Fossil Dig vs Garbage Collectors
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!
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?
- Island cleanup simulation
- Collect illegal dumping
- Recruit dwarf helpers
- Restore island greenery
- Cooperative gameplay
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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?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Garbage Collectors at 4.7 against Fossil Dig's 2.7. Garbage Collectors also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and ratings volume (7.5K vs 23). Fossil Dig's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Fossil Dig sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Garbage Collectors sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Garbage Collectors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garbage Collectors has 7.5K 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 50% of Garbage Collectors's.
Fossil Dig ships an update every 10 days, Garbage Collectors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fossil Dig | Garbage Collectors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (23 ratings) | 4.7 (7.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 7.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 502 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FGGames | tatsumaki games |
Customer experience
Fossil Dig
Garbage Collectors
Bugs and requests
Fossil Dig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
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
Garbage Collectors
- 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 Fossil Dig free?
Is Garbage Collectors free?
Which has better reviews, Fossil Dig or Garbage Collectors?
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