# Digger - Classic Arcade — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Digger by Jinwoo Cho, rated 3.20/5 from 258 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digger-classic-arcade/id1004811285/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digger-classic-arcade/id1004811285.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 105 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 27 · 1★ 73 ## What do users think of Digger? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Faithful recreation of classic Digger game - 👍 Nostalgic experience for longtime fans - 🎯 Simple and addictive gameplay - 🕹️ Good joystick/controller support options - 💰 Free to play with optional ad-free extra lives - 🎨 Good emulation of original graphics and sound **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🎮 Unreliable and erratic touch controls - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - ⚠️ Ads interrupt gameplay at critical moments - ❌ No ad-free version available for purchase - 🔧 Missing features from original game (extra lives at milestones) - ⌨️ No keyboard or Bluetooth controller support - 🎯 Difficulty balancing issues - 🔐 Lack of developer transparency and privacy information - 📊 No high score tracking or leaderboard system **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently during gameplay - Controls become unresponsive after ads finish playing - Ads appear at death moments causing immediate loss - Control pad invisible until screen is touched - Direction arrows not appearing on startup - Controls glitch on higher difficulty levels - Inconsistent extra life awards despite reaching point thresholds - Placeholder buttons and menu options that don't function - Game difficulty increases unexpectedly (enemies move faster) - Screen doesn't fill entire display after recent updates **Most requested features** - Ad-free version available for purchase ($0.99-$2.99) - Keyboard and Bluetooth controller support - Extra lives awarded at 20,000-point intervals (original game feature) - High score tracking and leaderboard system - Game Center integration - Improved touch control responsiveness - Swipe-based directional controls - Adjustable control pad positioning - Help/tutorial menu for new players - Original Dig Dug version as separate game - Screen orientation options ## Newest reviews (10 of 92) ### 4/5 — Some problems *2025-12-16* I like this game but I do have some problems with it. First it crashes a lot of times. Also the ads show up when ever I die. ### 4/5 — Classic game is back! *2024-07-29* Good emulation of original version. Shortcomings include no ‘high score/ initials’ memory and worst I don’t believe additional lives are given like original game did every 20/30k points. Not sure if game centre avail. May be wrong about that. There seem to be some placeholder buttons or menu options after restarting game once you die but these don’t do anything z Good news is that it’s free and ad-free. Also there isn’t any other version of this game on App Store so great effort to dev them / dude for creating this awesome game again!! Ta ### 3/5 — Fun blast from the past but could be improved *2023-07-07* I remember playing this game on my old IBM compatible Intel 8088! Such a fun game. I had many levels memorized. It needs an in app purchase to get rid of ads. Nobody wants that junk. Developers need to allow for keyboard control AND/OR gamepad control. For the authentic old PC experience, I need arrow keys on the keyboard and I think it was spacebar for projectile shoot. So yes... please make an ad-free version and please enable bluetooth keyboard support. Will update review with full praises if these things are brought out. Thanks ### 3/5 — Want the normal dig dug *2022-10-31, version 2.1.0* I do like it but I miss dig dug so can you create the normal dig dug please and also can you make the dig dug enemies because the frogs keep on following me so pls pls pls pls. ### 3/5 — Great game *2022-08-19, version 2.1.0* This is game is great but the controls let it down ### 3/5 — Reminds me of being 10! *2021-11-21, version 2.1.0* But the controls glitch not sure if this is from playing or if they glitch on higher levels but annoying!! ### 3/5 — Love this game BUT.... *2021-08-25, version 2.1.0* Pl give us more lives!!!!!!! ### 3/5 — Classic, needs control update *2021-06-04* Add wireless controller support please and I will make this 5 stars ### 3/5 — Is this a Glitch *2021-05-14* Everyone is talking that they want a add free version, but I have already have an add free version but I din’t install or pay for anything I just got it like that. ### 5/5 — This is the game that RUINED my childhood! *2019-11-21* Believe it or not, I spent my childhood on an IBM 286 playing EXACTLY THIS GAME! Please build an ad-free version! I’m gonna buy! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Ads-free version *2025-10-12, version 2.1.0* No Ads-Free version. Ads makes this app worthless ### 1/5 — No ad-free version available? *2025-06-23* ⚠️ 🛑🛑🛑 ⚠️Update from 2 stars to 1, still no ad-free version available. It makes an otherwise good app intolerable. Original Review: I love this game, but couldn't tolerate more than 10 minutes of this before giving up on playing it because the ads were just so obnoxious. Why is there no ad-free version available? I would happily pay to avoid the 30 second long ads (some of which allow you to skip the ad after a few seconds, but not all) that pop up nearly every time the game ends. Ugh. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2024-08-14, version 2.1.0* I hate this game was hoping for dig dug this is not at all that very bad game do not get ### 1/5 — Shady developer! No website! *2023-01-09, version 2.1.0* Shady developer! No website! No idea what data is shared with the app owner. Use at ur own risk! Game brings back so many memories. ### 1/5 — Need to be compatible with Bluetooth keyboard *2022-10-09, version 2.1.0* This would be more authentic if you would be able to use it with a keyboard on the iPad. I am very disappointed! :( Epic fail! ### 1/5 — paid app but still has ads *2019-12-14* what kind of crap developer makes u pay for their app and still puts ads in the game. makes this game unplayable. DO NOT BUY THIS! ### 1/5 — Useless *2019-11-06, version 2.1.0* The game is practically impossible to play: the controls respond erratically and unreliably. ### 1/5 — The controls make this game impossible to use *2019-11-02, version 2.1.0* Controls are terrible Advertising is really bad It’s a game remember!!! ### 1/5 — Diggerbane *2019-09-15* Played the game in the 80s but this is a poor re-creation. You get killed when nothing is near you. Don’t waste your time. Deleting from phone and iPad. ### 1/5 — Turn off settings to play with no ads! *2019-09-03, version 2.1.0* has bug issues. Can’t get passed level 4 because the little green guys keep getting faster,faster than the vehicle I use. This game not worth the bother!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Classic game is back! *2025-03-03, version 2.1.0* Only 2 digger apps on store that I can see this one 10x better than other one simply due to far superior controllability with joystick etc…. Really good emulation of original.. 5 star easily given lack of alternatives (and in absolute terms too I guess)…. ### 5/5 — The best memories *2024-06-15, version 2.1.0* My mother used to love this game before she passed away in 2019. She used to play it in her free time and got to level 6 once! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2022-04-29* No one should buy it the ads are ads it’s not too bad but I didn’t know extra lives were to be given at 60k, I’ve gotten to 260k without any extra lives. Other than the ads it’s pretty fun. ### 5/5 — awesomw whn i had a dos machine! *2021-08-04, version 2.1.0* umm, keyboard a shyte load better than cell but awesome enuf for me to consider getting a keyboard to plud into cellphome! ### 5/5 — Digger *2021-06-09, version 2.1.0* What is the highest score and is there a leader board my score is 85000 ### 5/5 — I heard about it *2021-02-20, version 2.1.0* My mom told me that she used to play a game called digger and hear I am found it on the App Store it’s an amazing game super fun and addictive ### 5/5 — childhood game *2020-05-03, version 2.1.0* This is the best game ever I love it it brings back all of the old memory’s I played the original one on the ps3 the with the realistic graphics but sometimes this one I just don’t care how low the graphics are I still love the game but please make the ps3 version on phone please ### 5/5 — Holly *2020-05-01* I want to know to fire on game holly ask I do love game holly but know fire on it holly ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-04-18, version 2.1.0* I have really missed this game..... ### 5/5 — Perfect for me but it is not that easy but I still love this game *2020-03-25* Awesome Game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*