Comparison

Animation Throwdown vs DBS

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

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About

Animation Throwdown

Collect cards featuring characters from popular animated shows and battle other players in strategic duels. Build and upgrade your deck, join a guild, and compete in challenges to rise to the top.

Highlights
  • Collect cards from favorite animated shows
  • Strategic PVP card battles
  • Build and upgrade your card deck
  • Join guilds and chat with friends
  • Conquer story levels and arenas
  • Weekly challenges and guild wars
Features
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Animation Throwdown is the collectible card game that lets you collect cards and battle with characters from your favorite shows! Collect cards featuring characters and moments from your favorite cartoons. FAMILY GUY, FUTURAMA, AMERICAN DAD, KING OF THE HILL, BOB’S BURGERS and FX’s ARCHER duke it out in Animation Throwdown’s epic CCG! PVP battles let you duel other players in strategic head-to-head card battles. Enter epic card wars with Bob, Linda, Tina, Louise or Gene and fight Peter or Stewie Griffin! Battle, build and upgrade your deck for a cartoon card clash. Build a deck and join a guild with your friends, share tips and tricks through chat. Can you rise to the top? Card battles may be digital, but the stakes are real!* The fate of the world rests in your hands!** (*Stakes are not real) (**The fate of the world does not rest in your hands.) STEWIE, BENDER, LANA, PAM, TINA BELCHER, HANK HILL & ROGER THE ALIEN are waiting for you in this epic CCG! Come battle your way to the top in PVP duels! Collectible Card Game Collect cards of your favorite characters from each and every show Collect and fuse to design an epic deck Build card combos and find powerful new cards in Mom’s Mystery Box for special surprises and skins. Card Battles Battle to conquer 30+ islands of story levels to win cards – can you unlock Onyx Mode? Duel other players to level up in the Arena and unlock Secret Fight Club. Card battle challenges and Guild wars are available every week for big rewards. Play for infinite hours, provided that you never stop playing! Cartoon characters from your favorite shows: Family Guy’s Peter Griffin arrives alongside, Stewie, Lois, Meg, & Chris! Futurama’s Bender approaches with Fry, Leela, & Zoidberg! American Dad’s Stan Smith goes in for the attack with Francine, Klaus & Hayley! King of the Hill’s Hank Hill puts the “pain” in “propane” with Peggy, Dale, Jeff, & Bobby! Bob's Burgers’ Tina Belcher cooks the competition, joined by Bob Belcher, and Teddy! Your favorite Cartoon characters will make you laugh ‘til you drop your phone (or tablet) in the toilet! FX's Archer needs you on his very own spy missions! Download Animation Throwdown and join the card battling adventure today! Please Note: A network connection is required to play. Login or sign up for a Kongregate account to save progress across devices! Rated 18+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS). Animation Throwdown CCG is free to play, but some extra game items can be purchased for real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards ™ and © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

About

DBS

Learn the rules of a popular physical card game featuring characters from various Dragon Ball series. This digital version serves as a tutorial to help you understand gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Learn game rules
  • Digital tutorial version
  • Dragon Ball characters
  • Understand gameplay
Features
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Play the digital version and learn the rules! The Dragon Ball Super Card Game is a physical card game with characters from not just Dragon Ball Super, but countless other Dragon Ball series! Play the digital version of the Dragon Ball Super Card Game and learn the rules as you go! *This version is for tutorial-use only. *You cannot play online matches, buy cards, or edit decks.

Screenshots

Animation Throwdown4 screens
DBS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animation Throwdown at 4.7 against DBS's 3.7. Animation Throwdown also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (43K vs 729). DBS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Animation Throwdown sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. DBS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animation Throwdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Throwdown has 43K ratings behind it against 729, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Animation Throwdown's written reviews are positive against 55% of DBS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animation Throwdown ships an update weekly, DBS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Animation Throwdown versus DBS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimation ThrowdownDBS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43K ratings) — better3.7 (729 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better55.2% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better729
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB237 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKongregateBANDAI Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Animation Throwdown

All ratings43,227 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,651 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative19.2%

DBS

All ratings726 ratings
Positive66.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative28.5%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral15.3%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Animation Throwdown

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable mix of cartoon characters
  • 🎨 Visually appealing graphics
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play rewards

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression without spending money
  • 🤖 Unfair matchmaking against higher-level players
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency on drop rates
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Overly aggressive monetization

DBS

From 729 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great tutorial
  • 👍 Helpful for learning the game
  • 💡 Potential for full game version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tutorial issues (can't select cards, crashes)
  • 🔒 Lacks full game features (online play, deck building, etc.)
  • 🔒 Limited content (only 3 levels)

Bugs and requests

Animation Throwdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when opening the shop
  • Tutorial gets stuck on card upgrade screen
  • Arena rewards not properly credited

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add real-time PvP mode
  • Improve guild communication features
  • Implement card recycling system
  • Reduce research and upgrade times

DBS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tutorial not working properly
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Unbalanced AI difficulty

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make it a full game with online play and customizable decks
  • Add more starter decks and content
  • Translate to more languages
  • Implement card scanning/collection management

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Animation Throwdown

One-time9
  • Limited Time Pack2 variants$2.99
  • Small Gem Pack$4.99
  • Time Limited Pack$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Get it now! Time Limited Pack$4.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$9.99
  • Special Pack$9.99
  • VIP Card$9.99
  • Large Gem Pack$19.99
  • Exclusive! Limited Time Pack$19.99
None

DBS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animation Throwdown free?
Animation Throwdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DBS free?
DBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animation Throwdown or DBS?
Animation Throwdown is rated higher. Animation Throwdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while DBS averages 3.7 from 729 ratings.
Do Animation Throwdown or DBS have ads?
Animation Throwdown shows ads; DBS does not.
Which is updated more often, Animation Throwdown or DBS?
Animation Throwdown ships an update weekly, and DBS every 4 months. Most recently, Animation Throwdown was updated on November 6, 2026 and DBS on November 3, 2026.

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