AR Dragon vs Grow Animals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Dragon
Hatch, raise, and care for a unique virtual dragon in augmented reality. Interact with your dragon by feeding, playing, and dressing it up with various accessories. Watch your dragon grow and explore the real world with it.
- Hatch and raise unique dragons
- Augmented reality integration
- Feed and play with your dragon
- Collect hats and skins
- Discover rare toys and food
- Dragon grows and changes size
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Augmented Reality Virtual Pet Simulator! Hatch and care for your own unique dragon! Your dragon is one of a kind and unlike any other in the world! Discover and care for your own unique pet dragon: * Each day your dragon grows older and larger in size. * No two dragons will look the same! * Bring your dragon into the real world with AR! * Play catch with your dragon to ensure they’re having fun. * Make sure to feed your dragon so they dont go hungry. * Collect over 20 unique hats and fancy skins to dress up your dragon. * Rare toys and food to collect! * Training mode coming soon! * Teen / Adult dragon coming soon! PLEASE NOTE: AR Dragon is free game. However, some extra items can be purchased for real money. AR Dragon was developed by PlaySide, the developers behind the Editors’ Choice title “Catch The Ark”, Icy Ropes, Monkey Ropes, The Lego Batman Movie Game and Bouncy Bits. Let us know what you would love to see in our next update. Visit us at : www.playsidestudios.com
Grow Animals
Design and raise your dream pet by combining traits like cute, smart, strong, and lovable. Witness their evolution from a single cell to a fully grown creature, and even merge animals to discover new breeds. Decorate their habitat and care for them.
- Create dozens of unique animals
- Experiment with trait combinations
- Witness animal evolution
- Decorate pet habitats
- Pamper and play with pets
- Merge animals to discover new breeds
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Create your ideal pet! Make any pet animal you’ve ever dreamed of, there are dozens to collect! House them in your personal zoo, decorate it to your liking to keep your lovable fur babies happy. What is your ideal pet? Is it Cute? Smart? Strong? Lovable? Some combination of the four, or maybe just two of those traits? Experiment to find out! Science has produced concentrated potions of cute, smart, strong, and love, mix these traits together to create your favorite animal! What kind of animal is all Love but no Cute? What’s the strongest animal? The Smartest? Only you can find out. Start raising new animals starting with a single cell. Whatever mixture of traits you choose will produce a cell of your new animal, clone and merge cells together to slowly grow your pet. Witness the amazing evolution! What will your pet look like in its earliest stages of development? How adorable will it be as a baby? See the greatest miracle of life play out before your very eyes! Bring mythical creatures to life with your wondrous scientific abilities! Create dragons and unicorns. Bring dinosaurs back to life. Raise every breed of dog and cat! Combine fully grown animals together to create new and wonderful new pets. What does merging two kittens together create? You’ll have to try it yourself to know. Main Features: - Create Dozens of Adorable Animals! - Experiment to Discover New Animals to Add to Your Collection! - Decorate Your Pets’ New Home, Create Your Dream Garden! - Pamper, Feed, Bath, and Play with Your New Pets! Your journey of life, discovery, and creation starts now! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
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Verdict
AR Dragon and Grow Animals both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of AR Dragon's written reviews are positive against 62% of Grow Animals's. AR Dragon also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Grow Animals's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 7K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. AR Dragon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Grow Animals sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for AR Dragon against 4.7 for Grow Animals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grow Animals has 45K ratings behind it against 7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of AR Dragon's written reviews are positive against 62% of Grow Animals's.
AR Dragon ships an update fortnightly, Grow Animals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Dragon | Grow Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7K ratings) | 4.7 (45K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K | 45K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 299 MB | 334 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PlaySide | Lion Studios |
Customer experience
AR Dragon
Grow Animals
User reviews
AR Dragon
From 7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐉 Cute and interactive dragon
- 🎨 Customizable dragon with skins and accessories
- 🔍 Realistic AR integration
- 🕹️ Fun feeding and training activities
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Dragon gets hungry/bored too quickly
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Difficulty accessing camera permissions
- 🔁 Limited gameplay beyond feeding and playing
Grow Animals
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Cute and fun animals
- 🤗 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 🤓 Educational animal facts
- 👍 Great for kids and adults
Room to improve
- 😡 Too many ads and ad breaks
- 🤖 Lack of freedom to create own animals
- 🤯 Repetitive and limiting gameplay
- 🤔 Misleading advertising
Bugs and requests
AR Dragon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working properly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Dragon disappearing or getting stuck in certain locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more mini-games and activities
- Implement a sleep/hibernation mode for the dragon
- Allow for multiple dragons or a breeding feature
- Improve dragon aging and visual progression
- Add multiplayer/social features to interact with other players
Grow Animals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Animals disappearing after merging
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect animal spawning
- Progress reset problems
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to create their own unique animals
- Reduce the number of ads and ad breaks
- Add more content and gameplay variety
- Fix bugs and glitches
In-app purchases
AR Dragon
- Small pile of Crystals$0.99
- Adult Dragon$0.99
- Food Bowl$1.99
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- Extra Lair 1$1.99
- Extra Lair 2$1.99
- Bag of Crystals$2.99
- Winter is Coming$3.99
- Crate of Crystals$9.99
- Chest of Crystals$29.99
- Treasure trove of Crystals$79.99
Grow Animals
- Remove Ads$2.99
- All In One Bundle$4.99
Questions
Is AR Dragon free?
Is Grow Animals free?
Which has better reviews, AR Dragon or Grow Animals?
Do AR Dragon or Grow Animals have ads?
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