Fossil Dig vs West Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fossil Dig
Tap to control an excavator and unearth hidden treasures in a desert. Collect soil to upgrade your equipment and discover rare dinosaur fossils. Display your findings in a museum and enjoy a simple, refreshing digging adventure.
- Tap to dig with excavator
- Collect hidden treasures
- Upgrade excavator with coins
- Discover dinosaur fossils
- Display collection in museum
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Keep digging it! The more you dig it, the more treasures you find! Simple controls - just tap to dig with the excavator! Dig out all the treasures hidden inside the desert! Collected soil can be turned into coins to boost your excavator. Show 'em off your collection at the museum! ■Fossil Dig Game Features ・Dig it and collect it - Simple! ・Boost your excavator and dig it in a whump! ・Rare chances to dig out dinosaur fossils! ■Recommended ・If you like tap-and-dig games. ・If you want to refresh during spare time. ・If you love easy-control games. ・If you’re into dinosaurs and fossils. ・If you’re already itching to dig out the hidden treasures! Download the game now to start your digging adventure in the desert!
West Escape
Embark on an adventure through the Old West, gathering resources and upgrading gear to escape pursuers and reunite with a loved one. Unravel the mysteries of the frontier in this visually rich game with simple controls.
- Escape pursuers
- Gather resources
- Upgrade gear
- Unravel mystery
- Easy controls
- Visually rich environment
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Escape the pursuers and reach your loved one. On your journey home gather resources, upgrade your gear, experience the adventure, and most importantly - unravel the mystery that shrouds the Old West. The game features easy controls, and simple gameplay in a visually rich environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: West Escape at 4.6 against Fossil Dig's 2.7. West Escape also leads on ratings volume (8.4K vs 23). Fossil Dig's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Fossil Dig sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and West Escape sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
West Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: West Escape has 8.4K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Fossil Dig's written reviews are positive against 24% of West Escape's.
Fossil Dig ships an update every 10 days, West Escape every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fossil Dig | West Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (23 ratings) | 4.6 (8.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 23.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 8.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 567 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | FGGames | Estoty |
Customer experience
Fossil Dig
West Escape
Bugs and requests
Fossil Dig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
West Escape
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads cause game to crash or freeze
- Restore purchases feature not working
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay old levels
- Cloud save functionality
- Reduced ad frequency
In-app purchases
Fossil Dig
- Money 10,000$0.49
- Money 40,000$1.99
- Ticket 5$1.99
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- Ticket 15$3.99
- Gem 50$3.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Ticket 30$5.99
- Free Trolley$6.99
- Money 200,000$6.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Gem 150$9.99
West Escape
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Resources Pack Average$2.99
- Tickets Pack 1$2.99
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- Resources Pack Large$4.99
- CP Boost Offer 1$4.99
- Battle Pass$4.99
- Coin Loot Bonus$4.99
- Gem Pack 2$5.99
- Remove ADS$8.99
- Tickets Pack 2$8.99
- Resources Pack Massive$9.99
- Tool Damage Boost$9.99
- CP Boost Offer 2$9.99
- Mega Tickets Offer 2$9.99
- CP Boost Offer 3$19.99
Questions
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