Comparison

Sproutly vs Drill Kingdom

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

Head to head
About

Sproutly

Cultivate a virtual orchard, harvest unique fruits, and collaborate with others to achieve shared goals. This game supports real-world agroforestry projects, allowing you to track your positive environmental impact.

Highlights
  • Virtual tree care
  • Harvest common, rare, and legendary fruit
  • Join or create player orchards
  • Collaborate on shared goals
  • Unlock research upgrades and minigames
  • Hire apprentice farmers
  • Track real-world impact
Features
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Sproutly: Play for Impact Grow your virtual orchard and help support real-world agroforestry. In Sproutly, you can care for trees, harvest fruit, unlock new species, and work together with other players to reach shared goals. Features Care for your virtual trees by watering, fertilizing, and keeping them healthy. - Harvest common, rare, and legendary fruit. - Join an orchard or create one with other players. - Collaborate on shared orchard goals. - Unlock research upgrades and engaging minigames. - Hire an apprentice farmer to care for your orchard while you’re away. - Track the real-world impact supported through the game. Play for Impact Sproutly supports verified agroforestry systems on real partner land. These systems are planted and maintained to create lasting environmental impact. Follow our progress through the live impact dashboard at games.sproutlyrwa.com. Start your orchard today and grow something real. Privacy Policy: https://games.sproutlyrwa.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drill Kingdom

An idle mining tycoon game where you dig deep, build a drill army, and upgrade your machines. Discover unique biomes, unlock powerful drills, and prestige for permanent upgrades to build your passive income empire. Play offline and sync progress across devices.

Highlights
  • 20 unique drills with synergy bonuses
  • Deep upgrade system for drills
  • 50 biomes and 9 corruption cycles
  • 15 passive income buildings
  • Deep prestige system for permanent upgrades
  • Offline play and cross-device sync
Features
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Dig deep. Build your drill army. Prestige your way to infinity. Drill Kingdom is an idle mining tycoon game where your drills never stop working. Upgrade your mining machines, discover 50 unique biomes, and push deeper through the corrupted depths of the earth. FEATURES * 20 Unique Drills From the humble Rusty Pickaxe to the reality-bending Infinity Engine — each drill brings its own power and synergy bonuses. * Deep Upgrade System Level drills up to 100, unlock milestone power spikes every 20 levels, and earn synergy bonuses that reshape your build. * 50 Biomes + 9 Corruption Cycles Travel through topsoil, crystal caverns, frozen depths, and beyond. At 5000m and deeper, reality starts to bend. * 15 Buildings Mine carts, smelters, gem polishers, and cosmic refineries — build your passive income empire. * Earn Gems, Buy Permanent Upgrades Diamond Pickaxe, Time Warp, Iron Grip, and more — make every run stronger. * Deep Prestige System Reset your run for permanent tokens and rare Star Dust. Each prestige makes you stronger forever. * Daily Rewards & Achievements 66 achievements to unlock, 7-day reward cycles, and weekly gem bonuses. * Play Offline, Sync Anywhere Your drills keep working even when the app is closed. Sign in with Apple or Google to sync progress across devices. No forced ads. No pay-to-win. Every purchase is optional. Start your mining empire today!

Screenshots

Sproutly4 screens
Drill Kingdom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sproutly at weekly against Drill Kingdom's every 4 weeks. Drill Kingdom's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sproutly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Drill Kingdom sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sproutly against 5.0 for Drill Kingdom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sproutly ships an update weekly, Drill Kingdom every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sproutly versus Drill Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSproutlyDrill Kingdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSproutly Inc. (Apps)Grzegorz Tarnopolski

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sproutly

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-Lite Pass$3.991 Month
One-time9
  • Forest Charm (3)$0.99
  • Forest Charm (10)$1.99
  • Remove Banner Ads$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Forest Charm (60)$9.99
  • Seed of Life$9.99
  • Gift (1) Seed of Life$9.99
  • Forest Charm (150)$18.99
  • Seed of Life (3)$26.99
  • Seed of Life (10)$84.99
7 purchases

Drill Kingdom

One-time7
  • Handful of gems$0.99
  • Pouch of gems$2.99
  • Start Pack$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Motherlode of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Sproutly free?
Sproutly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drill Kingdom free?
Drill Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sproutly or Drill Kingdom?
Sproutly and Drill Kingdom are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sproutly or Drill Kingdom have ads?
Both Sproutly and Drill Kingdom show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sproutly or Drill Kingdom?
Sproutly ships an update weekly, and Drill Kingdom every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sproutly was updated on October 30, 2026 and Drill Kingdom on October 25, 2026.

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