Dragon Village vs AR Dragon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Village
Build a magical village and raise a diverse collection of dragons. Train them, crossbreed them to create new species, and battle them in exciting arenas. Decorate your village and share your progress with friends.
- Collect and breed dragons
- Crossbreed dragons for new species
- Feed and train dragons
- Battle dragons in arenas
- Build and decorate a dragon village
- Play with friends
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Dragon Village is a Dragon fighting, breeding, crossbreeding game with fun City Builder gameplay. Start a magical tour with mystical dragons. Imagine a village full of amazing dragons where you can feed train and take the dragons to the battlefield! ~ COLLECT mystifying, strong, and amusing dragons from over 12 elements! Each of the dragons has unique personality, unique magical powers and unique skills. ~ CROSSBREED your dragons in the breeding lab and create a new dragon! ~ FARM delicious food in the food farm and FEED them to your dragons! ~ BATTLE with your enemies and unlock new items! ~ SHARE your own village, full of magical dragons with your friends and help each other with gifts. FEATURES: - Free to play! - Cool graphics! - A wide range of exciting dragons. -Evolve your Dragons into epic form and explore an exciting world! -Play with friends using Facebook and Game Center in Social area! -Custom elemental habitats for each type of dragons. -The Decor area is filled with stylish and attractive decorations. -Farms to grow foods for your dragons. -Various battle stages where your dragons can compete for prizes. - A crossbreeding mechanism, which brings out surprisingly realistic results! -Make your own team of Dragons and take them to battle!
AR Dragon
Hatch, raise, and care for a unique virtual dragon in augmented reality. Interact with your dragon by feeding, playing, and dressing it up with various accessories. Watch your dragon grow and explore the real world with it.
- Hatch and raise unique dragons
- Augmented reality integration
- Feed and play with your dragon
- Collect hats and skins
- Discover rare toys and food
- Dragon grows and changes size
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Augmented Reality Virtual Pet Simulator! Hatch and care for your own unique dragon! Your dragon is one of a kind and unlike any other in the world! Discover and care for your own unique pet dragon: * Each day your dragon grows older and larger in size. * No two dragons will look the same! * Bring your dragon into the real world with AR! * Play catch with your dragon to ensure they’re having fun. * Make sure to feed your dragon so they dont go hungry. * Collect over 20 unique hats and fancy skins to dress up your dragon. * Rare toys and food to collect! * Training mode coming soon! * Teen / Adult dragon coming soon! PLEASE NOTE: AR Dragon is free game. However, some extra items can be purchased for real money. AR Dragon was developed by PlaySide, the developers behind the Editors’ Choice title “Catch The Ark”, Icy Ropes, Monkey Ropes, The Lego Batman Movie Game and Bouncy Bits. Let us know what you would love to see in our next update. Visit us at : www.playsidestudios.com
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Verdict
Dragon Village and AR Dragon are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Dragon Village sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and AR Dragon sells 10 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 — 4.6 for Dragon Village against 4.6 for AR Dragon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Dragon Village's written reviews are positive against 72% of AR Dragon's.
Dragon Village ships an update every 4 weeks, AR Dragon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Village | AR Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) | 4.6 (7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 7K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 299 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firoz Hasan | PlaySide |
Customer experience
Dragon Village
AR Dragon
User reviews
Dragon Village
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast game progression
- 🐲 Variety of dragons
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💰 High in-app purchase costs
- ⏱️ Long breeding/hatching times
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🤖 Automated battle system
AR Dragon
From 7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐉 Cute and interactive dragon
- 🎨 Customizable dragon with skins and accessories
- 🔍 Realistic AR integration
- 🕹️ Fun feeding and training activities
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Dragon gets hungry/bored too quickly
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Difficulty accessing camera permissions
- 🔁 Limited gameplay beyond feeding and playing
Bugs and requests
Dragon Village
Reported bugs
4 issues- Negative coin balance issue
- Puzzle game always giving same dragon
- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to buy certain habitats
Requested features
5 requests- More unique dragon designs
- Ability to name dragons
- Improved goal/quest system
- Reduced gem requirements for upgrades
- More frequent content updates
AR Dragon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working properly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Dragon disappearing or getting stuck in certain locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more mini-games and activities
- Implement a sleep/hibernation mode for the dragon
- Allow for multiple dragons or a breeding feature
- Improve dragon aging and visual progression
- Add multiplayer/social features to interact with other players
In-app purchases
Dragon Village
- Pile of Foods$0.99
- Pile of Gems$1.99
- Sack of Gems$4.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- Ruby Dragon Pack$4.99
- Rose Dragon Pack$4.99
- Metal Dragon Chest$4.99
- Summer Dragon Chest$4.99
- Bag of Gems$9.99
- Concheros Dragon Pack$9.99
- Electronic Dragon Chest$9.99
AR Dragon
- Small pile of Crystals$0.99
- Adult Dragon$0.99
- Food Bowl$1.99
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- Extra Lair 1$1.99
- Extra Lair 2$1.99
- Bag of Crystals$2.99
- Winter is Coming$3.99
- Crate of Crystals$9.99
- Chest of Crystals$29.99
- Treasure trove of Crystals$79.99
Questions
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