Comparison

Snowball vs Dragon Panic

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

Head to head
About

Snowball

Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Collect snowflakes
  • Build a snowball
  • Crumbling floor mechanic
  • Swipe controls
  • Tilt controls option
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.

About

Dragon Panic

Control adorable dragons to incinerate incoming attacks from a knight. Tilt your device to move and tap to shoot fireballs, aiming to survive as long as possible and achieve high scores on the leaderboards. Enjoy retro graphics and sound effects in this fast-paced arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Retro graphics and sound
  • Tilt or virtual D-pad controls
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Tweet high scores
  • Power-up potions
  • Enemy attack variety
Features
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"Dragon Panic looks and sounds as old school as you can get. The game is simple, survive as long as you can without getting bonked on the head, which of course is always easier said than done." - http://appadvice.com "...after one round I was hooked. It packs a definite just-one-more-time draw to rank on the leaderboards." - http://toucharcade.com "Dragon Panic offers a unique rushing raw excitement that players would enjoy irrespective of age." - http://iphonefootprint.com "The general look and feel is very reminiscent of games for the C64. If you want a fun, undemanding look back, Dragon Panic is definitely a title to check out." - http://zaxxon1-retrogames.blogspot.com Help Berny and Blaze, the adorable pink and green dragons, thwart the cowardly knight by incinerating his barrage of attacks in his quest for fame, fortune, and of course the princess. Tilt the phone to move the dragon. Tap the screen to shoot a fireball. Burn everything but don't get bonked on the head. Features: Game Center leaderboards Tweet your high score Virtual D-Pad or Tilt control Retro graphics Old school sound FX and music Details: Rocks and Shields destroy a stepping stone in one hit. Swords, Spears, and Axes do less damage. Bombs do more damage. Skulls will hamper the dragons' fireballs. Red potions clear the screen. Green potions make the dragons invincible. Blue potions replace a missing stone. Bats are worth big points. Game is over when Blaze or Berny gets hit.

Screenshots

Snowball4 screens
Dragon Panic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Snowball at Free against Dragon Panic's $0.99. Snowball also leads on ratings volume (185 vs 24). Dragon Panic's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Snowball is free to download; Dragon Panic costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dragon Panic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowball has 185 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Snowball's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dragon Panic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Dragon Panic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Snowball versus Dragon Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowballDragon Panic
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.9 (185 ratings)4.2 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPaul EwersDanny Bliss

Customer experience

Snowball

All ratings185 ratings
Positive35.1%
Neutral22.2%
Negative42.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative37.9%

Dragon Panic

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Snowball

No in-app purchases

None

Dragon Panic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowball free?
Snowball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dragon Panic free?
Dragon Panic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snowball or Dragon Panic?
Dragon Panic is rated higher. Snowball averages 2.9 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Dragon Panic averages 4.2 from 24 ratings.
Do Snowball or Dragon Panic have ads?
Neither Snowball nor Dragon Panic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snowball or Dragon Panic?
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, and Dragon Panic every 2 months. Most recently, Snowball was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dragon Panic on October 23, 2026.

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