Idle Digging vs Overcrowded
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Overcrowded
Construct and manage a thrilling theme park, building a variety of rides and attractions. Keep your visitors happy by managing their emotions, providing essential services, and hiring mascots. Expand your park and tackle special event parks for unique challenges and rewards.
- Build diverse attractions
- Manage visitor emotions
- Provide essential services
- Hire park mascots
- Expand park size
- Manage special event parks
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Build the best theme park ever and become a roller coaster tycoon! Manage your visitors’ emotions by constructing the most thrilling rides, tasty restaurants, and hiring the funniest mascots. But watch out: your guests are very picky about their experience, so plan your strategy carefully! - BUILD ATTRACTIONS: From bumper cars to the craziest coasters! - MANAGE EMOTIONS: Visitors can get sick (and puke), get hungry, angry, fall in love, and more! - PROVIDE SERVICES: Where you place food stands, rest areas, and WCs all matters. - HIRE MASCOTS: Hire mascots to cheer up the angry or tired visitors. - EXPAND YOUR PARK: Go bigger and wilder! - SPECIAL EVENT PARKS: Manage time-limited special parks with a unique theme and fresh gameplay, and unlock exclusive attractions for your main park! Design the most awesome theme park in the world! Your imagination is the limit! Official Discord server of the game: discord.gg/overcrowded
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Verdict
Idle Digging and Overcrowded both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Overcrowded's written reviews are positive against 39% of Idle Digging's. Idle Digging's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Digging sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Overcrowded sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Digging against 4.7 for Overcrowded. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38K and 18K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Idle Digging's written reviews are positive against 64% of Overcrowded's.
Idle Digging ships an update every 3 weeks, Overcrowded every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Digging | Overcrowded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (38K ratings) | 4.7 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 18K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 286 MB | 423 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. | ZeptoLab UK Limited |
Customer experience
Idle Digging
Overcrowded
User reviews
Idle Digging
From 38K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Interesting concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 💰 Expensive upgrades
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Overcrowded
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Cute graphics and polished UI
- 🎨 Customizable park
- 💰 Reasonable monetization, optional ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy AI and pathfinding issues
- 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 💰 Paywalled rides and features
- 🔍 Difficulty navigating and managing park
Bugs and 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
Overcrowded
Reported bugs
4 issues- Referral system not working
- Fireworks and event rewards not functioning properly
- Crashes and performance issues on larger parks
- Inconsistent offline income tracking
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to store/sell decorations and items
- More offline income and passive progression
- Improved leaderboards and social features
- Wider variety of rides and attractions
In-app purchases
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
Overcrowded
- Helipad$1.99
- Gem Pack 1$1.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
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- Rollercoaster Ride$4.99
- Tower$4.99
- Gem Pack 2$4.99
- Starter Pack 2$4.99
- Space Park Special Offer$4.99
- Builders Hut Offer$4.99
- Gem Pack 3$9.99
- No Ads$14.99
Questions
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