Comparison

Idle Craft Miner vs Needle Quest

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

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About

Idle Craft Miner

Start with a basic mine and pickaxe, then dig deeper for rare minerals and bigger rewards. This idle mining game lets you earn coins and unlock upgrades even while you're away, progressing from a humble digger to a master miner.

Highlights
  • Idle mining gameplay
  • Mine ores and earn coins
  • Upgrade mining equipment
  • Discover new minerals
  • Smelt ore into ingots
  • Offline earnings and progress
Features
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Start with a simple mine and a basic pickaxe, then work your way down to deeper tunnels, stronger gear, rare minerals, and bigger rewards. Idle Craft Miner is a relaxing mining game where every haul helps you earn more coins, unlock better upgrades, and progress even while you are away. Mine ores, upgrade your pickaxe, fill your mine cart, smelt valuable ingots, collect rewards, and grow from a humble digger into a true mining master. Whether you play for a few minutes or keep checking back throughout the day, there is always something new to mine, upgrade, or unlock. Features: • Simple and satisfying idle mining gameplay • Dig up minerals and earn coins • Upgrade your pickaxe, mine cart, lantern, and mining power • Discover new minerals and bigger rewards • Smelt your ore into valuable ingots • Progress while idle and collect offline earnings • Cozy underground visuals and casual game feel • Easy to play, hard to put down • Perfect for fans of mining games, idle games, tycoon games, and casual upgrade games Grab your pickaxe, strike it rich, and become the best miner underground.

About

Needle Quest

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One lost needle. A haystack full of secrets. Where would you start? Step onto a colourful little farm and search a giant haystack from a first-person view. Pick up your first handful, sell it at the Hay Market and turn small discoveries into better tools. Every straw you remove opens another little pocket. Dig a hollow, carve a tunnel and uncover what is hiding inside. BUILD YOUR TOOLKIT Start with your bare hand, then work through a glove, mini rake, scoop, pitchfork and shovel to a powerful vacuum. Improve your carrying capacity, gathering speed and hay value as you go. Each tool digs in its own shape. FOLLOW THE COLOUR Green, purple, red and orange rare straws give you crystals for tools. Look for blue tech crystals and hidden treasures to develop your engineering kit. Use a collecting bomb to clear a patch or follow scanner echoes towards a find. Your drone carries its own hay to market and earns coins while you keep exploring. FILL YOUR COLLECTION Find seven distinctive campaign needles as the haystacks grow from 50,000 to 3 million straws. Finish the campaign to unlock Free Play, choose a haystack size and search for secret needles. Discover curious farm treasures and collect all four Sewing Kit pieces for a bonus. DAILY WORD HUNT Find hidden 3D letters and collect the word of the day across several haystacks. Complete the word to earn bonus tech crystals. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Simple touch controls, portrait and landscape layouts, and progress saved on your device let you return to your search. The core game works offline. Optional rewarded advertisements need a connection and availability may vary. Every handful brings you closer. What will you uncover next?

Screenshots

Idle Craft Miner4 screens
Needle Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Quest at none against Idle Craft Miner's 10. Needle Quest also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Craft Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Needle Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Craft Miner ships an update every 5 days, Needle Quest daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Idle Craft Miner versus Needle Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Craft MinerNeedle Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdept Games Cezary TabotaNikita Ermachkov

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Craft Miner

One-time10
  • Beginners Pack$3.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Nova Dragon$4.99
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  • Golden Box$5.00
  • Miner's Pack$7.00
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Vip upgrade$9.99
  • Big Ticket Pack$10.00
  • Mine Baron VIP$19.99
  • Vault of Gems$119.99
None

Needle Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Craft Miner free?
Idle Craft Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle Quest free?
Needle Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idle Craft Miner or Needle Quest have ads?
Both Idle Craft Miner and Needle Quest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Craft Miner or Needle Quest?
Idle Craft Miner ships an update every 5 days, and Needle Quest daily. Most recently, Idle Craft Miner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Needle Quest on November 10, 2026.

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