Comparison

Deep Town vs Idle Digging

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

Head to head
About

Deep Town

Manage idle mines, automate resource collection with bots, and build a thriving factory town. Craft valuable items, upgrade buildings, and expand your production line to earn cash and discover new crafting opportunities.

Highlights
  • Automate workflow for idle income
  • Mine resources offline
  • Upgrade trading portal for earnings
  • Assign bots for increased motivation
  • Smart bot and material management
  • Manage mines, chemistry, and oil stations
  • Mine over 15 different resources
  • Crafting and production buildings
Features
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Dig deep and dive in this factory simulator game by managing your idle mines and earning cash for your town. Expand your town and give it a boost with bots that will automate and speed up your workflow. Take on the challenge and discover the crafting buildings above ground to craft, make jewelry and grow plants. Improve your buildings : Upgrade your buildings to unlock more slots to produce faster, and start your own production line linking it from smelting to crafting to chemistry and more. Automate your workflow : Busy with your workday? Assign your bots to collect resources and boost your buildings to speed up your production times - meaning more profits, faster. Crafting & Money : The harder the item you produce, the more coins you receive for them - manage your money right and you’ll be heading to the asteroids in no time. FEATURES: • Automate your workflow to increase your idle income • Mine resources and continue creating even when offline • Profit from an upgrade trading portal boost your earnings • Assign bots to increase your workers’ motivation • Smart management of bots and timing of materials to create a productive workflow • Manage mines, chemistry mines and oiling stations to meet the supply chain needs • Mine for more than 15 different resources: Including coal, gold, copper, amethyst, platinum, and more • Send explorer bots to hidden caves on secret expeditions to collect artifacts • More than 5 production buildings, including smelting, crafting, jewelry, greenhouse and special ones to make electricity • No internet connection needed Like Deep Town on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/DeepTownGame/ Got any problems or suggestions? Feel free to send a message to: support@rockbitegames.com We are always happy to hear our players' feedback! Twitter https://twitter.com/DeepTownGame Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedeeptowngame/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/deeptown/ Discord https://discord.gg/WMgbC27

About

Idle Digging

Manage workers to dig and build houses, earning gold to upgrade tools for faster digging. Experience an addictive idle game focused on resource management and wealth accumulation.

Highlights
  • Manage workers
  • Dig and build houses
  • Earn gold
  • Upgrade digging tools
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Idle Digging. In this game, you will manage your workers to dig and build beautiful houses. Earn gold and upgrade your digging tools to dig faster. Enjoy the addictive digging game and become the rich!

Screenshots

Deep Town4 screens
Idle Digging4 screens

Verdict

The call

Deep Town and Idle Digging both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Deep Town's written reviews are positive against 39% of Idle Digging's. Idle Digging's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 12K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Deep Town sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Digging sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Deep Town against 4.6 for Idle Digging. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 38K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Deep Town's written reviews are positive against 39% of Idle Digging's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Town ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle Digging every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deep Town versus Idle Digging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep TownIdle Digging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.6 (38K ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12K38K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB286 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGame VeteransZplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Deep Town

All ratings11,629 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,675 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative17.9%

Idle Digging

All ratings37,889 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews809 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative51.5%

User reviews

Deep Town

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique mechanics
  • 💡 Interesting story and lore
  • 🚀 Offline progression
  • 👍 No forced ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • ⏱️ Slow progression
  • 🔒 Unreliable save/restore functionality

Idle Digging

From 38K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting concept

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

Deep Town

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inventory/crafting issues
  • Expedition system not working properly
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes
  • Incorrect/missing game data

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to queue/batch crafting
  • More customization options
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Better resource management tools

Idle Digging

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads not working as expected
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Offline earnings
  • Customization options
  • Improved ad system

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Deep Town

One-time11
  • Special offer$0.99
  • Fistful of Gems$1.99
  • Special offer$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Starter pack$5.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Bucket of Gems$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Barrel of Gems$19.99
7 purchases

Idle Digging

One-time7
  • Diamond Pack 1$1.99
  • Remove Pop-up Ads$1.99
  • Special Bundle$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Diamond Pack 2$4.99
  • Diamond Pack 3$9.99
  • Diamond Pack 4$19.99
  • Diamond Pack 5$49.99

Questions

Is Deep Town free?
Deep Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Digging free?
Idle Digging is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Town or Idle Digging?
Deep Town is rated higher. Deep Town averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Idle Digging averages 4.6 from 38K ratings.
Do Deep Town or Idle Digging have ads?
Both Deep Town and Idle Digging show ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Town or Idle Digging?
Deep Town ships an update every 5 weeks, and Idle Digging every 3 weeks. Most recently, Deep Town was updated on October 22, 2026 and Idle Digging on October 22, 2026.

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