Comparison

War Dragons vs Critter Hunter

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

Critter Hunter

Features
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Explore the world. Discover rare critters. Become a legend. Critter Hunter is a map-based creature collecting game where exploration actually matters. Move around the real world, and track down unique critters. As you play, you’ll unlock new critters, level up your team, trade with friends, and fuse your favourites to create powerful new forms. Your goal? Build the strongest squad you can and try to collect them all. Features • Map-based exploration – Discover critters by exploring different areas. • Collect them all – Unlock a growing roster of critters, from common companions to rare legendaries. • Fuse & evolve – Fuse critters to gets higher stats. • Arena - Challenge other players in arena battles • Trading – Swap critters to complete your collection or help friends get the ones they’re missing. Play your way Whether you’re casually checking in on your route to work or going on dedicated critter hunts, Critter Hunter is designed to reward consistent play and exploration over time. Start your journey, explore the map, and see how many critters you can truly master in Critter Hunter.

Screenshots

War Dragons4 screens
Critter Hunter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Critter Hunter at none against War Dragons's shown. Critter Hunter also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). War Dragons's advantage is chart position (#141 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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 Critter Hunter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, Critter Hunter daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
War Dragons versus Critter Hunter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DragonsCritter Hunter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB438 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPocket Gems, Inc.NAJ DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD

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

Critter Hunter

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
1 purchases

Critter Hunter

One-time1
  • 50,000 Coins$2.99

Questions

Is War Dragons free?
War Dragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critter Hunter free?
Critter Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do War Dragons or Critter Hunter have ads?
War Dragons shows ads; Critter Hunter does not.
Which is updated more often, War Dragons or Critter Hunter?
War Dragons ships an update every 2 months, and Critter Hunter daily. Most recently, War Dragons was updated on October 29, 2026 and Critter Hunter on October 25, 2026.

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