Comparison

Dig vs Silent Forest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Silent Forest

Engage in a dark fantasy survival strategy game where resource gathering fuels defenses against escalating demonic threats. Balance chopping trees with building multi-layered defenses and facing evolving enemies. Experience immersive horror with adaptive graphics and spatial audio.

Highlights
  • Dynamic corruption system
  • Multi-layered defense building
  • Evolving enemy types
  • Offline resource collection
  • Global events like Blood Moon
  • Raid fallen player bases
Features
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​​Silent Forest: Survive​​ ​​Genre​​: Survival Strategy · Tower Defense · Dark Fantasy ​​Survive the Cursed Woods​​ Every tree you chop fuels your defenses but deepens the forest’s corruption. Balance resource gathering with escalating demonic threats. ​​Key Features​​ ​​Dynamic Corruption System​​: Over-harvesting attracts stronger demons. Destroy cursed trees for powerful weapons but risk awakening apocalyptic bosses. ​​Multi-Layered Defense​​: Build ground barriers, aerial turrets, and underground traps. Sacrifice demons to sustain deadly spike pits. ​​Evolving Enemies​​: Treants shred wood walls at night. Corpse piles merge into 5,000HP Flesh Colossi. Face Agareth, a final boss that erases defenses with a black hole. ​​Mobile-Optimized Experience​​ One-touch building and trap combos. Offline resource collection triggers massive hordes upon return. Adaptive graphics and 3D spatial audio for immersive horror. ​​Global Events & Legacy​​ ​​Blood Moon​​: Weekly global event boosts wood burning by 300% but cloaks demons in invisibility. Raid fallen players’ bases for resources or uncover their tragic final moments. Warning: Corruption above 90% may trigger in-game whispers through your speakers. Enter the forest at your own peril.

Screenshots

Dig4 screens
Silent Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dig at 4.6 against Silent Forest's 4.3. Dig also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 12%). Silent Forest's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 61). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dig sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Silent Forest sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dig holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silent Forest has 1.3K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Dig's written reviews are positive against 12% of Silent Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig ships an update every 9 days, Silent Forest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dig versus Silent Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigSilent Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (61 ratings) — better4.3 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews — better12.2% of reviews
Number of ratings611.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size533 MB218 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperShadowMoonHARVEST STAR INTERACTIVE LIMITED

Customer experience

Dig

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative58.3%

Silent Forest

All ratings1,301 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative75.6%

User reviews

Dig

From 61 App Store ratings

What 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

Silent Forest

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game

Room to improve

  • 💸 Ads even after purchase
  • 💸 Paid for no ads, still got ads
  • 💸 Ads everywhere, even after paying
  • 🐛 Ads not removed despite purchase
  • 🐛 Ads still show up after ad removal purchase

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

Silent Forest

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Ad removal only works sometimes

Requested features

1 request
  • Remove reward ads even after paying

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Dig

One-time20
  • Astrology Lottery Pack 1$0.99
  • Park Gacha Pack 1$0.99
  • Excavator Pack 1$0.99
Show 17 more
  • 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
11 purchases

Silent Forest

One-time11
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • Daily Deals​​$4.99
  • ​Daily Deals​​$4.99
Show 8 more
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle 2$9.99
  • Remove Ads Bundle$9.99
  • 1,000 Gems$9.99
  • 3,000 Gems$29.99
  • Building Pack$29.99
  • 5,000 Gems$49.99
  • 10,000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Dig free?
Dig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Silent Forest free?
Silent Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig or Silent Forest?
Dig is rated higher. Dig averages 4.6 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Silent Forest averages 4.3 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Dig or Silent Forest have ads?
Both Dig and Silent Forest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dig or Silent Forest?
Dig ships an update every 9 days, and Silent Forest weekly. Most recently, Dig was updated on October 17, 2026 and Silent Forest on October 18, 2026.

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