Zombies, Run! Board Game vs Sumaddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zombies, Run! Board Game
This audio-driven companion app guides players through a cooperative board game set on a zombie-infested island. Make critical decisions to rescue survivors and uncover secrets in real-time, with audio cues directing gameplay.
- Fully-voiced story with player decisions
- Real-time audio gameplay cues
- Rescue survivors and uncover secrets
- Cooperative gameplay for 1-4 players
- Save game progress
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The companion app for Zombies, Run! The Board Game, the thrilling real-time audio-driven co-op game for 1-4 players from the makers of the hit game Zombies, Run! Prepare your team for a frantic sprint across a zombie-infested island! Rescue survivors, uncover secrets, and (hopefully) escape... - Hear a fully-voiced story, listen to survivors and make snap decisions about saving or leaving them. Will you risk it all to be a hero, or keep your team alive at all costs? - Real-time audio tells you when to add Zombie Cards to the game board, and when to move them along. No need to look at the screen! - Save your game between play sessions.
Sumaddle
This logic puzzle game transforms pencil-and-paper challenges into interactive brain teasers. Fit number combinations to clues using pure logic, with no mental arithmetic required. Enjoy over 150 free puzzles of varying difficulty, with built-in help and offline play.
- Interactive logic puzzles
- Number combination fitting
- Pure logic solving
- Built-in help and mistake correction
- Over 150 free puzzles
- Offline play
- Ad-free experience
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This type of logical puzzle was first seen in the Japan Puzzle Championship 2006 and is sometimes known as Doppelblock, or Smashed Sums. When played with pencil and paper, these puzzles can be hard work to solve. Sumaddle changes that by transforming the puzzles into interactive brain teasers that unfold before your eyes. Each puzzle has a unique solution. Finding the solution involves fitting the number combinations to the clues. The app makes it easy to view the possible combinations, you don’t need to do any sums in your head. Instead, you are able to focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. The puzzles come in a range of sizes and difficulties, to suit all levels of skill and puzzling purposes. Choose a small puzzle to idle away a minute or two while waiting in a queue, or a big puzzle to give your brain some exercise during a coffee break! Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • more than 150 puzzles are included for free • all puzzles can be solved with pure logic, no mental arithmetic required • the sophisticated built-in help can explain the logical reasoning at each step and also fix mistakes if you go wrong • the built-in help is completely free, use it as much as you like • works offline (great for long journeys) • a high standard of accessibility, including comprehensive support for VoiceOver • ad-free play - there are absolutely no ads! IGRS age rating (Indonesia Game Rating System): 3+ Designed and developed in Winterthur, Switzerland
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sumaddle at 95% against Zombies, Run! Board Game's 33%. Sumaddle also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (769 vs 16). Zombies, Run! Board Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Sumaddle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Zombies, Run! Board Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sumaddle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sumaddle has 769 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Zombies, Run! Board Game's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.
Zombies, Run! Board Game ships an update every 2 weeks, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Zombies, Run! Board Game | Sumaddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (769 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 769 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Six to Start | Jonathan Buchanan |
Customer experience
Zombies, Run! Board Game
Sumaddle
Bugs and requests
Zombies, Run! Board Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sumaddle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Losing progress when minimizing the app
- Inconsistent difficulty ratings
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to selectively pencil in notes
- More difficult puzzle options
- Synced progress across devices
- Detailed statistics and leaderboard
In-app purchases
Zombies, Run! Board Game
No in-app purchases
Sumaddle
- Crafty, Pack 1$0.99
- Crafty, Pack 2$0.99
- Crafty, Pack 3$0.99
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- Sneaky, Pack 1$0.99
- Sneaky, Pack 2$0.99
- Sneaky, Pack 3$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 1$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 2$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 3$0.99
- Puzzle Generator$9.99
Questions
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