A.L.I.C.E vs Ground Driller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A.L.I.C.E
This retro-style 2D platformer educates players about common cyber security threats and countermeasures. Navigate through levels, solve puzzles, and use your wits to defeat cyber threats and retrieve your stolen identity.
- Retro 2D platformer gameplay
- Cyber security threat education
- Puzzle solving
- Avatar customization
- AI assistant for tips
- 5 challenging levels
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Our online presence is growing, making Cyber Security awareness more important. As new technologies emerge, cyber criminals also develop new ways to target individuals' and companies' data. Staying safe online isn’t just a slogan anymore, it’s a necessity. To encourage UNSW students to be more aware of their actions online, UNSW has built this app to further increase awareness of common Cyber Security threats and counter measures that can be taken. A.L.I.C.E is a retro style 2D platform side scrolling game, with enemies to zap, puzzles to solve, and an overall learning experience. Players choose their avatar, and the game begins with your identity being stolen. The player journeys through 5 levels, faces numerous cyber threats, and uses their wits to solve cyber puzzles. A friendly A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) will help the player through the game, and provide tips and hints on how to defeat the final Cyber Threat boss, to retrieve their identity back.
Ground Driller
An idle digging game where you excavate gems and minerals with automated miners and upgradable equipment. Discover rare treasures deep underground and earn coins even when offline. Explore new content like research, fishing, and mini-games.
- Automated digging and mining
- Collect diverse gems and minerals
- Upgrade excavators and miners
- Offline coin earnings
- Mining research, fishing, mini-games
- Achievements and leaderboards
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Mine diverse gems and minerals with a powerful excavator and cute miners. Rarest gems are found only in the deepest part of the earth so dig as deep as possible. - No control required. Digging and mining are done automatically! - Uranium, nickel, copper, coal, iron ore and other minerals can be collected. - You must upgrade your excavator to get deep into the earth. - Capable miners can mine more minerals than others. - There are various surprise events! - You can earn Coins even while you're offline. - New content has been added, including mining research, fishing, and mini-games. - Achievement & Leaderboard supported. - This is an offline game that does not require Data or WiFi connection. - Supports English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A.L.I.C.E at none against Ground Driller's 8. A.L.I.C.E also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 60%). Ground Driller's advantage is ratings volume (497 vs 14) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating and device support 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. Ground Driller sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. A.L.I.C.E asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for A.L.I.C.E against 4.4 for Ground Driller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ground Driller has 497 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of A.L.I.C.E's written reviews are positive against 60% of Ground Driller's.
A.L.I.C.E ships an update every 3 months, Ground Driller monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A.L.I.C.E | Ground Driller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (497 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 60.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 497 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 806 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The University of New South Wales | Fevergames inc. |
Customer experience
A.L.I.C.E
Ground Driller
Bugs and requests
A.L.I.C.E
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ground Driller
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coin count not visible on iPhone X/XS/XR
- Timers not counting down when app is closed
- Ads not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Offline resource generation
- Bulk upgrade options
- Competitive/social features
- More end-game content
- Compatibility improvements for newer iPhones
In-app purchases
A.L.I.C.E
No in-app purchases
Ground Driller
- 300 Dia$1.99
- 1200 Dia$6.99
- Speed-up 3x$6.99
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- Remove Bad News$6.99
- 4200 Diamonds$19.99
- 8000 Dia$34.99
- 18000 Dia(Limited)$34.99
- 18000 Diamonds$69.99
Questions
Is A.L.I.C.E free?
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Which has better reviews, A.L.I.C.E or Ground Driller?
Do A.L.I.C.E or Ground Driller have ads?
Which is updated more often, A.L.I.C.E or Ground Driller?
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