Comparison

Dig Looper! vs Garbage Collectors

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

Head to head
About

Dig Looper!

Create unique dig loops by drawing different patterns. Utilize boosters and propellers to enhance your earning potential and enjoy a fun, engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Create dig loops
  • Draw different patterns
  • Use boosters
  • Use propellers
  • Earn more
Features
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Create your own dig loop! Dig different patterns, use boosters and propellers to earn more. Have fun!

About

Garbage Collectors

Embark on a mission to clean up a polluted island by collecting trash. Recruit helpful dwarfs to assist in your efforts and restore the island's natural beauty. Can you transform the island back to its green state?

Highlights
  • Island cleanup simulation
  • Collect illegal dumping
  • Recruit dwarf helpers
  • Restore island greenery
  • Cooperative gameplay
Features
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There is an island filled with large amounts of illegal dumping. It's not very much, but you are not going to be able to do anything about it alone. With the help of the dwarfs who live on the island, let's pick up the trash and clean it up. Can you make the island green again?

Screenshots

Dig Looper!4 screens
Garbage Collectors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Garbage Collectors at 50% against Dig Looper!'s 0%. Garbage Collectors also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (7.5K vs 293). Dig Looper!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Garbage Collectors sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Dig Looper! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garbage Collectors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garbage Collectors has 7.5K ratings behind it against 293, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Dig Looper!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Garbage Collectors's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig Looper! ships an update weekly, Garbage Collectors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dig Looper! versus Garbage Collectors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig Looper!Garbage Collectors
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (293 ratings)4.7 (7.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2937.5K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB502 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmrullah Can Demirpolattatsumaki games

Customer experience

Dig Looper!

All ratings291 ratings
Positive51.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Garbage Collectors

All ratings7,499 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.3%
Negative32.7%

User reviews

Dig Looper!

From 293 App Store ratings

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🔄 Game mechanics changed negatively
  • 🤔 Unclear gameplay at start
  • 📶 Unnecessary Wi-Fi requirement for ads

Garbage Collectors

From 7.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Potential
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🌳 Very green

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Heats up phone and drains battery

Bugs and requests

Dig Looper!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Onboarding is bugged
  • Balls don't scale well
  • Reset balls button wiped balls
  • Cannot place new pins or add balls
  • Buttons in the game don't work
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  • Cannot get past the first level
  • Cannot add ball, pin, or merge

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to buy ad-free experience
  • Fix ads frequency
  • Allow playing without Wi-Fi

Garbage Collectors

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inaccessible trash on certain levels
  • Minions getting stuck and unable to complete levels
  • Upgrades resetting between levels
  • Inability to finish levels due to glitched items

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Option to turn off vacuums
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • Different scenery/backgrounds
  • More upgrades and progression

In-app purchases

None

Dig Looper!

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Garbage Collectors

One-time15
  • TimeLimit SpeedUp (Great Deal)$0.49
  • Diamonds 7$0.99
  • Time Limit Speed Up$0.99
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  • One Day No Ads$0.99
  • Cashier$1.49
  • Goldie Robo Skin$2.49
  • No Ads$2.49
  • Casual Dude$2.49
  • Gem 25$2.99
  • Gem 40$4.49
  • No Ads + Speed Up (Great deal)$6.99
  • Infinity Speed Up$7.99
  • Gem 90$9.99
  • No Ads + Speed Up$9.99
  • Gem 200$20.99

Questions

Is Dig Looper! free?
Dig Looper! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garbage Collectors free?
Garbage Collectors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig Looper! or Garbage Collectors?
Garbage Collectors is rated higher. Dig Looper! averages 3.2 out of 5 from 293 ratings, while Garbage Collectors averages 4.7 from 7.5K ratings.
Do Dig Looper! or Garbage Collectors have ads?
Garbage Collectors shows ads; Dig Looper! does not.
Which is updated more often, Dig Looper! or Garbage Collectors?
Dig Looper! ships an update weekly, and Garbage Collectors every 2 months. Most recently, Dig Looper! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Garbage Collectors on October 23, 2026.

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