Comparison

Dragon Up! vs Scratch Inc.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Scratch Inc.

An idle incremental game where you build an empire by scratching cards and earning points. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and prestige to progress faster. Enjoy endless upgrades, achievements, and global leaderboards with no ads or wait timers.

Highlights
  • Endless Upgrades
  • Prestige for Progress
  • Achievements with Rewards
  • Global Leaderboards
  • Playable Offline
  • No Ads
Features
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)

Screenshots

Dragon Up!4 screens
Scratch Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scratch Inc. at 93% against Dragon Up!'s 15%. Scratch Inc. also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 12 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dragon Up! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and Scratch Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 812 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Dragon Up!'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Scratch Inc.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon Up! ships an update every 12 months, Scratch Inc. every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dragon Up! versus Scratch Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon Up!Scratch Inc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (812 ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8121.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Makopaz LLC

Customer experience

Dragon Up!

All ratings812 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral15.6%
Negative69.3%

Scratch Inc.

All ratings1,918 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.6%

Bugs and requests

Dragon Up!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Scratch Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Offline rewards rarely triggering
  • Lacking sound effects

Requested features

2 requests
  • More skin tone options for avatar
  • Better variety and more offline rewards

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dragon Up!

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
5 purchases

Scratch Inc.

One-time5
  • 20 Gold$1.99
  • 55 Gold$4.99
  • 120 Gold$9.99
Show 2 more
  • 260 Gold$19.99
  • 750 Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Dragon Up! free?
Dragon Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scratch Inc. free?
Scratch Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Up! or Scratch Inc.?
Scratch Inc. is rated higher. Dragon Up! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 812 ratings, while Scratch Inc. averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Dragon Up! or Scratch Inc. have ads?
Neither Dragon Up! nor Scratch Inc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon Up! or Scratch Inc.?
Dragon Up! ships an update every 12 months, and Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Most recently, Dragon Up! was updated on October 18, 2026 and Scratch Inc. on October 17, 2026.

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