Digger Machine vs Fishy
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.
Fishy
Navigate a crowded underwater arena, outsmarting larger predators and consuming smaller prey to grow stronger. Survive the depths by strategically feeding and avoiding becoming food yourself in this aquatic adventure.
- Underwater arena survival
- Outsmart larger predators
- Consume smaller prey
- Grow stronger
- Strategic feeding
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Welcome to the world of Fishy, XGenStudios' most popular undersea adventure game, and now available on IOS! It’s getting pretty crowded down here, and if you want to last in this underwater arena, you’ll need to outsmart and outmaneuver the larger predators, all the while building your strength by eating any smaller prey you can find. The pond is yours for the eating. It’s up to you to feed or be fed upon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digger Machine at 79% against Fishy's 10%. Digger Machine also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 2.1). Fishy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Digger Machine is free to download; Fishy costs $0.99 up front. Digger Machine sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Fishy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digger Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digger Machine has 351 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Digger Machine's written reviews are positive against 10% of Fishy's.
Digger Machine ships an update every 3 months, Fishy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digger Machine | Fishy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (351 ratings) — better | 2.1 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 10.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 351 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Mazur | XGen Studios |
Customer experience
Digger Machine
Fishy
User reviews
Digger Machine
From 351 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
Fishy
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Nostalgic fun
- 👍 Familiar gameplay
- 🎮 Classic and level modes
Room to improve
- ❌ App doesn't open
- 🐛 Unresponsive controls
- 🎯 Large hitboxes
- 🔊 Annoying music
- 🚫 No game ending
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
Fishy
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch
- Game won't open
- Hit marker too big/buggy
- Random deaths without collision
- Game freezes
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- Level 7 and 8 impossible due to hitboxes
Requested features
10 requests- Add a pause button
- Include high-scores/leaderboards
- Sound options
- Numbers on fish for collision clarity
- Option to move fish with finger
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- Sensitivity settings for controls
- On-screen keys for precise movement
- Game ending
- Faster fish movement
- End cap for classic mode
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
Fishy
No in-app purchases
