Digger Machine vs Digger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digger Machine
Embark on an arcade adventure to unearth valuable minerals like gold and diamonds. Upgrade your digging machine, build bases, and navigate treacherous mines filled with traps and bosses. Collect and sell 50 types of minerals to enhance your equipment and become the ultimate miner.
- Dig for 50 types of minerals
- Upgrade digging machine
- Build bases
- Navigate 3 underground mines
- Complete missions
- Use 6 special actions
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Digger Machine is an arcade game where you dig for precious and rare minerals like diamonds, gold.. Before achieving your goal, you can build bases, use items and improve your machine which will make your game easier! *** Over 4 million downloads Worldwide! *** Beware though, as the path in minings is filled with traps! When you finally make it to the bottom, the "Boss" will wait for you there! Be the best miner and drill the most rare items! Download now and find the most valuable - Awesomite. Features - 50 precious types of minerals which you can sell to improve Diggy, - 9 levels of improvements, - 4 awesome Diggers - 3 large underground mines - cloudy, green and ice! - 6 actions which you can use during your journey - relaxing but demanding gameplay - navigation for easy searching of new or existing bases - a lot of missions The game is Free to play! Visit our official webpage - http://erapidstudio.com Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/diggermachine Find out more about the games we make on our blog - http://erapidstudio.com/blog/ The game uses micro-transaction and have an ads.
Digger
Relive the 80s with this classic arcade game remake. Collect emeralds or defeat monsters to progress through levels. Break golden bags for bonus points and earn extra lives.
- Classic 80s arcade experience
- Collect emeralds
- Defeat monsters
- Break golden bags for points
- Mobile-enhanced controls
- Worldwide leaderboard
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Classic arcade from the 80s. Digger is a remake of a classic arcade from the 80's. The objective in each level is to collect all the emeralds or kill all the monsters. To get higher score, you have to break golden bags by falling through and collect them. A new life is awarded at certain amount of points or for ad movie. ====== features ======= The authentic digger experience and enhancements for mobile devices. Accurate and convenient control options. Worldwide leaderboard. No In-App purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digger Machine at 4.5 against Digger's 3.2. Digger Machine also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 43%). Digger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Digger Machine sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Digger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digger Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 336 and 258 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Digger Machine's written reviews are positive against 43% of Digger's.
Digger Machine ships an update every 3 months, Digger every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digger Machine | Digger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (336 ratings) — better | 3.2 (258 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 43.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 336 — better | 258 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Mazur | Jinwoo Cho |
Customer experience
Digger Machine
Digger
User reviews
Digger Machine
From 336 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Faithful recreation of classic Motherload game
- 📱 Works well on mobile devices
- ⏱️ Great time-killer/casual entertainment
- 💰 Reasonable monetization with minimal ads
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics after initial hours
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💾 Progress deletion on death or app closure
- 📺 Ad-related issues (black screens, fake X buttons)
- ⚠️ Game-breaking gem loss bug
Digger
From 258 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Faithful recreation of classic Digger game
- 👍 Nostalgic experience for longtime fans
- 🎯 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🕹️ Good joystick/controller support options
- 💰 Free to play with optional ad-free extra lives
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎮 Unreliable and erratic touch controls
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- ⚠️ Ads interrupt gameplay at critical moments
- ❌ No ad-free version available for purchase
Bugs and requests
Digger Machine
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes when typing feedback
- Progress deleted on death despite save system
- Black screen after watching ads for revival
- Gems consumed without unlocking base
- Player stuck in rocks with no escape
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- False mineral collection notifications
- Game restart required after ad viewing
- Progress lost when closing app or locking device
- Fake X buttons on some ads
- Ad respawn option doesn't work properly
Requested features
7 requests- Character customization options
- Ability to dig upward
- More levels/content
- Map feature
- Confirmation dialog for restart button
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- In-app review system
- Tooltips for upgrades and features
Digger
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes frequently during gameplay
- Controls become unresponsive after ads finish playing
- Ads appear at death moments causing immediate loss
- Control pad invisible until screen is touched
- Direction arrows not appearing on startup
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- Controls glitch on higher difficulty levels
- Inconsistent extra life awards despite reaching point thresholds
- Placeholder buttons and menu options that don't function
- Game difficulty increases unexpectedly (enemies move faster)
- Screen doesn't fill entire display after recent updates
Requested features
11 requests- Ad-free version available for purchase ($0.99-$2.99)
- Keyboard and Bluetooth controller support
- Extra lives awarded at 20,000-point intervals (original game feature)
- High score tracking and leaderboard system
- Game Center integration
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- Improved touch control responsiveness
- Swipe-based directional controls
- Adjustable control pad positioning
- Help/tutorial menu for new players
- Original Dig Dug version as separate game
- Screen orientation options
In-app purchases
Digger Machine
- Small Diamond Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Diamond Pack$2.99
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- Time limited custom pack$2.99
- Good and valuable starter pack$3.99
- Big Diamond Pack$5.99
- 50% off - Best available sale!$6.99
- Golden Diamond Pack$11.99
- Mega Diamond Pack$13.99
Digger
No in-app purchases
