A Game About Digging A Hole™ vs Scritchy Scratchy
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!
Scritchy Scratchy
Experience the thrill of scratching cards in this incremental game where luck and strategy lead to glittering riches. Uncover rare symbols, boost your odds, and unlock a helpful bot to automate scratching. Choose your path to victory, from steady gains to explosive jackpots, or reset your progress for permanent advantages.
- Variety of scratch cards
- Unlockable Scratch Bot
- Luck-boosting upgrades
- Permanent Prestige upgrades
- Risk vs. reward mechanics
- Incremental gameplay
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Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game where luck is your weapon, and glittering riches are just a scratch away. Dive into a growing collection of scratchers, each with its own quirks, surprises, and sometimes downsides. Rip through tickets, uncover rare symbols, tweak your own luck, and chase absurd payouts. Unlock Scratch Bot, your tireless mechanical friend who scratches and reveals the rewards for you. Turn your run into a full-blown jackpot engine as your balance shoots through the roof while you sit back and relax. As you prosper, you’ll unlock upgrades that twist luck in your favor: • Boosted odds and payouts • Faster and easier scratching • New scratch card variants with unique rules But power always comes with risk. Some cards tempt you with monstrous payouts at the cost of nasty penalties. Some offer steady income… others threaten your entire run. Will you play like a sensible adult or gamble like a degenerate in a neon casino? When you’re ready for even more madness, Prestige to reset your run, gather Jack Points, and spend them on permanent upgrades that reshape your strategy. Build your own luck engine: Slow and steady, wildly explosive, or pure chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scritchy Scratchy at 4.9 against A Game About Digging A Hole™'s 3.7. Scritchy Scratchy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 73). A Game About Digging A Hole™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
A Game About Digging A Hole™ costs $4.99 and Scritchy Scratchy $6.99 up front. Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A Game About Digging A Hole™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scritchy Scratchy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scritchy Scratchy has 2.8K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of A Game About Digging A Hole™'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Scritchy Scratchy's.
A Game About Digging A Hole™ ships an update monthly, Scritchy Scratchy every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | A Game About Digging A Hole™ | Scritchy Scratchy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (73 ratings) | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #28 | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 462 MB | 443 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Headup GmbH | Funday Games ApS |
Customer experience
A Game About Digging A Hole™
Scritchy Scratchy
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
Scritchy Scratchy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A Game About Digging A Hole™
No in-app purchases
Scritchy Scratchy
- Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99
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