Comparison

Doug dug. vs Offbeat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dig deep underground
  • Collect jewels and gold
  • Avoid cave-ins
  • Fight monsters
  • Compete with friends
  • Discover buried treasure
Features
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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.

About

Offbeat

Control two runners simultaneously, each with a different rhythm and speed. Master dual timings to keep both alive and navigate challenging obstacles in this unique arcade experience. It offers a pure, uninterrupted gameplay session with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Dual-thumb controls
  • Independent runner rhythms
  • Skill-based jumping mechanics
  • Progressive difficulty scaling
  • Offline play
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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One thumb per runner. They never run in step. Offbeat is a two-thumb arcade runner. Your left thumb jumps the left runner. Your right thumb jumps the right one. Simple — except the two lanes move at different speeds, so they never settle into the same rhythm. You have to hold two timings at once. Lose either runner and the run is over. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • A control scheme you feel immediately Tap for a short hop. Hold for a full jump. That's the entire tutorial, and there's a real skill ceiling underneath it. • Two rhythms, never one The lanes run at a fixed offset from each other. You can't find one beat and coast — the moment you lock onto one runner, the other needs you. • It never cheats Every stretch of track is built around a way through it, then checked by a solver before you ever see it. When you lose, it was reachable. That's a promise the game can actually keep. • A curve that tightens, not just speeds up Obstacles scale with the pace, so a run at 900 metres is genuinely tighter than one at 50 — not merely faster. • No ads. No sign-up. No tracking. No accounts, no interruptions, no data collection. Plays fully offline. HOW TO PLAY Hold your phone in two hands. Tap the left half of the screen to jump the left runner, the right half for the right one. Tap for a hop, hold for a full jump. Clear the blocks. Keep both alive. Runs are short. One more is always tempting.

Screenshots

Doug dug.1 screens
Offbeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Offbeat at none against Doug dug.'s 1. Offbeat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Doug dug.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Doug dug. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Offbeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Doug dug. versus Offbeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoug dug.Offbeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (193 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings193 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Electric Toy CompanyMatthew Walter

Customer experience

Doug dug.

All ratings193 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative14.0%

Offbeat

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Offbeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doug dug.

One-time1
  • Unlock Infinite Depths$0.99
None

Offbeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doug dug. free?
Doug dug. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offbeat free?
Offbeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doug dug. or Offbeat have ads?
Neither Doug dug. nor Offbeat shows ads.

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