Comparison

Dig Deep! vs Pocket Wars

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Retro miner experience
  • Randomly generated planet exploration
  • One-button controls
  • Mining gear upgrades
  • Side missions
  • Recruit miners with special abilities
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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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 :)

About

Pocket Wars

Engage in minimalist geometry tower defense battles. Defend your base, upgrade units, and destroy enemy strongholds in fast-paced tactical combat. Unlock new unit classes and gadgets as levels increase in difficulty.

Highlights
  • Geometry tower defense battles
  • Defend and destroy bases
  • Upgrade units, weapons, and gadgets
  • Unlock multiple unit classes
  • Increasingly challenging levels
  • Fast mobile-friendly gameplay
Features
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Pocket Wars is a minimalist geometry tower defense game where simple shapes become powerful armies. Defend your base, upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases in fast tactical battles. Unlock new unit classes, weapons and gadgets, then adapt your strategy as every level becomes harder. Build stronger squads, discover new combinations and fight your way through the Pentagon Army to reclaim the coordinate system. Features: • Geometry tower defense battles • Defend your base and destroy enemy bases • Upgrade units, weapons and gadgets • Unlock multiple unit classes • Increasingly challenging levels • Clean geometric visuals • Fast mobile-friendly gameplay • Cosmetic style themes Pocket Wars combines tower defense, tactical unit battles and minimalist strategy in one compact mobile game.

Screenshots

Dig Deep!4 screens
Pocket Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket Wars at Free against Dig Deep!'s $2.99. Pocket Wars also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Dig Deep!'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pocket Wars is free to download; Dig Deep! costs $2.99 up front. Pocket Wars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dig Deep! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dig Deep! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Deep! has 495 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig Deep! ships an update every 4 months, Pocket Wars every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Dig Deep! versus Pocket Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig Deep!Pocket Wars
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (495 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings495 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#154 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB273 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFernando Garcia BernalKaan Gevrek

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

Pocket Wars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dig Deep!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pocket Wars

One-time5
  • 1 Style Ticket$0.99
  • 3 Style Tickets$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
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  • All Styles$3.99
  • Premium Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Dig Deep! free?
Dig Deep! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Wars free?
Pocket Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig Deep! or Pocket Wars?
Dig Deep! is rated higher. Dig Deep! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while Pocket Wars averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dig Deep! or Pocket Wars have ads?
Pocket Wars shows ads; Dig Deep! does not.
Which is updated more often, Dig Deep! or Pocket Wars?
Dig Deep! ships an update every 4 months, and Pocket Wars every 5 days. Most recently, Dig Deep! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pocket Wars on October 31, 2026.

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