Idle Dig Factory vs Piston Clicker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Dig Factory
Manage a mining company, excavating and selling ore for profit. Upgrade equipment, unlock new devices for rarer ores, and hire administrators to boost income and efficiency. Aim to build the largest excavation company.
- Excavate and sell ore
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Unlock new ore collection devices
- Hire administrators for management
- Increase income and efficiency
- Build the largest excavation company
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You operate a mining company. Your task is to continue to excavate ore from the mine, then sell ore to obtain profits. You can upgrade your mining equipment to speed up efficiency, and you can unlock new devices to collect different ore, advanced ore has higher value. You can also hire administrators to help you manage, they can improve your income and efficiency. Finally, let us build the world's largest excavation company!
Piston Clicker
Build and upgrade a virtual money-making machine. Add pistons, increase production speed, and change piston types to generate different currencies. Sell your output to earn more and experience a satisfying, hypnotic simulation.
- Add and upgrade pistons
- Increase production speed
- Change piston types for different money
- Sell production for profit
- Satisfying machine simulation
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Develop your money machine! Add pistons to gain extra coins! Upgrade your speed to make pistons and production band work faster! Upgrade your piston types also changes your type of money! Sell your production to gain more! Play with satisfying and hypnotizing machine!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Dig Factory at 55% against Piston Clicker's 0%. Idle Dig Factory also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (6K vs 430). Piston Clicker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Idle Dig Factory sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Piston Clicker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Dig Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Dig Factory has 6K ratings behind it against 430, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Idle Dig Factory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Piston Clicker's.
Idle Dig Factory ships an update monthly, Piston Clicker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Dig Factory | Piston Clicker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6K ratings) — better | 4.3 (430 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 430 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Solid Games | ozan akbaba |
Customer experience
Idle Dig Factory
Piston Clicker
Bugs and requests
Idle Dig Factory
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads after every action
- Forced ads for basic features
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Option to remove ads
- Improved performance and stability
- Offline progress tracking
Piston Clicker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Dig Factory
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
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- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- No Ads Plus$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Piston Clicker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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