Treasure Miner Lite vs Astro Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treasure Miner Lite
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. Improve your skills and unlock new items to dig deeper and become the ultimate miner.
- Build mine infrastructure
- Discover rare ores and artifacts
- Sell discoveries for expansion
- Upgrade skills and equipment
- Randomized maps
- Purchase full version
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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 different rare ores and minerals ( silver, gold ) -discover a rare artefact -build up your mine with different buildings -a lot of different items ( ladders and more ) -improve your infastructure with lifts -randomed maps Note: This game contains ads. You like it? If you like this game you can also purchase the full version on the AppStore. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apptreasuremine Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametreasureminer Follow us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/PucupoGames
Astro Builder
Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.
- Idle space station construction
- Resource management
- Unlock new equipment
- Expand and develop areas
- Space elevator material transport
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treasure Miner Lite at 73% against Astro Builder's 34%. Treasure Miner Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Astro Builder's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 145). On price, update cadence, 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. Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Treasure Miner Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astro Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Builder has 3.4K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Treasure Miner Lite's written reviews are positive against 34% of Astro Builder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Treasure Miner Lite ships an update every 16 months, Astro Builder every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treasure Miner Lite | Astro Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (145 ratings) | 4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 34.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 145 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | York Burkhardt | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Treasure Miner Lite
Astro Builder
User reviews
Treasure Miner Lite
From 145 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addicting and fun gameplay
- 👍 Great challenge
- 👍 Unique concept
- 👍 Good for relief from boredom
- 👍 Very engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 New update ruined saves
- 🐛 Game is too short
- 🐛 Free version lacking features
- 🐛 Difficult controls
- 🐛 Health goes down in cave
Astro Builder
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Detailed space station building
- 💡 Customizable astronaut suits
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy AI and builder behavior
- 🔇 Lack of sound and music
- 🔁 Repetitive and monotonous gameplay
- 🔒 Forced ads and limited free content
- ⏱️ Slow progress without watching ads
Bugs and requests
Treasure Miner Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- New update ruined save data
- Bug in life count
- Unbreakable tiles blocking progress
- Health depletes when entering cave
Requested features
19 requests- Add monsters
- Go into mine anywhere
- Better pig haxes
- Bigger viewing area
- Select placement for bridges and lifts
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- Replace garbage with artifacts
- More minerals
- Endless/zen mode
- More space instead of buying
- Other levels
- More things to mine
- Upgrades of picks
- More features (bridges, costumes, items)
- Multiplayer
- More energy
- 2x or 3x speed option
- Parachute for falling
- Full version to be free
- Game should take longer
Astro Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
- Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
- Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to continue progress offline
- More varied level designs and challenges
- Autonomous builder behavior
- Background progress while app is closed
In-app purchases
Treasure Miner Lite
No in-app purchases
Astro Builder
- AD TICKETS 10$0.99
- AD TICKETS 25$1.99
- AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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- Ad-free 7 day$4.99
- Permanent ad-free!$9.99
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