Diggers vs City Detective
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diggers
A vibrant puzzle game where children drag and drop pieces to complete images of construction vehicles. Each completed image reveals a fact file, making learning fun for preschoolers.
- Drag and drop puzzle mechanics
- Construction vehicle images
- Informative fact files
- Bright and colorful design
- Preschool-targeted gameplay
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DIGGERS is a bright and colourful puzzle game. Drag and drop the pieces into the outline to reveal an image and a fact file about many different construction vehicles. If your child can use an iPhone or iPad it’s never too early to play. This game is targeted at preschool +. DIGGERS is perfect to keep your little ones occupied in queues, traffic jams, waiting rooms, wherever you may be.
City Detective
Engage in a unique detective simulation where you investigate a murder in a city of 1000 people. Examine clues like text messages and daily movements to identify suspects and ultimately the killer.
- Investigate a city of 1000 people
- Examine text messages and alibis
- Profile individuals and their lives
- Identify and mark suspects
- Finger the actual murderer
- Test your investigation skills
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"The only true detective game out there..." Hollywoo Reviews. City Detective puts you in a city of a 1000 people, where everyone is a suspect, and anyone could have done the murder. You need to look at clues, such as reading text messages between people, and reviewing where people have been that day, to find who the real murderer is A completely unique detective game. You can view information on everyone in the city, their lives, what they like to do, and how they spent the day of the murder. Mark them as suspects, then finger the actual murderer. A fun game that will test your limits of investigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diggers at 100% against City Detective's 0%. Diggers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). City Detective's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 184 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Diggers costs $0.99 and City Detective $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Diggers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Diggers's written reviews are positive against 0% of City Detective's.
Diggers ships an update every 184 months, City Detective every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diggers | City Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 184 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucy Hall | JOhn Lyons |
Customer experience
Diggers
City Detective
In-app purchases
Diggers
No in-app purchases
City Detective
No in-app purchases
