Moon Miner vs Drillbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moon Miner
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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
Drillbound
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Drill deep, strike it rich – and make sure you have enough fuel to get back up. Drillbound is a portrait mining game with a space twist. Pilot DRL-9, a small salvage robot, across five alien planets, dig for rare ore and decide on every run how deep you dare to go. DIG DEEPER, EARN MORE • Drill down and sideways through layered rock • Rare ore is worth up to 2.5× more in the depths • Sell your haul for credits or bank it for upgrades MIND YOUR FUEL • Every meter down costs jetpack fuel to fly back up • Hard landings damage your hull – brake in time • Run dry and your cargo is lost UPGRADE YOUR ROBOT • 5 upgrade tracks with 10 levels each: drill head, energy cell, cargo bay, hull plating and fuel injector • Dynamite, fuel canisters, repair kits and return beacons for risky runs • Bounties pay extra credits FIVE ALIEN WORLDS Rust world Ferrux, ice planet Cryon, volcanic Pyra, toxic Venox and crystal world Prisma – each with its own ores, stronger gravity and harder landings. Complete deliveries to unlock the next planet and bring DRL-9 home. FAIR AND OFFLINE • World 1 is completely free • One-time unlock for the full game – no subscription • No ads, no premium currency, no pay-to-win • Plays fully offline, made for one-thumb portrait play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moon Miner at none against Drillbound's 1. Moon Miner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Drillbound's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Drillbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moon Miner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moon Miner ships an update every 5 days, Drillbound every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Moon Miner | Drillbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobX GmbH | Nico Wurthenberger |
In-app purchases
Moon Miner
No in-app purchases
Drillbound
- Full Game Unlock$3.99
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