Diggerman vs Blocky Racer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diggerman
Embark on an action-packed gold mining adventure to rescue a kidnapped sweetheart. Dig through treacherous worlds filled with obstacles, traps, and enemies, collecting treasures to earn money and upgrade your abilities. Hire workers and experience a compelling story with a boss fight.
- Arcade digging mechanics
- Storyline with boss fight
- Hireable workers
- Battery upgrades
- Multiple worlds with traps
- Passive gold income
- Game Center integration
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The world was beautiful some time ago. We lived together in our lovely cottage digging some mud every day. Suddenly everything has changed. HUGE ANGRY MOLE has come and kidnapped my beautiful sweetheart. Will you support me? Will you dig with me and help me saving my beloved? Watch out for spikes, spider nets, TNTs, lava and bats! Let’s dig together, let’s find some treasures, let’s put them on the ground and make some money! I’m the Diggerman, I need to dig and rescue my sweetheart. Features: - ultimate digging experience introducing brand new arcade mechanics - story line, the end, treasures, boss fight and much of love - tons of workers to hire - battery upgrades - starring HUGE ANGRY MOLE - 5 worlds, surprising obstacles and traps - passive income but not in bitcoins (gold, gold!) - Game Center, Stickers, the best you can have on your mobile - fully supported on iPhone X - plays better on bigger screen - fully localised to: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Polish! - iCloud support for synchronising all data across multiple iOS devices!
Blocky Racer
Experience thrilling races with simple one-tap controls and dynamic drifting. Collect and upgrade a variety of unique cars and characters as you speed through a vibrant island circuit filled with beautiful scenery. Enjoy a fresh blocky art style that blends retro charm with modern effects.
- One-tap drifting and speed boosts
- Collect and level-up cars
- 30 adorable characters and vehicles
- Vast island circuit with varied scenery
- Unique blocky art style
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From the makers of Blocky Football and Agent Dash comes a racing game everyone can play. Featuring simple controls with dynamic one-tap drifting and exhilarating speed boosts, charge through multiple stages where split-second overtaking wins the race! Collect and level-up cars to increase your score combo. ADORABLE CHARACTERS Build your race team with cute drivers and crazy vehicles, including a popstar driving a sports car, a ninja piloting a stealth-copter, a princess riding in a magical carriage and a monkey in a barrel. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY Drive through a living, breathing island circuit with tight corners and flowing straights. Beautiful varied scenery through countryside, rocky mountains, twisting forest roads, a valley lagoon with suspension bridge and beachside tunnel. Charming scenic details, a lighthouse, log cabins and campfires, railway, sand castles, buckets and spades, confetti trumpets and waving inflatable tube men! FRESH STYLE Introducing a fresh blocky look, that mixes retro style with modern graphical techniques and special effects. FEATURES • A racing game everyone can play • 30 adorable characters with crazy vehicles • Huge island circuit with stunning scenery • Collect and level-up cars to increase score combo • Stunning retro style mixed with modern techniques facebook.com/fullfatgames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Diggerman at none against Blocky Racer's shown. Diggerman also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Blocky Racer's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 31%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Diggerman sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Blocky Racer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Diggerman against 4.5 for Blocky Racer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 985 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Diggerman's written reviews are positive against 58% of Blocky Racer's.
Diggerman ships an update every 2 weeks, Blocky Racer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diggerman | Blocky Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) | 4.5 (985 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.7% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 985 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 271 MB | 292 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Digital Melody | Full Fat Productions Ltd |
Customer experience
Diggerman
Blocky Racer
User reviews
Diggerman
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💡 Unique vertical digging concept
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery drains too quickly
- 🔥 Excessive and unskippable ads
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🕰️ Repetitive and short-lived gameplay
Blocky Racer
From 985 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to control
- 💎 Great graphics and visuals
- ⭐ Entertaining and humorous characters
Room to improve
- 🔍 Excessive advertisements and in-app purchases
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔧 Tedious car repair mechanics
- 🤖 Frustrating AI opponents
Bugs and requests
Diggerman
Reported bugs
3 issues- Achievements not working properly
- Exhibits randomly downgrading
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Difficulty options or progression system
- Ability to disable ads for a fee
Blocky Racer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to restore purchases
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Freezing during races
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More tracks and game modes
- Ability to pause the game
- Option to disable ads for a one-time fee
In-app purchases
Diggerman
- 300 coins$0.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
- No Ads + Free Continue$1.99
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- 3000 coins$2.99
- All characters$3.99
Blocky Racer
- #Fool$0.99
- #Ninja$0.99
- #Rookie$0.99
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- #Yeti$0.99
- #Cyborg$0.99
- #Alien$0.99
- #Policeman$0.99
- #Baby$0.99
- Free Repairs$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99








