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Head-to-head

Angry Birds Friends vs Angry Birds Dream Blast

Angry Birds Friends 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Angry Birds Dream Blast
Angry Birds Dream Blast 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Angry Birds Dream Blast has a slight edge over Angry Birds Friends due to its higher lifetime rating and slightly fewer complaints about aggressive monetization, though both games are criticized for being 'pay-to-win'.

Full reviews: Angry Birds Friends · Angry Birds Dream Blast

Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Dream Blast are both free-to-play puzzle games from the Angry Birds franchise, offering classic gameplay with in-app purchases. While both face significant criticism for aggressive monetization and technical issues, Dream Blast generally receives slightly better user satisfaction.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features tieR4R8R9R18
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends offers the classic slingshot gameplay that many users enjoy R8. However, some players find the game design horrible R4 and note that levels become too difficult without power-ups R9R28. There are also requests for more interesting levels and animations R18.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast is praised for its cute designs, fun events, and engaging puzzles . Some users find it relaxing and easy to get through levels without spending money . However, many find 'extreme levels' nearly impossible without power-ups and some levels are described as rigged .
Monetization & Value tieR1R6R7R9
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends is frequently criticized as a 'cash grab' R1R6 and 'greedy' R7. Users report mandatory microtransactions and the removal of options to watch ads for power-ups, forcing purchases . Some feel the game is designed to make them spend money to progress R9.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast also faces strong criticism for being 'pay-to-win' R63R65 and a 'cash grabbing ad pollution experience' . Users report paywalls appearing around level 300 and impossible levels without purchasing power-ups R70R112. One user noted that buying a VIP pass stopped in-game ads for extra moves, forcing them to pay for moves instead .
Reliability & Performance tieR1R7R12R15
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends users report frequent server disconnections R1R7, long loading times R12, and issues with the game not loading at all R25R31. There are also complaints about losing progress R22R55 and Facebook login glitches R15.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast also has significant reliability issues, including freezing and locking up after updates , losing connection , and glitches that result in lost win streaks or items . Some users experience an 'ERROR DREAM PEAK NOT AVAILABLE' loop .
Ads Experience tieR1R33R39R42
Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds Friends is heavily criticized for ads being 'shoved in your face' R1 and for their quantity and length R39R42R51. Users also complain about 'awful scam advertising' R33 and being caught in a 'black hole' of ads for other games R39.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast also has issues with ads, described as 'ridiculously long and annoying' R61. Some users report '18+ ads' and 'disgusting pimples squeezed out' ads . However, one user noted that ads are short and kid-safe , though this contrasts with other reports.
Customer Support tieR22R25R31R55
Angry Birds Friends Reviews for Angry Birds Friends do not explicitly mention customer support, but issues like lost progress R22R55 and game-breaking bugs R25R31 suggest a lack of effective resolution for users.
Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast users report that support is 'useless' and 'mostly not helpful' . Issues like gold being subtracted instead of awarded and unresolved connection problems indicate poor support responsiveness and effectiveness.
Pick Angry Birds Friends if

you prefer the classic slingshot Angry Birds gameplay and are willing to tolerate frequent ads, potential technical issues, and aggressive monetization R8.

Pick Angry Birds Dream Blast if

you enjoy match-3 style puzzle games with cute designs and events, and are prepared for challenging 'extreme levels' that may push you towards in-app purchases .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both receive substantial negative feedback regarding aggressive monetization, technical issues, and intrusive ads. The higher lifetime rating for Angry Birds Dream Blast suggests a slightly more satisfied user base overall, despite similar complaints.

Frequently asked

Do Angry Birds Friends and Dream Blast have free tiers?
Yes, both Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Dream Blast are free to download and play, but they heavily feature in-app purchases and ads R1R6R63R65.
Are these games 'pay-to-win'?
Many users describe both Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Dream Blast as 'pay-to-win,' stating that it becomes very difficult or impossible to progress in later levels without purchasing power-ups or extra moves R9R28R70R112.
Do these games have many ads?
Yes, both games are criticized for having a high volume of ads, with users describing them as 'shoved in your face,' 'ridiculously long,' and sometimes inappropriate R1R33R51R61.
Are there technical issues with these games?
Both games suffer from various technical issues, including server disconnections, long loading times, freezing, crashing, and lost game progress R1R12R25R55.

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. [R4] Angry Birds Friends 2/5 · US Horrible: Horrible game design
  2. [R8] Angry Birds Friends 5/5 · US Super fun: Classic game for All ages
  3. [R9] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Purchases: Hard to beat several levels without having to use the extras. It didn’t used to be like that. All those extra cost money.
  4. [R18] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US This game is good but angry birds 2 is way better: This game is good in all ways but the one issue about this game is that I wish there was animations for the birds and the pigs too. And I kinda want them to add more interesting levels to the game and angry birds 2 is WAY BETTER than this I love angry birds 2 so much it is fun and there is avatars for the birds and animations and more AND one last
  5. [R1] Angry Birds Friends 2/5 · US Cash grab.: What once was a great Angry Birds spinoff has now become a quick money grabber. In addition to ads being shoved in your face, the server likes to disconnect itself randomly which removes your streak, in attempt to encourage you to spend money to get it back. The Angry Birds franchise is a sinking ship that hasn’t had a good game release since 2014, and it’s saddening.
  6. [R6] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US A total rip off: I downloaded angry bird friends I hate to say this but ROVIO is ripping people off with having gamers spend their money on getting power ups to buy slingshots and coins It's such a shame on the piggy towers it’s been the same levels over that past 12 years. When you uninstall the game and you start from the beginning just after you have done the tournament the exploding pigs are t
  7. [R7] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Greedy Birds is more like it!: Be aware that for some time now this apps likes to flash error/disconnected messages just for the sake of stealing one of your "lives" across all games in hopes of getting you to $pend faster and more often if unlike me you are predisposed to do so.. However I just delete the scam-er- game when I’ve had enough and download again a week or two later to see if they’ve
  8. [R12] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Loading problems: Every time I open the game it takes a long time to load and I have a iPhone 14 Plus
  9. [R15] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · US Facebook login glitch: This game runs fine and all, but every time you launch this game, there is a glitch that makes it to where you’re always logged out of Facebook and have to log back in every single time
  10. [R33] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Reservations: Disappointed with all the awful scam advertising on ABF. How can you accept fake slimming patches claiming to be from Superdrug on people dressed in Boots’ uniforms? All fake, not tested for safety. Disgusting lack of concern for your players, especially younger, less savvy or gullible players. These are the type of advertisements that should be banned from game platforms, not bombar
  11. [R39] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Adverts: Fun game. But don’t ever be tempted to watch adverts - you’ll be caught in a black hole with royal match and royal kingdom. Strange how those games( match and kingdom) make such a thing about ‘no adverts’ but are so keen to ruin other games with their pesky offerings.
  12. [R42] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Disappointing: How many times does one have to put up with seeing the same lengthly advert every few minutes it is getting monotonous. Need more clarification on Free games!
  13. [R22] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Lost all progress AGAIN on star cup: Happens way too often and beyond frustrating.
  14. [R25] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Waste of time: Got All the way to nearly level 200 the freaking game wouldn’t load anymore I uninstalled I’m so damn done with this gameThat had happened before but then I reinstalled it after I got past it I got to higher levels then I just wouldn’t load anymore after I got to like level 195 waste of time. Glad I never spent money on this game.
  15. [R31] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Bad game: I try to play but it doesn’t work aaannnddd it says I have a bad connection but I go on my other games and it says I have a good connection and it won’t even download so look down here Don’t get ab friends Don’t get ab pop. Danielle
  16. [R55] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Reverted ALL of my progress.: After working on two accounts after my first got reverted to level 1, I just started my second a few months back working every day. Today, I tried connecting it to my account and it gave me a new one. That’s THREE accounts of work. All gone. If you value your progress in games, don’t trust ABF.
  17. [R63] 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.
  18. [R65] 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
  19. [R28] Angry Birds Friends 1/5 · US Impossible levels: Been playing this game for over a decade…but…..past few months have been poor. Constant impossible shots..it’s as if whoever is creating the levels aren’t even paying attention. You literally cannot make some of the necessary shot to score on some levels…even with power ups. If this isn’t corrected soon, I’m deleting the game, which makes me sad….I love playing this game. Ho
  20. [R70] Angry Birds Dream Blast 2/5 · US Money to keep playing: Level 254 is impossible to beat without power ups. Not spending any more money. I’m done!!
  21. [R112] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Impossible levels unless you buy: I was an Angry Birds Pop huge fan then due to a save glitch lost all my progress and rewards. After reaching out to Rovio Support, they encouraged me to try Dream Blast. I enjoyed it at first but got to a point where it was nearly impossible to pass levels without making purchases. I realize the need to make money on a game but not to the point of player frustrati
  22. [R51] Angry Birds Friends 3/5 · GB Too many ads: This game used to be enjoyable to play but now is a pain because of the increase in the number and length of ads. Prime example is Royal Match which has increased its length from 30 seconds to 100 seconds. So now you waste hours a week waiting for the ads to finish which is not acceptable so I shall probably delete the app. It WAS my favourite ap.
  23. [R61] Angry Birds Dream Blast 1/5 · US Advertising: The adds they put for this game in other games are so ridiculously long and annoying

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