Comparison

Dig This! vs Rope And Balls

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

Head to head
About

Dig This!

Engage your mind with a unique physics-based puzzle game. Dig with your finger to create paths and guide a ball to its destination, overcoming clever challenges and using gravity and momentum to your advantage. Discover thousands of handcrafted levels that test your logic and creativity.

Highlights
  • Unique digging gameplay
  • Realistic physics puzzles
  • Thousands of handcrafted levels
  • Logic and creativity challenges
  • Fun mechanics like bombs
  • Hints and solutions available
Features
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Dig, think, and solve! Just dig with your finger and guide the ball to the cup. Simple to learn — but every level hides a clever trick waiting to be discovered. Use gravity, momentum, and creativity to crack satisfying physics puzzles. Sometimes you need to build speed. Sometimes objects must collide. And sometimes the simplest path is the smartest one. With over 10,000 handcrafted levels and fresh ones added every week — there's always something new to dig into. Features • Unique digging gameplay found nowhere else • Simple to learn, endlessly satisfying to master • Realistic, physics-based puzzles • 10,000+ handcrafted levels • New levels added every week • Fun mechanics: bombs, multi-colored balls, and more • Clean, colorful 3D graphics • Stuck? Hints and solutions are always available

About

Rope And Balls

This game challenges your logic and spatial awareness with physics-based puzzles. Draw ropes to guide balls into a cup, overcoming obstacles in two distinct stages per level. It's a brain-teasing experience with no penalties for retries.

Highlights
  • Two-stage physics puzzles
  • Draw ropes to guide balls
  • Collect balls to fill cup
  • Overcome obstacles
  • No lives or penalties
  • Logic and spatial awareness challenges
Features
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► SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY TO A GREAT PUZZLE A great puzzle needs only a few simple elements to toy with the rules of physics and create a truly challenging and absorbing test of your logic. That’s certainly true for this addictive and original puzzle game that will have you racking your brain and trying over and over again to complete each level with nothing more than a pile of balls and a few pieces of rope. Challenge your logic and your spatial awareness on every single level in this simply fascinating mobile game. • Two stages for double the fun: Each level involves two stages, each an individual puzzle in its own right. First you need to draw a rope in the correct shape to draw all the large balls together without snagging the rope on any of the obstacles. The original balls then explode into a shower of smaller balls, and you have to use a set number of rope pieces to guide them all around further obstacles and into the cup waiting at the bottom of the board. • My cup runneth over… There’s a set number of balls that have to reach the cup for you to pass each level in the game, so make sure you give careful consideration to the laws of physics and put the ropes in exactly the right place before the balls are released. Otherwise, it’s back to the (rope) drawing board for a little more serious thinking… • Simple doesn’t mean easy: The concept may be straightforward, but intelligent game design in every level means that, soon enough as you progress through the game, each puzzle becomes a real challenge that will test your spatial awareness, your logical thinking and your understanding of physics to the max. • Try, try and try again: There’s no penalty for trying – if you mess up the level you’re on, just tap the reload button and have another go. The puzzles may be taxing, but you’ll never have to worry about running out of lives or waiting for the opportunity to test your latest genius theory. So don’t get stressed, just go ahead and try one more time. The solution’s bound to be just around the corner… ► SHOW OFF YOUR ROPING SKILLS Get the balls to walk the tightrope and fill the cup up till it smiles. This addictive and original puzzle game may look simple at first glance, but the further you progress the more each level will require both serious thinking and real dexterity, giving your brain a great workout and ensuring you’ll be deeply satisfied, and thoroughly entertained for hour after hour. Download the game now and start learning the ropes in this unusual and immensely fun puzzle extravaganza. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Dig This!4 screens
Rope And Balls4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dig This! and Rope And Balls both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 55% of Dig This!'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Rope And Balls's. Dig This! also leads on ratings volume (632K vs 80K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Dig This! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Rope And Balls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dig This! against 4.6 for Rope And Balls. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig This! has 632K ratings behind it against 80K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Dig This!'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Rope And Balls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dig This! versus Rope And Balls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig This!Rope And Balls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (632K ratings) — better4.6 (80K ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better30.5% of reviews
Number of ratings632K — better80K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size349 MB300 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRaketspelSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Dig This!

All ratings631,989 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,814 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.0%
Negative34.8%

Rope And Balls

All ratings79,597 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive30.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative56.6%

User reviews

Dig This!

From 632K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent game if you like to problem solve
  • 🚀 Challenging and enjoyable
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Great physics and gameplay
  • 👍 Clever and inventive puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🔍 Ads are intrusive and disruptive
  • 🔍 Ads appear too frequently
  • 🐛 Game crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Levels can feel too random or based on luck

Rope And Balls

From 80K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and challenging game
  • 💤 Calming and relaxing gameplay
  • 🤓 Good for brain stimulation

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔁 Repetitive and unvaried levels
  • 🤔 Game not as advertised
  • 🕰️ Ads take longer than actual gameplay

Bugs and requests

Dig This!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not saving progress
  • Hints not working as expected
  • Ads not closing properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Earn hints by watching ads or completing levels
  • More levels and content updates
  • Option to reset progress and start over
  • Ability to skip levels without using a hint

Rope And Balls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Levels not registering correctly
  • Inability to skip ads

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay and remove ads
  • More varied and challenging level progression
  • Ability to replay specific levels

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dig This!

One-time12
  • Random Skin$0.99
  • Solutions - Small Pack$1.99
  • Easter Levels$3.99
Show 9 more
  • Reduced price 4th of July$3.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Seasonal Event – Easter$4.99
  • No ads$4.99
  • Seasonal event 4th of July$4.99
  • Solutions - Medium Pack$5.99
  • Solutions – Big Pack$14.99
  • Mega Pack$14.99
  • Solutions – Huge Pack$24.99
1 purchases

Rope And Balls

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Dig This! free?
Dig This! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rope And Balls free?
Rope And Balls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig This! or Rope And Balls?
Dig This! is rated higher. Dig This! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 632K ratings, while Rope And Balls averages 4.6 from 80K ratings.
Do Dig This! or Rope And Balls have ads?
Both Dig This! and Rope And Balls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dig This! or Rope And Balls?
Dig This! ships an update monthly, and Rope And Balls monthly. Most recently, Dig This! was updated on October 28, 2026 and Rope And Balls on October 28, 2026.

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