War Dragons
War Dragons is a visually appealing strategy game with a strong community aspect, but it is currently plagued by severe technical issues, unresponsive customer support, and a 'pay-to-win' progression model that frustrates many long-term players.
War Dragons offers engaging dragon combat and base building with impressive graphics, fostering a strong global community. However, recent updates have introduced numerous bugs and performance issues, compounded by a perceived lack of developer support and a monetization strategy that favors high-spending players.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent game crashes, loading issues, and unresponsive UI buttonsR5R9R10R15
- Customer support is largely unresponsive or unhelpfulR1R3R6R7
- Progression is slow and heavily favors spending money (pay-to-win)R6R25R38R46
- Game is unbalanced, with powerful teams dominating weaker onesR2R26R45R48
- Repetitive events and lack of new content or innovationR7R23R28R39
- Long wait times for upgrades and resource limitationsR65R84R104R326
- Recent updates have introduced more bugs and issuesR9R21R22R36
- Game causes devices to overheatR42R469
- Difficulty in getting past mythic dragons to evolveR122
Latest update · v9.70
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
- General bug fixes - Performance and stability improvements
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This game is for players who enjoy strategic dragon combat and base building, are willing to invest significant time or money, and value a strong online community R54R75. It is not for casual players, those unwilling to spend money, or anyone seeking responsive customer support and a bug-free experience R2R6R38.
Evidence note: The recent review sample skews heavily negative, focusing on technical issues, poor support, and monetization. While many positive reviews exist, they often come from long-term players who acknowledge the game's flaws but remain due to established communities or past enjoyment. The developer's notes for the latest update claim bug fixes and performance improvements, but recent reviews directly contradict these claims, reporting ongoing and worsening technical problems.
Frequently asked
Is War Dragons free to play?
Are there many bugs or performance issues in War Dragons?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R54] War Dragons 5 ⭐️: This is Chess ♟️ a great strategy game for the mind but in a different format. Love the dragons and events
- [R59] Review: This game is just amazing I like the mechanics and how you can attack the people you want and I love the challenges.
- [R74] Awsome! Couple requests: I’ve played this game a long time on and off. Probably 3 years or so. It’s an awesome game good events I enjoy it keeps you active with weekly events and plenty to do! An amazing choice of different dragons and all the new ones that come out each season. The one thing I would like to see are some good old school dragons come out that is cleared for the new cipher tier. Lik
- [R75] 6 years in: This game does require dedication. It’s very complex and full of challenges. It’s also a lot of fun to meet players from all over the world.
- [R14] Review: Glitches with claiming multiple event prizes still exist. No multiple leveling available for dragons ( 1 click per lvl). Great artwork for dragons. Resources recovery after attacks are easy unlike other games. Translation feature is nice
- [R73] It’s a ok game: I had to pay to keep playing the game. It told me it had to like update my storage or something, but it told me that I had to pay to do it so I stop playing this game for a while, but the graphics are really good and it’s just a fun game.
- [R84] Very great game: The graphics for being a free game are fantastic, it’s got many things to do. Great game overall but the times for waiting for stuff can be annoying when you need one thing to be able to do another thing to continue. There are many different types of dragons, colors, rarity’s and models. Love this game, I have been playing this game for hours on end.
- [R87] Cool game that is well done.: The production value is top notch. It's a well done game that is not overly complex but intricate enough to lose yourself into. Fun and enduring.
- [R11] Adult supervision required: Good game. Beware of teams. Most players are manipulative keyboard warriors.
- [R77] Great game: I played this game for years and spend a lot but I didn’t see the game as a pay to play game. I spend money on it because the features I got made me enjoy the game. I met my wife because of this game. She’s a much better and stronger player than me btw. We both have hence quit playing the game. I didn’t like atlas but the rest of the game is very well made.
- [R83] War dragons: I’ve played war dragons for years and it’s always been an enjoyable experience, and the game play and players are always up to date;and the interaction is amazing... thank you for the experience.
- [R5] Don’t bother: This game used to be good. Developer does not care about players. Servers time out all the time and crash regularly. They don’t make it right and put very little effort into the game.
- [R9] Dying Game: This game used to be really fun. Now the glitches have taken over and there seems to be no end in sight. This game is dying and the people who run it do not care.
- [R10] Slow keep getting worse: I have been playing the game for 10 years it was fun but lately it’s has been a nightmare especially on IOS load time take for ever , the server constantly crashes and then you get kicked out from the game . Update needed or shut the game down it’s not fair to the game supporter who have been a loyal customer for years
- [R15] Play for Free Only: Unstable platform. Do not compensate players.
- [R1] Unacceptable: I have played this game for years and the support team has usually been helpful.. until now. I have been unable to access my account for 4 weeks and the support team has done nothing to resolve the problem in fact they have been actively Deleting my support tickets 😡😡if this is how they support the game they will have no players left very soon. Totally Unacceptable and embarrassing 😡
- [R3] Frustrating: I had this game for several years now and this is my first time leaving a review, I am having problems with my game for months now and these customer supports are non-existent. They need another update on the app! and better customer support. No follow ups, not even an acknowledgement from the emails sent. So frustrating!
- [R6] Game is dead: This game was fun but now is dead. You have to spend $20 per month to even lightly participate. It is super buggy and the developers don't even bother to reapond to tickets anymore. I had a whole seasons work go to nothin g because they wouldn't fix a glitch that happens all the time! They never even responded. Game is dead.
- [R7] Flaky servers, support nonexistent: I’ve played this game for years and although it’s gotten quite repetitious, I’m far into it and have - er, had - a goal. But recently I can’t log on. I’ve done all the things support used to say (back when there was support) including restarting, re-installing the game etc etc. No joy. I wrote support based on the error message and even sent them a screen shot
- [R25] Cares only about the money: I’ve been playing this game for years.. shame on me. During my time I’ve been mostly a free player spending very little money. Lately the game is just unplayable. Whatever update they have done or fix they need, they just are not covered with. When you have to tap a button 100 times before it responds, it sucks the fun out of it. I overlooked their forcing teams to
- [R38] horrible: horrible game progression unless you spend thousands of dollars you not gonna make it very far what i mean by that is if your a free to play player you’ll have to play about 2 to 3yrs constantly to finally be at a level where you can play with the top tier teams and earn enough (sigils-season tokens) to get a (mythic dragon) top tier dragon besides that the in game you build and level up
- [R46] If you like being strong armed, it’s ok.: Unless you have an elite account you will never get ahead. And that’s just to play. So you have to spend to play. No l can’t recommend this game based on that. I like to spend because I’m enjoying the game. Not because they’re trying to force me too. Keep your game, I’m not hooked on it, that right there turned me off. AND THE DOWN LOADS TAKE FOREVER! Yeah
- [R2] Game sucks: Don’t bother starting this game. As someone who has played for years, I can tell you it’s not worth your time. There are a handful of powerful teams full of level 700+ players, and there’s nothing to prevent them from stealing what teams with lower level players have worked for years to get. The rules the game admins claim to have put in place to help actually disadvantage weaker teams
- [R26] Slow play: Not much to say other than game play rules are changed to benefit a few players and a very select group of players.
- [R45] Was great: The game it’s self is awesome, but due to player having family member on help desk his team is allowed to cheat and abuses the game making it unfair for all do t invest time or money here it’s a waste
- [R48] War dragons: Fun but pricey better if you have money to burn to keep up with the bigger teams PG does seem to favor the money Diamond teams but they and the Diamond teams deny it.
- [R23] A sinking ship: This used to be a great game, fostering teamwork and encouraging engagement and activity. It has changed hands several times, and over the past few years, management has really cut corners, and cut the community support it was known for. The game is old and tired, and the people running it have given up on any kind of creativity. They are simply re-hashing the same six tired “ev
- [R28] This game needs a change: The map can be better gifts can be easier nothing change the same ole pattern map need to expand need new maps.
- [R39] Don’t waste your time - the game is dead: I have played this game almost since the very beginning. At first it was a great game. I quite enjoyed being on a team and playing with other players to compete in events and raid castles together. As a matter of fact I even met my wife over the game (so it held a special place in my heart for a long time.) But as the years went by it’s like PG (the cre
- [R65] Level up: There’s gotta be an event or multiple use pearl that can level up an dragon. Including dragons of past events.
- [R104] Wood prob and time prob: First off the wood storage should be higher the time of the storage wood is a lot I can’t afford that good game tho
- [R326] Building: I can’t train my dragons until I upgrade the dragons den so I try to upgrade that and then get told I have to upgrade buildings to level 77 which is 6 levels more than I have and I don’t have the money to buy all the things I need not very impressed at the moment
- [R21] Updates are disasters: Every update get screwed up. This time all riders, gear, offense, and defense are screwed up. What a mess!
- [R22] Terrible support: I’ve been playing this since 2015 and lately this game has gotten worse. More glitches, dragons recycled, purchases not being received and complaints not being resolved. Still waiting days later and no response from tickets, emails and IG support messages not getting resolved. I’m one of many.
- [R36] Navigation buttons barely respond: After the last update, the navigation has become extremely unreliable. The back buttons and other on-screen controls often do not respond at all. I have to tap the same button 15 to 20 times, sometimes more, and even then it only works occasionally. Before the most recent update, this was not happening. Now it feels like large parts of the interface are unrespon
- [R42] Heats your phone up: I have a brand new iPhone 17. This game is the ONLY in my phone that heats it up when I play. Sorry this game isn’t worth it!!! But
- [R469] Very much enjoy this game but ....: This is a good game and with patience you don’t have to spend money although buying an elite account is probably worth doing. However the last update (July 2018) has been a disaster for me as my iPhone 6 is overheating so badly that I cannot play for more than a few minutes. I am worried that the phone will be seriously damaged.
- [R122] Great game: I love this game. I like how there are new dragons every event. I just wish there was a way to be able to get my past mythic dragons able to evolve further.
- [R233] Great strategy game, overpriced competitive play: I absolutely love the strategy in this game, but unfortunately only people willing to spend hundreds of dollars every month are able to advance and play competitively. If you are a casual gamer, then this will still be a fun game. If you want to play competitively, be prepared to set aside a few hundred dollars every month or grind 24/7. If you
- [R27] Game needs fixed: For 6 months at least you have to tap multiple times or force close the game to leave event screens. Sent several tickets to support and was told to tap faster or rotate my screen to see if that helps. They also said they know about the bug but won’t fix it. Game is probably about to go under. Shame cause it was one of the best.
- [R30] iOS problems: Been over a month and no relief in sight for iOS problems and game crashes
- [R35] Game constantly crashes and can’t access my account: No matter what I do, no matter what we’ve tried every time I login to play the game it crashes during loading. And yes, we have literally tried everything. It’s been ongoing for about a month. Super disappointed!
- [R13] Support Team Sucks: I’ve been trying to get a response from the support team for awhile now over problems with my account I can’t log into it therefore I’m falling behind
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store