Comparison

Moon Miner vs TinyMine Idle

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

Head to head
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline mining progression
  • Gear upgrades
  • Zone unlocking
  • Mining goals
  • No ads
  • No account required
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Moon Miner4 screens
TinyMine Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon Miner at none against TinyMine Idle's 4. TinyMine Idle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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. TinyMine Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Moon Miner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Moon Miner against 4.7 for TinyMine Idle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 27 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Miner ships an update every 5 days, TinyMine Idle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moon Miner versus TinyMine Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon MinerTinyMine Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.7 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings627 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobX GmbHChad McKerlie

In-app purchases

None

Moon Miner

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TinyMine Idle

One-time4
  • Auto-sell Early Unlock$0.99
  • Delve Pass$1.99
  • Supporter$2.99
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  • Deluxe Supporter$4.99

Questions

Is Moon Miner free?
Moon Miner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyMine Idle free?
TinyMine Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moon Miner or TinyMine Idle?
Moon Miner is rated higher. Moon Miner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while TinyMine Idle averages 4.7 from 27 ratings.
Do Moon Miner or TinyMine Idle have ads?
Moon Miner shows ads; TinyMine Idle does not.
Which is updated more often, Moon Miner or TinyMine Idle?
Moon Miner ships an update every 5 days, and TinyMine Idle every 6 days. Most recently, Moon Miner was updated on October 28, 2026 and TinyMine Idle on October 31, 2026.

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