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Angry Birds Dream Blast vs Angry Birds 2

Angry Birds Dream Blast 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Tie
Angry Birds 2 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

Angry Birds Dream Blast offers a more relaxing, puzzle-focused experience, while Angry Birds 2 provides the classic slingshot gameplay, but both are heavily criticized for aggressive monetization and technical issues.

Full reviews: Angry Birds Dream Blast · Angry Birds 2

Both Angry Birds Dream Blast and Angry Birds 2 are free-to-play games with in-app purchases, and both face significant criticism from users regarding 'pay-to-win' mechanics, excessive ads, and technical glitches. Dream Blast is praised for its soothing puzzle gameplay, while Angry Birds 2 is appreciated for its classic slingshot action and additional features.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features tieR2R6R9R17
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is described as a 'soothing game' and 'relaxing' with fun puzzles and events, appealing to those who enjoy a less intense experience R2R9R17. However, some users find it too easy and wish for a difficulty option R6. The game is a 'blast' and keeps users engaged with new ways to play .
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is praised for its 'classic gameplay' and adding 'more features than the original game' . Users enjoy the variety of birds and the overall fun . However, some find the levels 'impossible' without spending money and criticize inconsistencies in bird strength between levels .
Monetization & Ads tieR1R3R4R5
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is heavily criticized for being 'pay to win' and having a 'paywall' that appears around level 300 R3R5R7. Users report that it becomes 'impossible to beat some of the levels without the addons or buying more turns' R7R13. Ads are also a significant issue, described as 'ridiculously long and annoying' R1R58, with some users even reporting 18+ ads R53. A VIP pass purchase reportedly stopped in-game ads for extra moves, forcing users to pay for them R4.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 also faces strong criticism for being 'money hungry' and 'pay to win' . Users complain about 'too many pop up ads' and 'interminably long' ads R66. The game is seen as 'rigged beyond belief' with mechanics like the 'Tower of Fortune' being described as gambling designed to make players spend gems . Some users note that the amount of free play is decreasing .
Reliability & Support tieR12R14R15R21
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast users report frequent technical issues including freezing, locking up, and shaking R12R15R41. Connection issues are also common R42. Some levels are impossible to complete due to glitches or items getting stuck . Support is often described as 'useless' and unhelpful, failing to resolve issues like lost progress, unawarded points, or incorrect gold subtraction R14R21R22.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 also suffers from reliability problems, with users reporting crashes on startup, especially on iPads, and during gameplay, leading to lost progress and items . Some users experience screen not functioning or the game not working despite having WiFi . Support is criticized for not caring and being unhelpful .
Price & Value tieR3R13R21R22
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is free-to-play with in-app purchases, but many users feel it offers poor value due to aggressive monetization. The game is seen as a 'money pit' where advancement requires constant purchases R3R13R44. Users feel cheated out of rewards and progress R21R22.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is also free-to-play with in-app purchases, but users widely view it as a 'pay to win' scam . The game is criticized for being 'greedy' and having 'too many app purchasements' . The value proposition is diminished by the constant pressure to spend money to progress or avoid ads .
Pick Angry Birds Dream Blast if

You prefer a match-3 puzzle game with a more soothing, relaxing vibe, and don't mind the potential for paywalls at higher levels or frequent ads R2R17.

Pick Angry Birds 2 if

You are looking for a game that offers the classic Angry Birds slingshot mechanics with additional features and variety, and are willing to tolerate aggressive monetization and ads .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and the negative reviews for both are heavily skewed towards complaints about 'pay-to-win' mechanics and excessive ads, which is common for this monetization model. The lifetime ratings are high for both, suggesting that many users still enjoy the core gameplay despite these frustrations.

Frequently asked

Which game has more aggressive monetization?
Both Angry Birds Dream Blast and Angry Birds 2 are heavily criticized for aggressive monetization, with users frequently calling them 'pay to win' and reporting paywalls that make progression difficult without spending money R3R7R13R44.
Are there many ads in these games?
Yes, both games are reported to have numerous ads; Angry Birds Dream Blast's ads are described as 'ridiculously long and annoying' R1R58, with some even being 18+ R53, while Angry Birds 2 has 'too many pop up ads' and 'interminably long' ads R66.
Do these games have technical issues?
Yes, both games are plagued by technical issues; Angry Birds Dream Blast users report freezing, locking up, connection problems, and glitches that prevent level completion R12R15R41R42, while Angry Birds 2 users experience crashes on startup and during gameplay, screen malfunctions, and connectivity problems .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US Awesome job game creators: I think this game is the best game in the world and it needs to be played by more people than Roblox very soothing game to ok for headaches also.👍
  2. [R6] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Cute and good: I have no problem getting through the levels and don’t have to spend any money on anything, problem is it is too easy for me and would like a difficulty option, so I can go from relax mode to super challenge mode, you know?
  3. [R9] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US It’s awesome I love it 🤩🤩🤩🤩: I love the cute designs 🙂 and there’s a lot to do and the events are so much fun 🤩 keep making these amazing updates 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
  4. [R17] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US Awesome game: Love the angry birds games, especially this one. Challenging, relaxing all in one!!
  5. [R1] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Advertising: The adds they put for this game in other games are so ridiculously long and annoying
  6. [R3] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Great Concept - but play to win: Between ads and higher levels where the cost to advance increases, I’m turned off. Great game but not worth the pay scam.
  7. [R4] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Paying for VIP Pass ruined my game: I’ve played this sill games for YEARS without spending money. Recently, I payed for the VIP pass for an event and it immediately stopped all in game ads for extra moves at the end of the level. Support gave me some lame excuses as to why the ads stopped appearing, but like I said, I’ve played for YEARS and never had this problem before. It has ruined my game!
  8. [R5] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US Super fun game recommend: I love this game it is very cool but is very pay to win
  9. [R12] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Issues: After update, it keeps freezing and locking up.
  10. [R14] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US 🆘Please help🆘: So this game I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and I didn’t know it was going to get rid of my progress I tried everything and it still didn’t work so please help
  11. [R15] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Super glitchy: Every stage freezes and shakes. I have to reboot every level.
  12. [R21] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Decent game mostly: It cheats you out of progress and rewards by locking up. Support is mostly not helpful. Its all about the $$$$
  13. [R13] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Pay To Play: Angry Birds was a great franchise until greedy developers turned the Angry Birds into Corporate Vultures. Since the corporations algorithms make it increasingly more difficult to complete tasks, there is absolutely no way to advance in this game without spending a LOT of money! Save yourself money and time by NEVER PLAYING THIS GAME!
  14. [R22] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Pay and don’t get points: I’ve contacted support twice with the same issue and don’t get anything resolved. My ranking points say one thing and then on another screen say something different.
  15. [R7] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Paywall is a few days in: Paywall starts coming apparent around level 300. Was decent up til then but comes on quick. It’s impossible to beat some of the levels without the addons or buying more turns.
  16. [R44] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US Well….: This is a fun game, but it is a money pit. You find that you cannot advance without purchasing something…which is the usual for these types of games; however, you purchase, get past the level only to find yourself needing to purchase again in the very next level. I only gave this five stars so I would get this post seen, hopefully. It is not worth having to spend the money you need to get
  17. [R58] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Tuned to make you watch adds: I am playing this game for over 8 years, my skill level is to win Olympics for this game. They recently tuned it to lose a level by 1-2 hits to make you watch the adds. They are not picky what they advertise, one add was showing a game of the most disgusting pimples squeezed out. Yuck 🤮
  18. [R53] Angry Birds Dream Blast 5/5 · US 18+ Ads: I am getting 18+ ads now. I just hope something can be done about it.
  19. [R66] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US Fun but: Too many pop up ads
  20. [R41] Angry Birds Dream Blast 4/5 · US Angry Birds: Love the game but it keeps giving the update screen after I update and freezes. I haven’t played for months because of this.
  21. [R42] Angry Birds Dream Blast 3/5 · US Connection: This is one of my favorite games. Here lately I have to close the app out because it losses connection. This has been an issue for a few months. It does not matter if I’m connected to WiFi or using cellular data.

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