Comparison

DrillKing vs Deep Water Mining Factory

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

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About

DrillKing

Explore alien planets, mine valuable minerals, and construct your own colony. Upgrade your drill and facilities to unlock new technologies and help your home world. Strategic planning is key to success in this interstellar resource-gathering adventure.

Highlights
  • Explore 5 distinctive planets
  • Mine minerals and resources
  • Build and upgrade colony infrastructure
  • Develop new technologies
  • Complete quests for rewards
  • Trade for minerals
Features
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Drill down planet surface, mine minerals, craft buildings and upgrade your drill to build your own colony! Simply shake your device to handle various events and make progress! Features Drillking is a game where you mine minerals and build colonies on extraterrestrial planets. There are 5 distinctive planets to explore. Colonize each planet, dig up minerals, develop new technology, and help your home world Earth. How to play Drill down Planet surface to mine Minerals. Use them to build and upgrade infrastructures for your colony. Each Planet has its unique set of Minerals. You must plan carefully where to drill and what to upgrade. Some Planets are restricted, due to its strange gravity. To access these Planets, you must upgrade your Drill. DRILL: The main mining device. The deeper you dig, the more Mineral types you'll find. FACTORY: This is where you extract Minerals from ore. Upgrade Factory to increase mining speed. DEPOT: This is where you keep your Minerals. Upgrade Depot to increase its max Mineral capacity. You can trade Star for Minerals in Star Refinery, but you must unlock it first. PRO TIP: Always check Quests! Quest rewards are very helpful for easier progress. Some Quests will unlock super-effective Lab contents. Tap Comm Sat on the left for helpful tips. Synopsis Planet Earth, 327 Space Year. The human race faces a new crisis, as increasing number of population consumed most of available resources. Scientists began a project to craft an All-terrain mining vessel, capable of drilling any surface to mine minerals… …and after 5 years, The vessel is complete, and an inhabitable planet with rich amount of minerals is found. The New Frontier awaits you! Notes Your data is saved in the device. If you change device, or delete the app, all save files will be terminated. Deleting the app will terminate all save files.

About

Deep Water Mining Factory

Features
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Deep Water Mining Factory is an underwater resource extraction and factory automation game inspired by Factorio. Set on a remote, isolated island in the middle of a vast ocean, players must dig deep underground to discover valuable resources and mine them, even extending their operations down to the ocean floor. Throughout the game, players aim to build their own factory system, automate production lines, and efficiently process and transport resources. The underwater environment presents unique challenges compared to land-based settings. With limited energy resources and a complex marine landscape, players must adopt creative and strategic approaches to mine and process resources effectively. As they dig deeper, they uncover rare materials that enable them to build more advanced machines and equipment. Additionally, interacting with the underwater ecosystem and managing an automated mechanical system are key aspects of the gameplay. Starting with basic tools and resources, players gradually expand their base, constructing intricate machines and conveyor belt systems to fully automate all tasks. The ultimate goal is to build a massive industrial complex deep in the ocean, automating everything from resource extraction to processing and production.

Screenshots

DrillKing4 screens
Deep Water Mining Factory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DrillKing at none against Deep Water Mining Factory's shown. DrillKing also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrillKing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Deep Water Mining Factory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrillKing ships an update weekly, Deep Water Mining Factory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DrillKing versus Deep Water Mining Factory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillKingDeep Water Mining Factory
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJINOH ChoSung Joon Kim

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DrillKing

One-time3
  • DrillKing 100 Stars$0.99
  • DrillKing 350 Stars$2.99
  • DrillKing 1500 Stars$9.99
1 purchases

Deep Water Mining Factory

One-time1
  • VIP 5 level boost (Qtr 10)$3.99

Questions

Is DrillKing free?
DrillKing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Water Mining Factory free?
Deep Water Mining Factory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrillKing or Deep Water Mining Factory have ads?
Deep Water Mining Factory shows ads; DrillKing does not.
Which is updated more often, DrillKing or Deep Water Mining Factory?
DrillKing ships an update weekly, and Deep Water Mining Factory every 5 days. Most recently, DrillKing was updated on November 2, 2026 and Deep Water Mining Factory on November 3, 2026.

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