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DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE vs Dragon City

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tie
Dragon City 4.8★ · Free + IAP 68

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE offers deeper tactical gameplay and beloved Dragon Ball animations, but its massive storage requirements and frustrating gacha mechanics make Dragon City a more accessible and less demanding option despite its own monetization issues.

Full reviews: DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE · Dragon City

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE is praised for its tactical gameplay and high-quality animations, appealing to long-time Dragon Ball fans, but is heavily criticized for its enormous storage footprint and predatory gacha rates. Dragon City, while also a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, is generally seen as a fun time-killer with cute dragon animations, though it suffers from frequent ads and perceived pay-to-win elements.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLER1R29R32R46
DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE is lauded for its tactical depth, great animations, and link skill/category system, appealing to Dragon Ball fans R29R32. However, recent updates and meta changes are described as genuinely unfun, with new units struggling and a 'dodge or die' difficulty R1. Some users also criticize the lack of difficulty scaling, making content either too easy or too hard R46.
Dragon City Dragon City is enjoyed for its variety of activities like hatching, breeding, and dueling dragons, offering a creative and engaging experience . Many find it a fun way to pass time . However, some users report that gameplay can become slow and grindy, forcing players to wait long periods or make purchases to progress R72. There are also complaints about outdated dragon skins and portals .
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR2R3R6R9
DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE A major issue for DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE is its massive storage requirement, often exceeding 20-30 GB, making it difficult or impossible for many users to download or keep the game R2R3R12R19. Players also report slow downloads and frequent crashes, preventing them from playing R6. Account recovery is a significant problem, with users losing years of progress and money due to Facebook link elimination or support issues R9R37R58.
Dragon City Dragon City users experience frequent bugs, such as battles not registering progress, loading screens getting stuck, and the inability to summon certain dragons . Some players are randomly restricted from using stronger orbs, making rewards worthless . There are also reports of age restrictions preventing players from accessing the game despite meeting the stated age requirement .
Price & Value tieR4R7R10R13
DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE is heavily criticized for its 'pay to win' mechanics and low summon rates, with users feeling that they need to spend hundreds of dollars to get necessary units and progress R7R10R13. Many describe the summoning as 'horrible' and 'rigged' R4R10.
Dragon City Dragon City is frequently called 'pay to play' or 'pay to win' due to long wait times for upgrades and the necessity of purchasing items to progress R72R76R94R96. Users report being constantly bombarded with pop-up ads and offers, making the game feel predatory R66R67R89R93. Some users also report being scammed out of in-game currency like gems .
Support tieR9R37R58R109
DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE's support is criticized for not helping users recover lost accounts, even with proof of ownership, leading to the loss of years of progress and money spent R9R37R58.
Dragon City Dragon City's customer support is described as unhelpful, with users reporting that glitches are not fixed and no compensation is offered for losses, often with the excuse of a small team R109.
Pick DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE if

you are a dedicated Dragon Ball fan who values tactical depth and high-quality animations, and you have ample device storage and patience for challenging gacha mechanics R29R32.

Pick Dragon City if

you are looking for a casual dragon-collecting and breeding game to pass the time, and you are willing to tolerate frequent ads and some pay-to-progress elements .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both receive significant criticism regarding monetization and perceived pay-to-win aspects. DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE's negative reviews are heavily skewed by storage issues and gacha rates, while Dragon City's are more about ads and forced progression.

Frequently asked

Does DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE take up a lot of storage?
Yes, DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE is frequently criticized for its massive file size, with many users reporting it takes up 20-30 GB of storage, making it difficult to download or keep on their devices R2R3R12R19.
Is Dragon City pay-to-win?
Many users describe Dragon City as pay-to-win, stating that progress becomes very slow without spending money due to long wait times for upgrades and the need to purchase certain dragons or items R72R76R94R96.
Are there many ads in Dragon City?
Yes, Dragon City is frequently criticized for having too many ads, with users reporting pop-ups when opening the game, random ads during gameplay, and a general feeling of being bombarded with offers R66R67R89R93.

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. [R1] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US Current game meta and difficulty decisions are genuinely unfun and ruining the game: As title says even new units struggle to compete in this dodge or die meta, it’s so fun slowly chipping away at the first few phases of a stage only to get one shot by a normal in the second to last phase because your dedicated dodge units decide to eat as much damage as possible wasting 20-30 minutes of monotony
  2. [R29] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 5/5 · US Best Dragon ball game: Very tactical and great animations, I love the link skill abilities and category system.
  3. [R32] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 5/5 · US Goated Game: This game is so fun to play and the special moves characters can do are amazing to watch.
  4. [R46] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US No fun: This game has no difficulty scaling. Everything is either way too easy or way too hard. None of it is fun.
  5. [R2] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 5/5 · US As a veteran of the game: As a veteran of the game I’ve been playing for years I’m currently 18 an turning 19 this week I love this game to the point my videos become viral all bc of yall man I love this game here’s to the 60th anniversary of Dokkan but plss lower yall storage bc I have to keep deleting all my stuff for this game that how much I love this game
  6. [R3] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 3/5 · US Good: Pretty good, not sure why it's 30Gbs but whatever I guess.
  7. [R6] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 3/5 · US G: Downloading is slow
  8. [R9] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 3/5 · US Lost Account: Been playing this games since it came out in 2015,moved countries and still playing the game I stopped playing it about a year ago. The Facebook link got eliminated so I re-downloaded it today and could not get my account back,lost hundreds of characters,Hours spent grinding,lost money that I’ve spent on Dragon stones!! All gone just like that!
  9. [R4] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US Summon: Horrible summoning
  10. [R7] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US You have to be rich.: This is a great game. But the transactions are terrible. If you font have a lot of money you will never get the units needed to progress. All the good units take $400 or more just to get your first one. That’s not even to get the next four to rainbow. I have been playing for years on and off but I am tapped out. Tired of spending money on a game and not reaping the rewards be
  11. [R10] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US Garbage release, Horrible Dev: Horrible producer and managed to fumble my favorite character. Coupled with the atrocious banner rates and dog water content. Not pulling a single unit over the course of three banners and then having the nerve to add frontier mode.
  12. [R13] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 2/5 · US Downgrade: Even after spending money (250) failing to pull 7 banners units that limited time missions required is a foolhardy way to make players quit. Coupled with weak EZA’s and minuscule amounts of resources to even SA level characters is turning me off from this once loved game. Hope the devs learn to treat players a little better someday, but it’s not this year
  13. [R37] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US Doesn’t care for long term customers: Iv been playing the game for about 11 years. Redownloaded the game after having to delete it and redownload it for space. I selected to download the linked data. But after I selected it, I was told my game info was deleted from the device. I sent a request with every little detail needed except for my player id but was declined. I spent 30 minutes filling out
  14. [R58] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US No help: Had everything linked got rid off the game for about 2 months came back for goku and beerus and now everything is gone but some how I’m still logged in the web store but in game I have to start over I email them for help and somehow they can’t prove it even with proof it’s me I’ve played this game for years and now everything’s gone and they won’t help
  15. [R109] Dragon City 1/5 · GB Don’t waste your time or money: The game is full of glitches to use up all your resources to force you to spend money buying more. No customer support as the excuse is always they have a small team, no refunds or compensation for loses just fake promises we’ll get back to you which is never 😡
  16. [R12] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 3/5 · US Love it but takes so much space: I've had this game since like 2020 and ive always thought it was pretty cool, but it takes up SO MUCH STORAGE its insane. last time i checked it took up 25 GIGABYTES OF STORAGE
  17. [R19] DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE 1/5 · US Fix your game: Why the hell is the game 20 gigabytes if it’s animations on of 2d characters. I would play if you lowered the storage
  18. [R72] Dragon City 3/5 · US So/so: It’s and ok game it’s can be fun but it’s a lot of being force to by things to upgrade because the time wait is crazy long ,witch means you can’t upgrade that leads to not being about to battle then you can’t level up so you’ll stuck just collecting until you earn enough to do everything witch will Mean a longer wait for the next level ..so I really don’t see my self passing the game on or
  19. [R76] Dragon City 2/5 · US Unable to get Dragon without Paying: I like the game but am unable to get a certain dragon without purchasing it, so I can not move forward in the permanent events. It is extremely frustrating.
  20. [R94] Dragon City 1/5 · US Pay to play: Use to be a fun game. Now if you are not willing to drop at least 100 a week you can not play. Big spenders ruin any fairness in the combats. You are congested just to keep enough habits.
  21. [R96] Dragon City 3/5 · GB Good game but way too P2W still quite fun even without it though: Cool
  22. [R66] Dragon City 3/5 · US Adds: Too many pop ups when you open the game, the red notification circles never go away or come back randomly, adds can be annoying bc they pop up randomly while playing
  23. [R67] Dragon City 1/5 · US Quá nhiều quảng cáo: Quảng cáo nhiều quá Chơi khó chịu
  24. [R89] Dragon City 5/5 · US I’ve been playing for years: Of course what the title says is true and I’ve been grinding at this game and honestly I love it still! Though there is some problems that I have like when I get on there’s a hundred things popping up and making offers. Besides that it’s a great game and I recommend it to anybody of almost any age
  25. [R93] Dragon City 3/5 · GB So…: Way too many micro transactions but a fun game in general

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