Idle Pickaxe Master vs Hamster Miner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Pickaxe Master
Merge pickaxes to create powerful tools for mining ore deposits. Recruit miner helpers with unique abilities and battle bosses to unlock new depths and rewards. Upgrade your tools and progress further into the mine.
- Merge pickaxes of different rarities
- Battle powerful bosses
- Recruit unique miner helpers
- Upgrade tools and progress
- Mine rich ore deposits
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Summon pickaxes, merge them into powerful tools, and smash through rich ore deposits in this addictive idle mining game. Build a collection of rare pickaxes, recruit a team of miner helpers with unique abilities, and battle your way through powerful bosses! ▶ MERGE PICKAXES Summon pickaxes of different rarities and merge identical ones to craft even stronger tools. The higher the level — the faster you mine. ▶ BOSS BATTLES Fight powerful bosses to unlock new depths and earn better rewards. ▶ MINER HELPERS Collect unique miner girls with special abilities that boost your efficiency and resource output. ▶ UPGRADES & PROGRESSION Spend your resources to strengthen your tools and push further into the mine. The richest ore veins are waiting — and so are the bosses guarding them. Download now, merge your first pickaxe, and find out how deep you can really go.
Hamster Miner
An idle mining RPG where cute hamsters automatically blast through rocks with upgraded weapons. Merge weapons, collect pets, and use rebirths for permanent upgrades to delve deeper into mines.
- Automatic hamster mining
- Weapon merging system
- Permanent upgrade system
- Pet collection and merging
- Idle progression
- Boss battles
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Small hamsters. Serious firepower. Hamster Miner is an idle mining RPG where cute hamsters blast through rock to reach deeper underground. Equip guns, merge weapons, and turn steady upgrades into satisfying breakthroughs. 1. Let your hamsters do the shooting - Your mining crew fires automatically. Break through rocks, take on bosses, and descend into deeper mines without complicated controls. 2. Merge your way to stronger weapons - Combine two weapons of the same tier to get one from the next tier. Discover piercing shots, explosive attacks, and new ways to power through the mine. 3. Turn upgrades into breakthroughs - Boost attack power and attack speed to break rocks faster. Return to a tough stretch with more firepower and feel the difference as your hamsters push through. 4. Rebirth and grow stronger - Spend rebirth points on permanent upgrades. Start a new run with a stronger foundation and challenge the depths that stopped you before. 5. Build a collection that helps you grow - Collect, merge, and equip pets to support your mining progress. Merge flowers in your garden and collect museum exhibits for more ways to grow stronger. 6. Pick up where you left off - Check your progress and rewards from your time away, then continue toward your next mining milestone. Cute hamsters, stronger weapons, and another layer of rock to break. How deep will your crew go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hamster Miner at 50% against Idle Pickaxe Master's 0%. Hamster Miner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Idle Pickaxe Master's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Idle Pickaxe Master sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hamster Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Pickaxe Master holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Pickaxe Master has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Idle Pickaxe Master's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hamster Miner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Pickaxe Master ships an update fortnightly, Hamster Miner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Pickaxe Master | Hamster Miner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 428 MB | 611 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freeplay LLC | Yu Gyeom Kim |
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Idle Pickaxe Master
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In-app purchases
Idle Pickaxe Master
- Showel Help Pack$0.99
- Super Manager$4.99
- Dungeon Keys$4.99
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- VIP$7.99
- Weekly Pack I$8.99
- No Ads$9.99
- No Rewarded Ads$14.99
- Weekly Pack II$17.99
- Weekly Pack III$49.99
- Weekly Pack IV$99.99
Hamster Miner
- Remove Ad Basic$2.99
- Weekly S$4.99
- Auto Upgrade$6.99
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- Permanent Buff Package$6.99
- Remove Ad Pro$9.99
- Mission Pass$14.99
- Dia 3500$19.99
- Weekly X$34.99
- Dia 8000$49.99
- Diamond Bomb Package$49.99
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