# Plants vs. Zombies™ — user reviews > 4,504 indexed App Store user reviews of Plants vs. Zombies™ by Electronic Arts, rated 4.80/5 from 927,567 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plants-vs-zombies/id893677096/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plants-vs-zombies/id893677096.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 828,032 · 4★ 61,400 · 3★ 17,651 · 2★ 5,678 · 1★ 14,806 ## What do users think of Plants vs. Zombies™? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fantastic gameplay - 💎 Addictive and engaging - 🕹️ Nostalgic classic - 🌱 Unique and creative plant/zombie mechanics - 🎨 Charming art style **Cons** - 💸 Excessive ads and monetization - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔄 Progress resets and lost data - 🤯 Frustrating ad-related issues (no skip option, crashes) - 🤔 Questionable changes from original game **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes after ads - Survival mode progress lost - Purchased content not restoring - Zen Garden and other features not working as expected **Most requested features** - Restore original gameplay and features - Reduce ads or offer ad-free option - Improve stability and prevent progress loss - Add more levels, mini-games, and content - Improve customer support and bug fixes ## Newest reviews (12 of 4,504) ### 3/5 — What's with the ads???? *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* There was none before ### 2/5 — 广告太多了 *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* 每次下一关和进入关卡都要看广告 ### 4/5 — It’s fine to play this. *2026-08-25, version 3.18.0* I haven’t played this. But it’s getting me ok thoughts. ### 2/5 — best game ever but has issues *2026-08-25, version 3.18.0* My favorite game on my phone, but has been restarting and closing so much recently, really frustrating when i’m almost at the end of a round. Also the amount of ads is kind of ridiculous , ads in between everything and even in the middle of rounds sometimes ### 5/5 — Too many adds *2026-08-25, version 3.17.0* Same great I’ve always loved but I hate how many adds there are. Wouldn’t be so bad if they weren’t too long. ### 5/5 — Totali da plants *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* Da best gam ever, wood recomend playing with no defense and dor open ### 5/5 — The best game *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* this game has prompt me for many years. I got it when I was young and I have it now it’s great. ### 5/5 — Nostalgic *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* My nostalgia came back from this masterpiece! I’m usually playing pvz bfn and gw2, but when I’m bored I play this peak in my freetime. ### 5/5 — PVZ *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* This game is amazing. I’ve been playing since I was four and it still holds up today. The only thing I don’t like about it is all ads. I’d rather pay money for it. ### 5/5 — It is still the best game over the time *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* Best game ### 5/5 — Игра Имба *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* ИМБА ### 5/5 — To great *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* It’s nostalgic and everything about it makes the best game, the other ones are just as good ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — EA Is Trash *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* EA ruins PvZ, they added billion of ads, micro transactions and YOU HAVE TO PAY A SUBSCRIPTION FOR NO ADS just get the DS or PC version because EA < PopCap (Before EA) ### 1/5 — lost $5 *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* paid $5 for money and after losing the account i cant get the purchase or money back ### 1/5 — Ads glitch *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* Long ads and when ads are done normally there is supposed to be a black x button to close the ads but because this is not here then it forces you to close the app. Very annoying and frustrating because I love the game. ### 1/5 — Ad Central *2026-08-25, version 3.17.0* This was such an awesome game. Now it’s totally bloated with unskipable ads…good job ruining it, bums ### 1/5 — Ad-filled nightmare. *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* Constant ads after every 1-2 levels. Ads when quitting to the menu. Ads, ads, ads. Each requires waiting for 3 separate “X”s to appear to finally close. No option to purchase an ad-free version. Absolute trash. Only EA could take such a beloved game and mutate it into something so completely vile. I wish I could give zero stars. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* If you have the iPhone 14 Pro Max it will crash and act funny not a good experience had to uninstall twice and lost all progress each time ### 1/5 — HD Version Abandoned *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* After paying to support the game for decades, the up front ads are excessive. In addition, the HD version appears to have been removed from the store. So, the reward for purchasing the version that would allow us to enjoy the game on our “brand new” iPad’s (at the time) is abandoned. Thanks for nothing EA Sports. ### 1/5 — Sad state of affairs *2026-08-24, version 3.17.0* Went back to play this game during a wave of nostalgia. Borderline unplayable. Way too many ads. And not only too many but often the game won’t let you close the app so you have to open the ad, then close the download screen. Very scammy :( ### 1/5 — ADS and ADS and MORE ads! You can’t close *2026-08-23, version 3.17.0* Horrible that EA has stooped so low as to JAM their fake game ads in this once good game to the point it is no longer fun to play. Not only is it SLAMMED with horrible fake app games, but the ads wont close. They play for EVER and never give option to close. Can’t wait for the class action on this one. ### 1/5 — Ruined by Ads *2026-08-23, version 3.17.0* The title says it all, do t waste your time. Good job ruining yet another fun thing EA! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This game is awesome *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* I love all the characters they put and I hope this gane dose better next year ### 5/5 — The best game ever *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* When your bored just play this it’s so fun ### 5/5 — PVZ *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* Best game in history ### 5/5 — Great game overall download *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* 😍😍 get this game it is amazing ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* Best game I ever played ### 5/5 — Tricky and fun game! *2026-08-26, version 3.18.0* So much fun and a good challenge with cool characters in each level! They have a ton of versions of this game which is great! ### 5/5 — Excellent game *2026-08-25, version 3.18.0* So much fun ### 5/5 — Ok *2026-08-25, version 3.18.0* Ok ### 5/5 — Too many add *2026-08-25, version 3.18.0* Over all good ### 5/5 — I love this game *2026-08-25, version 3.17.0* This game is ball knowledge --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*