Dig it vs Popo's Mine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lead cat miners
- Build and expand mine
- Hire new catminers
- Tap to increase digging
- Discover underground mysteries
- Strategy gameplay
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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!
Popo's Mine
Manage your own mine to become an industrial tycoon and earn idle profits. Automate workflows, hire managers with special abilities, and invest wisely to maximize your cash, even offline.
- Automate workflow for idle income
- Earn idle cash offline
- Smart investment for profit
- Hire managers to boost motivation
- Managers with special effects
- Offline play supported
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Become an industrial tycoon by managing your mine and idle profit! Expand your empire & give it a boost with managers. Take on the challenge and discover the best mining strategy and earn as much cash as possible! FEATURES: • Automate your workflow to increase your idle income • Get idle cash, even when you are offline • Profit from a smart investment • Hire managers to increase your workers’ motivation • Every manager has a special effect • No internet connection needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dig it at none against Popo's Mine's shown. Popo's Mine's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 80%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Dig it sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Popo's Mine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Popo's Mine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 323 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Dig it's written reviews are positive against 93% of Popo's Mine's.
Dig it ships an update fortnightly, Popo's Mine weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dig it | Popo's Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (88 ratings) | 4.8 (323 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 323 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Barbashov | STORMX |
Customer experience
Dig it
Popo's Mine
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
Popo's Mine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dig it
- Hand of coins$1.99
- Hand of crystals$1.99
- Box of coins$4.99
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- 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
Popo's Mine
- 300 Rubies$1.99
- Special offer 2$2.99
- Offline Earning x2$4.99
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- No Ads$4.99
- Special offer 3$4.99
- 1700 Rubies$9.99
- Earning x2$9.99
- Special Daily Delivery$9.99
- Royale Pass$12.99
- Special offer 6$21.99
