Comparison

Fat Dragon vs Sand Bump

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

Head to head
About

Fat Dragon

Guide a hungry dragon by drawing paths to collect desserts and avoid hazards. This puzzle game challenges your memory and spatial reasoning as obstacles vanish when you draw. Master levels to achieve high scores and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Draw paths to guide the dragon
  • Collect all desserts
  • Avoid spikes and holes
  • Use short-term memory for obstacles
  • Arcade mode with cupcake ratings
  • Survival mode for high scores
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Help Fat Dragon get fatter by eating all of the desserts and avoiding spikes and holes. Guide him by drawing a path for him to follow. Sounds simple enough right? The catch is that when you enter draw mode, the obstacles and desserts disappear. Use ground references and your short term memory to draw the best path. Avoid obstacles and eat all of the desserts to win each level. Try to get a 3 cupcake rating in Arcade mode or go for a High Score in Survival mode. Compete against friends with Game Center leader boards.

About

Sand Bump

Features
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Collect as many balls as possible! Go to the end of the level, and don't touch a bomb!

Screenshots

Fat Dragon4 screens
Sand Bump4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Bump at none against Fat Dragon's 9. Sand Bump also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Fat Dragon's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Fat Dragon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Bump asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fat Dragon ships an update every 2 months, Sand Bump weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fat Dragon versus Sand Bump: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFat DragonSand Bump
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuna Bowl Software LLCApp Swim LLC

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fat Dragon

One-time9
  • 3 Markers$0.99
  • 5 X-Marks$0.99
  • 3 Extra Lives$0.99
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  • 9 Markers$1.99
  • 15 X-Marks$1.99
  • 7 Extra Lives$1.99
  • 20 Markers$2.99
  • 30 X-Marks$2.99
  • 15 Extra Lives$2.99
None

Sand Bump

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fat Dragon free?
Fat Dragon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Bump free?
Sand Bump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fat Dragon or Sand Bump have ads?
Neither Fat Dragon nor Sand Bump shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fat Dragon or Sand Bump?
Fat Dragon ships an update every 2 months, and Sand Bump weekly. Most recently, Fat Dragon was updated on October 23, 2026 and Sand Bump on October 15, 2026.

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