Comparison

Junkyard Keeper vs Dig Deep

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

Head to head
About

Junkyard Keeper

Manage a junkyard, collect and recycle various types of waste to earn money. Discover hidden treasures and upgrade your vehicles to become more efficient. Enjoy satisfying simulation and arcade gameplay with excellent graphics.

Highlights
  • Collect and recycle different types of garbage
  • Find hidden treasures and vehicle parts
  • Upgrade and evolve collection vehicles
  • Unlock new junkyard locations
  • Manage junkyard operations
  • Satisfying physics and smooth gameplay
Features
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Run your legendary junkyard and keep finding treasures! Drive your collecting truck and clean up the different kinds of garbage in the huge junkyard: steel garbage, food scraps and more! Transport the garbage back to your base, recycle it and turn it into money! Meanwhile, you'll be scouring the junkyard for the hidden treasures and even parts to assemble new & power vehicles! Keep unlocking new upgrades for your vehicles. Spend money to upgrade your truck, improve the capacity, moving speed, and even evolve your vehicle to next level and become bigger and more efficient! Reasons you'll love Junkyard Keeper: - Exquisite, smooth and enjoyable gameplay - Super satisfying physics - Excellent graphics and animation make you relaxing - Unlock different types of garbage and different junkyard locations - Manage your junkyard and turn waste into treasure Enjoy the simulation & arcade gameplay and keep upgrading unlock more garbage collectors such as vacuum trucks, grinders, and even helicopters! One man's trash is another man's treasure! Start your journey as a junkyard tycoon now!

About

Dig Deep

Become a mining tycoon by digging underground for treasure. Hire workers to expand your empire and collect gems and diamonds. Amass wealth and become the richest gold miner in this engaging simulator game.

Highlights
  • Dig deep for treasure
  • Collect gems and diamonds
  • Hire workers to boost empire
  • Become a gold miner
  • Amass money and get rich
  • Idle mining gameplay
Features
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Ready to be a mining diamond tycoon?! It’s time to become a gold digger and shovel your way to success. In this simulator game, go underground and dig deep for treasure. But don’t get stuck down the hole - hire workers to boost your digging empire. This idle miner game is the best digging game there is. Your only goal is to dig deep and look for gems and diamonds. Become the best gold miner there is! And then you can get more gold diggers to boost your mining tycoon. Amass as much money as you can. The more you collect, the more you get rich. Simulator games are sometimes lame - but not this one! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

Screenshots

Junkyard Keeper4 screens
Dig Deep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Junkyard Keeper and Dig Deep both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Dig Deep's written reviews are positive against 29% of Junkyard Keeper's. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Junkyard Keeper sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Dig Deep sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.6 for Junkyard Keeper against 4.7 for Dig Deep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43K and 111K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Junkyard Keeper's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dig Deep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Junkyard Keeper ships an update monthly, Dig Deep every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Junkyard Keeper versus Dig Deep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunkyard KeeperDig Deep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (43K ratings)4.7 (111K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews71.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43K111K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size602 MB253 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDCrazy Labs

Customer experience

Junkyard Keeper

All ratings42,975 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews600 reviews
Positive28.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative56.3%

Dig Deep

All ratings111,440 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews646 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.6%

User reviews

Junkyard Keeper

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and relaxing
  • 🚀 Easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Vehicles/machines not working properly
  • 🐛 Game crashes and freezes

Dig Deep

From 111K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Minimal ads
  • 🚀 Quick progress and upgrades
  • 🤩 Variety of pets and customization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of progress
  • 🚧 Glitchy and laggy performance
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with required ads
  • 🐢 Slow character movement speed

Bugs and requests

Junkyard Keeper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Vehicles/machines getting stuck or not working
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Glitches and crashes
  • Issues with ads and in-app purchases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more vehicles and machines
  • Improve upgrade system for vehicles/machines
  • Reduce ads or make them optional
  • Fix progression issues and bugs

Dig Deep

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Resets progress after crashes
  • Minecart collects resources unexpectedly
  • Black market and portal features not working
  • Freezing and unresponsive controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline earnings or idle mode
  • Ability to teleport between holes
  • Upgrade options for speed and capacity
  • More varied environments and obstacles

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Junkyard Keeper

One-time7
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Money Pack$4.99
  • Free Carts$5.99
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  • Diamond Pack$6.99
  • Discounted Starter Pack$8.99
  • Starter Pack$11.99
  • Big Diamond Pack$14.99
15 purchases

Dig Deep

One-time15
  • Giant Potion Pack$0.99
  • Capacity Pack$0.99
  • Rare Egg Bundle$2.49
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  • Treasure Chest$2.99
  • Forever Magnet$3.99
  • Forever Speed$3.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Rare Egg Plus Bundle$5.99
  • Forever Instant Cash$7.99
  • Bundle #1$9.99
  • Bundle #2$9.99
  • Coins Pack 3$9.99
  • Bundle #3$14.99
  • Mega Bundle$18.99
  • Super Mega Bundle$24.99

Questions

Is Junkyard Keeper free?
Junkyard Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dig Deep free?
Dig Deep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Junkyard Keeper or Dig Deep?
Dig Deep is rated higher. Junkyard Keeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Dig Deep averages 4.7 from 111K ratings.
Do Junkyard Keeper or Dig Deep have ads?
Both Junkyard Keeper and Dig Deep show ads.
Which is updated more often, Junkyard Keeper or Dig Deep?
Junkyard Keeper ships an update monthly, and Dig Deep every 6 weeks. Most recently, Junkyard Keeper was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dig Deep on September 25, 2026.

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