Treasure Miner vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treasure Miner
Build and expand your own underground mine in this classic sandbox game. Discover rare ores, gems, and artifacts, then sell your findings to upgrade your infrastructure and equipment. Become the ultimate mining magnate.
- Discover 17 rare ores and minerals
- Discover rare artifacts
- Build mine infrastructure with buildings
- Upgrade equipment and skills
- Expand with lifts and lorries
- Randomized and deep maps
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Treasure Miner is a classic sandbox game. Build your own mine infastructure and be the first miner, who discover rare artefacts, ores and gems. Sell your discoveries and expand your mine with new buildings, more lifts or better equipment. You can also upgrade your skills or buy new items, like ladders, lamps, signs or new tools. So what are you waiting for? Take your pick and dig as deep as you can into the mine. Be the best miner on earth! Game features: -discover 17 rare ores and minerals ( silver, gold, emerald , uranium , diamond ... ) -discover rare artefacts -build up your mine with different buildings -a lot of different items ( ladders, signs, bridge and more ) -improve your infastructure with lifts or a lorry -randomed and deep maps -optimated for phone and tablets Coming soon: We are working for a big update with a new mine, more gems and more new features. Please help us by rating the game, sending us your suggestions on how we can improve this game or just follow us on facebook, twitter or youtube. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/PucupoGames Follow us on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PucupoGames
Mining Tycoon 3D
Dig deep into the earth to unearth precious gems, gold, and diamonds. Hire miners, upgrade their speed, and tap to accelerate your excavation. Become a wealthy mining tycoon by discovering hidden treasures and filling your carts.
- Mine and load carts
- Discover various jewels
- Dig and create paths
- Explore a spiral world
- Hire and upgrade workers
- Tap to speed up mining
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Become a Mining Tycoon! It was never too easy and satisfying until now! Dig down deep in to the earth and extract out Gems, Gold, Diamonds and Treasures hidden from Millions of years by hiring miners and speed up the process by tapping on the screen. The more you mine the richer you become! Mining Tycoon - Idle Game's Features: • Mine & load on the carts. • Discover verities of jewels the deeper you dig • Dig and make paths. • Enjoy the spiral world with multiple paths • Hire workers and upgrade the speed of workers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treasure Miner at 72% against Mining Tycoon 3D's 13%. Treasure Miner also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). Mining Tycoon 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Treasure Miner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Treasure Miner holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Treasure Miner's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Treasure Miner ships an update every 4 months, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treasure Miner | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (214 ratings) — better | 3.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | York Burkhardt | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Treasure Miner
Mining Tycoon 3D
Bugs and requests
Treasure Miner
Reported bugs
13 issues- Building purchase buttons unresponsive on iPhone X and newer models
- Garage and ventilation won't load properly
- Game crashes when attempting in-app purchases
- Game freezes when placing signs
- UI confirmation buttons misaligned with actual clickable areas
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- Areas don't stay revealed after exploration
- Mega elevator disappears from garage
- Deconstruct tool only removes ladders without returning them
- Game incompatible with iPhone 13 and newer screen sizes
- Apple Game Center password entry keyboard won't appear
- Elevator purchase fails despite having resources
- Ventilation installation fails
- Game progress lost when closing during certain actions
Requested features
15 requests- Game update for modern iOS devices and screen sizes
- Multiplayer functionality with guilds and trading
- Deeper mine levels with new content
- Difficulty settings or skill levels
- Better animation for walking, mining, and item application
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- Custom character creation
- More equipment and upgrades in shop
- Faster travel/teleporter to surface
- Auto-save feature
- Language selection option
- Wider map exploration
- New collectibles and unique items
- Better tutorial system
- Parachute or safety item
- Quick tool-switching mechanism
Mining Tycoon 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Treasure Miner
- Big Latern$0.99
- Money Booster$0.99
- Gamemoney 500$0.99
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- Gamemoney 7,500$3.99
- Gamemoney 20,000$8.99
Mining Tycoon 3D
- Handful of Gems$1.99
- Bucket of Gems$4.99
- Barrel of Gems$9.99
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- Remove Unwanted Ads$9.99
- Crate of Gems$24.99
- Wheel Barrow of Gems$44.99
- Truckload of Gems$89.99
Questions
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