Comparison

Fruit vs. Monster vs Plants vs Goblins 9

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

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About

Fruit vs. Monster

Defend the fruit world from invading monsters by equipping fruits with weapons and strategically destroying enemies. This simple yet entertaining game features cute graphics and animated effects.

Highlights
  • Fruit world defense
  • Monster destruction
  • Weapon equipping
  • Cute graphics and animations
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Abundant character system
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Monsters attack the fruit world and turn the fruit into their food. The fruit world fight together to protect their beautiful world from the monsters. It is a simple and entertaining game. The game has cute graphics, animated effects and sounds that attract to the players. Destroying all the monsters so that prevent them from going to the garden is the task of the players. The abundant character system and the good support of the heroes bring an interesting strategy in the Fruits Vs. Monsters game. Enjoy the fanciful fruit world with Fruits vs. Monsters: Plants war game!!! How to play: You pick fruits and equip them with weapons in the weaponry at each level (Money production machine is an important factor).

About

Plants vs Goblins 9

Defend Mars from an alien goblin invasion by strategically deploying powerful plants. Engage in real-time strategy battles across seven unique missions, facing increasingly dangerous enemies. Reclaim biolab stations and climb the leaderboards with your tactical prowess.

Highlights
  • Seven epic missions
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Diverse plant squad
  • Challenging goblin enemies
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Tactical defense planning
Features
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The goblins have invaded Mars. Now it’s your fight. Goblins have taken over seven secret Mars stations, each home to powerful plant biolabs. Without your help, the last line of green defense will be crushed. Can you lead the plants in a daring counterattack and reclaim Mars, station by station? * Seven epic missions Battle across red dunes, frozen domes, and alien labs in a campaign packed with surprises. Each mission unlocks new enemies, new challenges - and new chances to prove you're the best. * Real-time strategy meets chaos Choose your plants wisely. Place them smartly. Watch as laser blasts, chili lane wipes, mushroom mega-explosions, and triple pea shots rain down on waves of goblins. Every decision counts - and every second matters. * Meet the Goblin Empire From basic grunts to shielded bulldozers, grenade-throwers, UFO goblins, and elite tech monsters - the goblin army is smarter, faster, and more dangerous than ever. You’ll need more than sunflowers to stop them now. * Unlock the ultimate Martian squad Build sun with Twin Flowers Freeze time with Martian Ice Clear lanes with Chilli and Wave Defend skies with Anti-Air Plants Strike hard with Sharpshooters, Lasers, and more * Climb the Leaderboard Your speed, skill, and strategy are rewarded. The faster you complete levels - and the fewer levels you fail or restart - the higher your score. Play smart, plan your defense, and fight back to free the Martian stations. Good luck in your battle against the goblins, and congratulations to all players who make it to the top of the Leaderboard.

Screenshots

Fruit vs. Monster3 screens
Plants vs Goblins 94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plants vs Goblins 9 at none against Fruit vs. Monster's 9. Plants vs Goblins 9 also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Fruit vs. Monster's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Fruit vs. Monster sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 9 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plants vs Goblins 9 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fruit vs. Monster has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fruit vs. Monster ships an update every 5 days, Plants vs Goblins 9 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fruit vs. Monster versus Plants vs Goblins 9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFruit vs. MonsterPlants vs Goblins 9
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB159 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDo Anh TuAleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

Fruit vs. Monster

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Plants vs Goblins 9

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fruit vs. Monster

One-time9
  • 200 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$1.99
  • No Ads$1.99
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  • 900 Gems$2.99
  • 1400 Gems$3.99
  • 2200 Gems$5.99
  • 3200 Gems$7.99
  • 5000 Gems$11.99
  • 10000 Gems$19.99
None

Plants vs Goblins 9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fruit vs. Monster free?
Fruit vs. Monster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plants vs Goblins 9 free?
Plants vs Goblins 9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fruit vs. Monster or Plants vs Goblins 9?
Plants vs Goblins 9 is rated higher. Fruit vs. Monster averages 3.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 9 averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fruit vs. Monster or Plants vs Goblins 9 have ads?
Neither Fruit vs. Monster nor Plants vs Goblins 9 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fruit vs. Monster or Plants vs Goblins 9?
Fruit vs. Monster ships an update every 5 days, and Plants vs Goblins 9 every 2 days. Most recently, Fruit vs. Monster was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 9 on November 2, 2026.

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