Data Diggers vs Idle Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Diggers
Merge USBs to increase efficiency and download data. Higher GB USBs allow for faster downloads, earning you money to purchase more USBs. Enjoy this fun data-digging simulation game.
- Merge USBs
- Download data
- Upgrade USBs
- Earn in-game money
- Buy new USBs
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Merge USBs, choose blocks, download data, get money,and buy USBs Merge the USBs for increased efficiency. Dig Data in Data Diggers, actually you rather download Data with your USBs. The higher the GB amount of your USB, the faster you can download the data. Enjoy and have fun :)
Idle Factory
Manage a factory by rolling balls to earn money. Enhance your factory and balls to improve efficiency and enjoy the idle gameplay. Tap to destroy balls that stop to keep the production flowing.
- Ball rolling mechanics
- Money saving and earning
- Factory enhancement
- Ball strengthening
- Idle gameplay
- Tap to destroy balls
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Roll many balls and save money. If the ball stops in the middle of the stage, tap the ball to destroy it. Let's enhance the stage and strengthen the ball to flow well. Let's Enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Factory at 80% against Data Diggers's 0%. Idle Factory also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). Data Diggers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Idle Factory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Data Diggers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Data Diggers's written reviews are positive against 80% of Idle Factory's.
Data Diggers ships an update every 6 weeks, Idle Factory every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Data Diggers | Idle Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rike Games | Noboru Hirakawa |
Customer experience
Data Diggers
Idle Factory
In-app purchases
Data Diggers
No in-app purchases
Idle Factory
- Remove ADs$3.99
- Silver Ticket$6.99
- Gold Ticket$14.99
Questions
Is Data Diggers free?
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