Cube Merge vs Idle Digging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cube Merge
Merge identical monsters to discover new species and upgrade your buildings. Play minigames to earn coins and expand your world in this addictive game.
- Merge identical monsters
- Discover 30 unique species
- Upgrade buildings
- Play minigames
- Earn coins
- Expand your world
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Drag identical monster together to discover 30 unique species and upgrade your buildings in this highly addictive game! Play minigames to earn more coins, and expand your world.
Idle Digging
Manage workers to dig and build houses, earning gold to upgrade tools for faster digging. Experience an addictive idle game focused on resource management and wealth accumulation.
- Manage workers
- Dig and build houses
- Earn gold
- Upgrade digging tools
- Addictive gameplay
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Welcome to Idle Digging. In this game, you will manage your workers to dig and build beautiful houses. Earn gold and upgrade your digging tools to dig faster. Enjoy the addictive digging game and become the rich!
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Verdict
Cube Merge and Idle Digging both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Cube Merge's written reviews are positive against 39% of Idle Digging's. Cube Merge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Idle Digging's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 239). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Cube Merge sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Digging sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cube Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Digging has 38K ratings behind it against 239, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Cube Merge's written reviews are positive against 39% of Idle Digging's.
Cube Merge ships an update every 5 days, Idle Digging every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cube Merge | Idle Digging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (239 ratings) — better | 4.6 (38K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 39.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 | 38K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Umbrella Games LLC | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Cube Merge
Idle Digging
Bugs and requests
Cube Merge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Idle Digging
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working as expected
- Progress loss after updates
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Offline earnings
- Customization options
- Improved ad system
In-app purchases
Cube Merge
- Next Level$0.99
- Quick Merge$0.99
- Spawn Level 2$0.99
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- Spawn Level 3$0.99
- Spawn Level 4$0.99
- Spawn Level 5$0.99
- Auto Fast Forward$1.99
- Speed Up$1.99
- Double Barrels & Gifts$2.99
- Permanent 2X$3.99
- Free Rewards$5.99
Idle Digging
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- Remove Pop-up Ads$1.99
- Special Bundle$2.99
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- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
Questions
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