Comparison

Dig2China! Free vs MouseBot

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

Head to head
About

Dig2China! Free

Embark on an underground adventure, upgrading your digging machine to break through 13 distinct Earth layers. Test the theory that digging deep enough leads to China.

Highlights
  • Upgrade digger
  • Plunge through 13 Earth layers
  • Reach China
  • Incremental progression
Features
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Upgrade your digger and plunge through 13 layers of the Earth to prove that if you dig deep enough, you really will make to China.

About

MouseBot

Navigate a robotic mouse through treacherous mazes filled with mechanical traps and obstacles. Collect cheese to unlock new customizations and abilities in this fast-paced platforming adventure.

Highlights
  • 88 challenging mazes
  • Hilarious cartoon destruction
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Collect cheese
  • Customize MouseBot with skins
  • Eye-popping cartoon visuals
  • Multiple control options
Features
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Guide MouseBot through mazes of fantastical mechanical mouse traps created by the cat scientists of CatLab. Dodge giant metal Kitty Krushers, leap over mouse-grinding Roller Graters, evade scary Mines and Lasers, and platform your way across pools of bot-melting Acid on an epic quest for cheese and freedom. Conquer 88 challenging platform-style levels as you delve deeper into the mysterious laboratories of CatLab and uncover the cats' nefarious plans. Collect epic piles of cheese, and transmogrify that cheese into new skins and accessories for your robotic mouse. MouseBot: Escape from CatLab is a zany and exciting platforming game that will test your reflexes, skills, timing, and love of cheese! GAME FEATURES • 88 challenging mazes filled with traps and obstacles. • Hilarious cartoon destruction! Try not to get crushed, stomped, zapped or blown to bits. • Unlock new abilities! Run, jump and transform for land and water! • Collect epic piles of cheese! • Win new skins and accessories to customize MouseBot! • Eye-popping cartoon visuals on iPhone, iPad and AppleTV • Control options include touch screen, simple and extended gamepads (and Siri remote on AppleTV.) • Earn achievements with Game Center, and stay synced with iCloud. CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you encounter a problem running the game, please visit us at: www.vectorunit.com/support STAY IN TOUCH Be the first to hear about updates, download custom images, and interact with the developers! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorUnit Follow us on Twitter @vectorunit Visit our web page at www.vectorunit.com MouseBot is free to play but there are optional in-app purchases available.

Screenshots

Dig2China! Free4 screens
MouseBot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dig2China! Free at none against MouseBot's 13. Dig2China! Free also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MouseBot sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Dig2China! Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Dig2China! Free against 4.3 for MouseBot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 491 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Dig2China! Free's written reviews are positive against 85% of MouseBot's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dig2China! Free versus MouseBot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig2China! FreeMouseBot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (491 ratings) — better4.3 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better84.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4911.1K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB64 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperInnerSloth LLCVector Unit

Customer experience

Dig2China! Free

All ratings491 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.8%

MouseBot

All ratings1,149 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.0%

User reviews

Dig2China! Free

From 491 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 💡 Unique and creative concept
  • 👍 Simple and easy to understand
  • 🚀 Satisfying progression and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Game gets repetitive after a while
  • 🔒 Lack of social or multiplayer features
  • 👎 Limited content and replayability

MouseBot

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming graphics and visuals
  • 🐁 Nostalgic and engaging mouse-themed experience
  • 🔓 Fair monetization with no forced in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Duplicate gear obtained from cheese purchases
  • ⏱️ Limited lives system can be frustrating
  • 🔍 Lack of new levels and content updates
  • 🔧 Occasional bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Dig2China! Free

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when reaching certain depths
  • Map sometimes fails to render obstacles properly
  • Upgrade purchases not always registering correctly
  • Occasional issues with save data and progress loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels or worlds to explore
  • Introduce new gameplay mechanics
  • Implement a level editor or sandbox mode
  • Add multiplayer or co-op functionality
  • Provide more post-game content and challenges

MouseBot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets or disappears
  • Unresponsive controls and inputs
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters
  • Level editor and sharing functionality
  • Customizable controls and button placement
  • Infinite lives or reduced wait times

In-app purchases

None

Dig2China! Free

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

MouseBot

One-time13
  • Cyber Skin Special$0.99
  • Jet Pack Special$0.99
  • A Pile of Power Tokens$1.99
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  • Cyber Skin$1.99
  • Red Fire Skin$1.99
  • Jet Pack$1.99
  • Angel Wings Special$1.99
  • X-Ray Skin$1.99
  • Arcade Mode$3.99
  • Stacks of Power Tokens$4.99
  • Go Premium$4.99
  • Buckets of Power Tokens$9.99
  • ACME Special! Crates of Power Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is Dig2China! Free free?
Dig2China! Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MouseBot free?
MouseBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dig2China! Free or MouseBot?
Dig2China! Free is rated higher. Dig2China! Free averages 4.4 out of 5 from 491 ratings, while MouseBot averages 4.3 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Dig2China! Free or MouseBot have ads?
MouseBot shows ads; Dig2China! Free does not.

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