Kill the Dragon vs Tiny Island Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kill the Dragon
Embark on a dangerous quest as a dwarf tasked with eliminating dragons. Utilize dynamite, mining tools, and strategy to clear levels, collect treasures, and even raise your own dragon companions. Explore diverse environments and build structures as you progress.
- Smash rock and throw dynamite
- Collect gold and jewels
- Blast dragons
- Raise pet dragons
- Build castles
- Mine the moon
- Explore caves
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You are a dwarf with the most dangerous job in the land. Killing Dragons! Using lots of dynamite, a mining pick, and your wits you need to rid the kingdom of its dragon infestation all while collecting as much gold and jewels as you can! Smash Rock and throw dynamite through 197 levels Earn tons of new equipment. Blast dragons into the sky. Split mountains. Build Castles! Mine the Moon! Explore Caves! Capture dragon eggs to raise your own pet dragons. Pair up different colored dragons to hatch baby dragons in crazy colors. "Hilarious Game" "This game is addictive" "Fun and challenging at the same time" "It's fun to lob dynamite all over the screen and watch stuff fall away" "Awesome" "Great,addicting,fun,best game downloaded." "Reminds me of older games - simple and tons of fun"
Tiny Island Survival
Explore a mysterious island after a shipwreck, uncovering its secrets by venturing into the forest. This single-screen adventure features simple controls, resource collection, and character progression for both casual and dedicated players.
- Explore a mysterious island
- Unravel the island's secret
- Simple one-screen gameplay
- Collect materials
- Level up weapons and armor
- Increase health
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Thank you for 7,000,000 downloads! ■Learn the Island's Secret Shipwrecked, you wash up on an uninhabited-seeming island. But then you notice smoke rising from the forest. "Maybe someone lives here..." Explore the island, advance deeper into the forest, and unravel the island's mystery. ■No Complicated Controls The game takes place on one screen, so no getting lost. No annoying traveling from place to place. Just go deeper into the forest. ■Simple But With Elements for Completists to Enjoy Collect materials to aid in your survival. Level up your weapons and armor. Increase your health. ●Playable in short bursts whenever you have a sliver of time to kill ●Encapsulated in a single screen ●Cute, lively pixel art ●Simple gameplay with depth for completists
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kill the Dragon at none against Tiny Island Survival's shown. Kill the Dragon also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Tiny Island Survival's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (40K vs 18). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Kill the Dragon sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Island Survival sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Kill the Dragon against 4.8 for Tiny Island Survival. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Island Survival has 40K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Kill the Dragon's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tiny Island Survival's.
Kill the Dragon ships an update every 2 months, Tiny Island Survival every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kill the Dragon | Tiny Island Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 40K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Doug Peterson | GAME START LLC |
Customer experience
Kill the Dragon
Tiny Island Survival
User reviews
Kill the Dragon
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic retro graphics
- 🐉 Fun dragon breeding mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy controls and movement
- 🔧 Lack of instructions and tutorials
- 💰 Paid content required to access full game
Tiny Island Survival
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and simple game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Unique pixel art style
- 🎨 Great graphics
- 🎶 Nice music
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive and grindy late-game progression
- 🐢 Slow character movement
- 🔁 Monotonous resource farming
- 🔁 Lack of variety in enemies and content
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchase to remove ads
Bugs and requests
Kill the Dragon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Dwarf randomly moving left
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Hatching eggs not working properly
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Improved dragon mechanics and interactions
- Customization options for the dwarf character
Tiny Island Survival
Reported bugs
3 issues- Character getting stuck in certain positions
- Graphical glitches with ads
- Issues with saving/restoring progress
Requested features
8 requests- More islands to explore
- Ability to customize character
- Faster travel options
- More enemy and boss variety
- Expanded progression system
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- Idle/passive resource gathering
- Crafting system
- Ability to upgrade base/home
In-app purchases
Kill the Dragon
- Dragon Growth Elixir 5 pack$0.99
- Poison Totem$0.99
- Ice Totem$0.99
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- All Levels$1.99
- Dragon Growth Elixir 20 pack$1.99
Tiny Island Survival
- Material ball$0.49
- Maximum heart value +8$5.99
- Material Balls x10 +1$5.99
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- Starter pack$11.99
- Maximum heart value +16$11.99
- Super Coin Pack$11.99
- Material Balls x30 +5$19.99
Questions
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