DigDigDrill vs Merge Match March
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DigDigDrill
Embark on an underground mining adventure where you dig for minerals and treasures. Use your collected items to craft unique drills with customizable effects. Enjoy a relaxing, no-pressure experience with no enemies or time limits.
- Underground mining and resource collection
- Craft original drills with a hack-and-slash system
- Collect various minerals and treasures
- Forge drills using collected materials
- Random special drill effects
- Relaxing gameplay with no enemies or time limits
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Dig, Dig, and Dig! This game is an underground mining and resource collecting game. Dig freely for minerals and treasures. Use the items you collect to forge your original drills in a hack-and-slash style equipment system. ◆Recommended for◆ *Those who enjoy grinding games. *Those who want to collect many items. *Those who enjoy creating builds in hack-and-slash games. *Those who seek a relaxing game. ◆Game Flow◆ 1: Dig and collect ores and treasure boxes. 2: Sell collected ores to get coins. 3: Use coins and materials to forge new drills. 4: With new equipment, you can dig deeper and faster. ◆Features◆ -Many Materials- There are many minerals underground. You may find special items in gold treasure boxes! -Puzzle Forging- Use the collected minerals to create new drills. You might create the ultimate drill if you fit the ores into the blueprint smartly. -Random Special Effects- Your drill might gain special effects. Combine them effectively to strengthen your power! * Focus on movement speed for carrying resources quickly? * Enhance explosions for massive destruction? The choice is yours! -Zen-like Relaxing Game- No enemies. No time limit. No story. All you have to do is just mine! ◆Credits◆ Sound: Koukaonrabo, Koukaonziten, OtoLogic BGM: Music Atelier Amacha
Merge Match March
Lead a heroic army in this RPG that combines merge puzzles with epic battles. Merge units to create powerful troops and strategically deploy them to defend the kingdom from monstrous threats. Utilize special skills to gain the upper hand in combat.
- Merge puzzles for unit upgrades
- Epic RPG battles
- Strategic troop deployment
- Unit customization and training
- Special skill activation
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Merge Match March is an exciting RPG that blends merge puzzles and epic battles, where you lead a heroic army to defend the kingdom from monstrous threats. Merge three weapons to evolve into a powerful unit, then deploy these units to defeat the monsters! ◆Become a master strategist and repel the monsters! As the commander of a hero-led army, you will orchestrate your troops to fend off monstrous invasions and restore peace to the kingdom! ◆Rank up units through strategic merging! Combine identical units to upgrade them! Create high-rank units and dominate the battlefield!" ◆Train and customize your favorite units! Select from a variety of units with unique abilities and professions to form your ultimate army! Enhance your troops by training them and equipping them with powerful weapons! ◆Utilize skills to turn the tide of battle! Activate special skills by making strategic matches during battles! Analyze the battlefield and use skills to gain the upper hand against your foes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DigDigDrill at 4.9 against Merge Match March's 4.6. DigDigDrill also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DigDigDrill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Merge Match March sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DigDigDrill holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of DigDigDrill's written reviews are positive against 76% of Merge Match March's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigDigDrill | Merge Match March |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (80 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 76.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Toki Matsui | zoo |
Customer experience
DigDigDrill
Merge Match March
Bugs and requests
DigDigDrill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Merge Match March
Reported bugs
12 issues- Character EXP stuck at 0 and unable to accumulate
- Purchased characters not received after payment
- Ad reward system not functioning (gems/characters not awarded)
- Ad button for soldier recruitment permanently disabled
- Frequent freezing during intense puzzle matches
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- Simultaneous character rank-up causing skill selection freeze
- Game balance changes not explained after updates
- Stage progression not updating despite completion
- Button UI elements accidentally triggering (info button vs close button)
- Flying enemies not being targeted by ranged troops
- Hero change feature not functioning
- Contact form submission failing with valid credentials
Requested features
15 requests- Graphics settings to reduce lag and improve rendering
- Alternative gold/gem earning methods beyond level grinding
- Character/equipment lock feature to prevent accidental merging
- Clearer visual distinction between character merge levels
- More intuitive stat display with full names instead of abbreviations
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- Character and enemy encyclopedia/codex
- Global hero buffs instead of single-target hero skills
- Weapon management and selling system
- Background exploration/idle earning system
- iCloud and cloud save support
- Discord or wiki for community information
- Regular content updates and new stages
- Improved character icon differentiation (scouts vs warriors, archers vs crates)
- Better explanation of skill evolution mechanics
- Contact/support form in-game
In-app purchases
DigDigDrill
- Remove Ads$2.99
Merge Match March
- Add Hero "Dork"$0.49
- Add Hero "Gald"$0.49
- Ad Hiding Pack$5.99
Questions
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