Farming.io vs Fossil Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farming.io
Harvest crops and sell them from your farm. Watch out for bandits trying to steal your goods. Upgrade your farm by unloading your harvest to a balloon and unlocking new fields.
- Harvest crops
- Sell farm products
- Defend against bandits
- Upgrade farm with balloon
- Unlock new fields
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Collect the products on your farm and sell them. Beware! There are bandits that are trying to steal your products. Unload your harvest to the balloon and unlock more fields! Farm life is waiting for you. Download Farming.io and play now!
Fossil Dig
Tap to control an excavator and unearth hidden treasures in a desert. Collect soil to upgrade your equipment and discover rare dinosaur fossils. Display your findings in a museum and enjoy a simple, refreshing digging adventure.
- Tap to dig with excavator
- Collect hidden treasures
- Upgrade excavator with coins
- Discover dinosaur fossils
- Display collection in museum
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Keep digging it! The more you dig it, the more treasures you find! Simple controls - just tap to dig with the excavator! Dig out all the treasures hidden inside the desert! Collected soil can be turned into coins to boost your excavator. Show 'em off your collection at the museum! ■Fossil Dig Game Features ・Dig it and collect it - Simple! ・Boost your excavator and dig it in a whump! ・Rare chances to dig out dinosaur fossils! ■Recommended ・If you like tap-and-dig games. ・If you want to refresh during spare time. ・If you love easy-control games. ・If you’re into dinosaurs and fossils. ・If you’re already itching to dig out the hidden treasures! Download the game now to start your digging adventure in the desert!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Farming.io at 3.6 against Fossil Dig's 2.7. Farming.io also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.5). Fossil Dig's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Farming.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fossil Dig sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Farming.io holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 23 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 19% positive.
Farming.io ships an update every 5 months, Fossil Dig every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farming.io | Fossil Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better | 2.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 19.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Studio Billion Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi | FGGames |
Customer experience
Farming.io
Fossil Dig
In-app purchases
Farming.io
- Remove Ads$1.99
Fossil Dig
- Money 10,000$0.49
- Money 40,000$1.99
- Ticket 5$1.99
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- Ticket 15$3.99
- Gem 50$3.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Ticket 30$5.99
- Free Trolley$6.99
- Money 200,000$6.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Gem 150$9.99
