Dig it vs Mining Tycoon 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig it
Lead a clan of cat miners to explore underground mysteries. Build and expand your mine, hire more workers, and boost digging efficiency with simple taps. Experience an addictive blend of strategy and original gameplay.
- Lead cat miners
- Build and expand mine
- Hire new catminers
- Tap to increase digging
- Discover underground mysteries
- Strategy gameplay
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Dig it! is an addictive mixture of original gameplay and strategy. Become a leader of cats clan of miners and discover all mysteries hidden deep below the ground! Build your mine, dig deeper and hire new catminers. Tired of waiting? Seems your cats are skiving? Cheer them up by simple taping and increase digging and mining!
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: Dig it at 80% against Mining Tycoon 3D's 13%. Dig it also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Dig it sells 10 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.
Dig it holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Dig it's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's.
Dig it ships an update fortnightly, Mining Tycoon 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig it | Mining Tycoon 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (87 ratings) — better | 3.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | 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 | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Barbashov | Sablo Studio |
Customer experience
Dig it
Mining Tycoon 3D
Bugs and requests
Dig it
Reported bugs
4 issues- Daily challenges not registering
- Treasure hunt rewards reduced
- Miners stopping work unexpectedly
- Inability to scroll and access upgrades
Requested features
4 requests- More upgrade options and content
- Ability to mass-produce items
- Faster mining and smelting
- Cloud saving and cross-device sync
Mining Tycoon 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dig it
- Hand of coins$1.99
- Hand of crystals$1.99
- Box of coins$4.99
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- Box of crystals$4.99
- Coffer of money$9.99
- Coffer of crystals$9.99
- Bagful of cash$19.99
- Bagful of crystals$19.99
- Wagon of cash$49.99
- Wagon of crystals$49.99
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
Is Dig it free?
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