Dig Too Deep vs EmberForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dig Too Deep
Mine through the earth pixel by pixel, upgrading equipment and exploring celestial locations. Collect treasures, complete challenges, and build your base to unlock powerful bonuses. The miner works even when you're away, ensuring a full pocket upon return.
- Pixel-by-pixel digging
- Equipment upgrades
- 12 equipment tiers
- 6 unique locations
- Treasure collection
- Base building
- Offline progress
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Dig through the earth one pixel at a time. Upgrade your equipment, fill your pocket, and prestige to dig even deeper. Start with a simple hammer and work your way through 12 equipment tiers across 6 unique locations — from Earth to the Moon, Mars, Europa, the Sun, and beyond. Collect rare treasures, complete challenges, build your base, and ascend to unlock powerful Star Dust bonuses. Mine while you're away — your miner never stops. Come back to a full pocket and keep pushing deeper.
EmberForge
Build a blacksmithing empire by tapping to earn gold and hiring workers to automate production. Unlock new tiers of producers and prestige to gain permanent bonuses. Customize your forge with cosmetic skins.
- Tap-to-earn core loop
- Hire workers for automation
- 8 tiers of producers with upgrades
- Prestige system for bonuses
- Offline earnings
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
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Build a blacksmith empire, one tap at a time. EmberForge is a classic idle tycoon and incremental clicker with a forge theme: tap the anvil to earn gold, hire Apprentices and Blacksmiths to keep it flowing while you're away, and unlock ever more powerful producers as your empire grows all the way up to the legendary Dragon Forge. FEATURES • Simple, addictive tap-to-earn core loop • 8 tiers of producers with deep upgrade paths • Reforge system — prestige for permanent Ember Shard bonuses • Ascension — a second prestige layer for players who've maxed out Reforging • Achievements and a daily reward streak • Game Center leaderboards — compare gold and Reforges with everyone else • Unlockable cosmetic anvil skins • Offline earnings — your forge keeps working while you're away FAIR MONETIZATION EmberForge never locks gameplay behind a paywall. Every producer and upgrade is earnable through play. In-app purchases are limited to cosmetics and optional convenience never pay-to-win. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in. Start forging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dig Too Deep at 5.0 against EmberForge's 4.0. Dig Too Deep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). EmberForge's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dig Too Deep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Dig Too Deep ships an update every 2 days, EmberForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig Too Deep | EmberForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wojciech Borczyk | BRAXTON REED CHANDLER |
In-app purchases
Dig Too Deep
No in-app purchases
EmberForge
No in-app purchases
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