Comparison

Dig it vs Cave Driller

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

Head to head
About

Dig it

Lead a clan of cat miners to explore underground mysteries. Build and expand your mine, hire more workers, and boost digging efficiency with simple taps. Experience an addictive blend of strategy and original gameplay.

Highlights
  • Lead cat miners
  • Build and expand mine
  • Hire new catminers
  • Tap to increase digging
  • Discover underground mysteries
  • Strategy gameplay
Features
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Dig it! is an addictive mixture of original gameplay and strategy. Become a leader of cats clan of miners and discover all mysteries hidden deep below the ground! Build your mine, dig deeper and hire new catminers. Tired of waiting? Seems your cats are skiving? Cheer them up by simple taping and increase digging and mining!

About

Cave Driller

An idle simulation game where units automatically mine resources and expand your mine. Hire managers with special abilities and explore other planets to discover unique minerals. Strengthen your units and equipment to achieve a billionaire dream.

Highlights
  • Automatic mine excavation and mineral mining
  • Explore and develop planets
  • Mine 23 types of minerals
  • Hire and strengthen managers
  • Various digging and mining equipment
  • Surprise missions and bonuses
Features
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Cave Driller is a new type of an idle simulation game. Unlike other clicker idle games, Cave Driller does not required touch frequently, thus units will be mining automatically without clicking and touching, and drills will dig the ground to expand mine. Hire and strengthen the important managers with special abilities, such as emptying warehouses, repairing broken mines, and increasing the efficiency of units to mine the minerals faster. Not only mining on the earth, but also expand and build mine to get unique minerals in other planets by space exploring. Special and valuable 23 types of minerals can be acquired as deeper the mine. Achieve the best manager of the mine to fulfill billionaire dream by strengthening units, and equipment to earn more. [Game Feature] - Automatic mine excavation and mineral mining even if left unattended without special operation - Explore and develop Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - Mining the totals 23 types of minerals such as zircon, emerald, cobalt, and iridium - Various digging equipment is available such as turbo, hurricane, super, and Thor - Various mining equipment is available such as blade, claw, and destroyer - Various elevator equipment is available such as dash, lightning, and warp - Various storage vehicle equipment is available such as armor, bore, and jumbo - The manager system that helps mine operation to more convenient - A resource conversion system that able to recycle resources to strengthen various abilities - Various surprise mission such as mine closure, treasure chest, meteorite, and mineral vein discovery - News system that provides buff and de-buff effects in real time - Provided dozens of various missions - Provided various bonuses such as mini-games and space exploration - Supported 16 languages - Supported achievement and leaderboards - Supported tablet devices Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

Screenshots

Dig it3 screens
Cave Driller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dig it at none against Cave Driller's shown. Dig it also leads on ratings volume (88 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Cave Driller's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, 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. Dig it sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cave Driller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cave Driller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig it has 88 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Dig it's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cave Driller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig it ships an update fortnightly, Cave Driller every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dig it versus Cave Driller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig itCave Driller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (88 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuri BarbashovMOBIRIX

Customer experience

Dig it

All ratings89 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews546 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.0%

Cave Driller

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dig it

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily challenges not registering
  • Treasure hunt rewards reduced
  • Miners stopping work unexpectedly
  • Inability to scroll and access upgrades

Requested features

4 requests
  • More upgrade options and content
  • Ability to mass-produce items
  • Faster mining and smelting
  • Cloud saving and cross-device sync

Cave Driller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dig it

One-time10
  • Hand of coins$1.99
  • Hand of crystals$1.99
  • Box of coins$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Box of crystals$4.99
  • Coffer of money$9.99
  • Coffer of crystals$9.99
  • Bagful of cash$19.99
  • Bagful of crystals$19.99
  • Wagon of cash$49.99
  • Wagon of crystals$49.99
10 purchases

Cave Driller

One-time10
  • ruby 900$2.99
  • Beginner Bonus Box Package$4.99
  • ruby 1,500$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Start Package$9.99
  • Premium Bonus Box Package$9.99
  • ruby 3,300$9.99
  • ruby 10,800$29.99
  • ruby 19,500$49.99
  • Master Package$99.99
  • ruby 45,000$99.99

Questions

Is Dig it free?
Dig it is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cave Driller free?
Cave Driller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig it or Cave Driller?
Cave Driller is rated higher. Dig it averages 4.6 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Cave Driller averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dig it or Cave Driller have ads?
Cave Driller shows ads; Dig it does not.
Which is updated more often, Dig it or Cave Driller?
Dig it ships an update fortnightly, and Cave Driller every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dig it was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cave Driller on October 8, 2026.

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