Doug dug. vs FLONK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doug dug.
Embark on a deep underground adventure to collect shimmering jewels and precious gold. Dig farther and deeper than your friends while avoiding colossal cave-ins, creepy monsters, and bottomless pits. Compete for the highest score and discover buried treasure.
- Dig deep underground
- Collect jewels and gold
- Avoid cave-ins
- Fight monsters
- Compete with friends
- Discover buried treasure
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Doug is a Dwarf. Doug loves digging. Well, actually he doesn't: what he likes is to find buried treasure. Anyway, one day Doug decided to gather as much treasure from as deep under the earth as he could go. So Doug dug. And he dug. And he fought monsters and avoided massive avalanches of falling rock. And then he dug some more. And he picked up lots of bling. Now it's your turn. Help Doug dig deep down under the earth in the quest for shimmering jewels and precious gold. Go farther and deeper than any of your friends. Find more gold than anyone in the world. Oh but watch out for colossal cave-ins. No they're really colossal—you won't believe it. And creepy monsters. And bottomless pits. Ah, don't worry it's just a game. Do you like Spelunky? Dig Dug? Well c'mon you like Minecraft don't you? Well then you'll like this. Plus it's cheaper. And better. Plus your friends are playing it and you don't want to be left out, do you? Or maybe no one is playing it, in which case you'll be the one who introduces all your friends to "Doug dug." Then everyone will say, "Hey look there goes *your name here* who introduced us to 'Doug dug' and who is therefore cooler than the rest of us because he/she discovered it first." One of those two great options is bound to happen. So what are you waiting for? Doug dug. Will you? Visit http://youtu.be/GZazFfw_O7A to see how it plays.
FLONK
A vibrant, fast-paced arcade game featuring one-tap controls and procedurally generated levels. It's easy to pick up but challenging to master, with the ultimate goal of reaching the throne. Discover various characters and special items as you play.
- Randomly generated levels
- One-tap controls
- Various characters
- Special items
- Unique soundtrack
- Challenging gameplay
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FLONK is a colourful fast-paced arcade game with one-tap controls and random generated levels. Easy to learn but hard to master - do not overestimate yourself - it's all about reaching the throne.. ◉ random generated levels ◉ various characters ◉ beautiful color patterns ◉ special items ◉ unique soundtrack ◉ lots of challenges
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FLONK at 5.0 against Doug dug.'s 4.5. FLONK also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Doug dug.'s advantage is ratings volume (194 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Doug dug. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FLONK sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FLONK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doug dug. has 194 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Doug dug.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of FLONK's.
Doug dug. ships an update every 6 weeks, FLONK every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doug dug. | FLONK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Franz Benthin |
Customer experience
Doug dug.
FLONK
Bugs and requests
Doug dug.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after iOS updates
- Stuck movement when digging left
- Reward text blocking view
Requested features
4 requests- More power-ups and upgrades
- Checkpoint system to avoid restarting
- Ability to customize Doug's appearance
- Multiplayer or co-op modes
FLONK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doug dug.
- Unlock Infinite Depths$0.99
FLONK
- Playground Pack$0.99
- Adventurer Pack$2.99
- Gold Digger Pack$3.99
