Comparison

Whopping Diggers vs Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

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

Head to head
About

Whopping Diggers

This app offers a collection of videos, photos, and games featuring construction machines for young children. Designed for easy navigation by little fingers, it provides hours of entertainment with diggers, tractors, and dumpers. It works offline for on-the-go fun.

Highlights
  • Automatic video playback
  • Swipe navigation for videos/photos
  • Over 70 minutes of video content
  • Memory matching game
  • Mini puzzle game
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Vroom, vroom! Does your little one love diggers and other construction machines? Whopping Diggers is a simple entertainment app for small kids and toddlers, delivering endless fun with excavators, tractors, dumpers and other heavy machinery. The app is 100% free to use forever. Over a million downloads since 2011 – join the team of happy kids now! Whopping Diggers offers tons of videos (more than 70 minutes) and photos and an awesome digger themed games all in one toddler-sized app for iPhone or iPad. It's made for little fingers (ages 1+) to explore on their own, and works without an internet connection so you can take the fun anywhere! Designed for free use, In-App purchase just optional. -= DESCRIPTION =- TODDLER VIDEO PLAY - Videos start automatically, no buttons to press - Swipe left or right to move to the next photo or video - Now whopping 44 free videos and 100+ photos (more than 70 minutes of machine action!) - HD-quality resolution and sound MEMORY GAME — DIGGERS - Simple to learn, easy to play - Fun sounds whether you guess right or wrong - Learn and play at the same time! - Global hi-scores MINI PUZZLE - Find the right spot for a piece - Super-easy gameplay - Many different image sets -= MORE WHOPPING APPS AVAILABLE =- The entire Whopping Apps collection of video apps was created by a father of three rambunctious toddlers. All content has therefore been thoroughly evaluated, critiqued, banged on, and licked by an entire in-house staff of discerning toddlers with sticky fingers. Your little tike will love it too! ;) Check out the other Whopping Apps including: Whopping Trains, Whopping Fire Trucks, Whopping Planes and more. -= USER COMMENTS =- My 3 year old loves these - Got this for my son who is fascinated with heavy trucks and he loves it. We have all the whopping apps now. The fire trucks one is his favorite. Great for tractor loving boys - Since tractor loving boys picked the videos, it's just great for boys who loves to watch machines in action, and then immediately afterwards watch different machines in different action.Watch out though, because there's videos of little boys driving lawn tractors, and you may get put on the spot to buy your kid his own lawnmower (again). Two year old loves it - Brilliant. If you have a digger-mad child like me you will find this app invaluable. We have this and Whopping Diggers 2, and he never tires of watching either - we have to ration it as a treat! -= TATTLE ON US =- Please rate and write a review for Whopping Apps if your toddler loves it as much as ours. For questions, concerns, bug reports, or improvements, please write directly to us via the app's Parents Zone or: Email: support@whoppingapps.com Facebook.com/whoppingapps YouTube.com/whoppingapps

About

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

Join the Rescue Bots to save civilians from natural disasters and evil robots. Complete missions, earn badges, and work as a team to protect Griffin Rock. Features multiple bots and rescue scenarios.

Highlights
  • Team up with 6 different Rescue Bots
  • Engage in 5 rescue missions
  • Extinguish lava and forest fires
  • Restore power and clear snow
  • Defeat and capture Morbots
  • Earn mission badges
Features
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Budge Studios™ presents TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS: Hero! Volcanoes, earthquakes, avalanches, or wildfires—wherever there are disasters, wherever there are people in need of help, you can always count on the Rescue Bots. Work together as a team to rescue the civilians of Griffin Rock from hazardous disasters and Doctor Morocco’s evil robots. Complete each mission successfully to earn badges. Transformers Rescue Bots, roll to the rescue! 6 RESCUE BOTS Optimus Prime - The Autobot leader Bumblebee - The friendly warrior Heatwave - Fire-Bot Chase - Police-Bot Blades - Copter-Bot Boulder - Construction-Bot 5 RESCUE MISSIONS AND MORE THAN 10 GAMES Volcanoes: Extinguish lava to save civilians Earthquakes: Restore power to Griffin Rock Avalanches: Clear the snow to rescue stranded civilians Wildfires: Extinguish ravaging forest fires Morbots: Defeat and capture the invading Morbots A Fun Robot Kids game for boys and girls of all ages. PRIVACY & ADVERTISING Budge Studios takes children's privacy seriously and ensures that its apps are compliant with privacy laws. This application has received the “ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) Privacy Certified Kids’ Privacy Seal”. For more information, please visit our privacy policy at: https://budgestudios.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/, or email our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@budgestudios.ca Before you download this app, please note that it is free to try, but some content may only be available via in-app purchases. In-app purchases cost real money and are charged to your account. To disable or adjust the ability to make in-app purchases, change your device settings. This app may contain contextual advertising (including the option to watch ads for rewards) from Budge Studios regarding other apps we publish, from our partners and from third parties. Budge Studios does not permit behavioral advertising or retargeting in this app. The app may also contain social media links that are only accessible behind a parental gate. TERMS OF USE / END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This application is subject to an End-User License Agreement available through the following link: https://budgestudios.com/en/legal-embed/eula/ ABOUT BUDGE STUDIOS Budge Studios was founded in 2010 with the mission to entertain and educate children around the world, through innovation, creativity and fun. Its high-quality app portfolio consists of original and branded properties, including Barbie, PAW Patrol, Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, The Smurfs, Miss Hollywood, Hello Kitty and Crayola. Budge Studios maintains the highest standards of safety and age-appropriateness, and has become a global leader in children’s apps for smartphones and tablets.  Visit us: www.budgestudios.com Like us: facebook.com/budgestudios Follow us: @budgestudios Watch our app trailers: youtube.com/budgestudios HAVE QUESTIONS? We always welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Contact us 24/7 at support@budgestudios.ca TRANSFORMERS is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. © 2016-2022 Hasbro. All rights reserved. Licensed by Hasbro. Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures © 2016-2022 Budge Studios Inc. All rights reserved BUDGE and BUDGE STUDIOS are trademarks of Budge Studios Inc.

Screenshots

Whopping Diggers4 screens
Transformers Rescue Bots Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Whopping Diggers at every 2 months against Transformers Rescue Bots Hero's every 11 months. Whopping Diggers also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 39%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Transformers Rescue Bots Hero's advantage is ratings volume (55K vs 105). On price, rating, 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. Whopping Diggers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Transformers Rescue Bots Hero sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transformers Rescue Bots Hero has 55K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Whopping Diggers's written reviews are positive against 39% of Transformers Rescue Bots Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whopping Diggers ships an update every 2 months, Transformers Rescue Bots Hero every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whopping Diggers versus Transformers Rescue Bots Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhopping DiggersTransformers Rescue Bots Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (105 ratings)4.4 (55K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10555K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size623 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppsipaja OyBudge Studios

Customer experience

Whopping Diggers

All ratings105 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral11.4%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative24.3%

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

All ratings54,194 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews458 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative51.1%

User reviews

Whopping Diggers

From 105 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Kids love it
  • 🚜 Great for truck/digger fans
  • 🤩 Entertaining videos
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for family
  • 📱 Keeps kids busy

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paid version still has ads
  • 🚫 Inappropriate ads
  • 🐛 App won't load/freeze
  • 👎 Ads interrupt experience
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

From 55K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Engaging for kids
  • 👍 Good graphics and voiceovers

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Lack of free content
  • 💰 Paywall to progress

Bugs and requests

Whopping Diggers

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Paid version still has ads
  • App freezes after updates
  • App won't open after updates
  • Half of the videos don't work
  • Zombie ad appeared
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  • Banner ads are inappropriate
  • Shop icon broken
  • App doesn't work on older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Remove ads from paid version
  • Option for ad-free paid version
  • More video content
  • Improve usability
  • Add interactive features (looping, pinch/zoom, pause)
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  • Automatic advancement between videos/stills
  • Minimize touch/swipe actions
  • Alternative contact methods for support

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Final level doesn't work
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Levels get stuck and can't progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free characters and content
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Reduce in-app purchase prices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whopping Diggers

One-time1
  • The Pro Pack$1.99
8 purchases

Transformers Rescue Bots Hero

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Boulder Pack$6.99
  • Heatwave Pack2 variants$6.99
  • Optimus Prime Pack$6.99
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  • Bumblebee Pack$6.99
  • Unlock All$18.99
  • Unlock All$19.99
  • Unlock All2 variants$27.99

Questions

Is Whopping Diggers free?
Whopping Diggers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transformers Rescue Bots Hero free?
Transformers Rescue Bots Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whopping Diggers or Transformers Rescue Bots Hero?
Transformers Rescue Bots Hero is rated higher. Whopping Diggers averages 4.3 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Transformers Rescue Bots Hero averages 4.4 from 55K ratings.
Do Whopping Diggers or Transformers Rescue Bots Hero have ads?
Neither Whopping Diggers nor Transformers Rescue Bots Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whopping Diggers or Transformers Rescue Bots Hero?
Whopping Diggers ships an update every 2 months, and Transformers Rescue Bots Hero every 11 months. Most recently, Whopping Diggers was updated on November 1, 2026 and Transformers Rescue Bots Hero on November 4, 2026.

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