Comparison

Dragon Panic vs Sparkle 2

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

Sparkle 2

Guide a tiny aquatic being through evolution, exploring, eating, and fighting to become a magnificent creature. Customize your Sparkle's development by choosing its diet and DNA.

Highlights
  • Control creature evolution
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in combat
  • Customize creature DNA
  • Experience multiple evolution paths
  • Play through numerous levels
Features
Currently charting
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„Sparkle 2: EVO is probably one of the more unique titles on the App Store”. 148Apps „It is a fantastic game with high replay value.” AppAdvice „Its luminescent aesthetic and engrossing soundtrack can easily gain a vice-like grip over your attention” SlideToPlay Control the evolution with the touch of your finger. Start as a tiny aquatic being, and climb the evolutionary ladder until you become a huge, magnificent creature. Explore the abyss in search of food. Attack other species whenever you run out of other food sources. Outsmart competing Sparkles and eat more micro-elements than them in the new competitive mode. Enjoy the surreal visuals and a relaxing soundtrack of ambient music. Can you grow the biggest Sparkle in the world? Subtle, captivating, addictive. We give you control over your Sparkle's development and well-being and you have one goal - to evolve. Whilst exploring the Sparkle Void, you find various nutritious elements to eat. Sometimes you will even have to fight for food with other species. You become what you eat - you get to choose whether your sparkle becomes a fast and aggressive carnivore, a sluggish but fast-eating herbivore, or an omnivore, whose features lie somewhere in between. Insight to your Sparkle's DNA strand will give you information about the progress and will help you plan which micro-elements you want to focus on eating next. You will also get to fight giant bosses from time to time. But there’s no rush to keep the game in full swing at all times. You may as well just relax, play the game on a slow pace, explore the sparkle void, consume nutritional elements, enjoy simple and surreal surrounding and listen to the ambient music soundtrack. The choice is all yours. - Three different ways to evolve. Become a fast and aggressive carnivore, a sluggish but fast eating herbivore, or an omnivore whose features lie somewhere in between - Experience 3 + 1 stages of evolution. - Play through 12 + 3 dreamlike looking levels - Use GenLab to check your Sparkles DNA strand, your progress, status of your special skills, and plan what to eat next accordingly. - Relax with great chilled-out ambient soundtrack. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/ForeverEntert FOLLOW US ON X http://twitter.com/foreverentert WATCH US ON YOUTUBE http://youtube.com/foreverentert

Screenshots

Dragon Panic4 screens
Sparkle 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dragon Panic at 50% against Sparkle 2's 0%. Dragon Panic also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). Sparkle 2's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Dragon Panic costs $0.99 and Sparkle 2 $2.99 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Panic has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dragon Panic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sparkle 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon Panic ships an update every 2 months, Sparkle 2 daily. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dragon Panic versus Sparkle 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon PanicSparkle 2
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (24 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB254 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDanny BlissForever Entertainment S.A.

Customer experience

Dragon Panic

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

Sparkle 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dragon Panic

No in-app purchases

None

Sparkle 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon Panic free?
Dragon Panic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparkle 2 free?
Sparkle 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Panic or Sparkle 2?
Dragon Panic is rated higher. Dragon Panic averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Sparkle 2 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dragon Panic or Sparkle 2 have ads?
Neither Dragon Panic nor Sparkle 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon Panic or Sparkle 2?
Dragon Panic ships an update every 2 months, and Sparkle 2 daily. Most recently, Dragon Panic was updated on August 27, 2026 and Sparkle 2 on September 10, 2026.

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