Comparison

DeepDriller vs Moon Miner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated mines
  • Rover upgrades
  • Combat against alien constructs
  • Environmental hazards
  • Resource management
  • Global leaderboards
  • Story elements
Features
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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?

About

Moon Miner

Pilot a drill-bot into a living planet, excavating procedurally generated strata for glowing ore. Sell your findings to upgrade your equipment and descend deeper. Survive hazards and uncover a story with a climactic finale.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated digging
  • Mineral discovery and upgrades
  • Hazard survival
  • Uncover a story
  • Satisfying dig-sell-upgrade loop
Features
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Pilot a small drill-bot into a living planet. Dig through procedurally generated strata, fill your cargo with glowing ore, surface to sell and upgrade, then descend deeper than before. FEATURES - A satisfying dig - sell - upgrade loop across eight strata, from soft dirt to deep obsidian - 16 minerals to discover and a long upgrade ladder for your drill, cargo, hull, lamp and more - Hazards: gas pockets, magma, cave-ins and fall damage to read and survive - A story uncovered through the depths of the moon with a climactic finale - Free to play with optional rewarded ads; achievements and cloud save via Game Center and iCloud

Screenshots

DeepDriller4 screens
Moon Miner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon Miner at none against DeepDriller's 3. Moon Miner also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). DeepDriller's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating and device support 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

Both are free to download. DeepDriller sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Moon Miner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DeepDriller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moon Miner has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeepDriller ships an update every 2 days, Moon Miner every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
DeepDriller versus Moon Miner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepDrillerMoon Miner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB57 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperADAM HAROUTUNE MATOSSIANMobX GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DeepDriller

One-time3
  • 1 Resupply Beacon$0.99
  • 6 Resupply Beacons$4.99
  • 15 Resupply Beacons$9.99
None

Moon Miner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeepDriller free?
DeepDriller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moon Miner free?
Moon Miner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DeepDriller or Moon Miner?
DeepDriller is rated higher. DeepDriller averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Moon Miner averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do DeepDriller or Moon Miner have ads?
Moon Miner shows ads; DeepDriller does not.
Which is updated more often, DeepDriller or Moon Miner?
DeepDriller ships an update every 2 days, and Moon Miner every 5 days. Most recently, DeepDriller was updated on October 31, 2026 and Moon Miner on October 31, 2026.

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