Dragon Up! vs cube farm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Up!
Hatch and collect unique dragons in this idle adventure game. Discover their personalities, expand your kingdom with new lands and habitats, and upgrade your dragons to earn more coins. Feed your dragon to unlock treasures and advance your quest.
- Hatch and collect rare dragons
- Expand idle kingdom with new lands
- Upgrade dragons and nests for coins
- Feed dragon for treasures and unlocks
- Participate in time-limited events
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Hatch and collect rare dragons — then help them revive their magic in this colorful and beautifully animated idle adventure game. Save the kingdom by discovering each dragon's unique design and personality. Some dragons — like the Pug Dragon, the Queen Dragon and the Robo Dragon — offer better rewards and moneymaking abilities. Expand your idle kingdom by unlocking more lands and exotic habitats. Upgrade your dragons and nests, and they'll produce more coins. Collect cards and magic potions, then level up your favorite dragons to increase their abilities. The best way to make money is to eat money. Feed gold to your pet dragon Billy at the end of each day, and you'll unlock amazing treasures, new dragons, and new nests. Rebuild your nests, bring back your dragons, expand your kingdom and create your own dragon utopia. Ramp up the fun with time-limited events. Win rare dragons, gems and potions to help advance your main quest.
cube farm
Engage in a semi-idle farming simulation with endless progression and a dynamic market. Collect and train pets for battles, and enjoy quick sessions without ads or pay-to-win elements. An online expansion adds competitive multiplayer and collectible tarot cards.
- Semi-idle farming gameplay
- Endless progression with prestige
- Dynamic produce market
- Pet collection and battling
- Online multiplayer battles
- Cloud saves
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-no ads or pay-to-win mechanics -quick sessions, break from scrolling -endless progression with prestige bonuses -time slows at higher layers, with larger harvests -dynamic produce market with supply and demand -pets to collect, feed, train, and battle NEW! cube farm: online [expansion required] -challenge friends to gooster battles -compete for rating in the ranked arena -take a phone break with your gooster at the park -collect tarot cards to use at the park -backup data to the cloud with cloud saves
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: cube farm at 91% against Dragon Up!'s 15%. cube farm also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 Up! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and cube farm sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
cube farm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 853 and 547 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Dragon Up!'s written reviews are positive against 91% of cube farm's.
Dragon Up! ships an update every 12 months, cube farm fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Up! | cube farm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (853 ratings) | 4.8 (547 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 853 — better | 547 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 377 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Tarot Focus, LLC |
Customer experience
Dragon Up!
cube farm
Bugs and requests
Dragon Up!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
cube farm
Reported bugs
2 issues- Swiping issues on farm layers
- Inconsistent performance and input lag
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save preferred layout settings
- More engaging battle system
- Clearer in-game instructions
In-app purchases
Dragon Up!
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
cube farm
- Party Egg$0.99
- Balloon Egg$0.99
- Taco Egg$0.99
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- Lucky Egg$0.99
- Bunny Egg$0.99
- Heart Egg$0.99
- Snowman Egg$0.99
- Santa Egg$0.99
- Turkey Egg$0.99
- Jack Egg$0.99
- Apple Egg$0.99
- Darkness Egg$0.99
- Online Access$1.99
- Coffee Tip$4.99
- Welcome Bundle$8.99
- Complete Bundle$9.99
