Comparison

Evil Hunter Tycoon vs lava digger

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

Head to head
About

Evil Hunter Tycoon

Rebuild a destroyed world by constructing a town, training powerful hunters, and battling monsters. Explore dungeons, challenge bosses, and engage in PvP to protect survivors and seek revenge against the Dark Lord.

Highlights
  • Town construction and management
  • Hunter recruitment and training
  • Equipment crafting and enhancement
  • Monster hunting quests
  • Dungeon exploration
  • PvP battles
  • Guild raids and reinforcements
Features
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[NEW] Hell Outpost Now Open! The Dark Lord's Castle is right ahead. Time to plant your flag in the heart of Hell! ■ Build Your Outpost: Construct exclusive buildings and create a unique frontline base on the burning land. ■ Outpost Defense: 20 waves of relentless assaults are coming! Hold out to the end with your Hunter Garrison and 10 types of towers. ■ Hellfire Tempering: Forge your gear in hellfire and take it to the next level. Aim for Unique Options on top-tier equipment. ■ New NPCs: The five Armadillo Brothers and the Guardian Angel are waiting for you. - The Dark Lord has destroyed the world. Now, you must rebuild your town, raise Hunters, and prepare a counterattack. ◆ [Survivors' Town Built on Ruins] In a world shattered by the Dark Lord's invasion, rebuild a town for the survivors. Build and run a variety of facilities ranging from the Inn, Infirmary, and Tavern, all the way to the Blacksmith and Weapon Shop. ◆ [Systematic Town Management for Hunters] Hunters who visit your town use its facilities to rest, then head out to hunt again. The more Hunters demand your town, the more its income and growth increase. ◆ [Diverse Hunter Training and Equipment Crafting] Hunters with different classes, tiers, and personalities all come to your town. Send them on bounty quests, teach them skills and traits at the Training Ground and Academy, and help them grow beyond their limits through Reincarnation. Craft and enhance equipment with materials gathered from hunting to make your Hunters even stronger. ◆ [Adventures Beyond the Town] Prove your Hunters' skills in Dungeons where rare materials await, against Field Bosses you summon and challenge yourself, and in Darkness' Front Yard, where the Dark Lord's army waits beyond the portal. ◆ [Guilds That Grow Together] Form a guild with other Town Chiefs to receive Guild Buffs and grow faster. Join forces with guild members to take on powerful bosses of the Dark Lord's army. ◆ [PvP to Decide the Strongest] Compete against other Town Chiefs in the Colosseum with your own Hunter lineup and strategy. Fight for your guild's honor on the Battlefield of Victory, where the elite of each guild clash.

About

lava digger

Embark on an underground adventure collecting ore and upgrading your drill chariot. Explore diverse environments, overcome obstacles, and assemble powerful harvesters to uncover endless treasures. Become the ultimate driver in this mining exploration game.

Highlights
  • Drill chariot driving
  • Ore collection
  • Harvester upgrades
  • Underground exploration
  • Obstacle challenges
  • Component assembly
Features
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Players will drive one of their own drill chariots, Adventure in ore town and twilight caves, collect ore in the game, strengthen your harvesters, and explore endless treasures 1, ore town underground there are countless treasures waiting for harvesters to find; 2. You can drive a harvester into the underground to search for treasure, and there will be various obstacles in different scenes; 3, collect harvesters' components, assemble stronger and more personalized harvesters, toward the best harvesters refueling, driver; 4, you can drive harvesters into the underground treasure hunt, continue to explore the underground world!

Screenshots

Evil Hunter Tycoon4 screens
lava digger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: lava digger at none against Evil Hunter Tycoon's 15. lava digger also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Evil Hunter Tycoon's advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Evil Hunter Tycoon sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. lava digger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Evil Hunter Tycoon against 4.7 for lava digger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evil Hunter Tycoon has 5.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Evil Hunter Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 60% of lava digger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evil Hunter Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, lava digger every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Evil Hunter Tycoon versus lava digger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvil Hunter Tycoonlava digger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.9K ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.9K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size329 MB157 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSuperPlanet霖 丁

Customer experience

Evil Hunter Tycoon

All ratings5,920 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews1,164 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative36.7%

lava digger

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Evil Hunter Tycoon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Account data loss and reset issues
  • Frequent connection and loading problems
  • Graphical issues on certain devices
  • Colosseum and PvP matchmaking bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize hunters and chief
  • Automated gear management for hunters
  • Offline progression and idle mode
  • Improved guild and multiplayer features

lava digger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Evil Hunter Tycoon

One-time14
  • Daily Arcane Chance$0.99
  • 4th Anniversary Pack #2$1.99
  • Daily Corrupted Airship Pack$1.99
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  • Daily Paragon's Memory Pack$2.99
  • Newbie Package$3.99
  • Special Sale Pack$3.99
  • VIP 7 Days$3.99
  • Newbie Chief Package$5.99
  • Characteristic Elixir Package$8.99
  • Huge Gem Chest$8.99
  • Limited Time Package #1$8.99
  • VIP 30 Days$9.99
  • Evil Hunter Premium 30 Days$15.99
  • Grand Gem Chest$99.99
None

lava digger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Evil Hunter Tycoon free?
Evil Hunter Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is lava digger free?
lava digger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Evil Hunter Tycoon or lava digger?
Evil Hunter Tycoon is rated higher. Evil Hunter Tycoon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while lava digger averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Evil Hunter Tycoon or lava digger have ads?
Evil Hunter Tycoon shows ads; lava digger does not.
Which is updated more often, Evil Hunter Tycoon or lava digger?
Evil Hunter Tycoon ships an update every 2 weeks, and lava digger every 5 weeks. Most recently, Evil Hunter Tycoon was updated on November 2, 2026 and lava digger on October 24, 2026.

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