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Idle Digging alternatives

Idle Digging users often seek alternatives due to an overwhelming number of forced ads, even after purchasing ad-free options. Alternatives like Idle Miner Tycoon and Stone Miner offer similar idle digging mechanics but with different approaches to monetization and progression.

Why users look for alternatives to Idle Digging

The alternatives

Idle Miner Tycoon
4.7★ · 854,160 ratings · Free

Idle Miner Tycoon offers a mining simulation where players manage mines and think about the best options to complete missions . It features relaxing music and good graphics R61.

Better for: This game is better for players who enjoy a strategic idle experience with relaxing elements and good graphics R61. However, be aware that some users report a high number of pop-up ads and offers for boosts, which can be annoying R57R60R62.

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Idle Construction 3D
4.9★ · 229,113 ratings · Free

Idle Construction 3D is a building game where users enjoy laying bricks and constructing R69. It can be relaxing and offers a lot of things to do, even offline .

Better for: This alternative suits players who enjoy building and construction themes in an idle game, especially those looking for a game that can be played offline R69. However, it also has significant issues with forced ads, sometimes appearing within 30 seconds of starting or after every level up R65R68. Some users who paid for VIP still experienced forced ads R67.

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Merge and Dig
4.7★ · 123,984 ratings · Free

Merge and Dig is described as a fun and relaxing game, with some users finding it ASMR-like and helpful for stress relief R80.

Better for: This game is better for players seeking a simple, relaxing, and potentially stress-relieving experience R80. However, a significant number of users report issues with the game not loading or being completely unplayable due to frequent ads, sometimes after every round or every 30 seconds R79R81R82.

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Stone Miner
4.7★ · 117,994 ratings · Free

Stone Miner is a mining game that some users find very fun and satisfying . It has levels and offers a way to pass time .

Better for: This alternative is for players who enjoy a level-based mining game that can be relaxing . However, it is heavily criticized for an extreme number of ads, with some users reporting ads every 2-5 minutes or even every 15 seconds R95. Paying to remove ads often doesn't work, with ads still appearing frequently . Some users also report a lack of new content and updates, leading to quickly finishing all levels R93R94R96.

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Dig Deep
4.7★ · 110,835 ratings · Free

Dig Deep is described as a fun and engaging game with addictive digging and harvesting mechanics R108.

Better for: This game is suitable for players looking for an immersive digging and harvesting experience R108. However, it is plagued by an excessive number of forced ads, with some users experiencing ads every three layers or every minute, even offline R107R109R110.

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Stick with Idle Digging if

You should stick with Idle Digging if you find its simple, relaxing gameplay enjoyable and are willing to tolerate or manage the frequent ads, or if you are one of the users who reported not experiencing ad issues .

Evidence note: All alternatives have sufficient review evidence.

Frequently asked

Does Idle Digging have too many ads?
Yes, many users report that Idle Digging has an excessive number of forced ads that interrupt gameplay frequently, sometimes every 30 seconds or after every upgrade R1R4R7R13.
Does paying for no ads work in Idle Digging?
No, many users report that purchasing the 'no ads' option in Idle Digging, sometimes for $1.99 or $2.99 USD, does not fully remove ads; they still experience forced ads or ads for boosts R3R6R10R15.
Is Idle Digging a true idle game?
No, according to some users, Idle Digging is not a true idle game because you have to have the game open to progress, and diggers have limited stamina, meaning they won't make progress or count towards level increases when the game is closed R37R42.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Idle Digging 1/5 · US Ads: I do not mind watching ads to earn benefits. However don’t start ads without me choosing to do so. Nothing annoys me more. I have deleted the game.
  2. [R4] Idle Digging 1/5 · US Forced ads: Forced ads after 3 minutes of playing
  3. [R7] Idle Digging 2/5 · US Ad-watching simulator: It’s basically an ad-watching simulator. Every time you want to do anything other than clicking it forces you to watch an ad. Even if you want to level up it says do you want to watch an ad to get 2x? You say no and it still gives an ad. This is every 30s of clicking. I also have no idea what the clicking even does because they seem to love at the same pace without clicking.
  4. [R13] Idle Digging 1/5 · US Ads: Forced ads. Hate them. Stop it. Don’t make the player pay $3 usd to play a game for more than 90 seconds. If I wanna give you money I will.
  5. [R3] Idle Digging 3/5 · US Paid for no ads - still getting ads: Paid for no ads in 2 different ways and still getting ads. Annoying. Game is fun otherwise.
  6. [R6] Idle Digging 3/5 · US No Ads isn’t no ads: Don’t pay for no ads. You’ll still have to watch ads for the boosts. Games okay but no ads and still making you watch ads is too scammy
  7. [R10] Idle Digging 1/5 · US Broken Ad Purchase: Purchasing Ad-free doesn’t work so you are still forced to watch the ads.
  8. [R15] Idle Digging 3/5 · US Passes the time: It’s cute and simple, but after some time its ads for every little powerup, and it’s not one it’s two ads, the first one plays and then have to wait another five or 10 seconds before you can exit to get the reward. I even bought the 2.99 ad removal and I still get every add when I accidentally clicked on watch video when tapping the screen.
  9. [R5] Idle Digging 4/5 · US A pretty good deal: This game is fun until things get too expensive and it takes longer to buy things but overall it’s a pretty damn good game
  10. [R18] Idle Digging 3/5 · US Digging: The game is fun and all but the people mining are so slow
  11. [R29] Idle Digging 5/5 · US It’s very fun: When I first started I realized the fun of this game but when you buy a lot of profit you don’t get that much money still.
  12. [R36] Idle Digging 3/5 · US Love it but why so much: Every thing is great but why so much to get more workers?
  13. [R37] Idle Digging 1/5 · US Ads everywhere: The abuse of ads in this game is insane. They show ads even when you tap options that shouldn’t. Also, this is not an idle game. You have to have the game open in order to progress. Otherwise your diggers will work for a small amount of time (based on stamina), won’t make any progress in the dig site, and it won’t count to your level increase.
  14. [R42] Idle Digging 3/5 · GB Miners sleeping: I wish that the miners have infinity energy so then they don’t need to always go to sleep.
  15. [R57] Idle Miner Tycoon 2/5 · US Used to be fun: I used to play this game daily and it was pretty fun, no pop ups or attempts for adds but unfortunately like every other game it is flooded with them. When I re downloaded it after not playing for a year I was caught off guard by about 15-20 pop ups when I opened the game and it was super annoying, it also keeps offering adds for boost. It’s just not the same
  16. [R60] Idle Miner Tycoon 2/5 · US Garbage still hasn’t changed: I’m still exiting out of each ad that pop up, it’s been 5 minutes and I haven’t even seen the game yet. Haven’t played in a year came back and immediately remembered why this game is trash. IT DOESNT MAKE ME WANT TO BUY YOUR GARBAGE. Just make 1 menu for all your ads and promo, if I’m going to spend money I will. But I will NEVER buy anything off such an intrusive
  17. [R61] Idle Miner Tycoon 5/5 · US Idle miner is a great game: I like idle miner because it has relaxing music and great graphics but that’s not it it’s the most enjoyable game I have ever played and it’s so much fun to play and I have one problem so when I play the spinning wheel it makes it to the 2,000x and then it just goes passed and that’s a little rigged but it’s still a fun game so yeah and the events are fun and the raccoo
  18. [R62] Idle Miner Tycoon 1/5 · US Too many ads: I can’t even start to play without at least six ads to upgrade this or that. Not worth it.
  19. [R65] Idle Construction 3D 2/5 · US wonderful game if you'd love ads: so I saw this builder game, I thought this looks fun look at the good reviews! So I downloaded it and installed it and of course it has one of those mandatory tutorials that are completely unnecessary for auto game like this but I tolerated it for the short bit. And right after it that I played for a while and it wanted me to click upgrade level up of course it's
  20. [R67] Idle Construction 3D 3/5 · US Forced Add after VIP: Fun but paid for VIP and still getting forced ads. horrible bug.
  21. [R68] Idle Construction 3D 1/5 · US Money Hungry: You know when they shove a forced ad in your face not even 30 seconds into playing the it’s nothing more than a greedy cash grab game. Do NOT support greedy developers like this. You can put ads in games to make money, that’s fine, but when they’re this intrusive, it makes me never want to download a game from this developer again. Steer clear!
  22. [R69] Idle Construction 3D 5/5 · US Best game ever: I love laying bricks!
  23. [R79] Merge and Dig 1/5 · US It won’t start: It won’t let me play it
  24. [R80] Merge and Dig 5/5 · US This game was so much fun: I love the game because it’s very asmr like
  25. [R81] Merge and Dig 3/5 · US Ads: Tons of ads
  26. [R82] Merge and Dig 1/5 · US Broken: Try to start the game and it just sits there on a black screen just saying loading, game will not load up :/
  27. [R93] Stone Miner 1/5 · US Good… at first: So when I first downloaded this game it was pretty fun, but then it only had 10 or 20 levels and I beat it in 2 hrs
  28. [R94] Stone Miner 5/5 · US Fun but no new Stuff: I think the devs have abandoned this game it is fun and it hasn't updated in two years but I still play it so I do think it is worth playing and I would like to help towards updates
  29. [R95] Stone Miner 3/5 · US Decently fun: What I mean by this is that there is an ad every 2-5 minutes and many times it transports you to another section of the level when it returns. Rather annoying for both of these to happen so often
  30. [R96] Stone Miner 1/5 · US NEED MORE LEVELS: I absolutely love this game. Best game ever. But I NEED more levels!!! I finished this game twice already and ran out of levels to play. PLEASE ADD MORE LEVELS
  31. [R107] Dig Deep 1/5 · US Good game: But to many ads
  32. [R108] Dig Deep 5/5 · US Amazing game: This game is so much fun and I love playing it but there is to many adds but overall it’s amazing
  33. [R109] Dig Deep 3/5 · US So. Many. Ads.: This game is fun, but has soooo many ads if you don’t buy the “no ads” thingy, and a lot of other stuff in game requires you to watch adds to access it :/
  34. [R110] Dig Deep 1/5 · US I hate this game: I was doing a race And I got last place cause I got a adding

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store