Comparison

Extra Lives vs Guns Arena

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

Head to head
About

Extra Lives

Survive a zombie-infested world by developing relationships with characters and exploring diverse locations. Engage in satisfying combat and customize your experience with various gameplay options. Upgrade for enhanced features and enjoy a unique survival simulation.

Highlights
  • Zombie survival gameplay
  • Relationship development with 200 characters
  • Explore 50+ locations
  • Interactive objects
  • Above-average combat system
  • Character customization
  • Adjustable zombie population
Features
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See how long you can survive in a world full of brainless zombies and heartless humans! Develop unique relationships with 200 other characters spread across 8 warring factions - each with their own beliefs about what the problem is and how to solve it. Explore over 50 different locations on your journey to restore order to every corner of the city, with hundreds of interactive objects to help you along the way. Featuring an above-average combat system from the Wrestling Revolution series, tearing enemies apart has never been so satisfying! Although the game is mostly free to play, you can upgrade to "infinitely" enhance your experience. Start with a character of your creation and save your changes to all others to make the world your own. You can even choose how many zombies you start with to either dive in at the deep end or ensure a slow build. Full access to the special "Deathmatch" mode also gives you all the fun of slaying zombies with none of the pressure! HOW TO PLAY Players of previous games may need to take the time to adjust to the new control system, which distinguishes between the left or right hands: * The RED fist buttons allow you to ATTACK from either side. * The BLUE hand buttons allow you to PICK-UP or DROP with either hand (hold a direction to THROW). + Pressing BOTH buttons on either SIDE will attempt to USE what is in that hand - such as eating food or reading books (notice that some actions may cause you to swap hands to use them properly). + Pressing BOTH pick-up buttons together will COMBINE the objects you have in each hand or nearby on the ground. Both hands can also be used to pick up larger furniture so long as they are empty and there is nothing closer to handle. + Pressing BOTH attack buttons together will attempt to GRAB your opponent (press again to release or any other combination of buttons to execute moves). + DOUBLE-TAP any direction to RUN. - Touch the HEALTH METER to SLEEP when your energy is low. - Touch the CLOCK to PAUSE - where you can exit or access other options. I regret that there's more to this game than could ever be explained here, so please look out for additional hints in the game itself.

About

Guns Arena

Engage in fast-paced 1v1 FPS royale combats with realistic gunplay and 3D graphics. Choose from a variety of guns and heroes with unique abilities to outgun your opponents and be the last one standing.

Highlights
  • Skill-based PvP Duel Battles
  • Intuitive Controls
  • Customizable Characters and accessories
  • Cool weapons
  • High Quality 3D Battlegrounds
  • Worldwide competitions and modes
Features
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Guns at Dawn is a mobile online shooter where players battle in fast-paced 1vs1 FPS royale combats. It features multiplayer PVP action with 3D graphics and realistic gunplay. There are many different guns to choose from, and heroes with unique abilities. The goal is to survive and be the last player standing. Can you survive in deadly all-out gun battles and be the last gunslinger standing? Grab your weapon and don't miss the shot. Make each bullet count! Key Features • Skill based PvP Duel Battles Play online and master the art of shooting pistols and dodging bullets. Unleash lethal skills to gun down your enemy in split seconds. • Intuitive Controls It’s so simple than you learn quickly tactics to kill your opponent and rank up in your leaderboard. The skill-cap is high enough to be extremely challenging and be the best in this PvP shooting game • Customizable Characters and accesories 8+ gunslingers with special skills: The Outlaw, the Bounty Hunter, The Graverobber or the Marshall. Create a unique hero by using a combination of hundreds of accessories and find the perfect look. • Cool weapons 10+ iconic weapons: Walker, Navy, or the PeaceMaker. Choose the specific gun-fighting skills you want to develop and acquire new shooting abilities to become the best shooter • High Quality 3D Battlegrounds Fight across 5+ console quality multiplayer maps with objects to hide and destructible environments and obstacles • Worldwide competitions and modes Rise in the leaderboards Leagues and weekly Rival Ranks to battle to the top in competitive ranked mode. Compete against thousands of shooters worldwide in realtime 1v1 matches. Note: An internet connection is required to play online this game. the gameplay uses realtime online matches with player across the globe. Discord: https://discord.gg/RMu3Nq7 Privacy policy: http://www.vivastudios.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://www.vivastudios.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Extra Lives4 screens
Guns Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Guns Arena at 4.8 against Extra Lives's 4.1. Guns Arena also leads on ratings volume (5.2K vs 1.6K). Extra Lives's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Extra Lives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guns Arena sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guns Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 5.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Extra Lives's written reviews are positive against 67% of Guns Arena's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extra Lives ships an update every 8 days, Guns Arena fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Extra Lives versus Guns Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtra LivesGuns Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better66.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K5.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB705 MB
Age rating+1712+
DeveloperMDickie LimitedVIVA GAMES S.L.

Customer experience

Extra Lives

All ratings1,534 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.4%

Guns Arena

All ratings5,075 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative21.5%

User reviews

Extra Lives

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun to play
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 👍 Lots of customization
  • 👍 Realistic gore and dismemberment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clunky controls
  • 🐛 Aggressive and unreasonable NPCs
  • 🐛 Unfair combat mechanics
  • 🐛 Slow character recovery time
  • 🐛 Repetitive dialogue and quests

Guns Arena

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to learn controls
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
  • 💡 Unique western theme

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for free players
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Extra Lives

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashing after ads
  • Disappearing character limbs
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Automatic movement/actions
  • Inconsistent NPC reactions

Requested features

8 requests
  • 3D version of the game
  • More weapon and character variety
  • Improved AI and NPC behavior
  • Ability to skip dialogue
  • Online/multiplayer mode
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  • More locations and environments
  • Customizable character creation
  • Adjustable hunger/survival mechanics

Guns Arena

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reward chests taking longer than expected to unlock
  • Score streak resets when opponent leaves a match
  • Claiming bounty prizes causes the game to crash

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add team/co-op game modes
  • Improve matchmaking and balance
  • Introduce an offline/training mode
  • Expand character and weapon customization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Extra Lives

One-time1
  • Infinite Lives$2.99
10 purchases

Guns Arena

One-time10
  • Character The Freeman$3.99
  • Handful of Gold$4.99
  • Box of Gold$5.99
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  • Pack Bounty Hunter$5.99
  • Starter Pack$6.99
  • Pack Paterson Skin Traitor$6.99
  • Pack Tragedy$8.99
  • Crate of Gold$9.99
  • Stack of Gold Crates$15.99
  • Epic Pack$17.99

Questions

Is Extra Lives free?
Extra Lives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guns Arena free?
Guns Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Extra Lives or Guns Arena?
Guns Arena is rated higher. Extra Lives averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Guns Arena averages 4.8 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Extra Lives or Guns Arena have ads?
Guns Arena shows ads; Extra Lives does not.
Which is updated more often, Extra Lives or Guns Arena?
Extra Lives ships an update every 8 days, and Guns Arena fortnightly. Most recently, Extra Lives was updated on November 8, 2026 and Guns Arena on November 7, 2026.

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