Dragon Up! vs Scratch Inc.
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.
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.
- Endless Upgrades
- Prestige for Progress
- Achievements with Rewards
- Global Leaderboards
- Playable Offline
- No Ads
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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)
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dragon Up! | Scratch Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (812 ratings) | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 812 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 days — 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 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 377 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Makopaz LLC |
Customer experience
Dragon Up!
Scratch Inc.
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
Dragon Up!
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Scratch Inc.
- 20 Gold$1.99
- 55 Gold$4.99
- 120 Gold$9.99
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- 260 Gold$19.99
- 750 Gold$49.99








