Comparison

Idle Drops vs Idle Ball Digging

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

Head to head
About

Idle Drops

Tap the screen to drop balls into slots and grow your in-game fortune. Upgrade drops to earn more money and boost balls to unlock new levels and story elements. Enjoy an idle clicker experience with strategic upgrades.

Highlights
  • Tap to drop balls
  • Upgrade drops for more earnings
  • Boost balls for new levels
  • Unlock story elements
  • Collect all drops
Features
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Idle Drops is a visually focused incremental game where you collect colorful drops and create a cascade of chaos. But beneath the surface, there is something more. Discover the truth of your existence as you delve deep into realm beyond the mirage. Features: - Beautiful and mesmerizing soundtrack - Multiple ways to advance, including prestige system - Highly polished UI and animations - Deep sci-fi story - No forced ads Idle Drops is a game built in the Judicator Jane LitRPG universe.

About

Idle Ball Digging

Merge all the balls to become rich in this idle game. Discover new balls and enjoy the satisfying merging gameplay. Become the wealthiest player by strategically combining your assets.

Highlights
  • Merge balls
  • Become rich
  • Idle gameplay
  • Discover new balls
  • Satisfying merging
Features
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Hey Game Lover’s! It’s finally here! Discover Idle Ball Merging! Merge all balls and become rich!

Screenshots

Idle Drops4 screens
Idle Ball Digging4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Ball Digging at 5.0 against Idle Drops's 4.3. Idle Ball Digging also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Idle Drops's advantage is ratings volume (810 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Idle Drops sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Idle Ball Digging asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Ball Digging holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drops has 810 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Idle Drops's written reviews are positive against 100% of Idle Ball Digging's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Idle Drops versus Idle Ball Digging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DropsIdle Ball Digging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (810 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings810 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Rouleau IncKiwert

Customer experience

Idle Drops

All ratings810 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.6%

Idle Ball Digging

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Idle Drops

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads causing game freezes
  • Losing progress after prestiging
  • Inconsistent ad reward functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more level variety
  • Improve ad implementation
  • Implement cloud save/sync
  • Expand on the story/lore

Idle Ball Digging

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Drops

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time11
  • 10 Diamonds$0.99
  • Dragon Drop$0.99
  • Ad-Free Collect x2$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Ad-Free Drops x2 and Multi x2$2.99
  • 55 Diamonds$4.99
  • Mega Pack Remove Ads$6.99
  • Mega Pack$6.99
  • 120 Diamonds$9.99
  • Permanent VIP$19.99
  • 250 Diamonds$19.99
None

Idle Ball Digging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Drops free?
Idle Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Ball Digging free?
Idle Ball Digging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Drops or Idle Ball Digging?
Idle Ball Digging is rated higher. Idle Drops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 810 ratings, while Idle Ball Digging averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Drops or Idle Ball Digging have ads?
Both Idle Drops and Idle Ball Digging show ads.

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