Comparison

War Dragons vs Pocket Snake

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

Pocket Snake

Control a growing snake to eat food and score points. Avoid colliding with your own body to survive. Adjust the snake's direction by spinning a digital crown.

Highlights
  • Score points by eating food
  • Avoid self-collision
  • Spinning digital crown control
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Simple and addictive
Features
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Eat the food to score points and avoid running into yourself. Spin the digital crown up or down to turn the snake.

Screenshots

War Dragons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: War Dragons at 63% against Pocket Snake's 0%. War Dragons also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Pocket Snake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, chart position 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

War Dragons is free to download; Pocket Snake costs $0.99 up front. War Dragons sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Snake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, Pocket Snake every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
War Dragons versus Pocket Snake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DragonsPocket Snake
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (28K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#91#65 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPocket Gems, Inc.Simon Rybicki

Customer experience

War Dragons

All ratings27,572 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews2,239 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative30.3%

Pocket Snake

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Pocket Snake

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

Pocket Snake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is War Dragons free?
War Dragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Snake free?
Pocket Snake costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do War Dragons or Pocket Snake have ads?
War Dragons shows ads; Pocket Snake does not.
Which is updated more often, War Dragons or Pocket Snake?
War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, and Pocket Snake every 4 months. Most recently, War Dragons was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pocket Snake on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, War Dragons or Pocket Snake?
War Dragons currently peaks at #91 in the App Store charts, and Pocket Snake at #65. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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