I have been using the for some time now. free of charge The app "Bitcoin Miner" is available for both Apple and Android users. Here, you collect real satoshis through various in-game actions, which you can then easily transfer to a wallet once you reach a certain threshold. Initially only using it on my iPhone, I quickly noticed that the fun of this idle game diminished rather rapidly. Every few minutes, one advertisement after another forced its way into the gameplay. And by advertisements, I mean those annoying videos that can last up to two minutes, depending on the topic.
But to Luck The game offers an in-app purchase for CHF 11.00 that completely disables the annoying ads. Forever. I quickly calculated how long it would take me to recoup my investment and... Buy pressed…
Bitcoin Miner Earnings
Well, that was six months ago, and I'm already in the black. Without much effort. Especially because there's a so-called "Daily Streak." If you manage to launch the app every day, you get 1 Satoshi on top of the coins collected the previous days.
So, on the first day you get 1 satoshi, on the second day 2 satoshis, on the third day 3 satoshis, and so on. This continues until you have 50 satoshis after 50 days – then you get 50 satoshis free for each of the following days. But be careful: if you forget to start the app for even one day, you'll start again with one satoshi.
Another advantage is that you can find 3 coins in the in-app shop every 4 hours, each worth 3 satoshis. This allows you to fill your wallet daily without actually playing the game. Of course, your income increases with active gameplay.
The payout is made in cooperation with the provider „ZeBeDee“(ZBD), which has always worked very quickly so far. ZBD offers its own wallet where satoshis can be stored or, if the amount is sufficient, transferred to your own wallet. However, there is a slight drawback: While, for example, in the USA a maximum of 500 satoshis can be transferred daily from the mining app, the limit in Switzerland is lower to 200 satoshis per day. The provider (Fumb Games Ltd.The company writes that the payout amount depends on the current Bitcoin price. Six months ago, when BTC hadn't yet broken the 120,000 mark, it was indeed possible to withdraw 250 satoshis daily. But... it works!
The thing about Android
So far, so good. Long backstory, even though I didn't really want to go into detail about the game. 🙂 After I realized at some point that you can actually... passive When I realized I could earn Satoshis with the game on my iPhone, I remembered I had an old Android phone lying around in a drawer somewhere. In the naive belief that all the advantages would also apply to the Android phone, I installed the app there as well and immediately purchased the ad-removal spell for 11.00 CHF via in-app purchase.
Then came the first disappointment. After three days, I noticed that I hadn't seen any Daily Streak when I started the app. I initially thought it might unlock after playing actively for a while. But even after a week, nothing was displayed.
Additionally, I noticed that the number of satoshis you can collect every four hours in the Android store doesn't match the number offered on the iPhone. I was only offered one coin (instead of three on the iPhone) every four hours. At first, I thought my phone might be too old. However, upon closer inspection, it quickly became clear that the rewards are paid regardless of the device model. So why are there such significant differences on Android?
The provider provides an explanation.
It wasn't until I desperately tried to contact support on their Discord channel that I finally found the answer. With a little research, I discovered a support article explaining that there are simply too many Android users, and therefore the aforementioned features were removed during a test period. This test period has now ended, and based on user feedback, they've decided to permanently implement the reduction to 1 coin every 4 hours and the removal of the Daily Streak. I couldn't help but chuckle at this. Personally, I can't imagine that the majority of users welcomed earning less. On the other hand, from a business perspective, it's understandable that they have to take action if there's only a limited number of Satoshis to give away. It's just a shame that I didn't know about this beforehand and essentially threw away 11 CHF. Reaching a return on investment here will probably take years.