Comparison

War Dragons vs Flappy Dragon

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

Flappy Dragon

Control dragons with unique abilities in a vibrant flappy universe. Explore exotic worlds, collect treasures, hatch new dragons, and use powerups to overcome obstacles. Master different control schemes and unleash powerful skills to become a flappy master.

Highlights
  • Control dragons with special abilities
  • Explore exotic worlds with unique gimmicks
  • Collect and hatch over 65 dragon species
  • Use powerups for speed, fire, and time manipulation
  • Master unique tap, hold, and follow controls
  • Rank up dragon mastery for rewards
Features
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THE ULTIMATE FLAPPY EXPERIENCE Play in this crazy flappy universe where you control dragons with special abilities and travel around exotic worlds with unique gimmicks. Devour royals, find treasure chests, collect crowns, hatch dragon eggs, use powerups and... above all, avoid the towers in this magical flappy adventure! EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL WORLDS Travel and collect crowns from the Ronoka Mountains to the misterious Arehma Desert, or even the depths of the Scales Road Sea and so many more! Each world has its unique gimmicks, characters and secrets to unfold. HATCH THEM ALL! Collect different dragons with unique skills, fly stats and control schemes. Find eggs and hatch them to unlock and level up your dragons, there is more than 65 species to discover! Will you collect them all and unleash their powerful abilities? USE AMAZING POWERUPS Have fun finding extraordinary powerups to go faster, spit fire, destroy towers, or even slow the flow of time! UNLEASH POWERFUL ABILITIES Each dragon has a unique special skill (active or passive) that you can use and that will define and enhance your gameplay strategy. Level up your dragons to make their skills even better! UNIQUE CONTROLS TAP, HOLD, or FOLLOW and its reverse variants! Each dragon has its own control scheme, will you be able to "control" them all? BECOME A FLAPPY MASTER Rank up your dragon's mastery and earn rewards to showcase your skill level.

Screenshots

War Dragons4 screens
Flappy Dragon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flappy Dragon at 4.9 against War Dragons's 4.4. Flappy Dragon also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 63%). War Dragons's advantage is ratings volume (28K vs 2.7K) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Flappy Dragon sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flappy Dragon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Dragons has 28K ratings behind it against 2.7K, 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 93% of Flappy Dragon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, Flappy Dragon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
War Dragons versus Flappy Dragon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DragonsFlappy Dragon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28K ratings)4.9 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews93.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better2.7K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB527 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPocket Gems, Inc.Core Ventura

Customer experience

War Dragons

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

Flappy Dragon

All ratings2,690 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.3%

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

Flappy Dragon

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Unique dragon designs
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 💰 Fair monetization
  • 🎶 Enjoyable music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • ⏱️ Long egg hatching times
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding new dragons

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

Flappy Dragon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game not loading on some devices
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

3 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More customization options
  • Ability to enhance/evolve dragons

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
12 purchases

Flappy Dragon

One-time12
  • Tiny Pack of Crowns$0.99
  • Tiny Pack of Crowns (1st)$0.99
  • Ad Glitch$2.99
Show 9 more
  • Mythic Egg$4.99
  • Mythic Egg (1st Purchase)$4.99
  • Small Pack of Crowns$4.99
  • Small Pack of Crowns (1st)$4.99
  • Mythic Egg (x12)(1st Purchase)$4.99
  • Medium Pack of Crowns (1st)$14.99
  • Medium Pack of Crowns$14.99
  • Large Pack of Crowns (1st)$29.99
  • Enormous Pack of Crowns (1st)$49.99

Questions

Is War Dragons free?
War Dragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flappy Dragon free?
Flappy Dragon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, War Dragons or Flappy Dragon?
Flappy Dragon is rated higher. War Dragons averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Flappy Dragon averages 4.9 from 2.7K ratings.
Do War Dragons or Flappy Dragon have ads?
Both War Dragons and Flappy Dragon show ads.
Which is updated more often, War Dragons or Flappy Dragon?
War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, and Flappy Dragon monthly. Most recently, War Dragons was updated on October 17, 2026 and Flappy Dragon on October 14, 2026.

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