Comparison

Rootflux vs Auto Drill

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

Head to head
About

Rootflux

An idle growth game where you expand a root network deeper underground. Gather nutrients, strengthen your network, and break through strata to build a vast living system. Features include idle growth, visible expansion, and permanent upgrades.

Highlights
  • Idle nutrient growth
  • Visibly expanding root network
  • Transport, absorption, branching, and depth upgrades
  • Permanent growth through strata breakthroughs
  • Seedfall, challenges, and automation systems
Features
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Rootflux is an idle growth game about sending roots deeper underground. Grow new roots, gather nutrients, strengthen your transport network, break through strata, and gradually build a wider and deeper living system. Features: - Idle nutrient growth over time - A root network that visibly expands as you play - Upgrades for transport, absorption, branching, and depth - Permanent growth through strata breakthroughs - Longer-term systems including seedfall, challenges, and automation Rootflux will continue to grow through frequent updates with new systems, balance changes, and usability improvements.

About

Auto Drill

Pilot an auto-mining ship that automatically destroys planets block by block. Upgrade weapons, collect skills, and enhance your gear to build a galactic drilling machine. Progress through tougher sectors with permanent upgrades.

Highlights
  • Automatic planet mining
  • Destructible block environments
  • Unlockable and upgradeable weapons
  • Skill collection and fusion system
  • Ship gear upgrades (Hulls, Reactors, Engines)
  • Permanent progression across sectors
Features
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AUTO DRILL: GALAXY Pilot your own auto-mining ship and chew through entire planets, block by block! Your ship fights on its own — orbiting, seeking, and blasting the nearest block automatically. Sit back and watch the loot pour in, or grab the joystick and steer into the action yourself. IDLE AUTO-BATTLER Your mining ship never stops working. It automatically targets and destroys blocks while you focus on building the ultimate galactic drilling machine. Perfect for quick sessions or long grinds DESTROY EVERYTHING Every planet is a grid of destructible blocks — Normal, Gold, Energy, and volatile Explosive blocks that chain-detonate their neighbors in satisfying cascades. Mine them all to clear the planet and warp to a tougher sector! 10 UNIQUE WEAPONS Unlock and upgrade a devastating arsenal: drill lance, mortar, chain arc, orbiting saw, and more! Each unlock hits harder than the last and carries permanent damage multipliers — choose your upgrade path wisely. COLLECT & FUSE SKILLS Roll for powerful skills and fuse duplicates upward through rarity tiers — Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary! Equip them for massive buffs: extra damage, income multipliers, block transmutation, and more. UPGRADE YOUR GEAR Equip Hulls, Reactor Cores, and Engines, then level them up by salvaging spare items. Build the perfect loadout for endless expansion. ADVANCE FOREVER Clear a planet, advance a sector, and face tougher worlds. Your permanent unlocks and upgrades carry over — every run makes you stronger! The galaxy is full of planets waiting to be mined. How far can you drill? Download Auto Drill: Galaxy and start your cosmic mining empire today!

Screenshots

Rootflux4 screens
Auto Drill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Auto Drill at none against Rootflux's shown. Auto Drill also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 92). Rootflux's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 43%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Rootflux sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Auto Drill sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Auto Drill holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auto Drill has 1.2K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Rootflux's written reviews are positive against 43% of Auto Drill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rootflux ships an update every 3 days, Auto Drill every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Rootflux versus Auto Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootfluxAuto Drill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (92 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better42.7% of reviews
Number of ratings921.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#36 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB290 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIdle System, Inc.Lava Labs Oyun Yazılım ve Pazarlama Anonim Şirketi

Customer experience

Rootflux

All ratings92 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral16.4%
Negative23.0%

Auto Drill

All ratings1,082 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive42.7%
Neutral16.4%
Negative40.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rootflux

One-time3
  • Ad-Free Pass$2.99
  • Dandelion$4.99
  • Spider$4.99
10 purchases

Auto Drill

One-time10
  • Gates Offer$2.99
  • Solar Offer$2.99
  • Solar Gem 2$9.99
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  • Satellite Offer$9.99
  • Life Time Boost$9.99
  • Galaxy Pass$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Deluxe Solar Offer$19.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Rootflux free?
Rootflux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto Drill free?
Auto Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rootflux or Auto Drill?
Auto Drill is rated higher. Rootflux averages 4.5 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Auto Drill averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Rootflux or Auto Drill have ads?
Rootflux shows ads; Auto Drill does not.
Which is updated more often, Rootflux or Auto Drill?
Rootflux ships an update every 3 days, and Auto Drill every 4 days. Most recently, Rootflux was updated on November 10, 2026 and Auto Drill on November 10, 2026.

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