangerous underground environments • Uncover mysterious relics and forgotten technologies • Experience a story-driven adventure told through in-game communications • Meet memorable characters including fellow miners, corporate executives, and AI assistants • Face powerful enemies and survive challenging encounters • Unravel a cosmic mystery hidden beneath the surface of Mars Whether you're chasing riches, searching for rare artifacts, or uncovering the truth behind Horizon Mining Co., every expedition brings new discoveries and new risks. Every upgrade matters. Every resource counts. Every descent could reveal something extraordinary. How deep are you willing to dig?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DeepDriller at 5.0 against The Horizon Mining Co.'s 4.3. DeepDriller also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). The Horizon Mining Co.'s advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 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. DeepDriller sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and The Horizon Mining Co. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DeepDriller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
DeepDriller ships an update every 2 days, The Horizon Mining Co. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DeepDriller | The Horizon Mining Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ADAM HAROUTUNE MATOSSIAN | Kyle Redmond LLC |
Customer experience
DeepDriller
The Horizon Mining Co.
In-app purchases
DeepDriller
- 1 Resupply Beacon$0.99
- 6 Resupply Beacons$4.99
- 15 Resupply Beacons$9.99
The Horizon Mining Co.
- 1 Extra Life$0.99
- Small Bits Pack$0.99
- 3 Extra Lives$1.99
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- 6 Extra Lives$2.99
- Starter Bits Pack$2.99
- 12 Extra LIves$4.99
- Prospector Bits Pack$4.99
- Miner Bits Pack$9.99
- Drillmaster Bits Pack$14.99
- Mega Bits Pack$19.99
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