Dig Deep! vs Highwind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig Deep!
Embark on a retro mining adventure as a famous miner exploring a randomly generated planet. Gather gold, upgrade your gear, and recruit new miners with special abilities. Enjoy classic pixel art graphics and a chiptune soundtrack in this ad-free experience.
- Retro miner experience
- Randomly generated planet exploration
- One-button controls
- Mining gear upgrades
- Side missions
- Recruit miners with special abilities
- Pixel art graphics
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Unleash your inner gaming beast with the original Dig Deep! The classic ad-free retro miner experience! Get ready to meet Roger - the galaxy's most famous miner with a killer 'stache and epic toupee! Join him and his squad on a treacherous mission into the depths of an ancient planet to gather valuable gold. Are you up for the challenge? • Frenzied gameplay • Explore a randomly generated planet • Simple one button controls • Upgrade your mining gear • Tons of side missions to complete • Recruit new miners with special abilities • Pixel Art graphics and a Chiptune soundtrack that will cause your moustache hairs to stand up • No in-app purchases, No Ads - buy it once and play forever! Dig Deep! is an independent game designed by two friends. By buying it you will not only get a fantastic game but also help us to continue creating new projects :)
Highwind
Control a paper plane with two buttons to shoot enemies and defend yourself. Upgrade your plane's capabilities and unlock new aircraft as you progress through randomly generated waves and different dimensions.
- Simple two-button controls
- Unlockable planes with different stats
- Upgradeable health, shield, and ammo
- Randomly selected enemy waves
- Multiple game styles including infinite mode
- Minigames with unique mechanics
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In Highwind you control a paper plane using only two buttons. You will destroy enemy planes and protect your own. Tapping the right side of the screen will shoot bullets and holding the left side will activate the shield. The shield blocks and reflects bullets back to your enemies. Fight different enemy planes and obstacles, each with different behavior. Travel to different dimensions and avoid obstacles on the way. As you progress through the game you will be able to purchase upgrades to your health, shield and ammo. Also, each time you beat a level you will get a power up that will help you defeat your enemies. Each time you play you will accumulate points that will unlock new planes and new game styles. Try to beat the game in each one of the different styles! Features -Simple controls: Play with only two buttons -Different game styles: Five variations of the game including an infinite mode -Minigames: Three additional sections with different mechanics -A different experience each play: Enemy waves are randomly selected from a predefined set -Upgrades and power ups: Purchase upgrades to your shield, ammo and health. Get a power up every level -Different airplanes: Unlock new airplanes with different stats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dig Deep! at every 4 months against Highwind's every 21 months. Dig Deep! also leads on ratings volume (495 vs 11) and review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Highwind's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Dig Deep! costs $2.99 and Highwind $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Highwind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Deep! has 495 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Dig Deep!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Highwind's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dig Deep! ships an update every 4 months, Highwind every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig Deep! | Highwind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (495 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 495 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fernando Garcia Bernal | Selva Interactive |
Customer experience
Dig Deep!
Highwind
Bugs and requests
Dig Deep!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to activate character abilities
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Persistent notification issues
- Stuck on certain levels due to level design
Requested features
5 requests- More characters and abilities
- Additional levels and challenges
- Ability to skip difficult missions
- Option to purchase extra lives
- Improved UI and notifications
Highwind
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dig Deep!
No in-app purchases
Highwind
No in-app purchases
