Comparison

TinyMine Idle vs Vibe Idle

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

Head to head
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, nothing collected. 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.

About

Vibe Idle

Features
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You used to write the code yourself. Then autocomplete wrote it. Now you just tap Accept. VIBE IDLE is an idle clicker about how software actually gets made now. Tap to write code. Earn enough to buy something that writes it for you. Then buy something to manage that. Your output goes up, your understanding goes down, and the numbers keep climbing anyway. It keeps earning while the app is closed, so you can check in for a minute and come back to a pile of progress. Reset for permanent bonuses when you are ready. Spend Insight on an upgrade tree. Four eras to get through, each one further from anyone actually reading a diff. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ACCOUNT. Nothing about you is collected, because there is nowhere to send it. The game runs entirely on your device, offline, forever. There is no server, no account, no analytics and no advertising SDK. The only network the app ever touches is Apple's own, and only if you choose to make a purchase. Apple's privacy label will tell you the same thing: Data Not Collected. Optional token packs exist if you want to skip ahead. They are convenience only. They can never unlock content or move you forward, all of which comes from playing. Nothing is timed, nothing nags, nothing is gated behind a wallet. Built by one developer and a small crew of AI agents, with a sprite compiler for the art, a sound compiler for the chiptune, and a headless simulator that plays 2,000 hours of the economy before a single balance number ships.

Screenshots

TinyMine Idle4 screens
Vibe Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TinyMine Idle at 15.0 against Vibe Idle's 17.0. On price, ads, 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. TinyMine Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Vibe Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TinyMine Idle versus Vibe Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyMine IdleVibe Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad McKerlieANDREW HEE,TAE HONG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TinyMine Idle

One-time3
  • Auto-sell Early Unlock$0.99
  • Supporter$2.99
  • Deluxe Supporter$4.99
3 purchases

Vibe Idle

One-time3
  • Sprint Fund$0.99
  • Seed Round$4.99
  • Series A$19.99

Questions

Is TinyMine Idle free?
TinyMine Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vibe Idle free?
Vibe Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TinyMine Idle or Vibe Idle have ads?
Neither TinyMine Idle nor Vibe Idle shows ads.

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