Comparison

Ground Digger! vs Mobile Run

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

Mobile Run

Collect virtual apps and harness their unique powers to overcome challenges. Strategize your app collection to unlock new abilities and progress through the game.

Highlights
  • Collect virtual apps
  • Utilize app powers
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Progress through challenges
Features
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Collect apps and use their powers!

Screenshots

Ground Digger!4 screens
Mobile Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ground Digger! and Mobile Run both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Mobile Run's written reviews are positive against 41% of Ground Digger!'s. Ground Digger!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 835). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Mobile Run sells 2 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 — 4.4 for Ground Digger! against 4.5 for Mobile Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ground Digger! has 7.1K ratings behind it against 835, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Ground Digger!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Mobile Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ground Digger! ships an update every 10 days, Mobile Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ground Digger! versus Mobile Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGround Digger!Mobile Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.1K ratings)4.5 (835 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.3% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K — better835
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESYso Corp

Customer experience

Ground Digger!

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

Mobile Run

All ratings835 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative19.3%

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

Mobile Run

From 835 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and interesting gameplay
  • 💎 Variety of apps/abilities
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • 🤩 Addictive and engaging

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 🕹️ Controls can be challenging

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

Mobile Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ghost feature staying active
  • Ability to bypass levels
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content
  • Improve app selection and balancing
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
  • Fix reported bugs and glitches

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
2 purchases

Mobile Run

One-time2
  • Skin pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Ground Digger! free?
Ground Digger! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobile Run free?
Mobile Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ground Digger! or Mobile Run?
Mobile Run is rated higher. Ground Digger! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Mobile Run averages 4.5 from 835 ratings.
Do Ground Digger! or Mobile Run have ads?
Both Ground Digger! and Mobile Run show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ground Digger! or Mobile Run?
Ground Digger! ships an update every 10 days, and Mobile Run every 2 months. Most recently, Ground Digger! was updated on October 11, 2026 and Mobile Run on October 14, 2026.

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