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Monster Legends vs Monster Draft

Monster Legends 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Monster Legends
Monster Draft 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40

Monster Legends is the better choice for players seeking a deeper, more established monster-collecting and battling experience, despite its pay-to-win aspects, while Monster Draft is plagued by an overwhelming number of ads and false advertising regarding ad removal purchases.

Full reviews: Monster Legends · Monster Draft

Monster Legends offers a comprehensive monster-collecting and battling game with a good beginner guide, though some users find it pay-to-win and grindy. Monster Draft, while simple and relaxing for some, is heavily criticized for excessive ads and a non-functional 'no ads' purchase option, leading to a significantly worse user experience.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Monster LegendsR3R5R13R18
Monster Legends Monster Legends offers a fun and challenging experience with monster breeding, battling, and world-building R3. Players appreciate the depth and the ability to play with friends and family . However, some users find the game's progression becomes too grindy at higher levels and that it can be overwhelming with constant pop-ups and side quests R18. There are also complaints about misleading ads that show features not present in the game R13.
Monster Draft Monster Draft is described as a simple, relaxing running game . Users enjoy the monster evolution aspect, but many criticize the lack of original monster names, using off-brand versions of popular characters . Some players also feel the game is boring because all you do is run .
Ease of Use and Progression edge: Monster LegendsR5R6R28R31
Monster Legends Monster Legends provides a very good beginner guide to help new players understand the game R5. However, progression can become slow, with long waiting times for actions like building or breeding R6. Some players also report issues with disappearing in-game items or accounts R28R31.
Monster Draft Monster Draft is generally seen as a simple game . However, at least one user reported their entire account being reset after an update .
Monetization and Value edge: Monster LegendsR4R7R10R11
Monster Legends Monster Legends is frequently criticized for being 'pay-to-win,' with users feeling they cannot enjoy the game or progress without spending money R7R10R16R33. Earning gems, a key in-game currency, is difficult without paying R4. Despite this, some long-term players feel the game has never let them down R11.
Monster Draft Monster Draft is heavily criticized for its aggressive monetization through ads. Users report ads appearing every 10 seconds, after every battle, or randomly during gameplay R61R63R64. Crucially, multiple users report that purchasing the 'ad-free' option (priced at $2.99) does not remove ads, leading to accusations of false advertising and scamming R67R109R113R115.
Ads and User Experience edge: Monster LegendsR9R22R24R25
Monster Legends Monster Legends users report annoying pop-up ads and random ads appearing during gameplay, with some ads lacking a clear way to close them R9R24R25. Some ads are also perceived as stolen from other games R22.
Monster Draft Monster Draft's user experience is severely hampered by an overwhelming number of ads, which appear constantly and interrupt gameplay R61R63R64R74. The problem is compounded by the fact that purchasing the 'ad-free' option does not work, leading to frustration and accusations of scamming R67R109R113R115.
Reliability and Support edge: Monster LegendsR11R28R31R35
Monster Legends Monster Legends has long-term players who report years of enjoyment without issues R11. However, some users have experienced significant problems like disappearing in-game items, buildings, or entire inventories after updates R28R31. There are also reports of age verification issues preventing some users from playing R35.
Monster Draft Monster Draft has reports of account resets after updates . The most significant reliability issue is the failure of the 'no ads' purchase, which users report does not work, leading to wasted money and a poor experience R67R109R113R115. There are also concerns about data collection and potential hacking .
Pick Monster Legends if

You are looking for a monster-collecting and battling game with more depth and a longer-term progression system, and you are willing to tolerate some 'pay-to-win' elements and occasional ads R5R11.

Pick Monster Draft if

You are seeking a very simple, relaxing game and are prepared to endure a constant barrage of ads, or you are willing to risk a non-functional 'no ads' purchase .

Evidence note: Monster Draft's reviews are overwhelmingly negative regarding ads and the failure of the 'no ads' purchase, which significantly impacts its overall score and comparison. Many positive reviews for Monster Draft are very short and generic, potentially indicating less depth of experience or bot activity .

Frequently asked

Does Monster Draft offer an ad-free experience?
No, despite offering an in-app purchase for ad removal, multiple users report that buying it (for $2.99) does not actually stop ads from appearing, leading to accusations of false advertising and scamming R67R109R113R115.
Is Monster Legends a 'pay-to-win' game?
Many users describe Monster Legends as a 'pay-to-win' game, stating that it's difficult to progress or fully enjoy the game without spending money, especially at higher levels R7R10R16R33.
Are there many ads in Monster Draft?
Yes, Monster Draft is heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, with users reporting them appearing every 10 seconds, after every battle, or constantly during gameplay R61R63R64R74.

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] Monster Legends 3/5 · US Review: Is fun game
  2. [R5] Monster Legends 5/5 · US Very good beginner guide: The beginning of the game gives new players a good chance to get a idea of the game and guides us through the game until we get the hang of things which is very handy n why i rate this game an 5 stars c
  3. [R13] Monster Legends 2/5 · US The nice but bad game: In the ad, it shows that there’s a picture camera and you can take a picture of things so you can get more dragons or monsters, but there is no camera thing so you cannot take a picture so this game wise, but it is also really fun although it is not what it looks like in the ad
  4. [R18] Monster Legends 3/5 · GB Meeh: Too grindy now. Pls change I don’t like it :(
  5. [R6] Monster Legends 3/5 · US Could be better: The game is really fun and I like the challenges it gives you but the way a little longer like a lot longer like five hours
  6. [R28] Monster Legends 1/5 · US Where's my temple of nature??????: I've buildy a temple of nature and level up monster to 50. I out game later, then log in, wow that building was disapeared and I couldn't build it again???
  7. [R31] Monster Legends 1/5 · US I e been playing this game for years: Hi I’m Alex when I started playing this game many years ago it was my favorite now half of my inventory is gone a $200 (or more) valved just gone would not recommend playing for long term or spending money into this game
  8. [R4] Monster Legends 1/5 · US Offerwall: I been playing and earning gems constantly and now that they switched it im wasting time playing these games and no gems and im not trying to pay an arm and a leg just to get these ancestors
  9. [R7] Monster Legends 1/5 · US pay to win: can’t even enjoy the game without spending money
  10. [R10] Monster Legends 1/5 · US H: The game is fun when you are a beginner but now im in level 53 the game is horrible and nothing is even fair now and there is so much pay to win
  11. [R11] Monster Legends 5/5 · US Great: Been playing for years. Has never let me down
  12. [R9] Monster Legends 3/5 · US Ads????: This game is good and progression is actually fun!! The pop ups get really annoying fast and I wish there was a way in settings to hide all the extra or unnecessary UI but the reason I’m writing a review is because after the recent update all of a sudden I’m getting ads randomly in the middle of my gameplay. That is so so frustrating and so annoying and if it’s not fixed I will not be kee
  13. [R22] Monster Legends 1/5 · US Adds: Stole a dragon city add
  14. [R24] Monster Legends 3/5 · GB Ads: The game is good lots of things to do but it’s annoying when ads come on and theirs no option to cross it off I have to re load the game back up to get off the ad
  15. [R25] Monster Legends 1/5 · US Ads: do not like it when ads pop up out of no where it’s ruined the experience playing the game
  16. [R35] Monster Legends 1/5 · GB Age: Says 9 plus ( I’m 13) but when I put 0-17 it said I can’t play?
  17. [R67] Monster Draft 1/5 · US Literally stole my money false advertising: I spent 2.99 on ad free and my son immediately got an ad. False advertising I demand something be done
  18. [R109] Monster Draft 1/5 · US Don’t buy Ad REMOVER: I paid for the ad remover but still get ads. I WANT MY MONEY BACK ! SCAMMING
  19. [R113] Monster Draft 1/5 · US ⚠️DO NOT GET! SCAM⚠️: ⚠️Do not get this app, I bought the starter pack for no ads, yet the next time i opened it up I had ads playing. Again DO NOT USE MONEY ON THIS APP. HUGE SCAM⚠️
  20. [R115] Monster Draft 1/5 · US SCAM!: DO NOT BUY THE NO ADS IT SCAMS YOU. But over all the game is decent cause it’s fun.
  21. [R16] Monster Legends 1/5 · US FOR THOSE LOOKING TO DOWNLOAD…: Skip this game. It isn’t worth it. It’s a P2W mess where the developers don’t listen to the community. The game may be fun at first, but you quickly realize that the charm falls off. Every aspect about this game is either about wasting time or hoping that you’re lucky.
  22. [R33] Monster Legends 1/5 · US too much pay to win: everything has some sort of pay to win aspect of it lol
  23. [R61] Monster Draft 1/5 · US Wtf is this: So I played this game it is a**. There is ads every 10 seconds also it’s boring as hell. Also bot reviews
  24. [R63] Monster Draft 3/5 · US ADDS!: Every single t
  25. [R64] Monster Draft 1/5 · US Too many: There are way too many commercials
  26. [R74] Monster Draft 5/5 · US Worst game ever: Too many adds

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