Doug dug. vs Whisper Game
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.
Whisper Game
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Whisper is a ship-building space roguelite where every run becomes a machine of your own design. Fight through escalating tiers, recover weapons and structural blocks, and rebuild your ship while the battle is still unfolding. What you salvage—and where you place it—changes how your ship flies, survives, and fights. BUILD DURING THE RUN Open your cargo, compare recovered parts, and deploy weapons, shields, utilities, and armor directly onto your ship. Balance power, thrust, mass, and coverage as the pressure rises. CONQUER THE MACHINES Reach Tier 60, face the Apex encounter, collect your spoils, then advance into harder Machines with equipment that continues beyond Tier 60. Replay conquered Machines or push deeper. DISCOVER AURA + TOY SYNERGIES Collect animated auras and tiny companions. Equip the right pairing and enter a Machine to reveal hidden combat synergies. Each week, an elemental Host features a discounted pairing and strengthens its signature effect. EXPLORE PROCEDURAL EXPEDITIONS Choose from nine scenario families with issued expedition rigs, sprawling structures, branching travel routes, time-based control events, staged waves, recovery objectives, and extraction. Deeper expeditions take longer and award larger payouts. RECOVER CABIN TECHNOLOGY Complete scenario milestones to unlock permanent Cabin Modules, install two at a time, and search sealed caches for rare technologies that cannot be earned through ordinary progression. CHASE YOUR BEST RUN Weekly and All Time leaderboards show the strongest pilots—and always show your personal best placement, even outside the top ten. KEEP GROWING Spend Upgrade Alloy on permanent profile improvements, stock run buffs, save your progress, and keep playing offline when the network disappears. Whisper is built for quick mobile runs, deep ship experimentation, and the irresistible question: how far can this design make it?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whisper Game at none against Doug dug.'s 1. Whisper Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Doug dug.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Whisper Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Doug dug. ships an update every 6 weeks, Whisper Game every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doug dug. | Whisper Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (193 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Joshua Hobert |
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
Whisper Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doug dug.
- Unlock Infinite Depths$0.99
Whisper Game
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Doug dug. or Whisper Game have ads?
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