Comparison

Ground Digger! 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

Ground Digger!

Become a treasure hunter and dig deep into the earth with your drilling machine. Collect gems, find hidden keys, and unlock powerful boosters to progress faster. Upgrade your equipment and explore various biomes to reach the Center of the Earth.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade drilling machines
  • Collect gems and treasures
  • Find hidden keys to unlock secret zones
  • Unlock powerful boosters
  • Customize machines with skins and mini-bots
  • Explore sand, ice, and lava biomes
Features
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Welcome to Ground Digger The new favorite digging game of all explorers and other treasure hunters that want to dig deep down the hole with a shovel or excavator, drill down the ground and avoid hot lava like a dig master! Here’re some of the game’s totally mind blowing features for becoming a stone miner dig master: BUILD your drilling machine to dig down the hole in the ground and collect gems and other treasures (skulls, robots, infinity stones, gold ...) ! FIND the hidden keys while you dig deep into the ground to unlock secret zones and buried chests ! UNLOCK powerful boosters to progress and dig in faster (dynamite, mini-bots, unlimited fuel, giant digger...) UPGRADE your drill parts (wheels, fuel tank, drill size, shovel, excavator ...) to dig in even deeper ! CUSTOMISE your machine by buying new skins & color looks + CREATE your very own mini-bots army ! EXPLORE sand, ice, hot lava biome... dig this land through all the layers to reach the Center of the Earth like a stone miner pro !

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

Ground Digger!4 screens
Dig Deep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dig Deep at 71% against Ground Digger!'s 41%. Dig Deep also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (111K vs 7.1K). Ground Digger!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ground Digger! sells 16 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

Dig Deep holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Deep has 111K ratings behind it against 7.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Ground Digger!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Dig Deep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ground Digger! ships an update every 10 days, Dig Deep every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ground Digger! versus Dig Deep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGround Digger!Dig Deep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.1K ratings)4.7 (111K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K111K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB253 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESCrazy Labs

Customer experience

Ground Digger!

All ratings7,052 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive41.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative44.3%

Dig Deep

All ratings111,440 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews647 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.7%

User reviews

Ground Digger!

From 7.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Great concept

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy controls
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

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

Ground Digger!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset without warning
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Drill size and power upgrades not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More upgrades and customization options
  • Ability to reset progress and start over
  • Improved mini-bot functionality
  • Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option

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

16 purchases

Ground Digger!

One-time16
  • Companion Limit$1.99
  • Double Fuel$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
Show 13 more
  • Small Chest$2.99
  • Size Upgrade 1$2.99
  • Size Upgrade 3$2.99
  • Size Upgrade 2$2.99
  • Large Chest$3.99
  • Destroyer Skin Bundle$3.99
  • Digger Skin Starter Pack$3.99
  • Golden Skin Bundle$3.99
  • Extra Starter Bundle$3.99
  • Small Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Golden Skin Bundle$7.99
  • Small Starter Bundle$9.99
  • Extra Starter Bundle$15.99
15 purchases

Dig Deep

One-time15
  • Giant Potion Pack$0.99
  • Capacity Pack$0.99
  • Rare Egg Bundle$2.49
Show 12 more
  • 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 Ground Digger! free?
Ground Digger! 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, Ground Digger! or Dig Deep?
Dig Deep is rated higher. Ground Digger! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Dig Deep averages 4.7 from 111K ratings.
Do Ground Digger! or Dig Deep have ads?
Both Ground Digger! and Dig Deep show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ground Digger! or Dig Deep?
Ground Digger! ships an update every 10 days, and Dig Deep every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ground Digger! was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dig Deep on September 25, 2026.

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