Comparison

AlgoRun vs Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AlgoRun

This game teaches fundamental coding concepts through interactive puzzles. It uses game mechanics inspired by programming principles like functions, loops, and conditionals to build algorithmic thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.

Highlights
  • Algorithmic thinking puzzles
  • Sequential instruction execution
  • Functions and recursive loops
  • Conditionals
  • Step-by-step debugging
Features
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A puzzle game for learning, practicing and improving algorithmic thinking. AlgoRun features puzzles that will teach you the basics of coding in a fun interactive way by using game mechanics derived from programming concepts such as: • Sequential Instruction Execution • Functions • Recursive Loops • Conditionals • Step-by-Step Debugging

About

Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle

Features
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Hatchling: Dragon Puzzle is a calm, satisfying logic game where you hatch dragon eggs hidden inside colored grids. Each puzzle has exactly one solution — no guessing, no luck, just pure deduction. HOW TO PLAY • Each colored region hides exactly one dragon • One dragon per row and per column • Dragons cannot touch each other — not even diagonally • Single tap to mark a cell as excluded (×) • Double-tap to place a dragon FEATURES • 50 chapters with 12 levels each — 600 unique puzzles • 5 grid sizes: 4×4 through 8×8 for escalating challenge • Warm, soothing design — ideal for relaxing play • Background music + haptic feedback • Offline — no internet required to play • 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean • Free to play — optional ads to earn extra lives Perfect for fans of Nonogram, Sudoku, Picross, or any calm puzzle game. Pick up any time, put down any time.

Screenshots

AlgoRun3 screens
Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle at none against AlgoRun's 1. AlgoRun's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AlgoRun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AlgoRun versus Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlgoRunHatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbitcrumbs s.r.l.Alain Grange

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AlgoRun

One-time1
  • Algorun Premium$1.99
None

Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlgoRun free?
AlgoRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle free?
Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlgoRun or Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle have ads?
Hatchling Dragon Nest Puzzle shows ads; AlgoRun does not.

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