Shift Shaft vs DigDigDrill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Shaft
This puzzle game challenges players to match three or more rocks by rotating the entire game board. Upgrade your character's stats and unlock items as you explore an underground world and battle unique enemies. Enjoy an uninterrupted gaming experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Rotate the game board
- Match 3 or more rocks
- Upgrade player stats
- Unlock over 30 items
- Battle 5 unique enemies
- Explore underground world
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“What really blew my mind with Shift Shaft and the main thing that makes it feel unlike any other game out there is your ability to rotate the entire board at will. It sounds simple but this changes everything… This is truly a thinking person’s matching game.” - Jared Nelson, TouchArcade.com A match & rotate puzzle Manipulate your player and the board by rotating it and clearing groups of 3 or more rocks. Build up your player Collect and spend gems to upgrade your stats and unlock over 30 different items during each run. Explore the underground world Go up against 5 unique enemies and the gem-eating spider to uncover the world beneath the mines. No ads & no in-app purchases Play for as long you'd like with no ads or pay walls.
DigDigDrill
Embark on an underground mining adventure where you dig for minerals and treasures. Use your collected items to craft unique drills with customizable effects. Enjoy a relaxing, no-pressure experience with no enemies or time limits.
- Underground mining and resource collection
- Craft original drills with a hack-and-slash system
- Collect various minerals and treasures
- Forge drills using collected materials
- Random special drill effects
- Relaxing gameplay with no enemies or time limits
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Dig, Dig, and Dig! This game is an underground mining and resource collecting game. Dig freely for minerals and treasures. Use the items you collect to forge your original drills in a hack-and-slash style equipment system. ◆Recommended for◆ *Those who enjoy grinding games. *Those who want to collect many items. *Those who enjoy creating builds in hack-and-slash games. *Those who seek a relaxing game. ◆Game Flow◆ 1: Dig and collect ores and treasure boxes. 2: Sell collected ores to get coins. 3: Use coins and materials to forge new drills. 4: With new equipment, you can dig deeper and faster. ◆Features◆ -Many Materials- There are many minerals underground. You may find special items in gold treasure boxes! -Puzzle Forging- Use the collected minerals to create new drills. You might create the ultimate drill if you fit the ores into the blueprint smartly. -Random Special Effects- Your drill might gain special effects. Combine them effectively to strengthen your power! * Focus on movement speed for carrying resources quickly? * Enhance explosions for massive destruction? The choice is yours! -Zen-like Relaxing Game- No enemies. No time limit. No story. All you have to do is just mine! ◆Credits◆ Sound: Koukaonrabo, Koukaonziten, OtoLogic BGM: Music Atelier Amacha
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DigDigDrill at Free against Shift Shaft's $2.99. DigDigDrill also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Shift Shaft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
DigDigDrill is free to download; Shift Shaft costs $2.99 up front. DigDigDrill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shift Shaft asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shift Shaft against 4.9 for DigDigDrill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 73 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shift Shaft's written reviews are positive against 94% of DigDigDrill's.
Shift Shaft ships an update fortnightly, DigDigDrill monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Shaft | DigDigDrill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (143 ratings) | 4.9 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Katz | Toki Matsui |
Customer experience
Shift Shaft
DigDigDrill
Bugs and requests
Shift Shaft
Requested features
2 requests- Non-pixelated graphics
- Mid-run save option
DigDigDrill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Shaft
No in-app purchases
DigDigDrill
- Remove Ads$2.99
