A Game About Digging A Hole™ vs Pixel Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Game About Digging A Hole™
Embark on an underground adventure where you dig deeper, sell your findings, and upgrade equipment. Uncover the truth with no time limits or restrictions, just pure exploration.
- Dig deep underground
- Sell collected items
- Upgrade digging equipment
- Explore for the truth
- No rush or rules
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Dig deep, sell what you find, update your equipment to continue your journey further and further. With every spadeful you dig, you get closer to the truth. There's no rush, no rules - just you and the adventure underground. Costs as much as a coffee, but is fun for longer!
Pixel Drill
Test your reflexes in this handcrafted endless runner game. Unlock over 20 skins and utilize 7 power-ups and 5 unique upgrades to achieve high scores. Play offline or connect to submit your progress to the leaderboard.
- 20+ Skins to Unlock
- 7 PowerUps
- 5 Unique Upgrades
- Handcrafted Endless Runner
- Offline Play Supported
- Leaderboard Submission
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Test your reflexes in Pixel Drill, a handcrafted endless runner! - 20+ Skins To Unlock - 7 PowerUps - 5 Unique Upgrades A network connection is not required to play Pixel Drill, only to submit high scores to the leaderboard. All assets created by Mason J Bernheim
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pixel Drill at Free against A Game About Digging A Hole™'s $4.99. Pixel Drill also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). A Game About Digging A Hole™'s advantage is chart position (#60 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
Pixel Drill is free to download; A Game About Digging A Hole™ costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pixel Drill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of A Game About Digging A Hole™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Drill's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Game About Digging A Hole™ | Pixel Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 462 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Headup GmbH | Mason Bernheim |
Customer experience
A Game About Digging A Hole™
Pixel Drill
Bugs and requests
A Game About Digging A Hole™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Black screen issues and unplayable glitches
- Buttons in the options menu barely work
Requested features
3 requests- More guidance and tutorials
- Customizable controls
- Longer gameplay and content expansion
Pixel Drill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A Game About Digging A Hole™
No in-app purchases
Pixel Drill
No in-app purchases
Questions
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