Comparison

DigDigDrill vs Idle Chest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Idle Chest

Embark on a treasure-hunting adventure where every click earns rewards. Upgrade your skills, collect and enhance equipment, and unlock unique abilities. Discover the secrets of this world through engaging gameplay and an addictive incremental experience.

Highlights
  • Open various chests
  • Loot and upgrade equipment
  • Buy skill upgrades
  • Unlock unique skills
  • Discover game story
Features
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Dive in "Idle Chest", an adventure where each click brings you closer to fabulous treasures. Earn rewards, upgrade your skills, and unlock new chests for endless fun! Get ready to be hooked on this addictive endless incremental clicker experience! * OPEN CHESTS Open a variety of chests and discover everything they hide, from equipments to resources or other awesome chests! * LOOT EQUIPMENTS Collect different equipments upgrade them and equip them to gain bonus and discover more legendary equipments! * BUY UPGRADES Upgrade your opening skills by buying upgrades to allow you to drop more rewards and open chests faster! * UNLOCK UNIQUE SKILLS Using skill points, unlock every skills in the skill tree to become stronger and obtain unique powers! * DISCOVER THE STORY Progress in the game to discover the secret behind this world! Come discover "Idle Chest", the new incremental, clicker game which you wouldn't want to miss !

Screenshots

DigDigDrill4 screens
Idle Chest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DigDigDrill at 4.9 against Idle Chest's 4.5. DigDigDrill also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Idle Chest's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. DigDigDrill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle Chest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DigDigDrill holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 109 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of DigDigDrill's written reviews are positive against 81% of Idle Chest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigDigDrill ships an update monthly, Idle Chest every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DigDigDrill versus Idle Chest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigDigDrillIdle Chest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (73 ratings) — better4.5 (109 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better80.7% of reviews
Number of ratings73109 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToki MatsuiThomas Gunzburger

Customer experience

DigDigDrill

All ratings73 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%

Idle Chest

All ratings109 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

DigDigDrill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle Chest

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress resets or reverts
  • Minions not working after equipping 'Chosen One'

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better UI for comparing damage sources

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DigDigDrill

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

Idle Chest

One-time5
  • Underwater Background Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Chests Skin$3.99
  • Underwater Acolytes Skin$3.99
Show 2 more
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Underwater Complete Skins Pack$8.99

Questions

Is DigDigDrill free?
DigDigDrill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Chest free?
Idle Chest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DigDigDrill or Idle Chest?
DigDigDrill is rated higher. DigDigDrill averages 4.9 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Idle Chest averages 4.5 from 109 ratings.
Do DigDigDrill or Idle Chest have ads?
Both DigDigDrill and Idle Chest show ads.
Which is updated more often, DigDigDrill or Idle Chest?
DigDigDrill ships an update monthly, and Idle Chest every 10 days. Most recently, DigDigDrill was updated on September 24, 2026 and Idle Chest on September 19, 2026.

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