Dragon Evolution vs Hatching Dragons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Evolution
Merge and evolve dragons to discover new mutant creatures. Collect coins by managing your dragons and use them to buy more beasts or earn money. Customize your dragons with hats and navigate through different levels while avoiding impostors.
- Drag and drop similar dragons to merge
- Discover new mutant creatures
- Collect dragon poop coins
- Buy new creatures
- Customize dragons with hats
- Avoid impostors
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You’re definitely gonna hear these ones ROAR! The amazing and POWERFUL dragons are now in the EVOLUTION series! Feeling like a real WARRIOR? Come meet these big guys that are so cool they will BURN everything UP! In this evolution game, you’ll have to prove yourself to be the DRAGON MASTER! Control all your nice beasts - but get out of their way if they accidentally sneeze some fire - and make money out of it! HOW TO PLAY • Drag and drop similar dragons to create new mysterious and mutant creatures • Use the MAGIC dragon poop coins to buy new creatures and make even more money • Alternatively, fiercely tap a dragon to make them poop and collect more coins! HIGHLIGHTS • Different levels and many different dragon types to discover • Watch out for the impostors that will get in your way! • Dragons can be funny: put on crazy HATS in your dragons and make them unique! Make sure all your fire alarms are working and enjoy this amazing adventure! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq
Hatching Dragons
Discover unique eggs, bond with them through minigames, and hatch them into one-of-a-kind dragons. Collect dragons across different elements and rarities to complete your codex in this cozy, family-friendly care game.
- Unique, one-of-a-kind eggs
- Bonding minigames
- Hatch unique dragons
- Collect dragons by element and rarity
- Complete dragon codex
- Kid-friendly gameplay
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Every egg is unique. In Hatching Dragons, no two eggs are ever the same. Each one is one-of-a-kind, with its own colors, patterns, and a special dragon waiting inside. Bond. Hatch. Collect. A cozy care game the whole family can enjoy: DISCOVER Uncover a brand-new egg, unlike any you've seen before. BOND Bond with your egg by playing minigames: catch it, spin it, draw it, and more! Every moment together grows your Bond. HATCH Fill your egg with Bond and watch it hatch into a dragon that's truly yours. COLLECT Hatch dragons across elements and rarities, from cuddly commons to dazzling legendaries, and complete your Codex. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Every egg is truly one-of-a-kind! • A growing collection of charming, huggable dragons! • Relaxing, kid-friendly minigames. Easy to learn, cozy to play! • Gentle pace, wholesome vibes, no pressure! • Made for kids, parents, and dragon-lovers of all ages! Download Hatching Dragons and start your collection today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dragon Evolution at 15K against Hatching Dragons's 6. Hatching Dragons's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dragon Evolution sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Hatching Dragons sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hatching Dragons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Evolution has 15K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Dragon Evolution's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hatching Dragons's.
Dragon Evolution ships an update every 5 weeks, Hatching Dragons every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Evolution | Hatching Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | BRENDEN KYLE PETERSEN |
Customer experience
Dragon Evolution
Hatching Dragons
Bugs and requests
Dragon Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- Diamonds glitching and disappearing
- Hats disappearing from dragons
- Game freezing and crashing
- Coin/gem count being obscured by UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add more color options for dragons
- Implement a battle arena or mini-games
- Reduce the frequency of ads
- Allow players to sell or discard excess hats
Hatching Dragons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dragon Evolution
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- pack with diamonds$1.99
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- pack of rubies$1.99
- instant coins doubler$1.99
- Shop Bundle$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- big pack of rubies$5.99
- income doubler$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Hard Currency Pack 3$9.99
- starter bundle discount$9.99
Hatching Dragons
- Coin Pouch$0.99
- Coin Jar$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Small Chest$4.99
- Treasure Chest$9.99
- Dragon Vault$19.99
- Mythic Hoard$99.99
Questions
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