Head-to-head
War Dragons vs Dragon City
War Dragons
40
Winner
Dragon City
Dragon City
70
Dragon City is the better choice for casual players due to its broader appeal and less aggressive monetization, while War Dragons is struggling with severe technical issues and poor customer support.
Full reviews: War Dragons · Dragon City
War Dragons, despite its strategic depth, is plagued by frequent crashes, unresponsive support, and a 'pay-to-win' structure that alienates many players. Dragon City offers a more accessible and enjoyable dragon-collecting experience, though it also faces criticism for excessive ads and in-app purchase prompts.
Head to head
War Dragons War Dragons offers complex strategy, team-based play, and a wide variety of dragons and events, appealing to players who enjoy a deep, challenging experience R23R29R53. However, some users find the 'Atlas' feature to be like a separate, overwhelming game R36. There are also complaints about repetitive events and a lack of new content .
Dragon City Dragon City provides a creative dragon empire building experience with hatching, breeding, and dueling . Players enjoy the variety of dragons and the fighting mechanics . However, some users report a lack of things to do, leading to boredom , and outdated dragon skins or portal content .
War Dragons War Dragons suffers from significant reliability issues, including frequent server crashes, loading problems, and glitches R13R21R25R43. Updates often introduce new bugs, affecting gameplay and progress R16. Users also report slow loading times, especially on iOS R25.
Dragon City Dragon City generally offers a smooth experience, with users enjoying the game . However, some players encounter bugs like unregistering race progress or being stuck on tutorial screens . Loading screens can also get stuck at 98% for some users .
War Dragons War Dragons is heavily criticized for being 'pay-to-win' or 'pay-to-participate,' with users feeling pressured to spend significant money to keep up, sometimes $20 per month or more R16R17R24R33. The grind is described as too hard without spending R36, and some feel developers favor 'whale' players R24.
Dragon City Dragon City is also seen as 'pay-to-win' by many, with excessive microtransactions and long wait times for upgrades that push players to spend R72. Some users feel they cannot progress in events without purchasing specific dragons . However, a few users claim it's 'actually free' and 'nothing costs money' , suggesting a varied experience depending on playstyle.
War Dragons War Dragons has severe and widespread issues with customer support. Many users report non-existent, unhelpful, or actively dismissive support, with tickets being deleted, no responses to emails, and problems going unresolved for weeks or months R1R7R19R31.
Dragon City Dragon City's customer support is also criticized, with users reporting no refunds or compensation for losses and generic excuses about small teams . Some players received information directly from tech support about restrictions on using orbs without clear reasons .
Pick War Dragons if
you enjoy complex strategy games with team interaction and are willing to tolerate significant technical issues and a 'pay-to-win' environment, or if you're a long-time player invested in the community R23R53.
Pick Dragon City if
you prefer a more casual dragon collecting and breeding game with creative freedom, even if it means dealing with frequent ads and in-app purchase prompts .
Evidence note: Reviews for War Dragons are heavily skewed negative, particularly regarding technical issues and support, which aligns with its lower lifetime rating despite some positive comments about gameplay. Dragon City, with a much higher lifetime rating and more reviews, still shows significant user frustration with ads and monetization, but its core gameplay is generally well-received.
Frequently asked
Do War Dragons and Dragon City have good customer support?
No, both games receive significant criticism for their customer support, but War Dragons' support is described as particularly bad, with users reporting non-existent responses, deleted tickets, and unresolved issues for extended periods R1R7R19R31. Dragon City players also report issues with support, including no compensation for losses .
Are War Dragons and Dragon City 'pay-to-win'?
Do these games have many technical problems?
War Dragons has widespread technical problems, including frequent server crashes, loading issues, and glitches that affect gameplay and progress R13R21R25R43. Dragon City also has some bugs, such as getting stuck on loading screens or tutorial prompts, but these appear less severe and frequent than in War Dragons .
What reviewers actually said
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- [R23] War Dragons War Dragons 5 ⭐️: This is Chess ♟️ a great strategy game for the mind but in a different format. Love the dragons and events
- [R29] War Dragons Review: This game is just amazing I like the mechanics and how you can attack the people you want and I love the challenges.
- [R53] War Dragons 6 years in: This game does require dedication. It’s very complex and full of challenges. It’s also a lot of fun to meet players from all over the world.
- [R36] War Dragons Good: This game is very good, I love the idea and I love the dragons, but atlas is just to much, it’s like there’s 2 different games, also I think the game is play to win not pay to win, ppl who complain just don’t understand the work mechanic, another reason I’m giving it a 3* is because the grind is to hard, no one has hours every day to get a good reward
- [R13] War Dragons Don’t bother: This game used to be good. Developer does not care about players. Servers time out all the time and crash regularly. They don’t make it right and put very little effort into the game.
- [R21] War Dragons Won’t load the game: I love this game and used to play it a lot back in its hay day. I was a part of a solid team and enjoyed the events and dragons. Sadly I tried downloading the game and logged into my account and now the game won’t load. I’ve even tried uninstalling and downloading and it just loads 56% then closes the game
- [R25] War Dragons Slow keep getting worse: I have been playing the game for 10 years it was fun but lately it’s has been a nightmare especially on IOS load time take for ever , the server constantly crashes and then you get kicked out from the game . Update needed or shut the game down it’s not fair to the game supporter who have been a loyal customer for years
- [R43] War Dragons HOT GARBAGE: I’m done with this garbage. I ain't ever seen a game with this much lag and this many technical issues. It's a joke
- [R16] War Dragons Game is dead: This game was fun but now is dead. You have to spend $20 per month to even lightly participate. It is super buggy and the developers don't even bother to reapond to tickets anymore. I had a whole seasons work go to nothin g because they wouldn't fix a glitch that happens all the time! They never even responded. Game is dead.
- [R17] War Dragons War dragons: Fun but pricey better if you have money to burn to keep up with the bigger teams PG does seem to favor the money Diamond teams but they and the Diamond teams deny it.
- [R24] War Dragons Want to spend to be cool?: This game has always had its issues, but was pretty decent. My main reason for sticking around when it got boring was because of the interpersonal interactions. Really great. But the developers make it very obvious that your opinion doesn’t matter if you’re not a whale. But if you are a whale, they will change gameplay for you. Spend money here if you want to have the ga
- [R33] War Dragons Was a great game but is slowly becoming unloved by devs and PG: I’ve been playing the game since Feb 2019. I have invested a lot of time, love and money, but apparently dragons have cost of living issues too! But seriously, I don’t mind a stretch but tye game is moving to a point where it impacts QOL if you want to just keep up. But, if you don’t mind taking it slow then it’s probably a great ga
- [R1] War Dragons Unacceptable: I have played this game for years and the support team has usually been helpful.. until now. I have been unable to access my account for 4 weeks and the support team has done nothing to resolve the problem in fact they have been actively Deleting my support tickets 😡😡if this is how they support the game they will have no players left very soon. Totally Unacceptable and embarrassing 😡
- [R7] War Dragons Frustrating: I had this game for several years now and this is my first time leaving a review, I am having problems with my game for months now and these customer supports are non-existent. They need another update on the app! and better customer support. No follow ups, not even an acknowledgement from the emails sent. So frustrating!
- [R19] War Dragons Flaky servers, support nonexistent: I’ve played this game for years and although it’s gotten quite repetitious, I’m far into it and have - er, had - a goal. But recently I can’t log on. I’ve done all the things support used to say (back when there was support) including restarting, re-installing the game etc etc. No joy. I wrote support based on the error message and even sent them a screen shot
- [R31] War Dragons Support Team Sucks: I’ve been trying to get a response from the support team for awhile now over problems with my account I can’t log into it therefore I’m falling behind
- [R72] Dragon City 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
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store