Comparison

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow vs 3mins

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

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About

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow

Embark on a roguelite RPG adventure with fast-paced combat and strategic character growth. Smash monsters, adapt to random blessings, and explore diverse dungeons. Team up with friends for co-op quests and face challenging content.

Highlights
  • Randomized Blessings for unique runs
  • Unlockable Vocation abilities
  • Main story adventure
  • Up to 4-player co-op quests
  • Gauntlette and Shrine challenges
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DRAGON QUEST with fast, intuitive combat! Embark on a new roguelite RPG adventure! Smash your way through hordes of monsters, then blow them away with Dragon Quest’s signature Coup de Grâce attacks! Grow your character with random Blessings and adapt your battle strategy to match an ever-changing tactical situation. No quest is ever the same in this unique Dragon Quest experience! Game Features - BLESSINGS Mix and match Blessings for a unique experience every run! Blessings reshuffle every stage. Race through rifts with luck and strategy! - VOCATIONS Forge your party from a variety of classic vocations! Beyond levelling up, unlock vocation tree nodes to enhance each vocation’s abilities! - MAIN STORY Embark on a grand adventure to restore order to the world! Navigate dungeons known as rifts that have appeared all over the land with your trusty mechanical ally Roly in tow! - CO-OP QUESTS Join forces with up to 3 other players for exciting co-op quests! Bring your characters together and crush hordes of monsters! - PACKED WITH CONTENT Bring your best party to bear in even greater challenges! Smash through swarms of monsters in the Gauntlette, take on formidable bosses in Shrines, and dive into a wealth of content waiting to be explored! Compatibility iOS: Requires iOS 15.0 or later and an iPhone XS or newer (4GB RAM minimum). A purchase of a virtual currency or virtual items in this App grants a license for the virtual currency or virtual items. For full terms of service, please see the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ww/) and TERMS OF SERVICE (DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow) (https://smashgrow.dragonquest.com/en/terms-of-service/).

About

3mins

Features
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3mins — Can you protect the egg for just three minutes? Dodge dense danmaku and guard the egg. Survive 180 seconds to clear. Stay sharp—one slip and it cracks. FEATURES • 180-second countdown that ramps from calm to chaos • Warm-up mode: learn the feel and clear steadily • Hell mode: bullet speed ×2 (unlock after Warm-up clear) • Fake-clear trap: no revive in the last 10 seconds • Rewarded-ad revive with screen clear (limited per run) • Optional permanent ad-free play WHO IT'S FOR Players who love tough danmaku, short intense runs, and reaction challenges. Ready? Tap to start. Are your fingers warm? Terms of Use / EULA: https://gameworldappstudio.com/3mins/terms.html

Screenshots

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow4 screens
3mins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow at none against 3mins's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and 3mins sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow versus 3mins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow3mins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB117 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.Chun Ki Wong

In-app purchases

7 purchases

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow

One-time7
  • Gem pack A$0.99
  • Gem pack B$3.99
  • Gem pack C$7.99
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  • Gem pack D$12.99
  • Gem pack E$19.99
  • Gem pack F$32.99
  • Gem pack G$65.99
1 purchases

3mins

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$1.99

Questions

Is DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow free?
DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3mins free?
3mins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow or 3mins have ads?
3mins shows ads; DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow does not.

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