DRILL vs ponpondoodoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRILL
Explore the depths of the earth in this idle game. Dig deeper to uncover what lies beneath, from monsters to hidden underground worlds. Progress passively as you uncover the planet's secrets.
- Idle gameplay
- Earth exploration
- Uncover secrets
- Discover monsters
- Underground world discovery
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What's inside the earth? Is there a monster? Is there an underground world? To know exactly, you have to go in!into earthwhat is in earth?
ponpondoodoo
A cute and relaxing game designed to help you understand your personality. Enjoy calming music and watch adorable characters while discovering more about yourself in just 10 minutes a day.
- Personality insights
- Relaxing gameplay
- Cute character animation
- Calming music
- Short daily sessions
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"With just 10 minutes after work, a day of exhaustion melts away. ponpondoodoo is a cute, relaxing game that teaches you about your own personality. Listen to relaxing music and watch ponpons waddle around."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ponpondoodoo at none against DRILL's shown. ponpondoodoo also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 58%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). DRILL's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 16) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. DRILL sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ponpondoodoo sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ponpondoodoo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DRILL has 1.4K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of DRILL's written reviews are positive against 90% of ponpondoodoo's.
DRILL ships an update fortnightly, ponpondoodoo every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | DRILL | ponpondoodoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.4K ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | horanggmaes | OLO-G Games Inc. |
Customer experience
DRILL
ponpondoodoo
Bugs and requests
DRILL
Reported bugs
3 issues- UFO glitch - can't access or use it even though it's unlocked
- Screen goes black when scrolling
- Money amount not visible on newer iPhones
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to see money amount
- Fix UFO glitch
- Improve scrolling functionality
ponpondoodoo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DRILL
- VIBRANIUM 10000$0.99
- VIBRANIUM 30000$1.99
ponpondoodoo
- 300 ink$0.99
- Magic Coin Pack$0.99
- magic ticket$0.99
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- Album Expansion Pack$0.99
- 1200 ink$1.99
- Fireworks Festival$1.99
- Japanese Dessert Pack$1.99
- Chief's Fertile Ground 1$1.99
- Arcade VIP Pack$1.99
- Halloween Witch Set$2.49
- Rookie Caretaker Pack$2.99
- Chief's Fertile Ground 2$2.99
- Village Expansion 1$3.95
- Chief's Fertile Ground 3$3.99
- Village Expansion 2$7.99
- Ink Saver Pack$17.99
