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Head-to-head

DRAGON BALL LEGENDS vs Pokémon GO

DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner DRAGON BALL LEGENDS
Pokémon GO 4.0★ · Free + IAP 60

Dragon Ball Legends offers a more engaging combat system and better graphics, but Pokémon GO provides a unique real-world exploration experience despite its persistent technical issues and perceived pay-to-win elements.

Full reviews: DRAGON BALL LEGENDS · Pokémon GO

Dragon Ball Legends excels with its engaging combat mechanics and graphics, appealing to Dragon Ball fans, though it faces criticism for its gacha rates and PvP balance. Pokémon GO, while praised for getting players active and its social aspects, is plagued by frequent crashes, especially during raids, and a perceived bias towards content creators and paying players.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: DRAGON BALL LEGENDSR3R7R11R17
DRAGON BALL LEGENDS Dragon Ball Legends is praised for its fun gameplay, mechanics, and story, with users enjoying the PvP mode when it functions correctly R3R11R17R20. The combat system is described as easy to understand and use R33. However, the game is heavily criticized for its 'pay-to-win' PvP, where new, overpowered units are essential and often require significant spending or grinding R7R19R40R46.
Pokémon GO Pokémon GO is lauded for its ability to get players outside and its social aspects, allowing friends and family to play together and explore . The core concept of catching Pokémon in the real world is a major draw R78. However, the battling system, particularly PvP (Go League), is frequently criticized as broken, laggy, and unfair, with issues like unresponsive charged moves and opponents getting quick, powerful attacks R78R81R100. Some users also report a lack of variety in shadow Pokémon and research rewards .
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR2R13R15R18
DRAGON BALL LEGENDS Users report frequent issues with Dragon Ball Legends, including random game crashes during PvP sessions, leading to unfair losses R2. Login problems and 'connection lost' errors are also common R18. Some users experience lag in PvP even with good internet R13. Data transfer issues, requiring a 24-hour wait, are also frustrating R15.
Pokémon GO Pokémon GO is consistently criticized for being buggy and unreliable. Frequent crashes, especially after completing raids, are a major problem, often causing players to lose raid passes and miss Pokémon encounters R63R66R69. Network connection issues, GPS problems, and login loops are also reported, making the game unplayable for some . The game is also noted for draining phone battery quickly .
Price & Value tieR1R6R7R12
DRAGON BALL LEGENDS Dragon Ball Legends is frequently called a 'money trap' and 'pay to win' R6R7R19. Users spend thousands of dollars or grind for months to get in-game currency (Chrono Crystals) only to be 'shafted' by low pull rates for new characters R1R6R12. The gambling aspect is prominent .
Pokémon GO Pokémon GO is criticized as a 'greedy company' and the 'most expensive free to play game' . Users feel pressured to spend money, especially on raid passes, which are often lost due to game crashes R73. There's significant frustration over content creators receiving exclusive, high-value Pokémon for free, while regular players struggle to obtain them, making the game feel rigged and 'pay to win' .
Support edge: Pokémon GOR3R9R34R69
DRAGON BALL LEGENDS Dragon Ball Legends users report losing accounts and in-game currency, with support being unresponsive R3R9R34.
Pokémon GO Pokémon GO's support is heavily criticized for being unhelpful and automated. Users report submitting tickets with evidence of lost raid passes and Pokémon due to crashes, only to receive generic responses or have their requests denied without meaningful review R69. Some users have permanently lost accounts and been unable to recover them .
Graphics & Aesthetics edge: DRAGON BALL LEGENDSR17R33
DRAGON BALL LEGENDS Dragon Ball Legends is praised for its really cool graphics and amazing art R17R33.
Pokémon GO Pokémon GO reviews do not specifically mention graphics or aesthetics, focusing more on gameplay and technical issues.
Pick DRAGON BALL LEGENDS if

You are a Dragon Ball fan looking for a fighting game with engaging mechanics and good graphics, and you are willing to either grind extensively or spend money to keep up in PvP R17R33.

Pick Pokémon GO if

You enjoy the core concept of catching Pokémon in the real world, want a game that encourages physical activity and social interaction, and are prepared to tolerate frequent bugs and a potentially frustrating PvP experience .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases. The negativity around both apps largely stems from the monetization strategies (gacha mechanics, raid passes) and technical issues (crashes, lag) which affect both free and paying users, though paying users express more frustration over wasted money.

Frequently asked

Is Dragon Ball Legends pay-to-win?
Yes, Dragon Ball Legends is widely considered pay-to-win, especially in its PvP mode, where having the newest and most powerful characters, often obtained through low-chance summons or significant spending, is crucial for success R7R19R40R46.
Does Pokémon GO have issues with crashing?
Yes, Pokémon GO frequently crashes, particularly after completing raids, which often results in players losing their raid passes and missing the opportunity to catch the Pokémon R63R66R69R73.
How good is PvP in Dragon Ball Legends?
PvP in Dragon Ball Legends is a mixed experience; while some users enjoy it, many find it frustrating due to 'pay-to-win' players with maxed-out characters, infinite combos, and significant lag or cheating R7R13R20R28.
Is Pokémon GO's battle system fair?
Many users find Pokémon GO's battle system, especially Go League PvP, to be unfair and broken, citing issues with unresponsive charged moves, opponents getting quick attacks, and general lag R78R81R100R115.

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.

  1. [R3] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Fun game: I had 10,000 gems and when I was about to buy something it let me back to the start and I’m sad. But I like the game and I think it’s super fun. It’s happened three times and I’m getting mad but that’s OK. Because the whole game is fun.
  2. [R7] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Hate pvp: Bru this game is great if ur a dragon ball fan but PvP is so annoying. PvP is filled with pay to win players that have maxed out everything that u can only get by either grinding the game for 20hrs a day or spending $100 to get. All the PvP kids just infinite combo u so u can’t move or do any attacks until they kill u and your whole team. PvP needs to have some kind of cool down on combo
  3. [R11] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 5/5 · US Best game plus tani is the best of the best: I just love the game and the mechanics I honestly think I get luck from this and get a new character like the ultra blue bros
  4. [R17] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 5/5 · US BEST FREE GAME I'VE DOWNLOADED: Really cool graphics are great and I love PvP mode
  5. [R2] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 4/5 · US The optimization: Dear Tami, I have an IPhone 12 Pro and have never EVER faced this issue in the past. During PVP sessions I randomly get booted out the game. My phone doesn’t overheat, I don’t lag I simply just get kicked and have to suffer with the unfair repercussions. It’s not only me, other people have been facing this issue too, and worst of all, it was in treasure battle. Ever since the 7th
  6. [R13] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 2/5 · US Hate this game: Too much lag in pvp and people leave all the time and legends blamed me for it so that is why I gave it a 2 stars
  7. [R15] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Data Transfer: Having to wait 24hrs to data transfer the correct account bc I have one for me and one for my brother is stupid...I WANT TO PLAY THE DAMN GAME ON MY ACCOUNT TODAY NOT TOMORRW
  8. [R18] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Can’t even log in: I’ve been playing this game for years and right now for the last 45 minutes, I’ve been trying to log in and it didn’t let me I kept being in a black screen and it kept repeating “connection lost error code” over and over and over and over again for 25 mi hues straight. I even uninstalled and redownloaded to see if that would fix it, no it did not, and I had 5k cc so if I miracul
  9. [R1] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Hate this game: I spend so much time grinding chrono crystals just to get shafted
  10. [R6] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Dragon Ball legends is frustrating: I don’t know how to express how much this game frustrates me if you’re easily manipulated and to spending your money on Games wouldn’t suggest downloading it or if you’re easily frustrated do not download this game. I warn you it is the biggest money trap. I have dumped so much money barely got what I wanted. I probably dumped $8000 into this barely got what I w
  11. [R12] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Fun no reward: I love this game but the rate of chances of getting new characters is low i have thousands of krytals and got literally the same characters over and over I understand building stars helps your character but I have spent thousands of Krystals on one list and didn’t receive any things not even the support character other than that I love the game play just want a better chance on gett
  12. [R9] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US Crystals: Give me back my crystal you scammer
  13. [R34] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Lost data: I logged into the game today. I had been playing for almost 3 years. All of my characters, gems, summons. Gone. My account is level 1. Everything I had grinded for is lost. Contacted support: No response. Huge L
  14. [R69] Pokémon GO 3/5 · US Buggy to this day: Been playing since the start, and although fun it still has its bugs. The latest is a near guaranteed crash that I and many players online have reported experiencing after completing a raid, which if you are using a remote raid pass, causes you to miss the encounter. Contacted support and they stated I already received the raid reward and can’t be compensated. Players beware!
  15. [R33] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 3/5 · US It’s Okay But…: The game itself is Great! The storyline is Nice, The Art is Amazing, Combat System is easy to Understand and Use, Plenty of Units to summon as well. Only problem we have here is PvP. Once you hit around platinum rank they start putting you up against people completely out of your league with all the newest units and best equipment they can possibly use. You can’t pick your own oppo
  16. [R19] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Legends next time give me the new tag ultra: I hate legends cause once you play it it’s fun but once your done your just gonna loose all your money trying to get the new characters and I think that when you play legends and get everything it’d just really e really boring and some random people can’t beat you and that why I hate legends.
  17. [R40] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Worst game ever: This was the worst game I have ever played not only can free to play players not get anything from many rotations on a banner but if u don’t have good units u just get cooked in pvp
  18. [R46] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US To op character: Game as no sense in keeping the characters level, new units are always over powered and if u don’t have it, your not gonna be able to do anything. Good luck on pvp and good luck on events
  19. [R63] Pokémon GO 3/5 · US Ugh: Middle of GoFest, and the app crashes EVERY SINGLE TIME I finish a raid. Highly annoying.
  20. [R66] Pokémon GO 3/5 · US Pokemon please fix your game: Pokemon Go is a good game, but 3 times in a row my game crashed after beating a raid boss and it would not allow me to even attempt to catch the Pokemon. I lost the opportunity to catch a Necrozma, a Zamazenta, and a Kyruem. I would like to have the glitch fixed if you could.
  21. [R73] Pokémon GO 1/5 · US Lose raids constantly: Game crashes after every raid on anything except new phones. You will lose your raid pass and the raid if the timer is too low. Game is a scam.
  22. [R20] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 5/5 · US I love this game: I am from Israel and I wake up everyday and get on this game, I absolutely love it and have a blast playing PvP
  23. [R28] DRAGON BALL LEGENDS 1/5 · US Better games to play: Story is cool, gameplay is either with you or against you and content is very bland. Input isn’t responsive 90% of the time and online is god awful. Just stick to playing this game during hype events and don’t bother with the garbage, unfair, pay to win, PvP mode. FIX INPUT LAG
  24. [R78] Pokémon GO 3/5 · US Battle system sucks: If you love pokemon and to be able to catch pokemon while going about your day it is great. Now if you are someone who likes battling as much as the rest it is terrible. I know it’s a game and “game logic” but the battling system makes no sense and someone will have a charged move that has no reason being that quick or powerful all at the same time! Play for the catching not t
  25. [R81] Pokémon GO 3/5 · US Go league: As much as I love the game and get lucky with the shines and what not I seriously need u guys to fix the go league because there is legit no way that I’m spam clicking the charged move but it makes me load more energy for the next one and I just die. My point is that I want the clicks to be up to damn date when j click it because idk how many games I’ve lost charging a move for some rea
  26. [R100] Pokémon GO 2/5 · US Battles are broken: Game is okay, but the battles are rigged. Always get beat to tie breaker of who gets the charged attack, opponent gets charged attacks at 1% life but you don’t even though you spam the charge attack 6x before your Pokémon dies, can’t even swap your Pokémon before an opponent attack. Play the rest of the game but avoid battles, they’re broken.
  27. [R115] Pokémon GO 1/5 · US Game rác: Pvp thì như cứt Đánh raid thì tỷ lệ ra ivs tốt rất khốn nạn, đánh 50 raid zacian kiếm vương không có nổi 1 con ivs 9x, 50 raid chỉ được 2 shiny Khốn nạn cho cái game

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store