Nebula Forge vs Deep Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Nebula Forge
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Grow a galaxy from a single mote of dust. Nebula Forge is a merge game about building something enormous out of almost nothing. Forge celestial items, combine matching pairs into stronger ones, and arrange them across a hex grid where every placement changes what your galaxy produces. WHERE YOU PUT THINGS MATTERS Each element earns its output differently. Fire stacks hard beside other Fire. Ice takes a little from every neighbour. Void drains what it sits next to and grows fat on it. Radiant barely produces at all, and makes everything around it better. The number under each item is exactly what that tile is worth, so you can see a rearrangement pay off as you make it. FUSE OPPOSITES Two different elements at the same tier don't tier up โ they fuse. Four hybrid chains, from Tempest to Final Dark, each far more powerful than the ordinary merge you gave up to reach them. GO SUPERNOVA When your galaxy is dense enough, collapse it. You lose the board and keep Galaxy Marks, which buy permanent upgrades. Marks scale with how deep you merged, not how much you crammed in. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Your galaxy keeps producing while the app is closed. Comets drop onto the board and fade after twenty seconds if nobody catches them. There is no timer, no energy meter, and nothing to lose. No ads. No tracking. Your progress stays on your device. SUBSCRIPTIONS Nebula Pass Monthly (1 month), Nebula Pass Plus (1 month), Nebula Pass Architect (1 month) and Gem Subscription (1 week). Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://ema19rivas99-max.github.io/nebula-forge/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 Nebula Forge's 10. Deep Dig also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Nebula Forge's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Nebula Forge sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Deep Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Nebula Forge | Deep Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elmer rivas | Atsushi Ito |
In-app purchases
Nebula Forge
- Nebula Pass$4.991 Month
- Gem Subscription$4.997 Days
- Nebula Pass Plus$9.991 Month
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- Pass Architect$19.991 Month
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Architect Kit$9.99
- Crate of Gems$9.99
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- Vault of Gems$19.99
- Hoard of Gems$49.99
- Galaxy of Gems$99.99
Deep Dig
No in-app purchases









