9th Dawn III vs Dragon City: Battle Adventure!

How do 9th Dawn III and Dragon City: Battle Adventure! compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	9th Dawn III	Dragon City: Battle Adventure!
Genre	Role Playing	Role Playing
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	hard	easy
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	low	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.5 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	104	1,506,734
Reviews say	What players like Massive seamless open world with tons of content and exploration Rich crafting and customization systems with multiple build varieties Monster taming and pet battling mechanics add strategic depth Common complaints No cloud/cross-device save functionality Grindy resource collection (goblin blood drops) feel tedious and time-consuming Quality-of-life issues: recipe crafting lacks material indicators, dungeons respawn monsters forcing single-session clears	What players like Massive dragon roster (2000+) Breeding/customization system Deep strategic PvP combat Common complaints Frequent ads and commercials High cost to expand islands and structures Gameplay becomes repetitive over time

9th Dawn III — A massive 2D open-world RPG blending Elder Scrolls, Diablo, and Pokémon with deep crafting, monster taming, and endless exploration. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure) Dragon City: Battle Adventure! — Collect and breed thousands of dragons while building your floating city and battling other players in real-time PvP combat. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.