Comparison

Humpback Whale vs Ultimate Dragon Simulator

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

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About

Humpback Whale

Explore the ocean depths as a humpback whale, searching for hidden fact sheets about these magnificent creatures. Navigate the underwater world using motion controls or a virtual gamepad, with multiple difficulty levels to enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Play as a humpback whale
  • Discover hidden fact sheets
  • 3D real-time rendering
  • Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Accelerometer or virtual GamePad controls
  • Learn through play
Features
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You play a Humpback Whale and you must find the fact sheets hidden in the depths of the abyss. Each sheet contains important information about Humpback Whales. You can control the whale with the accelerometer or using the virtual GamePad. In easy mode, one map shows your position in real time. Be careful not to get lost in the vast underwater ... Game Features: - 3D Real time rendering - Beautiful graphics and animations - 3 difficulty levels - Control with the accelerometer or the virtual GamePad - Learning through play - Select your language: English or French - Produced in collaboration with the Association GLOBICE specialized in the study of cetaceans

About

Ultimate Dragon Simulator

Assume the role of a powerful dragon, unleashing fiery destruction upon villages and castles. Battle mythical creatures, collect treasure, and raise a brood of customizable dragons. Experience realistic survival mechanics and elemental powers in a vast 3D world.

Highlights
  • Realistic survival mechanics
  • Destructible environments
  • Boss battles
  • Elemental dragon powers
  • Dragon customization
  • Brood management
  • Dynamic weather and day/night cycle
Features
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Rain down fire from above as an all mighty Dragon! Join an age old battle between beast and man as you face off against Orcs, Humans, and legendary monsters from mythology! Recruit, raise, and customize your dragons, destroy castles and villages, collect treasure, and battle for your life against fierce bosses like the undead Bone Dragon! Download the Ultimate Dragon Simulator today while it's 50% OFF for a very limited time! Brand New Features REALISTIC SIMULATOR You'll need to maintain your health, hunger, thirst, and energy while ruling over your dragon’s kingdom! ENDLESS DESTRUCTION Scorch the earth with your searing flames! Burn down fully destructible villages, outposts, and even entire kingdoms! DEADLY BOSS BATTLES Test your skills against FIVE thrilling boss battles! A massive serpent is hiding beneath the sparkling waters of the Sky Islands, the mighty phoenix is said to protect the lava filled caverns of the Lava Land, and other dangers are waiting for you! ELEMENTAL POWERS Choose your dragons element as you level up! Three unique elements each with 4 upgradable powers! Become a Fire Dragon and summon flaming meteors from the sky, freeze your enemies in crystal prisons as an Ice Dragon, or vaporize your foes as an all mighty Storm Dragon! COLLECT TREASURE You dragons need for gold is never satisfied! Steal gems, jewelry, silver, and gold from your enemies and stock pile it in your lair! BUILD YOUR BROOD Dominate other dragons and recruit them to your brood! Customize and play as any Dragon in your brood and create a powerful family of predators! HATCH DRAGON EGGS Breed baby whelps that will grow into powerful members of your brood! Care for you eggs while they are hatching and then play as your new baby dragon! CUSTOMIZE YOUR DRAGONS Choose your dragon's name, gender, colors, and even add accessories like horns and armor! LEVEL UP YOUR DRAGONS Gain experience by defeating dangerous enemies, destroying buildings, and completing missions! Level up your dragons to increase their health and attack damage, earn points to upgrade your dragon’s stats, and increase the size of your brood! EARN STAT POINTS Stat Points can be used to provide bonus’s to traits like Health, Critical Attack Chance, Run Speed, and much more! UPGRADEABLE BUFFS Buff Points can be used to upgrade your Roar and Snarl Buffs, which create temporary Stat Boosting auras around your dragon when active! RAGDOLL PHYSICS Your prey now realistically dangles from your claws as you carry them! DYNAMIC WEATHER AND DAY/NIGHT CYCLE Procedural weather system with unique storms, clouds, sunrise, sunset and celestial movement! MASSIVE REALISTIC 3D ENVIRONMENT Rule over a world so big we created three unique lairs for your dragons to live in! UNIQUE ENEMIES AND PREY Hunt down creatures like sheep, goats, wolves, deer, orcs, stone monsters, wyverns, drakes, orcs, knights, archers, guards, and tasty villagers! OPTIONAL BLOOD EFFECTS If you are of age or have your parents permission, turn on the BRAND NEW blood effects for added combat ferocity! GLUTEN-FREE PROMISE With all of our games you will always get the full game with no ads or additional purchases! Download the Ultimate Dragon Simulator to reign supreme over a world of medieval knights and legendary monsters as an all mighty Dragon! If you liked living as a Dragon then you'll love our other animal simulators! Download our Ultimate Wolf Simulator and live a wild life in the forest, or turn the Ultimate Lion Simulator and become king of the savannah! Give us a shout and let us know what you want to play next! facebook.com/glutenfreegames twitter.com/glutenfreegames

Screenshots

Humpback Whale4 screens
Ultimate Dragon Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Humpback Whale at every 5 months against Ultimate Dragon Simulator's every 91 months. Humpback Whale also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Ultimate Dragon Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 3) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Humpback Whale costs $0.99 and Ultimate Dragon Simulator $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Humpback Whale holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Dragon Simulator has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Humpback Whale's written reviews are positive against 88% of Ultimate Dragon Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Humpback Whale ships an update every 5 months, Ultimate Dragon Simulator every 91 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Humpback Whale versus Ultimate Dragon Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHumpback WhaleUltimate Dragon Simulator
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.6% of reviews
Number of ratings31.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 91 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#131 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB142 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDream-UpGluten Free Games

Customer experience

Humpback Whale

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ultimate Dragon Simulator

All ratings1,776 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative5.7%

In-app purchases

None

Humpback Whale

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Dragon Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Humpback Whale free?
Humpback Whale costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Dragon Simulator free?
Ultimate Dragon Simulator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Humpback Whale or Ultimate Dragon Simulator?
Humpback Whale is rated higher. Humpback Whale averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Ultimate Dragon Simulator averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Humpback Whale or Ultimate Dragon Simulator have ads?
Neither Humpback Whale nor Ultimate Dragon Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Humpback Whale or Ultimate Dragon Simulator?
Humpback Whale ships an update every 5 months, and Ultimate Dragon Simulator every 91 months. Most recently, Humpback Whale was updated on June 1, 2026 and Ultimate Dragon Simulator on September 25, 2026.

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