Comparison

War Dragons vs The Sorting Owl Quiz

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
Currently charting
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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

The Sorting Owl Quiz

Discover your magical identity by answering questions to be sorted into a Hogwarts house. Find your unique wand and uncover your Patronus. Engage in new games to test your knowledge of the wizarding world.

Highlights
  • Hogwarts house sorting
  • Personalized wand discovery
  • Patronus charm identification
  • Wizarding world knowledge games
  • Character and spell quizzes
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of going to "Hogwarts School of Wizards and Wizardry"? Have you waited for years for the letter from Hogwarts and didn't get it? Do you still believe there's a wizard in you? Do you fancy going to Hogwarts school and be in one of the four Magical houses? Do you want to cast a spell with your wand from "Ollivanders wand shop"? Have you ever felt what would your wand look like? Have you ever felt the urge to cast the "Patronus" charm and repel "Dementors"? Well, I have good news folks. This app will fulfill all your wishes. Just answer the questions truthfully as you feel like and the magical app will sort you into one of the Hogwarts houses, give you the wand and you can discover your own Patronus. Be sure to be loud and clear while casting a spell.:) Re-live the magical moment of the Magic world. Use this app to be sorted into one of the Hogwarts House. Just answer the questions and let the magical sorting owl do the rest. Find your wand. Just answer the questions and specific detail of the wand will be provided to you. Discover your own Patronus. Cast a Patronus charm to repel the dementors. Just think of the happiest and powerful memory while doing so. Now, five new exciting games added. Test your knowledge on the Magic world. Sort out the characters to the house and play the role of the Sorting Owl. Test your knowledge of spells. And finally, go on the adventure to find answers to the puzzling questions and the fun fact hint lies in the previous questions. Play the games and enjoy it. Spread the news! Let the magic begin!

Screenshots

War Dragons4 screens
The Sorting Owl Quiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Sorting Owl Quiz at none against War Dragons's 10. The Sorting Owl Quiz also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 63%). War Dragons's advantage is ratings volume (28K vs 1.4K) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. The Sorting Owl Quiz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for War Dragons against 4.3 for The Sorting Owl Quiz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Dragons has 28K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of War Dragons's written reviews are positive against 74% of The Sorting Owl Quiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, The Sorting Owl Quiz monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
War Dragons versus The Sorting Owl Quiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DragonsThe Sorting Owl Quiz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28K ratings) — better4.3 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews73.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB225 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPocket Gems, Inc.Minh Nhat Dang

Customer experience

War Dragons

All ratings27,588 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews2,251 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative30.5%

The Sorting Owl Quiz

All ratings1,380 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral12.6%
Negative13.9%

User reviews

War Dragons

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🤝 Helpful community
  • 🐉 Interesting dragon designs
  • 📊 Logical progression system

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for free players
  • 🤖 Poor customer support
  • 🕰️ Extremely long upgrade times

The Sorting Owl Quiz

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Amazing app for Harry Potter fans
  • 👍 Accurate sorting and wand quizzes
  • 🎨 Fun games and customization options
  • 💯 Great for testing Harry Potter knowledge

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs in some games
  • 🔁 Repetitive questions and limited content
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Inaccurate or inconsistent results

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

The Sorting Owl Quiz

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sorting quiz allowing user to choose house
  • Wand quiz always giving same wand type
  • Descriptions for some wizarding schools repeated
  • Horcrux Hunt game being impossible to win

Requested features

4 requests
  • More interactive Hogwarts experience
  • Ability to create custom wizard characters
  • Expanded library of spells, potions, and lore
  • Multiplayer or social features

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

The Sorting Owl Quiz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is War Dragons free?
War Dragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Sorting Owl Quiz free?
The Sorting Owl Quiz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, War Dragons or The Sorting Owl Quiz?
War Dragons is rated higher. War Dragons averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while The Sorting Owl Quiz averages 4.3 from 1.4K ratings.
Do War Dragons or The Sorting Owl Quiz have ads?
Both War Dragons and The Sorting Owl Quiz show ads.
Which is updated more often, War Dragons or The Sorting Owl Quiz?
War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, and The Sorting Owl Quiz monthly. Most recently, War Dragons was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Sorting Owl Quiz on October 30, 2026.

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