Comparison

Dig Away! vs Tiny Idle Factory

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

Head to head
About

Dig Away!

A retro-style idle clicker game where you tap and click to mine resources. Progress through upgrades and unlock new miners in this relaxed, no-ads experience. Play anywhere, anytime, with or without active input.

Highlights
  • Retro idle clicker gameplay
  • Fast-paced active play with upgrades
  • No ads
  • No pay-to-win currency
  • Leaderboards
  • Crafting
  • Achievements
Features
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Dig Away! - Idle Mining Game is a retro-style, relaxed idle-clicker -game for everyone! Top three tactics for playing Dig Away! - Idle Mining Game: - Tap, tap & tap more - Click, click & click more - Idle, idle & idle more Main features: - Fast Paced, active game play with lots of upgrade, suited for idlers as well - No Ads! Ever! - No purchasable pay to win -currency. There's an option to go "premium" with a one time purchase and support the development of the game while enjoying the permanent premium boosts. - Leaderboards - Crafting - Achievements (aka Traits) "Why are the miners so fat?" (*in real life they are fit) "Does ores really comes out of the ground?" "Why there's a wizard on that drill?" To find out, you just have to play Dig Away! - Idle Mining Game! Do it your way, tap, click or idle! #1 Reason you should play Dig Away! Everybody loves mining, right? This is the craziest mining simulator you will ever see. Drill that rock like never before! Unlock lots of weird miners! You can play the world's best idle rock breaking simulator anywhere on your mobile! Dig Away! - Idle Mining Game is a great game for everyone! Perfect clicker game for short sessions. Are you bored and need to waste the whole day? You can spend hours and hours tapping and clicking and watch that drill breaking the ground! NOTE: No previous mining experience needed! Please leave a feedback!

About

Tiny Idle Factory

Build a vast galactic empire starting from a single tap on Earth. Expand your operations across six unique worlds, from the Moon to a Dyson Sphere. Compete globally in weekly tournaments and unlock new technologies and strategies to become the ultimate tycoon.

Highlights
  • Build factories across 6 worlds
  • Idle tycoon gameplay
  • Prestige and upgrade systems
  • Weekly global tournaments
  • Interstellar fleet contracts
  • Artifact Forge for relic upgrades
  • Passive offline income up to 16 hours
Features
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TINY FACTORY - Build Your Galactic Empire Across 6 Massive Worlds! Start with a single tap on Earth and scale your operations beyond the stars. Tiny Factory is an expansive idle tycoon taking you from a humble workshop to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Unlock the Moon, colonize Mars, build an orbital Space Station, brave the storms of Titan, and harness the sun with the Dyson Sphere. Build 6 independent factories, each with its own economy, upgrade tree, and prestige track. Receive ROI advice from AIDA, your personal AI Advisor, and compete globally in weekly tournaments. Your journey to become the ultimate galactic tycoon starts here! NEW IN v2.6: INTERSTELLAR FLEET & ARTIFACT FORGE * STAR FREIGHTER CONTRACTS: Turn warehouse surplus into strategic space expeditions! Dispatch 4 classes of cargo freighters (Lunar Express, Ares Cruiser, Chronos Hauler, Hyperion Giga-Ship) to colonized planets to earn Gems, Legacy Points, and rare Forge Cores. * CROSS-PRESTIGE PERSISTENCE: Freighter missions maintain flight countdowns across prestiges, delivering massive starting boosts right when you need them. * ARTIFACT STAR FORGE: Level up your relics from 1 Star to 5 Stars using Forge Cores and Gems. Every star adds +20% potency, doubling your artifact bonuses at 5 Stars (2.0x effect)! * OVERHEAD CARGO DRONES: Ambient shuttles cruise across the factory floor. Intercept them for instant warehouse crates, mini time warps, and Forge Cores. Auto-intercepted by Manager Pack and Season Pass! * SEAMLESS CLOUD HARMONY: Resilient iCloud sync with intelligent array merging for artifacts, achievements, and freighter expeditions. EXPLORE THE GALAXY * EARTH: Master fundamentals and build your first industrial complex. * THE MOON: Low-gravity mining unlocked at 5 Earth prestiges. * MARS: High-tech research upgrades and terraforming operations. * SPACE STATION: High-efficiency orbital manufacturing facility. * TITAN COLONY: Cryogenic resource chains in Saturn's atmosphere. * DYSON SPHERE: Ultimate endgame megastructure harnessing the sun. DEEP STRATEGY & PROGRESSION * SEASON PASS: 30 reward tiers with daily XP drips, exclusive robot skins, and lifetime pass! * ACTIVE SKILLS: 4 tactical skills with cooldowns to supercharge your income on demand! * SPECIALIZATIONS: Align each run for Heavy Automation, Manual Tapping, or Logistics Trade! * PRESTIGE SKILL TREE: 15+ permanent powers specializing in passive income, tap damage, or offline earnings. * PRESTIGE & ASCENSION: Earn Gems to permanently multiply production across world resets. * LOGISTICS MARKET: Export surplus production and sell at peak prices for huge coin bonuses. * SMART MANAGERS & ARTIFACTS: Auto-buy specialists and leveling relics grant stacking bonuses. * WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS: Compete globally via Game Center leaderboards reset every Monday! FULLY OPTIMIZED * 48 Unique Generators from Auto Clickers to Black Hole Harvesters. * Up to 16 Hours Passive Offline Income. * Battery Saver Eco Mode for extended play sessions. * iCloud sync keeps your progress safe across all devices. Download Tiny Factory and build your galactic empire today!

Screenshots

Dig Away!3 screens
Tiny Idle Factory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dig Away! at 94% against Tiny Idle Factory's 50%. Dig Away! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (44 vs 3). 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. Dig Away! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Idle Factory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dig Away! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Away! has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Dig Away!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Tiny Idle Factory's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dig Away! versus Tiny Idle Factory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig Away!Tiny Idle Factory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (44 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJesse SopanenLei Feng

Customer experience

Dig Away!

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%

Tiny Idle Factory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dig Away!

One-time2
  • Dig Away! Premium content sale$6.99
  • Premium upgrade$13.99
10 purchases

Tiny Idle Factory

One-time10
  • Gem Spark$0.99
  • Galactic Vault$0.99
  • Manager Pack$1.99
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  • Artifact Discovery$1.99
  • Theme Bundle$2.99
  • Artifact Vault$2.99
  • Season Pass$3.99
  • Starter Pack (BEST VALUE)$4.99
  • Gem Cache$4.99
  • Gem Vault$9.99

Questions

Is Dig Away! free?
Dig Away! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Idle Factory free?
Tiny Idle Factory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig Away! or Tiny Idle Factory?
Dig Away! is rated higher. Dig Away! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Tiny Idle Factory averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Dig Away! or Tiny Idle Factory have ads?
Neither Dig Away! nor Tiny Idle Factory shows ads.

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