Comparison

Drill Kingdom vs The Process

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

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About

Drill Kingdom

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 โ€” 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 โ€” build your passive income empire. * Earn Gems, Buy Permanent Upgrades Diamond Pickaxe, Time Warp, Iron Grip, and more โ€” 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!

About

The Process

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THE PROCESS โ€” Welcome to the Ethereal Foundry. Build a steam-and-steel factory, wire your stations together, and watch it produce. But growth never stops here: as your system wears down, REBOOT it for a permanent multiplier โ€” and grow faster next cycle. HOW TO PLAY โ€ข Start with the Boiler (input), route it through a Refinery, deliver it to the Emitter (output). โ€ข Unlock advanced stations as you progress: Furnace, Converter, Amplifier, Transmuter. โ€ข Use Coolant to slow degradation, and place stations smartly to trigger resonance and chain bonuses. A SYSTEM THAT DEEPENS โ€ข Blueprint Tree: spend points earned from every reboot on permanent perks. โ€ข Ascension: reset your factory a second time for Aether โ€” a passive multiplier plus the exclusive "Aether Conduit" station. โ€ข Daily Contracts + Shift Streak: fresh goals every day, rewards for showing up. โ€ข Weekly Trial: build a mini factory and compete on the global leaderboard. MAKE IT YOURS Earn pipe color palettes and node skins to give your factory a signature look โ€” never for sale, only earned by playing. FAIR AND TRANSPARENT Ads never play themselves. When you choose to watch one, you'll always see exactly what you're getting first. Your progress saves to the cloud automatically, so it survives a device switch. An idle/incremental factory game for players who love both hands-on tinkering and watching things grow in the background. The steam never stops. Is your factory ready?

Screenshots

Drill Kingdom4 screens
The Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Process at none against Drill Kingdom's 7. Drill Kingdom's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Drill Kingdom sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. The Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Drill Kingdom versus The Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrill KingdomThe Process
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size60 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGrzegorz TarnopolskiDeniz Kaya

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Drill Kingdom

One-time7
  • Handful of gems$0.99
  • Pouch of gems$2.99
  • Start Pack$2.99
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  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Motherlode of Gems$49.99
None

The Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drill Kingdom free?
Drill Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Process free?
The Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drill Kingdom or The Process have ads?
Both Drill Kingdom and The Process show ads.

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