Comparison

PickCrafter vs Exploration Lite

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

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About

PickCrafter

An idle crafting clicker game where you tap to mine blocks, upgrade your pickaxe, and collect resources. Progress even while offline by unlocking biomes, artifacts, and abilities. Compete with friends and achieve milestones in this endless digging adventure.

Highlights
  • Idle clicker gameplay
  • Incremental upgrades
  • Craft and upgrade pickaxes
  • Mine blocks while idle or offline
  • Unlock biomes and artifacts
  • Daily rewards and achievements
Features
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PickCrafter is an incremental idle crafting clicker game that lets you take control of a pickaxe and dig deep into the biomes. Even while idle or offline! Just start tapping to mine. Upgrade Legendary Pickaxes, collect all the blocks and gear, and unlock all the Biomes. Digging for gold has never been more exciting! Tap to start, then upgrade your Artifacts and Abilities to mine deeper, faster. Download now and start mining for gold in one of the most addicting incremental idle crafting clicker games! How far can you dig? PickCrafter FEATURES Idle Clicker Gameplay * Tap: Swing your pickaxe and Mine all the 3D blocks! * Swing: Break blocks this way too! * Mine: Earn PPS and craft blocks! Incremental Upgrades * Hopper collects blocks while idle or offline! * Use Abilities and Artifacts to boost your Strength * Mythical Blocks and Machines help you! Upgrade Your Pickaxe * Craft and upgrade your Pickaxes * Defeat bosses, craft their special items and earn Trophies! * Prestige to reach new heights Idle Mining * Earn resources even when you're not playing * Daily Rewards - enjoy cool bonuses from the Daily Reward system * Over 90 achievements to unlock * Battle with your friends and rank up on the leaderboards * No internet connection necessary * No need for mods, launcher, or PE PickCrafter is the perfect incremental clicker idle game for fans of endless fun. Tap the day away digging for gold, diamonds, amethyst, and more! Find companions, and craft items to boost your PPS - get digging today! Download now to unleash your inner miner in PickCrafter! Join your PickCrafter friends on Discord, Facebook & Twitter https://discord.gg/pickcrafter https://twitter.com/pickcraftergame Need help? Visit our support page https://fiveamp.com/pickcrafter/support Note: PickCrafter is free to play tap game and all items can be obtained through standard gameplay, however the option to purchase content using real money exists. PickCrafter offers a paid Elite membership on top of other great gameplay features. Elite members have access to a unique Pickaxe, Runic awarded daily, exclusive store bonuses, and much more. Elite Membership - Monthly is priced at $9.99 /month and lasts for 31 days. Elite Membership - Annual is priced at $99.99 /year and lasts for 365 days. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of the purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in at least 24-hours before the end of the current payment period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://fiveamp.com/policy Terms of Use: https://fiveamp.com/terms

About

Exploration Lite

Create and explore an infinite 3D world by building structures, mining resources, and transforming the terrain. This app offers a sandbox experience for imaginative construction and exploration.

Highlights
  • Infinite 3D environment
  • Build bases, castles, kingdoms
  • Mine resources
  • Destroy and transform terrain
  • Save world progress
  • Block crafting
Features
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Build a base, mine, castle, kingdom, empire or whatever you imagine on the infinite 3D environment! Enjoy endless world building games! Everybody loves building games that popular all around the world. Exploration Lite Free is an editor which allows you to move, delete, build craft, destroy, jump, save, building blocks and transforming the terrain in the 3D environment. Explorer and builders, play for free now!

Screenshots

PickCrafter4 screens
Exploration Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PickCrafter at 92% against Exploration Lite's 61%. PickCrafter also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. PickCrafter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Exploration Lite sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickCrafter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 23K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of PickCrafter's written reviews are positive against 61% of Exploration Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PickCrafter ships an update monthly, Exploration Lite every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PickCrafter versus Exploration Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickCrafterExploration Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better4.5 (23K ratings)
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better61.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14K23K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB797 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFiveampSolverLabs LLC

Customer experience

PickCrafter

All ratings13,706 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,281 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%

Exploration Lite

All ratings23,256 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1,006 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

PickCrafter

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Satisfying mining experience
  • 💡 Interesting biome progression
  • 🎨 Minecraft-inspired visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • ⏱️ Slow progression without in-app purchases
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions

Exploration Lite

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good alternative for Minecraft
  • 👍 Blocky, fun, and creative
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 I love this game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy and crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Disappearing builds and maps
  • 🔒 Lack of moderation and inappropriate content
  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

PickCrafter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Teleportation spell not working as intended
  • Chest timers not functioning correctly
  • Pickaxe abilities not syncing properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more biomes and bosses
  • Improve the prestige system
  • Allow crafting of any pickaxe
  • Add more customization options

Exploration Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disconnection issues and inability to play in offline/single-player mode
  • Disappearing builds and maps
  • Glitches and bugs with block placement and interactions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add beds, furniture, animals, and more interactive elements
  • Implement different realms like Nether and End
  • Add more blocks, items, and crafting options
  • Improve save/load functionality for builds
  • Implement better chat filtering and moderation

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PickCrafter

Subscriptions1
  • Elite Membership - Monthly$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • Large Chest$0.99
  • B & W Pickaxe$0.99
  • Chest Pickaxe$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Special Offer - Pickaxe Chest$0.99
  • Pile of Runic$2.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Greater Special Offer$6.99
  • Bag of Runic$8.99
  • Buckets of Runic$19.99
19 purchases

Exploration Lite

One-time19
  • Tiny Pack of Coins$0.99
  • Tiny Pack of Gems$0.99
  • Light Pack of Coins$1.99
Show 16 more
  • Small Pack of Coins$2.99
  • Big Pack of Coins$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$3.99
  • Big Pack of Gems$3.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$4.99
  • Giant Pack of Coins$5.99
  • Huge Pack of Coins$6.99
  • Chest of Coins$7.99
  • Massive Pack of Coins$7.99
  • Bucket of Gems$7.99
  • Golden Chest of Coins$11.99
  • Bank of Coins$16.99
  • Chest of Gems$20.99
  • Treasury of Coins$41.99
  • Bank of Gems$41.99
  • Treasure of Gems$99.99

Questions

Is PickCrafter free?
PickCrafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exploration Lite free?
Exploration Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PickCrafter or Exploration Lite?
PickCrafter is rated higher. PickCrafter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Exploration Lite averages 4.5 from 23K ratings.
Do PickCrafter or Exploration Lite have ads?
Both PickCrafter and Exploration Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, PickCrafter or Exploration Lite?
PickCrafter ships an update monthly, and Exploration Lite every 6 weeks. Most recently, PickCrafter was updated on October 30, 2026 and Exploration Lite on October 30, 2026.

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