Comparison

Loop Digger! vs Idle Vendor Empire

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

Head to head
About

Loop Digger!

Pilot a drilling machine to clear levels of blocks by crushing obstacles and collecting resources. Upgrade your equipment to unlock new maps, machines, and challenges as you progress. Experience simple yet addictive gameplay to become the ultimate digger.

Highlights
  • Control a drilling machine
  • Clear levels of blocks
  • Crush obstacles
  • Collect resources and bonuses
  • Upgrade digging machine
  • Unlock new maps and cities
Features
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Take control of a drilling machine and clear every level from blocks! Crush obstacles, collect resources, and upgrade your gear. Each completed level unlocks new maps, machines, and challenges! Upgrade your digging machine Collect resources and bonuses Unlock new maps and cities Simple yet addictive gameplay Wipe every block off the map and become the ultimate digger!

About

Idle Vendor Empire

Build a vending machine city from a single corner into a bustling shopping destination. Upgrade machines, unlock new slots, and expand to themed streets to grow your idle business empire. Earn rewards even while offline.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade vending machines
  • Unlock new slots and themed streets
  • Collect cash and earn offline rewards
  • Repair broken machines
  • Use auto-collect and boosts
  • Complete quests for upgrades
Features
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Build a tiny street corner into a booming vending machine city in Idle Vendor Empire, a colorful idle tycoon business simulator. Start with one simple machine, serve your first customers, collect cash, and grow your street into a busy shopping destination. Upgrade every vending machine, unlock new slots, expand to fresh streets, and turn an empty corner into a lively city full of snacks, drinks, coffee, candy, gadgets, and more. Every machine is part of your growing business: • Serve customers and collect cash • Upgrade machines to earn more per sale • Unlock new vending machine slots • Restock empty machines and keep the line moving • Repair broken machines before they slow down your income • Earn offline rewards while you are away • Use auto-collect and boosts to speed up your progress Grow from Maple Street to neon nightlife, blossom avenues, beach walks, tech alleys, bazaars, terminals, and more themed streets. Each area brings new vending machines, new customers, new upgrades, and a bigger idle empire to manage. Idle Vending Empire is made for players who love: • Idle tycoon games • Business simulator games • Upgrade and money games • Casual clicker progression • City building and street expansion • Cute, colorful management games • Satisfying cash collection Your goal is simple: build, upgrade, collect, expand. Open new vending machines, level up your streets, complete quests, unlock powerful upgrades, and watch your vending business grow even when you are offline. Every tap brings more cash, every upgrade makes your city busier, and every new street brings you closer to becoming the ultimate vending tycoon. Can you build the biggest vendor empire in the city?

Screenshots

Loop Digger!4 screens
Idle Vendor Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Digger! at none against Idle Vendor Empire's 14. Loop Digger! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Idle Vendor Empire's advantage is ratings volume (656 vs 98). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Idle Vendor Empire sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Loop Digger! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Loop Digger! against 4.8 for Idle Vendor Empire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Vendor Empire has 656 ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop Digger! ships an update every 3 days, Idle Vendor Empire weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Loop Digger! versus Idle Vendor Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop Digger!Idle Vendor Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (98 ratings)4.8 (656 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings98656 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB347 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYso CorpMILKYWAY OYUN YAZILIM BILISIM SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Loop Digger!

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

Idle Vendor Empire

All ratings435 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loop Digger!

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Idle Vendor Empire

One-time14
  • Gems Starter$0.99
  • Cash Boost$0.99
  • Value Super Pack$0.99
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  • Value Mega Pack$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Legendary Manager$4.99
  • Gems Builder$4.99
  • Permanent x2 Boost$4.99
  • Launch Bundle$4.99
  • Gems Pro$9.99
  • Power Pack$9.99
  • Cash Fortune$14.99
  • Gems Mega$19.99
  • Street Ruler Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Loop Digger! free?
Loop Digger! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Vendor Empire free?
Idle Vendor Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Loop Digger! or Idle Vendor Empire?
Idle Vendor Empire is rated higher. Loop Digger! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Idle Vendor Empire averages 4.8 from 656 ratings.
Do Loop Digger! or Idle Vendor Empire have ads?
Both Loop Digger! and Idle Vendor Empire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop Digger! or Idle Vendor Empire?
Loop Digger! ships an update every 3 days, and Idle Vendor Empire weekly. Most recently, Loop Digger! was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idle Vendor Empire on October 28, 2026.

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