Comparison

Hamster Miner vs Planet Cracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic hamster mining
  • Weapon merging system
  • Permanent upgrade system
  • Pet collection and merging
  • Idle progression
  • Boss battles
Features
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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?

About

Planet Cracker

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Drill down. Sell what you find. Build an Ark for humanity. Planet Cracker is a mining game where every dive takes you further into the planet, and everything you dig goes up to a city in orbit. You start with a rusty bit that struggles on plain rock, and end with a rig that tears through nine worlds and a starship ready to leave for another star. DRILL DEEPER Cut through distinct rock layers, each with its own ores, hazards and look. Chase glowing veins, crack open crates and fill your hold before the winch hauls you home. BUILD THE ARK Every ore you sell ships supplies to the Ark. Build hab pods and solar wings, then a fusion reactor, greenhouses, parks, a museum and two great spinning rings. Watch tens of thousands of people move in, every room cut open and lived in. RECRUIT YOUR CREW Eight specialists come aboard as the Ark grows. Take them along on your rig: a geologist who reads your sonar, a pilot who flies you twice as fast, a medic who keeps the drill cool, and more. UPGRADE VISIBLY Every drill bit, hose and tool changes how your rig looks and how fast it digs. Wide bores, tunnel boring and the planet cracker turn rock that took seconds per block into a slab that falls in one blow. DISCOVER Unearth relics in every layer and put them on show in the Ark's museum. Find a lost expedition's drill. Hunt down rocket parts buried deep in the rock. CRACK THE CORE At the bottom of every world a living core is waiting in its vault. Drain it to fuel your rocket, and set its Ember burning in the Ark's Heart Spine. REACH THE NEXT PLANET Build the rocket and fly on: the Moon, Mars, Europa, Io, a world made of diamond, a world of iron, a lava world, and finally the crust of a neutron star. Each one plays by its own rules. IGNITE THE STAR DRIVE Light all nine Hearts, finish the Star Drive and give the word. The Ark leaves for another star. EARN WHILE AWAY Your Miner Bots keep working while the game is closed, and the Ark keeps building. Come back to a welcome-back haul. Free to play with optional in-app purchases. Reward videos are always your choice: watch one for a boost, or don't.

Screenshots

Hamster Miner4 screens
Planet Cracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Planet Cracker at daily against Hamster Miner's every 4 days. 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. Hamster Miner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Planet Cracker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hamster Miner ships an update every 4 days, Planet Cracker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hamster Miner versus Planet Cracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamster MinerPlanet Cracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size611 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYu Gyeom KimTimon Maass

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hamster Miner

One-time10
  • 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
10 purchases

Planet Cracker

One-time10
  • Gold Rush x1$0.99
  • Gold Rush x5$3.99
  • Neon Circuit Set$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Night Shift$4.99
  • Solar Forge Set$5.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$6.99
  • Void Singularity Set$7.99
  • Gold Rush x12$7.99
  • Expedition Bundle$9.99
  • Legendary Collection$14.99

Questions

Is Hamster Miner free?
Hamster Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planet Cracker free?
Planet Cracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hamster Miner or Planet Cracker have ads?
Both Hamster Miner and Planet Cracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hamster Miner or Planet Cracker?
Hamster Miner ships an update every 4 days, and Planet Cracker daily. Most recently, Hamster Miner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Planet Cracker on November 6, 2026.

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