Idling Island vs Deep Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idling Island
Control multiple balls to progress through stages and earn in-game currency. Tap to destroy balls that stop, and upgrade your stage and balls for smoother flow. Enjoy a relaxing experience watching the balls move.
- Roll multiple balls
- Save in-game money
- Tap to destroy stopped balls
- Enhance stages
- Strengthen balls
- Relaxing ball flow visuals
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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 relax and watch the movement of many balls flowing beautifully.
Deep Dig
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Deep Dig is an idle mining game built around one addictive question: will THIS tap be the big one? TAP TO DIG Smash through rock with every tap. Land a critical hit and a lamp lights up — one more tap, and you break into a high-odds chain zone where crits can keep coming, tap after tap after tap. UPGRADE YOUR RIG Pour coins into Drill Power and Auto-Driller to dig faster, even while you are away. CORE UPGRADES + NEW GAME+ Reach the planet's core and earn permanent Cores, then start a fresh run with your upgrades carried over. Stack enough Cores across runs and your rig only gets stronger. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean. This release covers Stage 1 — dig from the surface all the way down to 500m. Deeper stages, new ore, and more content are already in the works. Free to play, no purchase required. Optional video ads offer bonuses like stamina refills and coin boosts, entirely up to you. Start tapping. See how deep you can go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deep Dig at none against Idling Island's 3. Idling Island's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Idling Island sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Deep Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idling Island ships an update daily, Deep Dig every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idling Island | Deep Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noboru Hirakawa | Atsushi Ito |
In-app purchases
Idling Island
- Remove ADs$4.99
- Silver Ticket$9.99
- Gold Ticket$17.99
Deep Dig
No in-app purchases
