NOW LOADING vs Dragon Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOW LOADING
This game requires you to obstruct the screen by touching it. It features GameCenter integration and a "hard mode" with score tracking.
- Touch screen obstruction gameplay
- GameCenter integration
- Hard mode
- Score tracking
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Please obstruct reading by touching the screen. GameCenter introduction. hard mode:title,score touch (lower left)
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.
- Retro graphics and sound
- Tilt or virtual D-pad controls
- Game Center leaderboards
- Tweet high scores
- Power-up potions
- Enemy attack variety
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NOW LOADING at Free against Dragon Panic's $0.99. NOW LOADING also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.6). Dragon Panic's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
NOW LOADING is free to download; Dragon Panic costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dragon Panic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Panic has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of NOW LOADING's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dragon Panic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NOW LOADING ships an update every 3 months, Dragon Panic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOW LOADING | Dragon Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RUCKYGAMES CO., LTD. | Danny Bliss |
Customer experience
NOW LOADING
Dragon Panic
In-app purchases
NOW LOADING
No in-app purchases
Dragon Panic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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