Dragon Shadow vs Griddie Islands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Shadow
Pilot a craft through enemy territory, destroying targets while avoiding obstacles and enemy fire. Utilize swipe controls for movement, tapping to shoot, and a tap-and-hold for turbo speed. Rescue prisoners and collect ammo to aid your mission.
- Fly through enemy bases
- Destroy targets
- Avoid walls and enemy fire
- Pick up ammo
- Rescue prisoners
- Swipe controls for movement
- Tap to fire
- Turbo speed
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Fly through the enemy base and destroy targets Avoid walls and enemy fire Pick up Ammo and Rescue Prisoners Are the controls easy? Swipe Up, Down, Left, And Right to Move Tap to fire Tap and Hold for Turbo Speed Sounds easy, now get to it !!!
Griddie Islands
Place quirky beings on tiny islands to attract fleas that produce money. Merge beings to discover higher levels and increase production in this lively idle merger game. Explore over 50 unique levels.
- Place beings on islands
- Fleas produce money
- Merge beings to level up
- Discover 50+ levels
- Idle production mechanics
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Welcome to the world of Griddies! A world where tiny islands are inhabited by even tinier fleas and quirky beings called Griddies! Place griddies on the islands and watch as the fleas start to jump around in excitement and produce money! Use it to buy more griddies to attract more fleas. Same-level Griddies can also be merged into higher level ones, and the higher the level the more they produce! Merge every Griddie to discover the 50+ levels, each with its own look and personality. Merge, level up, and try to keep the islands filled in this lively idle merger!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dragon Shadow at none against Griddie Islands's 8. Dragon Shadow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Griddie Islands's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Griddie Islands sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dragon Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dragon Shadow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Griddie Islands has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dragon Shadow's written reviews are positive against 68% of Griddie Islands's.
Dragon Shadow ships an update every 24 months, Griddie Islands monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Shadow | Griddie Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | andrew bell | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Dragon Shadow
Griddie Islands
Bugs and requests
Dragon Shadow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Griddie Islands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Screen going black when placing Griddies
- Inventory getting stuck with no way to clear
- Inconsistent in-app purchase functionality
Requested features
5 requests- More islands and Griddie designs
- Prestige system or other progression mechanics
- Option to sell or discard unwanted Griddies
- Ability to rotate Griddies
- In-game notes or planning tools
In-app purchases
Dragon Shadow
No in-app purchases
Griddie Islands
- Cubes 10 pack2 variants$0.99
- Cubes 60 pack2 variants$4.99
- Cubes 200 pack$9.99
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- Cubes 600 pack$19.99
- Cubes 2100 pack$49.99
- Cubes 5800 pack$99.99
Questions
Is Dragon Shadow free?
Is Griddie Islands free?
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Do Dragon Shadow or Griddie Islands have ads?
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