Comparison

Diggy's Adventure Quest vs Rule Shift

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

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About

Diggy's Adventure Quest

Embark on an archaeological adventure, solving intricate puzzles and escaping mazes. Explore ancient civilizations, uncover hidden treasures, and craft useful items to aid your quest. Engage with characters and discover secrets in this captivating 2D puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Solve 1000+ riddles from different civilizations
  • Escape 500+ labyrinths with varying difficulty
  • Interact with 500+ unique characters
  • Explore 4 mythological locations
  • Dig for hidden treasures and fulfill quests
  • Craft items and cook ingredients
  • Weekly free content updates
Features
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Join Diggy, the Professor, Linda and Rusty on their journey! Explore the world full of mines, learn from an ancient civilization and solve unforgettable puzzles. Escape each maze and reveal the greatest mysteries of the past in Diggy’s Adventure online game! No secret may remain hidden in this 2D maze! Find your path in a terra incognita labyrinth while you discover new characters of this story or maybe an ancient civilization. Will you be able to escape the puzzle mine? Do you like cognitive games that put you to the limit? Try this mining treasure hunt and prove you intelligence! Other brain games are merely crosswords while with this one you will be able to explore a hidden labyrinth filled with lots of riddles until you find the right path! A true miner does not forget his hunt for gold so hit those rocks and explore rich rooms while you enjoy the mining. Diggy's Adventure Features: ▶ Are you a fan of jigsaws? There are 1000+ riddles to solve from different civilizations. ▶ 500+ labyrinths to escape from with different difficulty levels. Do not get trapped in a deep dungeon! ▶ 500+ funny characters to interact with. Tap on your miner avatar and check your loot! ▶ 4 mythological locations with loads of forgotten treasures. Smash your way through this mine maze! ▶ Stuck with a puzzle? Our online customer support responds within 24 hours. ▶ New free content every week: from a puzzle to a temple, don't forget to check this maze game updates! ▶ Dig and search for hidden treasures, fulfill godly quests and riddles. ▶ Act like an actual archeologist, find secrets of ancient worlds. ▶ Use your clues to open chests and explore as a miner! ▶ Dig like a miner and find new loot or even a treasure! By digging through the 2D puzzle mines you will acquire various items that can be used for solving jigsaws, replenishing energy when you are offline or crafting new items in the camp. You can also embellish your camps with beautiful decorations, items and other content. Craft new items or cook ingredients to help you dig in a dungeon or a maze and become the greatest adventure hunt lover in this world. This is not a classic treasure hunt, hit all the tiles and get enough gold to resume the adventure hunt! Solve 2D riddles and escape the puzzle maze so you can gain rewards and experience points that improve the rate of energy regeneration or maximum energy capacity. Keep digging through the mines and fulfilling in-game quests assigned by Gods, follow the right path so you can find a new room and forget about other adventure games! You can also enjoy special labyrinth events, dungeons and offers, set camps into vivid themes or send gifts to other player. Solve the mystery and the puzzle! Learn from a new civilization while you escape from an endless maze and dig in the mine! Enjoy this 2D mining adventure full of jigsaws! PLEASE NOTE! Diggy's Adventure is an online free game to download and play that requires a network connection to play. Some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. if you don't want to use this feature please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Do you have any suggestions or problems in the mine? Our caring community managers would love to hear from you, visit https://care.pxfd.co/diggysadventure! Terms of Use: http://pxfd.co/eula Privacy Policy: http://pxfd.co/privacy Do you enjoy our idle puzzle game? Follow @DiggysAdventure on social media to get the latest news and updates.

About

Rule Shift

This is a fast-paced reflex game where players must read and adapt to changing rules. Master over 200 levels with various challenges, unlock power-ups, and compete on leaderboards. It's easy to learn but difficult to master.

Highlights
  • Master 200+ levels
  • Multiple game modes (Levels, Endless, Daily Shift, Chaos)
  • Unlockable power-ups
  • Score building and medal system
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Customizable themes and settings
Features
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Follow the rule. Survive the shift. Rule Shift is a fast-paced reflex game that challenges you to read, react, and adapt. Every round gives you a clear instruction: tap the right targets, avoid the wrong ones, and stay ready because the rule can change when you least expect it. New rules are presented before play begins, giving you time to understand the challenge. When you are ready, tap BEGIN and put your reactions to the test. MASTER 200 LEVELS Start with the 50-level Classic campaign, then unlock 150 themed levels across Numbers, Letters, Directions, Symbols, Icons, and Mixed Shift. Each campaign introduces new objects, rule combinations, timing patterns, and modifiers. Replay completed levels to improve your score and earn better medals. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE - Levels: Progress through deterministic, replayable challenges with medals and personal bests. - Endless: Keep adapting as the speed, density, and rule complexity increase. - Daily Shift: Take on a new seeded challenge each day and chase your daily best. - Chaos: Mix every content type into an unpredictable endless test. - Practice: Choose a rule and sharpen your skills without affecting high scores. - Tutorial: Learn the fundamentals through guided play. THINK FAST, BUT READ FIRST Rules may change during a level, combine into multi-part instructions, or be affected by Memory, Freeze, and Reverse modifiers. Each shift gives you a dedicated reading window before you decide when to begin. BUILD YOUR SCORE Tap early for reaction bonuses, maintain combos for larger multipliers, and survive rule shifts for bonus points. Earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals by balancing accuracy with speed. UNLOCK POWER-UPS Complete levels, earn medals, build combos, and reach new milestones to unlock helpful abilities. Highlight valid targets, slow the action, preview the next rule, protect a combo, clear distractors, and more. Equip one power-up before finite levels and use it when it matters most. YOUR PROGRESS, YOUR WAY - Replay any completed level - Track best scores, medals, combos, and detailed statistics - Sync campaign progress privately through iCloud - Compete on Game Center leaderboards - Customize the experience with unlockable themes, sound controls, haptics, and Reduce Motion support Rule Shift is easy to understand, quick to play, and increasingly difficult to master. Read the rule, trust your reflexes, and survive the shift.

Screenshots

Diggy's Adventure Quest4 screens
Rule Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rule Shift at 100% against Diggy's Adventure Quest's 61%. Rule Shift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Diggy's Adventure Quest's advantage is ratings volume (44K vs 2) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Diggy's Adventure Quest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Rule Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rule Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diggy's Adventure Quest has 44K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Diggy's Adventure Quest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rule Shift's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Diggy's Adventure Quest versus Rule Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiggy's Adventure QuestRule Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size332 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesEJSmith

Customer experience

Diggy's Adventure Quest

All ratings43,658 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews1,216 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral12.6%
Negative26.0%

Rule Shift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Diggy's Adventure Quest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to watch ads
  • Progress not saving properly after crashes
  • Freezing and black screens on load
  • Incorrect pricing and rewards for in-app offers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Reduce energy requirements for higher levels
  • Improve energy regeneration and storage
  • Add more ways to earn energy without spending money
  • Provide clearer tutorials and explanations
  • Fix crashes and glitches

Rule Shift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Diggy's Adventure Quest

One-time10
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Player’s pack V$5.99
  • Small Package$9.99
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  • Traveller’s Pack VII$9.99
  • Event Pass I$14.99
  • Economy Pack$19.99
  • Pack for Real Diggers IX$19.99
  • Diggy Full Deluxe Pass 1$24.99
  • Pack for Great Journey XI$99.99
  • Corporate Package$99.99
1 purchases

Rule Shift

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Diggy's Adventure Quest free?
Diggy's Adventure Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rule Shift free?
Rule Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diggy's Adventure Quest or Rule Shift?
Rule Shift is rated higher. Diggy's Adventure Quest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while Rule Shift averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Diggy's Adventure Quest or Rule Shift have ads?
Both Diggy's Adventure Quest and Rule Shift show ads.

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