Deep Town vs Idle Digging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Manage workers
- Dig and build houses
- Earn gold
- Upgrade digging tools
- Addictive gameplay
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Deep Town ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle Digging every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Deep Town | Idle Digging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.6 (38K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 39.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K | 38K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Game Veterans | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Deep Town
Idle Digging
User reviews
Deep Town
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Deep Town
- Special offer$0.99
- Fistful of Gems$1.99
- Special offer$3.99
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- 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
Idle Digging
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- Remove Pop-up Ads$1.99
- Special Bundle$2.99
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- 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?
Is Idle Digging free?
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