Comparison

War Dragons vs Xûr

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

Head to head
About

War Dragons

Command a powerful army of dragons to build and defend your island kingdom. Breed legendary dragons, strategize with friends in guilds, and fortify your base against attackers. Become the ultimate dragon rider and strategist to achieve greatness.

Highlights
  • Breed over 100 unique dragons
  • Join or start guilds with friends
  • Real-time synchronous multiplayer
  • Build and fortify island defenses
  • Strategize attack and defense tactics
  • Unlock legendary dragons like Khrysos
Features
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Dragons are the most powerful force in nature. Enter the world of War Dragons, where you are put in control of this ultimate power. Your father has left you in charge of his island kingdom, and you will need to breed, train, and battle dragons to raise your new kingdom to greatness. Find your father's attacker, explore new lands, build your defenses, and take vengeance on the enemies at your gates. You will need to become the ultimate dragon rider and strategist to survive War Dragons. BREED LEGENDARY DRAGONS War Dragons has more than 100+ unique dragons possessing different attack styles, spell abilities, and classes. Breed your dragons to create an even more powerful army. See if you can unlock the furious behemoth Khrysos and dominate the battlefield! COMBINE FORCES WITH FRIENDS Start or join a guild to combine forces with other dragon lords. With true synchronous multiplayer, you can chat with teammates in real time and coordinate attack and defense strategies against other guilds. BUILD AND DEFEND YOUR BASE Strategize and fortify your island fortress with the optimal combination and placement of defensive towers. Choose from over 15 towers with unique special attacks, such as the long-range howitzer, poison ballista, debuff lightning, and more!! Protect your base against enemy attacks while you build up your forces. WHAT’S NEW Summer 2021 *New Season: Aftermath, the much-awaited Summer Season, has come to War Dragons! The first wave of the season does not fail to bring the fight with new veteran dragons of the celestial conflict! *New Leaderboards: Brand new to the Aftermath season, full season leaderboards to compete against Dragon Lords around the world! Please note that War Dragons is free to play, but you are able to purchase game items with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases. Your use of this application is governed by the Terms of Service available at http://pocketgems.com/terms. Collection and use of your data are subject to the Privacy Policy available at http://pocketgems.com/privacy.

About

Xûr

Track the mysterious vendor Xûr in the Destiny universe. View his current location, explore his past offerings, and analyze item stats with mod experimentation. Includes a home screen widget for real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Xûr location tracking
  • Historical item offerings
  • Randomly rolled armor display
  • Item stat analysis with mods
  • Home screen widget
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The source for all information regarding our friend from The Nine, Xûr. A complete record of his offerings over the years and a break down of those items. Included is a beautiful widget for your home screen that'll always keep you up to date on his movements through the Destiny world. • Beautiful widgets to show Xûr's current movements • The first and only Xûr app to display and record randomly rolled armor • Experiment with items and their stats by adding and removing mods right from the app • A complete history of Xûr's offerings over the years

Screenshots

War Dragons4 screens
Xûr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xûr at none against War Dragons's 10. Xûr also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 63%). War Dragons's advantage is ratings volume (28K vs 63) and chart position (#127 vs unranked). On price 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. War Dragons sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Xûr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xûr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Dragons has 28K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of War Dragons's written reviews are positive against 94% of Xûr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, Xûr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
War Dragons versus Xûr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DragonsXûr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28K ratings)4.7 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better63
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#127 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPocket Gems, Inc.Tom Chapman

Customer experience

War Dragons

All ratings27,588 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews2,244 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative30.4%

Xûr

All ratings63 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

War Dragons

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent attack results across devices
  • Disappearing in-game items and resources
  • Crashes and freezes during events
  • Unreliable server stability

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to trade or exchange runes/glyphs
  • Option to repeat past seasonal events
  • More accessible mythic dragon acquisition
  • Improved base defense balance

Xûr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

War Dragons

One-time10
  • 30 Days of First Time Buyer Elite Account$1.99
  • Value Pack 1A$4.99
  • Value Pack 1B$4.99
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  • Elite Account - 30 Days$4.99
  • Atlas War Pack$4.99
  • Value Pack 2A$19.99
  • Value Pack 2B$19.99
  • Atlas Event Elite$19.99
  • Value Pack 4A$99.99
  • Value Pack 4B$99.99
None

Xûr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is War Dragons free?
War Dragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xûr free?
Xûr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, War Dragons or Xûr?
Xûr is rated higher. War Dragons averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Xûr averages 4.7 from 63 ratings.
Do War Dragons or Xûr have ads?
War Dragons shows ads; Xûr does not.
Which is updated more often, War Dragons or Xûr?
War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, and Xûr weekly. Most recently, War Dragons was updated on October 18, 2026 and Xûr on October 14, 2026.

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