Critter Crush vs Data Diggers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Critter Crush
Defend your home from hungry alien critters by crushing them with a variety of tools. Collect coins and crystals dropped by the invaders to purchase more powerful extermination methods. Enjoy multiple game modes, including a kid-friendly option and an endless survival challenge.
- 50 challenging levels
- 13 unique critter types
- 11 purchasable extermination tools
- Survival Mode
- Little Ones Mode for kids
- 3D graphics and sound effects
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Tiny critters from the planet Neptune have created a worm hole from their planet to Earth. As luck would have it, the end of their space tunnel just happens to be in your refrigerator! Now these little Neplings are loose in your home. They are clever and hungry and they are on a mission to eat you! The only way to stop them is to crush them by any means necessary. The Neplings carry precious coins and crystals from their home planet Neptune. This wealth can be collected by crushing the critters. Coins and crystals can then be used to purchase tools that will help you exterminate these critters from your home. With so many tools at your disposal, there are many creative methods to crush the invaders. Critter Crush offers several different game modes suitable for all ages, beautiful 3D rendered graphics, and fun and addictive gameplay. FEATURES • 50 levels of gameplay that increase in difficulty • 13 different types of Critters that attack in different ways • 11 different tools can be purchased for creative critter crushing • Play "Survival Mode" to see how long you can last without a break • Children can play the easy to learn "Little Ones Mode" designed for kids of all ages • 3D rendered animations and environments with fun and immersive sound effects
Data Diggers
Merge USBs to increase efficiency and download data. Higher GB USBs allow for faster downloads, earning you money to purchase more USBs. Enjoy this fun data-digging simulation game.
- Merge USBs
- Download data
- Upgrade USBs
- Earn in-game money
- Buy new USBs
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Merge USBs, choose blocks, download data, get money,and buy USBs Merge the USBs for increased efficiency. Dig Data in Data Diggers, actually you rather download Data with your USBs. The higher the GB amount of your USB, the faster you can download the data. Enjoy and have fun :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Critter Crush at 100% against Data Diggers's 0%. Critter Crush also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Data Diggers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 56 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Critter Crush sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Data Diggers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Critter Crush holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Critter Crush's written reviews are positive against 0% of Data Diggers's.
Critter Crush ships an update every 56 months, Data Diggers every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Critter Crush | Data Diggers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Homebrew Software LLC | Rike Games |
Customer experience
Critter Crush
Data Diggers
In-app purchases
Critter Crush
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Crystal Pack 1$1.99
- Premium Unlock$1.99
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- Coin Pack 2$3.99
- Combo Pack 1$3.99
- Combo Pack 2$6.99
- Coin Pack 3$9.99
- Crystal Pack 2$9.99
- Combo Pack 3$19.99
Data Diggers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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