Comparison

Clash of Z vs Grow Empire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clash of Z

Construct a city in a post-apocalyptic zombie-infested world. Engage in battles to dominate other cities and expand your territory. Your dream city is now a zombie-ridden landscape.

Highlights
  • City building
  • Zombie theme
  • Battle strategy
  • Territory expansion
Features
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Build the city of your DREAMS! only that your dream is dead and so is all your FRIENDS! Build the Zombie city and go do battle to look all other cities!

About

Grow Empire

Lead the Roman Republic to glory in this strategy game blending tower defense and RPG elements. Conquer ancient Europe by building your army, upgrading your stronghold, and defeating barbarian clans. Experience epic battles and expand your empire.

Highlights
  • Tower Defense, Strategy, and RPG mechanics
  • Over 1500 waves to survive
  • 120+ cities to conquer
  • 1000+ building upgrades
  • 35+ Roman troop types
  • 7 heroes with special skills
Features
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Grow Empire: Rome is a captivating game, mixing tower defense (TD) and strategy mechanics with role playing (RPG) elements. You are Caesar, mighty leader of the Roman republic, your objective is to defeat other civilizations in ancient Europe with an army made-up of roman soldiers, siege weapons, heroes and barbarian mercenaries. Be ready for War! Turn a small republic in the heart of the Italian peninsula into the greatest civilization the world has ever seen. Lead a bunch of weak peasants into the fierceness of battle to turn them into invincible warriors! Upgrade your stronghold to defend yourself from the most fearful barbarian clans and armies from Italy, Gallium, Carthage and Iberian peninsula. Conquer them to expand your domains and see your national wealth grow. The glory is awaiting for you, Caesar! Veni Vidi Vici! Features: • Tower Defense (TD), Strategy and Role Playing (RPG) elements. • +1500 waves to survive. • +120 cities to conquer in ancient Europe. • New city defense mode. • +1000 building upgrades. • +35 different Roman troops to discover and unlock. • 4 European enemy factions, each with +12 different troops. • Siege weapons and war elephants! • 7 heroes with special skills. • +18 Skills to unlock. • +6 types of Card boosts with 3 levels of power!

Screenshots

Clash of Z4 screens
Grow Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grow Empire at 76% against Clash of Z's 14%. Grow Empire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (14K vs 13). Clash of Z's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grow Empire sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Clash of Z asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grow Empire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grow Empire has 14K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Clash of Z's written reviews are positive against 76% of Grow Empire's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clash of Z versus Grow Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClash of ZGrow Empire
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (13 ratings)4.7 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1314K — better
Update frequencyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB227 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSebastin MichaelZERAUS DEVS LTDA

Customer experience

Clash of Z

All ratings13 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Grow Empire

All ratings13,524 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,138 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Clash of Z

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Grow Empire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on opening
  • Bank not generating funds properly
  • Inaccurate hit detection in mini-game
  • Progression rollbacks after app reopen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More troop types and factions
  • Ability to customize troop formations
  • Expanded map with new territories to conquer
  • Clan/alliance system

In-app purchases

None

Clash of Z

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Grow Empire

One-time11
  • Bunch of Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.69
  • Sack of Gems$4.99
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  • Special Pack$5.59
  • Bags of Gems$9.99
  • Gladiator Pack$14.99
  • Chest of Gems$19.99
  • Soldier Pack$24.99
  • Centurion Pack$34.99
  • Patrician Pack$69.99
  • Emperor Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Clash of Z free?
Clash of Z is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grow Empire free?
Grow Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clash of Z or Grow Empire?
Grow Empire is rated higher. Clash of Z averages 1.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Grow Empire averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Clash of Z or Grow Empire have ads?
Grow Empire shows ads; Clash of Z does not.

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