Doug dug. vs Rotoro
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.
Rotoro
Connect matching hearts to clear them and earn points in this calming puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve the highest score before running out of options. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience.
- Heart connection mechanic
- Score-based progression
- Limited move system
- Calming gameplay
- High score chasing
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Rotoro is a puzzle game influenced heavily by games such as 2048. Your objective is to climb to the highest score by connecting two sides of your hearts. Once they've combined, they disappear and give you points. Each slide down requires a move until you run out of moves. Climb to the highest score you can with this simple, calming game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Doug dug. at none against Rotoro's shown. Doug dug. also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 52 months) and ratings volume (193 vs 4). Rotoro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Rotoro sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rotoro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doug dug. has 193 ratings behind it against 4, 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 Rotoro's.
Doug dug. ships an update every 6 weeks, Rotoro every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doug dug. | Rotoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (193 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 52 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Hans Romang |
Customer experience
Doug dug.
Rotoro
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
Rotoro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doug dug.
- Unlock Infinite Depths$0.99
Rotoro
- 80 Coins$0.99
- 200 Gold$1.99
- Beginner Bundle$2.99
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- Best Budget Bundle$2.99
- 500 Gold$4.99
- 800 Coins$6.99
- 2000 Coins$14.99
- 5000 Coins$29.99









