Comparison

Dragon Panic vs Battle Slugs

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

Head to head
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.

About

Battle Slugs

Command an army of slugs in a strategic territory conquest game. Utilize unique slug abilities and battlefield tactics to outmaneuver opponents on hexagonal maps. Enjoy colorful graphics, custom music, and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Command slug armies
  • Territory conquest gameplay
  • Hexagonal playing fields
  • Strategic combat
  • Colorful cartoony graphics
  • Game Center high scores
Features
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Playing Battle Slugs, you take command of a well-trained army of the finest slugs, either green angelic slugs or red devilish slugs (you can decide which, based on what you did last night). Slug it out across a variety of hexagon-celled playing fields, each with its own sweet spots and bottlenecks, using strategy to claim the most territory and conquer the field. The game includes colorful cartoony graphics, plus changing backgrounds and custom soundtrack music. Your progress is saved and sent to the Game Center high scores list. Take on a friend or go up against the cold logic of the CPU on one of three levels of difficulty.

Screenshots

Dragon Panic4 screens
Battle Slugs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Battle Slugs at Free against Dragon Panic's $0.99. Battle Slugs also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (231 vs 24). Dragon Panic's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.3). 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

Battle Slugs 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battle Slugs has 231 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Dragon Panic's written reviews are positive against 55% of Battle Slugs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon Panic ships an update every 2 months, Battle Slugs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dragon Panic versus Battle Slugs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon PanicBattle Slugs
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (24 ratings) — better3.3 (231 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews54.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24231 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.63.1.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDanny BlissBrainVault Games, LLC

Customer experience

Dragon Panic

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

Battle Slugs

All ratings231 ratings
Positive53.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative34.7%

Bugs and requests

Dragon Panic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Battle Slugs

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes when choosing a team
  • Crashes when loading a scenario
  • Crashes on iPad
  • Crashes on iPod Touch
  • Crashes when trying to play
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  • Doesn't load at all

Requested features

12 requests
  • Better difficulty levels
  • Tall-screen version for iPhone 5
  • Bluetooth multiplayer
  • Restart option
  • Achievements
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  • Online multiplayer with leaderboards
  • Ability to custom make boards
  • Option to turn off UI graphics
  • Pause and Replay buttons
  • Easier to go to next level
  • Swipe left/right to change levels
  • Clearer game flow and UI

In-app purchases

None

Dragon Panic

No in-app purchases

None

Battle Slugs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon Panic free?
Dragon Panic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Battle Slugs free?
Battle Slugs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Panic or Battle Slugs?
Dragon Panic is rated higher. Dragon Panic averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Battle Slugs averages 3.3 from 231 ratings.
Do Dragon Panic or Battle Slugs have ads?
Neither Dragon Panic nor Battle Slugs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon Panic or Battle Slugs?
Dragon Panic ships an update every 2 months, and Battle Slugs every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dragon Panic was updated on October 12, 2026 and Battle Slugs on October 20, 2026.

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