Dig Down vs Explore Dungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig Down
Explore procedurally generated worlds by mining deep to find treasure and upgrade your gear. Battle monsters and traps as you aim to beat your previous depth records. Trade loot to earn gold for powerful upgrades.
- Mine ores for crafting
- Upgrade equipment
- Battle monsters and traps
- Trade loot for profit
- Discover rare items
- Beat depth records
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Dig Down is a treasure-hunting roguelike adventure game. In each world you visit, mine as deep as possible before your pick loses durability. Each dig will see you face increasingly challenging monsters, traps and the opportunities to seek out precious gold and ores to upgrade your equipment, and find rare items you can trade. As you amass wealth and craft new equipment you will be able to dig deeper and deeper, beating your previous depth records and finding increasingly rare treasure. • Mine ores to smelt and craft new equipment to improve your ability to dig further and fight monsters • Gain loot from treasure chests or dropped by monsters to trade • Buy items low and sell them high in different worlds to make gold for profit • Spend your gold on upgrades, hats and skins
Explore Dungeon
Embark on a thrilling mystery-solving adventure as a brave explorer delving into the underground. Solve puzzles and overcome obstacles in a dangerous maze to uncover ancient treasures and hidden secrets.
- Mystery-solving adventure
- Underground exploration
- Puzzle solving
- Overcome obstacles
- Uncover treasures and secrets
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This game is an exciting mystery-solving adventure game filled with mystery and thrills. Players will take on the role of a brave explorer, venturing into the unknown depths of the underground world to uncover ancient treasures and hidden secrets. In this dangerous yet fascinating maze, you will need to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles to find the secret passage leading to the treasure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Explore Dungeon at none against Dig Down's 1. Explore Dungeon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dig Down sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Explore Dungeon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dig Down ships an update every 16 months, Explore Dungeon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig Down | Explore Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Colin Shockley |
Customer experience
Dig Down
Explore Dungeon
In-app purchases
Dig Down
- Remove ads$5.99
Explore Dungeon
No in-app purchases
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