Comparison

Bit City vs Dylan The Driller

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

Head to head
About

Bit City

Develop a small town into a bustling metropolis in this idle city-building simulation. Earn profits, invest in upgrades, and unlock new buildings and vehicles to expand your urban landscape. Customize your city with famous landmarks.

Highlights
  • City building simulation
  • Idle gameplay
  • Profit collection
  • Upgrade investments
  • Unlock new buildings
  • Vehicle collection
  • Landmark customization
Features
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Build your own Bit City! Start from a tiny town and grow to a thriving metropolis in this city building idle game from the creators of Tiny Tower. Collect profits and invest in upgrades that keep your city growing. Fill your city with new types of cars, planes and ships. Unlock cool new buildings, including famous landmarks to customize the look of your city. What are you waiting for? Start building YOUR own Bit City now!

About

Dylan The Driller

Build the tallest towers and create a unique city in this addictive construction game. Collect accessories to customize your character and compete with friends to see who can build the highest skyscraper.

Highlights
  • Tower building gameplay
  • City creation and expansion
  • Unique building shapes
  • Character outfit customization
  • Achievement rewards
  • Share cities with friends
Features
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Help Dylan build his city! Dylan The Driller is a construction-based tower building game that is extremely addictive. Try to build the tallest building. Experiment with different tower shapes. Remember, the tower takes the shape of a construction that you make, which gives you the power to make unique buildings. Place the buildings that you like in your city. Try making the coolest city possible. it would be pretty cool if the highest skyscraper was in your town! Also, you get different accessories from the chest and from completing some achievements, you can combine those accessories to make some interesting outfits for Dylan. HOW TO PLAY: - Every time you tap the drill breaks the part of the construction and Dylan changes the direction. - Don't tap too late because he might fall from the construction - Make the building as tall as possible. - Make the buildings with unique shapes - Build the city with tallest buildings - Expand your city - Collect all accessories from chests and combine them to make interesting outfits for Dylan - While playing you'll receive different accessories as a reward for completing some achievements. Don't forget to share your cities with your friends. Who's gonna make the tallest tower? Go ahead and download " Dylan The Driller” and if you have any recommendations for the App, please drop us an email.

Screenshots

Bit City4 screens
Dylan The Driller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dylan The Driller at every 3 days against Bit City's every 2 months. Dylan The Driller also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Bit City's advantage is ratings volume (8.5K vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bit City sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dylan The Driller sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dylan The Driller holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bit City has 8.5K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Bit City's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dylan The Driller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bit City ships an update every 2 months, Dylan The Driller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bit City versus Dylan The Driller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit CityDylan The Driller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.5K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNimbleBit LLCNikola Jovanovic

Customer experience

Bit City

All ratings8,469 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews931 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.2%

Dylan The Driller

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bit City

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prestige feature not working as intended
  • Occasional crashes and progress loss
  • Ads sometimes freeze the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rotate buildings
  • Option to choose building types
  • Ability to visit and upgrade past cities
  • More city themes and building variety
  • Collect all vehicle earnings at once

Dylan The Driller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bit City

One-time5
  • Pension Pig$2.99
  • Stack of Bux$4.99
  • Infinite Double Time$4.99
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  • Bag of Bux$9.99
  • Vault of Bux$19.99
4 purchases

Dylan The Driller

One-time4
  • 50 diamonds$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 200 diamonds$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 800 diamonds$9.99

Questions

Is Bit City free?
Bit City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dylan The Driller free?
Dylan The Driller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bit City or Dylan The Driller?
Dylan The Driller is rated higher. Bit City averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while Dylan The Driller averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Bit City or Dylan The Driller have ads?
Both Bit City and Dylan The Driller show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bit City or Dylan The Driller?
Bit City ships an update every 2 months, and Dylan The Driller every 3 days. Most recently, Bit City was updated on September 24, 2026 and Dylan The Driller on June 1, 2026.

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