Doug dug. vs Triangle Smash!
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.
Triangle Smash!
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Block puzzle, rebuilt on a triangle. Every block-clearing puzzle you've played runs on a square grid, so lines clear two ways: across and down. Triangle Smash runs on a triangular board, where lines run THREE ways. That one change rewires everything you know — the shapes are polyiamonds, not tetrominoes, and the placement that looks obvious is usually not the one that scores. MULTIPLIER BLOCKS Every inverted triangle on the board is a multiplier. Each one charges up a little every time you clear a line, with no cap. Clear a line that runs through a charged block and it detonates into your score. Leave them alone and they keep growing — the longer you resist, the bigger the payoff. COMBOS THAT COMPOUND Clear on consecutive placements and the multiplier climbs. Clear on several axes at once and the whole board reacts. Break the chain and it resets to nothing. NO TIMER, NO PRESSURE Play a single move or a hundred. The board only ends the game when nothing you're holding fits anywhere. THREE LOOKS Zeus, Poseidon and Hades — unlocked by playing, never by paying. Purely cosmetic. PLAYS OFFLINE No account, no login, no sign-up. Your progress lives on your device and nowhere else. Free to play. One optional ad, only if you choose to continue a lost game. No forced ads. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triangle Smash! at none against Doug dug.'s 1. Triangle Smash! also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Doug dug.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Triangle Smash! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Doug dug. ships an update every 6 weeks, Triangle Smash! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doug dug. | Triangle Smash! |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Euragnos BV |
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
Triangle Smash!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doug dug.
- Unlock Infinite Depths$0.99
Triangle Smash!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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