NovaTech vs Deep Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NovaTech
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You just quit Big Tech. No safety net. Just a laptop and a wild idea. NovaTech is the AI idle tycoon game where you build a tech empire from nothing. Start training a simple chatbot in your garage. End up running quantum supercomputers across the globe. How fast can you get there? FROM GARAGE TO GLOBAL Your first AI product earns pennies. Upgrade it. Level it up. Watch the money roll in. Then launch your next one. 9 AI businesses to build. each with its own production cycle, traits, and unique milestone ladders that stack. HIRE AI TO RUN YOUR AI Tired of tapping? Hire AI Bots to automate your businesses. Once automated, they earn while you sleep, commute, or binge your favorite show. Come back to a stack of cash. RELEASE. RESET. GROW FASTER. Hit a ceiling? Release your AI version to the world. You'll earn Synapses, permanent production bonuses that make your next run faster. Each release also generates royalties forever. It's not a reset, it's a launch. QUANTUM LAB After your first release, unlock a second economy: the Quantum Lab. Run long-term experiments that permanently boost your main lab. A strategic layer that rewards patience. โ TRANSCEND REALITY (NEW) Ten releases in, break through to Singularity Shards, a meta-prestige that persists across everything. Unlock tier-2 research protocols for compounding eternal bonuses. The endgame that never ends. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO โข Mastery system: cycles on each generator build permanent bonuses that survive every reset โข Daily & weekly quests that scale with your progress โข Login streaks with escalating rewards โข Random events: flash sales, compute rushes, investor visits โข 24+ achievements with permanent multiplier bonuses โข Mini-game challenges for instant boost rewards IDLE MADE INTUITIVE New to idle games? We've got you. Clear AUTO / TAP / RUNNING status badges, contextual hints, and a 3-step tutorial get you playing fast. Built for idle fans who love watching numbers go up, and for strategists who want to optimize every synapse. Free to play. No paywalls. No energy system. Just pure progression.
Deep Dig
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Deep Dig is an idle mining game built around one addictive question: will THIS tap be the big one? TAP TO DIG Smash through rock with every tap. Land a critical hit and a lamp lights up โ one more tap, and you break into a high-odds chain zone where crits can keep coming, tap after tap after tap. UPGRADE YOUR RIG Pour coins into Drill Power and Auto-Driller to dig faster, even while you are away. CORE UPGRADES + NEW GAME+ Reach the planet's core and earn permanent Cores, then start a fresh run with your upgrades carried over. Stack enough Cores across runs and your rig only gets stronger. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean. This release covers Stage 1 โ dig from the surface all the way down to 500m. Deeper stages, new ore, and more content are already in the works. Free to play, no purchase required. Optional video ads offer bonuses like stamina refills and coin boosts, entirely up to you. Start tapping. See how deep you can go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deep Dig at none against NovaTech's 4. Deep Dig also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. NovaTech sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Deep Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.
NovaTech ships an update every 10 days, Deep Dig every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NovaTech | Deep Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARECHAL OLIVIER EURL | Atsushi Ito |
In-app purchases
NovaTech
- Starter pack$0.99
- Quantum Pack$1.99
- Synapse Pack$2.99
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- VIP Pass$3.99
Deep Dig
No in-app purchases









