Dig vs Shop & Goblins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig
Embark on an epic adventure as a robot hero seeking to reclaim lost glory. Dig for treasure, battle enemies, and explore diverse landscapes with your trusty pickaxe. Recruit companions and customize your home base and character to restore your honor.
- Addictive digging gameplay
- Explore hundreds of levels
- Recruit and team up with companions
- Develop and customize home base
- Customize robot hero appearance
- Battle quirky enemies and bosses
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Step into the shoes of a brave robot hero, overlooked by the king and determined to reclaim your lost glory. Armed with your trusty pickaxe, embark on an epic journey through diverse landscapes, battling quirky enemies and formidable bosses. Discover your true destiny in this adventure to restore your honor! Features: Addictive Gameplay: Experience the thrill of digging for gear! Use your pickaxe to uncover hidden treasures and feel the excitement of obtaining legendary equipment and rare attributes that enhance your abilities. Boundless Exploration: Discover a vast, intricately designed map filled with hundreds of levels. Face formidable foes with unique challenges that will test your strength and strategy. Recruit Partners for Adventure: Gather a variety of charming companions to form a powerful party. Collaborate to conquer tough enemies and uncover unique synergies. Develop Your Home Base: Customize your sanctuary! Build a home that reflects your style and compete with other players for the top spot. Customize Your Character: Design a unique look for your robot hero and dive into beautifully hand-drawn landscapes. Are you ready to embark on this thrilling adventure and reclaim your honor? Download Dig-Dig Rush now and let your journey begin!
Shop & Goblins
Build and manage your own custom store, craft legendary gear, and sell goods to amass a fortune. Recruit heroes to conquer new lands and battle epic beasts. Forge alliances with other players to create an unstoppable economic empire.
- Forge legendary gear
- Design custom stores
- Recruit elite heroes
- Explore untamed lands
- Harvest precious resources
- Forge alliances
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Unleash your inner tycoon and dive into an insatiable world of conquest in our fiery new mobile game! Forging an empire has never been this thrilling: every crafted blade, every shrewd sale, every inch of your custom-designed store fuels your rise to ultimate domination. Features That Ignite Your Ambition * Forge Legendary Gear & Amass a Fortune: Craft game-breaking equipment and flood the market with your goods. Every sale is a step closer to untold riches! * Design Your Dream Empire: From a humble shop to a sprawling marketplace, customize every inch of your store to lure in customers and make rivals green with envy. * Recruit & Unleash Elite Heroes: Command a roster of legendary heroes, each with unique powers, to crush your enemies and conquer new frontiers. * Explore & Exploit Untamed Lands: Venture into treacherous, undiscovered realms, battling epic beasts and plundering rare resources to fuel your empire. * Harvest & Hoard Precious Resources: Every material gathered is a weapon in your arsenal, vital for crafting, upgrading, and expanding your dominion. * Forge Unholy Alliances: Team up with other ambitious players, combine your might, and carve out an unstoppable economic empire together. This isn't just a game—it's a high-stakes power trip where strategy, simulation, and RPG collide! Download now and conquer the market, crush your rivals, and stake your claim as the ultimate mogul!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shop & Goblins at none against Dig's shown. Shop & Goblins also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 61) and review sentiment (48% vs 32%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Dig sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Shop & Goblins sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dig against 4.7 for Shop & Goblins. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shop & Goblins has 1.4K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Dig's written reviews are positive against 48% of Shop & Goblins's.
Dig ships an update every 9 days, Shop & Goblins every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Dig | Shop & Goblins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews | 47.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 533 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ShadowMoon | Larks Holding Hong Kong Limited |
Customer experience
Dig
Shop & Goblins
User reviews
Dig
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super fun
- 👍 Really liking it
- 👍 Fun game play, decent offers, and the progression is good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stopped working
- 🐛 Nothing to do but watch ads or pay for no ads
- 🐛 The fragments don't go into the back pack they just disappear
- 🐛 Won't load
- 🐛 Hardlocked my game
Shop & Goblins
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Low on ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and crashes often
- 💰 Overly greedy with in-app purchases
- 🔋 Jumpy and performance issues
Bugs and requests
Dig
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stopped working
- Game won't load anymore
- Hardlocked my game
Requested features
2 requests- Add crafting when you dismantle an item
- Fix fragments issue
Shop & Goblins
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent crashes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Reduce in-app purchases and ads
- Improve performance and stability
In-app purchases
Dig
- Astrology Lottery Pack 1$0.99
- Park Gacha Pack 1$0.99
- Excavator Pack 1$0.99
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- Super Value Gift Sign$0.99
- new bee pakage_1$0.99
- Daily Special 1$0.99
- Mine Privilege Card$4.99
- new bee pakage_2$4.99
- Monthly Pass$4.99
- Full Daily Pack 1$4.99
- Newbie Special - Companion 1$4.99
- Level 15 Exclusive Pack$4.99
- Full Daily Pack 2$9.99
- Elite-Manor Pass$9.99
- Park Battlepass 2$9.99
- new bee pakage_3$9.99
- Lode Fund$9.99
- Ads Free privilege$9.99
- Super Value Gift Total2$19.99
- Platinum Pass$29.99
Shop & Goblins
- Gems Package$0.99
- Gems Package$1.99
- Gems Package$2.99
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- Gems Package$3.99
- Ad Free 30 Days$4.99
- Gems Package$4.99
- Gems Package$6.99
- Gems Package$9.99
- Gems Package$14.99
- Gems Package$19.99
- Gems Package$24.99
- Gems Package$29.99
- Gems Package$49.99
- Gems Package$99.99









