Verdict up front: an app named Real BitCoin Mining describes itself as a “virtual Bitcoin mining simulation”, sells miners and a $1.99 computing pack, and carries the PowerMine name and logo on its own Play screenshots. A user reports that every attempt to withdraw failed and the earnings were lost.
Listing facts — checked 22 September 2026
- Developer: Wild Wolves
- Package: com.real.bitcoin.mining.and
- Downloads: 1,000+
- Rating: 3.2 from 90 reviews
- Money taken: ads and in-app purchases
- Play category: Tools
- Last updated: 17 August 2026
“Real” in the name, “virtual” in the description
The description begins: “Start your virtual Bitcoin mining simulation journey with Real BitCoin Mining. This app provides simulated cloud mining gameplay”. It is filed under Tools. It takes in-app purchases.
The gallery makes no mention of simulation. It says “Withdraw easily to any Bitcoin wallet”, “Rent advanced miners and watch your BTC grow every day”, and shows a “Gift 200gh/s Computing — Buy $1.99” offer and a My Miner screen with Paid and Free tabs.
Another app’s name on the screenshots
From the Real BitCoin Mining gallery
The first screenshot carries a Bitcoin logo with the word “PowerMine” beneath it. The earnings screen is headed “PowerMine”. PowerMine is a separate Play listing, published under the developer name “Elizabeth Wheaton”, with 500,000+ downloads.
One product, two developer names, two storefronts. When one listing attracts complaints, the other continues to sell. We have covered PowerMine separately.
What users report
Russell Grosse, 19 August 2026: “This is a scam. Do not send any money to speed up the mining. Every attempt to withdraw bitcoin earnings results in failure and loss of the earnings. When you try to contact them you get no response.”
Liam Shaw, 13 August 2026: speed slows after two withdrawals; “do not I repeat buy anything as it does absolutely nothing”; he reported the app to Google.
Not every review is negative. BATS Action Sports, 24 July 2026, praises the Lightning withdrawals starting at 20 sats. Small early payouts are consistent with what we have seen across this template: they earn the good reviews that keep the listing selling. The complaints begin at the second or third withdrawal, and after purchases.
Why a disclaimer does not make this acceptable
An app cannot call itself a simulation in the description, sell miners in the gallery, and then refuse withdrawals on the grounds that nothing was real. Either the balance is money, in which case it should be paid, or it is not, in which case nothing should be for sale.
Before you pay any mining app
Four checks take less than two minutes. Read the full description for the words simulation, virtual or for entertainment. Find the withdrawal minimum and compare it with what one day of “mining” adds. Look at the Play category and the developer name: a mining app filed under Tools or Productivity, or published under a personal name or a string of keywords, is avoiding scrutiny. Then sort the reviews by newest and read the one-star ones about withdrawals. If none of those checks passes, the only safe amount to spend is nothing.
- An app called “Real” that describes itself as “virtual” has told you both things you need to know.
- Look for another brand name on the screenshots. Re-skinned apps often forget to remove it.
- Early withdrawals of a few sats are not evidence the app pays what it shows.
- Report re-listed apps to Google Play from the listing menu.
If you have already paid
Cancel any subscription in Google Play (Payments & subscriptions), not inside the app. Request a refund through Google Play while the charge is recent. Screenshot your balance, the withdrawal screen and every purchase before anything changes. Then report it at IC3.gov, or to Action Fraud in the UK.
