Digger Machine vs Gold Mine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digger Machine
Embark on an arcade adventure to unearth valuable minerals like gold and diamonds. Upgrade your digging machine, build bases, and navigate treacherous mines filled with traps and bosses. Collect and sell 50 types of minerals to enhance your equipment and become the ultimate miner.
- Dig for 50 types of minerals
- Upgrade digging machine
- Build bases
- Navigate 3 underground mines
- Complete missions
- Use 6 special actions
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Digger Machine is an arcade game where you dig for precious and rare minerals like diamonds, gold.. Before achieving your goal, you can build bases, use items and improve your machine which will make your game easier! *** Over 4 million downloads Worldwide! *** Beware though, as the path in minings is filled with traps! When you finally make it to the bottom, the "Boss" will wait for you there! Be the best miner and drill the most rare items! Download now and find the most valuable - Awesomite. Features - 50 precious types of minerals which you can sell to improve Diggy, - 9 levels of improvements, - 4 awesome Diggers - 3 large underground mines - cloudy, green and ice! - 6 actions which you can use during your journey - relaxing but demanding gameplay - navigation for easy searching of new or existing bases - a lot of missions The game is Free to play! Visit our official webpage - http://erapidstudio.com Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/diggermachine Find out more about the games we make on our blog - http://erapidstudio.com/blog/ The game uses micro-transaction and have an ads.
Gold Mine
Embark on a classic gold mining adventure with 50 engaging levels. Spin a lucky wheel at the end of each stage to win power-ups, with the option to watch an ad or skip.
- 50 exciting levels
- Classic gold mining gameplay
- Lucky spinner for power-ups
- Video ad rewards
- Skip option for ads
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Gold Mine Classic is back on mobile with 50 Exciting levels. Have Fun! Lucky spinner is added at the end of each level which you can spin and win power-ups by watching a video advert or skip by clicking the skip button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gold Mine at fortnightly against Digger Machine's every 3 months. Gold Mine also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 351). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Digger Machine sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Gold Mine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Digger Machine against 4.3 for Gold Mine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gold Mine has 3.7K ratings behind it against 351, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Digger Machine's written reviews are positive against 72% of Gold Mine's.
Digger Machine ships an update every 3 months, Gold Mine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digger Machine | Gold Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (351 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 72.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 351 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Mazur | Muhammad Saeed |
Customer experience
Digger Machine
Gold Mine
User reviews
Digger Machine
From 351 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Faithful recreation of classic Motherload game
- 📱 Works well on mobile devices
- ⏱️ Great time-killer/casual entertainment
- 💰 Reasonable monetization with minimal ads
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics after initial hours
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💾 Progress deletion on death or app closure
- 📺 Ad-related issues (black screens, fake X buttons)
- ⚠️ Game-breaking gem loss bug
Gold Mine
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Nostalgic classic game
- 🎨 Great graphics
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🛑 Difficulty spikes in later levels
- 🔧 Lack of upgrades or customization
Bugs and requests
Digger Machine
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes when typing feedback
- Progress deleted on death despite save system
- Black screen after watching ads for revival
- Gems consumed without unlocking base
- Player stuck in rocks with no escape
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- False mineral collection notifications
- Game restart required after ad viewing
- Progress lost when closing app or locking device
- Fake X buttons on some ads
- Ad respawn option doesn't work properly
Requested features
7 requests- Character customization options
- Ability to dig upward
- More levels/content
- Map feature
- Confirmation dialog for restart button
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- In-app review system
- Tooltips for upgrades and features
Gold Mine
Reported bugs
3 issues- No-ads button doesn't work
- Claw movement feels unresponsive at times
- Levels can be impossible to complete without luck-based power-ups
Requested features
4 requests- Add an option to disable ads
- Implement a shop to spend earned gold
- Introduce more power-ups and level variety
- Allow players to reset to level 1
In-app purchases
Digger Machine
- Small Diamond Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Diamond Pack$2.99
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- Time limited custom pack$2.99
- Good and valuable starter pack$3.99
- Big Diamond Pack$5.99
- 50% off - Best available sale!$6.99
- Golden Diamond Pack$11.99
- Mega Diamond Pack$13.99
Gold Mine
- Remove Ads$4.99
