Ellude vs Dragon Down Saga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ellude
Test your reflexes in this endless arcade game where you must quickly choose the safe path to avoid falling fire. With simple controls and challenging gameplay, compete for high scores on global leaderboards. Choose between classic and easier modes.
- Endless arcade gameplay
- Reflex and decision-making tests
- Four pathway navigation
- Two game modes (Hard/Easy Classic)
- Game Center leaderboards
- Achievements
- Classic and Modern UI themes
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Ellude is the endless arcade game that tests your reflexes and decision-making. One wrong move and it's game over! HOW TO PLAY Move left and right between four pathways as waves of fire fall from above. Only one pathway is safe. Find it, move to it, and survive to score a point. Miss it, and you're done. The catch? Once you start moving, you can't change direction until you reach the next pathway. Every decision counts. GAME MODES - Hard Classic: The original challenge. No hints, no mercy. - Easy Classic: Slower pace with an early yellow flash showing the safe pathway. FEATURES - Simple one-tap controls - Game Center leaderboards for all 4 modes - Achievements from Bronze to the legendary Green medal - Classic and Modern UI themes - switch instantly in Settings - Compete with friends and climb the global rankings Originally released in 2016, Ellude is back with its original design and a new modern theme. How high can you score?
Dragon Down Saga
Control a dragon by tapping the screen to descend and slice through blocks. Navigate through levels and overcome obstacles in this engaging arcade game.
- Tap-based dragon control
- Block slicing gameplay
- Arcade-style progression
- Intuitive controls
- Challenging levels
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Tap on screen to let the dragon go down and slice into blocks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ellude at 100% against Dragon Down Saga's 34%. Ellude also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Dragon Down Saga's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (347 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Ellude sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dragon Down Saga sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ellude holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Down Saga has 347 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ellude's written reviews are positive against 34% of Dragon Down Saga's.
Ellude ships an update every 5 days, Dragon Down Saga every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ellude | Dragon Down Saga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (347 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 347 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Turk | Salman Younis |
Customer experience
Ellude
Dragon Down Saga
In-app purchases
Ellude
- Remove Ads$3.99
Dragon Down Saga
- Remove Ads$9.99
- Remove Ads$19.99
Questions
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