Comparison

Digger Machine vs Mini Mining

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Mini Mining

Embark on an adventure of strategy and mining to uncover the secrets of a mysterious village. Upgrade your abilities, discover unique ores, and collect hidden treasures and dig skins. This pixelated game offers a nostalgic experience for fans of classic mining titles.

Highlights
  • Deep mining exploration
  • Stat upgrades
  • Sell unique ores
  • Discover hidden treasures
  • Collect Dig Skins
  • Nostalgic pixel art style
Features
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Mini Mining is a game that mixes adventures, strategies, and mining with the unique objective to go deeper and deeper and find what makes this little village so intriguing. Upgrade your stats, sell unique ores, and discover an exceptional world full of mysteries and hidden treasures. Try to find every mysterious object deeply buried in the ground and gather every Dig Skin available. If you liked Motherload or Mega Miner, Mini Mining is for you. It will revive the nostalgia of those old games in a pixel mobile version. If you have any ideas for the game, please contact us: minimining.twerto@gmail.com Team behind this game: Léonard Pouliot: Game developer and programmer Marçal Balestero: Esthetic director and drawer Louis-Albert Pouliot: Designer and drawer Benjamin Astorga: Music

Screenshots

Digger Machine4 screens
Mini Mining4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digger Machine at 79% against Mini Mining's 33%. Digger Machine also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (336 vs 10). Mini Mining's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digger Machine sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Mini Mining sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digger Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digger Machine has 336 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Digger Machine's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mini Mining's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Digger Machine versus Mini Mining: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigger MachineMini Mining
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (336 ratings) — better2.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings336 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz MazurLeonard Pouliot

Customer experience

Digger Machine

All ratings336 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative17.0%

Mini Mining

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative57.1%

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

Mini Mining

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Digger Machine

One-time9
  • 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
6 purchases

Mini Mining

One-time6
  • 15 000 coins in Mini Mining$0.99
  • Mini-Dig skin$0.99
  • Shadow-Dig skin$0.99
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  • 40 000 coins in Mini Mining$1.99
  • King-Dig skin$1.99
  • 110 000 coins in Mini Mining$3.99

Questions

Is Digger Machine free?
Digger Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Mining free?
Mini Mining is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digger Machine or Mini Mining?
Digger Machine is rated higher. Digger Machine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 336 ratings, while Mini Mining averages 2.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Digger Machine or Mini Mining have ads?
Digger Machine shows ads; Mini Mining does not.

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