Digger vs Paper Plane vs Trash Balls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digger
Relive the 80s with this classic arcade game remake. Collect emeralds or defeat monsters to progress through levels. Break golden bags for bonus points and earn extra lives.
- Classic 80s arcade experience
- Collect emeralds
- Defeat monsters
- Break golden bags for points
- Mobile-enhanced controls
- Worldwide leaderboard
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Classic arcade from the 80s. Digger is a remake of a classic arcade from the 80's. The objective in each level is to collect all the emeralds or kill all the monsters. To get higher score, you have to break golden bags by falling through and collect them. A new life is awarded at certain amount of points or for ad movie. ====== features ======= The authentic digger experience and enhancements for mobile devices. Accurate and convenient control options. Worldwide leaderboard. No In-App purchase.
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls
Pilot a triangular spacecraft to destroy incoming asteroids and alien saucers. Navigate through space by rotating, thrusting, and firing projectiles. Experience classic arcade gameplay with a focus on skillful maneuvering and target elimination.
- Destroy asteroids and saucers
- Pilot a triangular spacecraft
- Rotate, thrust, and shoot
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Retro space shooter experience
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The main goal of the game is to destroy flying trash balls and survive endless waves of crumpled paper attacks. The player controls a fast paper plane that can rotate left and right, shoot forward, and boost through the air. Once the plane starts moving in one direction, it continues drifting through the arena until the player changes direction with another boost. Precision movement and quick reactions are essential to avoid incoming trash balls and clear the skies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digger at none against Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's 1. Digger also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Paper Plane vs Trash Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digger has 258 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Digger's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paper Plane vs Trash Balls's.
Digger ships an update every 3 weeks, Paper Plane vs Trash Balls every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digger | Paper Plane vs Trash Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (258 ratings) | 3.4 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jinwoo Cho | Aleksa Racovic |
Customer experience
Digger
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls
Bugs and requests
Digger
Reported bugs
10 issues- 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
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- 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
Requested features
11 requests- 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
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- 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
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Digger
No in-app purchases
Paper Plane vs Trash Balls
- No Ads$1.99
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