Idle Dragons vs Monster Catch Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Dragons
Merge dragons to create a powerful team and defend the Dragoncoo valley from the evil Zombiedragon. Discover new dragon types and embark on an adventure to save your home.
- Merge dragons to get stronger
- Discover new dragon types
- Defend Dragoncoo valley
- Battle evil Zombiedragon
- Build your dragon team
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Build your team in Idle dragon and start to write a story about your adventure and conquest! You can discover and know the myths and types of dragon. You can get stronger and more powerful dragons through merge! A valley called Dragoncoo is growing vigorously, however the evil Zombiedragon appears, he attempts to push the beautiful Dragoncoo into destruction. Many kind dragons start to feel disturbed, they start running and practicing,hope to defeat the evil Zombiedragon! But, they don't have a leader, they fight alone without clues. This is exactly what Zombiedragon wants to see! Do you want to see the beautiful Dragoncoo move towards destruction? Dragoncoo needs you, so are the kind dragons. Come on now!
Monster Catch Run
Embark on a thrilling dinosaur hunting adventure. Capture various dinosaurs, merge them to create colossal beasts, and dominate your rivals in epic battles.
- Dinosaur hunting
- Dinosaur merging
- Competitive battles
- Colossal dinosaur creation
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Become a dinosaur hunter,catch those different kinds of dinosaurs,then merge them into the biggest dinosaur and beat your opponents!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Idle Dragons at none against Monster Catch Run's shown. Idle Dragons also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 49%). Monster Catch Run's advantage is ratings volume (832 vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. Idle Dragons sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Catch Run sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Dragons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Catch Run has 832 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Idle Dragons's written reviews are positive against 49% of Monster Catch Run's.
Idle Dragons ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Catch Run weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Dragons | Monster Catch Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (832 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 49.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 832 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 485 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Global Mobile Games | 国新 夏 |
Customer experience
Idle Dragons
Monster Catch Run
Bugs and requests
Idle Dragons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Monster Catch Run
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes at specific levels
- Coins/rewards not properly awarded
- Disappearing/lost progress and in-game items
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to keep progress after reaching higher levels
- Reduced ads or paid ad-free option
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
Idle Dragons
- Small pile of dino treasure$0.99
- Medium pile of dino treasure$4.99
- Large pile of dino treasure$9.99
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- Skip ads function$9.99
- Super pile of dino treasure$19.99
- super member card$49.99
- Super boots$99.99
Monster Catch Run
- Newbie Skins Pack$0.99
- Newbie Pack$0.99
- RemoveAds$2.99
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- NoAds + 10 Dinos + 5,000 Coins$3.99
- NoAds + 5 Skins + 5,000 Coins$3.99
- NoAds+ 20 Dinos + 20,000 Coins$5.99
Questions
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