Comparison

AEON 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

AEON

Create and expand your own universe from scattered dust to vast galaxies. Experience cosmic evolution with realistic physics, unlock new laws, and witness civilizations rise and fall. This meditative idle game offers a relaxing journey through the cosmos.

Highlights
  • Universe creation from dust to observable universe
  • Realistic N-body physics simulation
  • Unlockable laws and content via discovery tree
  • Life and civilization simulation
  • Offline progress and notifications
  • Constellation discovery and rare cosmic wonders
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AEON is a meditative, relaxing idle game about creating a universe from nothing. Tap the screen to draw scattered interstellar dust together — particles pull on each other like real physics and slowly grow. Given enough mass they become a molecular cloud, then a blazing star, a star system with orbiting planets, a cluster of thousands of stars, a vast galaxy, and beyond — galaxy clusters, superclusters, and the observable universe itself. Grow your cosmos far enough and Big Bang collapses it for a "cosmic constant." Strengthen the laws of physics — time dilation, fusion, gravity, dark matter — and open new laws and content on a discovery tree, so the next universe grows faster than the last. Watch long enough and life sprouts on some world, and a civilization lights the windows of its cities. They send signals, form alliances or wage war, and wonder about the creator of their universe. You watch over it all — and, now and then, grant a blessing. Features - Ten stages of evolution, from dust to the observable universe - Real N-body physics: particles clump and react - A differently-flavored universe every Big Bang — 24 traits, 5 galaxy types - Some universes arrive in a whole different visual language — monochrome, pixel art, green phosphor, cube, Hubble palette, ink wash, watercolor, or oil painting - Discover and record 27 real constellations of the night sky - Catch rare wonders — black holes, pulsars, quasars, and supernovae - Real meteor shower nights reach your universe too — seven showers a year, each with its own constellation and a dazzling peak - A discovery tree that unlocks new laws and content with each cosmic constant - Codex & milestones: permanent bonuses that outlive the Big Bang - A living universe — life and civilizations arise, signal, ally, and war - Offline progress and return notifications - Daily check-in gifts that grow each day, and a welcome-back gift after time away - Cloud save through Game Center — your progress follows you to a new device - Sixteen languages (EN, KO, JA, ZH-Hant, ZH-Hans, ES, DE, RU, UK, PT-BR, ID, VI, FR, IT, TR, PL), save backup/restore - A calm, relaxing cosmos — free to play with ads; one optional purchase removes them

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

AEON4 screens
TinyMine Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TinyMine Idle at none against AEON's shown. TinyMine Idle also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 5). AEON's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. AEON sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TinyMine Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AEON holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TinyMine Idle has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AEON ships an update weekly, TinyMine Idle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AEON versus TinyMine Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAEONTinyMine Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJung Gil SeoChad McKerlie

Customer experience

AEON

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TinyMine Idle

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AEON

One-time1
  • Creator's Mark$2.99
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 AEON free?
AEON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TinyMine Idle free?
TinyMine Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AEON or TinyMine Idle?
AEON is rated higher. AEON averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while TinyMine Idle averages 4.7 from 27 ratings.
Do AEON or TinyMine Idle have ads?
AEON shows ads; TinyMine Idle does not.
Which is updated more often, AEON or TinyMine Idle?
AEON ships an update weekly, and TinyMine Idle every 6 days. Most recently, AEON was updated on October 25, 2026 and TinyMine Idle on October 31, 2026.

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