Comparison

Extra Large Lives vs Heisting

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

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About

Extra Large Lives

Experience a high-resolution zombie survival game on iPad. Forge relationships with characters, explore diverse locations, and engage in satisfying combat. Customize your experience with various upgrades and modes.

Highlights
  • High-resolution iPad version
  • Develop relationships with 200 characters
  • Explore 50+ interactive locations
  • Above-average combat system
  • Customizable gameplay options
  • Deathmatch mode
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Enjoy the best view of the action with this special high-resolution version for iPads! 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

Heisting

Embark on a thrilling stealing spree as a masterful thief, gathering a crew and planning heists on luxurious locations. Shoot your way out of trouble, upgrade your gear, and recruit more robbers to steal everything in sight and build your criminal empire.

Highlights
  • Masterful thief role
  • Crew gathering and planning
  • Heists on luxurious locations
  • Combat and shooting mechanics
  • Progressive upgrade system
  • Stealth levels
  • Wealth accumulation
Features
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What could be more exciting than the thrill of a perfectly executed heist? In Heisting you are set into the role of a masterful thief who embarks on a stealing spree across the world's most luxurious museums, galleries, banks and many more. Gather your crew of robbers and hash out the perfect plan as you progress through increasingly difficult levels. If things go wrong, and believe me they will go wrong, it will be up to your skills to shoot your way out to safety. Choose your upgrades carefully as they could be a difference between a big pay day and a messy failure. As you progress, you will need to convince more and more robbers to join your gang and help you with your heists. In order for the heist to be completed you will need to steal everything in your sight. Sometimes the enemy guards will be so tough you will have to sacrifice some of your robbers in a big shootout. But the pay day at the end of it will be much worth it. You will encounter different enemies that will try to prevent you from taking your loot, and you'll need to adapt a unique strategy to get around each of them. Enjoy the road to becoming a fantastically rich millionaire who has more money than he knows what to do with. But you will also have to invest in your heisting gear and gang of robbers to ensure you are successful in bringing home the money. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to steal valuable items or rob banks to grow your criminal empire and become ridiculously rich? Then this game is perfect for you. Immerse yourself in a world where everything is yours for the taking. How much money can you get? The sky's the limit! If you’re really good, this game allows you to make so much money that you will literally be richer than any millionaire. In fact, with the amount of money you can make, millionaires will feel like beggars compared to you! And if that wasn’t enough, think of the power you’ll feel as you lead a massive army of robbers to demolish the opposition and claim extraordinarily valuable treasures for yourself. Featuring: - Unique hand crafted heisting levels. - A colorful gang of robbers to help you - Progressive upgrade system - Bonus stealth levels - Big pay days for you and your crew - Rapidly increasing wealth system So what are you waiting for? Go out there and claim what is rightfully yours!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Extra Large Lives at none against Heisting's shown. Extra Large Lives also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 49%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Heisting's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 278). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Large Lives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Heisting sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heisting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heisting has 9.2K ratings behind it against 278, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Extra Large Lives's written reviews are positive against 49% of Heisting's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extra Large Lives ships an update weekly, Heisting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Extra Large Lives versus Heisting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtra Large LivesHeisting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (278 ratings)4.7 (9.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better48.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2789.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB438 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMDickie LimitedVoodoo

Customer experience

Extra Large Lives

All ratings278 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.2%

Heisting

All ratings9,249 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral17.7%
Negative33.5%

User reviews

Extra Large Lives

From 278 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Entertaining and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Offline playability
  • 😁 Humorous and creative storylines
  • 💡 Unique character customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🔋 Rapid depletion of hunger meter
  • 🤯 Confusing or unresponsive controls
  • 🤦‍♂️ Unfair AI behavior and difficulty spikes

Heisting

From 9.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 💰 Easy to level up and make money
  • 🎮 Good game to pass time
  • 🎨 Awesome concept

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Repetitive levels and room layouts
  • 📺 Too many ads, including during gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive to upgrade weapons and armor
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially in later levels

Bugs and requests

Extra Large Lives

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen issues after ads
  • Inability to restore purchased content
  • Disappearing or corrupted save data
  • Incorrect or inconsistent gameplay mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More varied weapons and items
  • Expanded character customization
  • Improved food/hunger system
  • Smoother and more responsive controls

Heisting

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing/crashing issues with ads
  • Levels becoming unplayable after certain progress points
  • Disappearing helper characters
  • Spawn issues and getting stuck in levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied enemy types and special effect weapons
  • Ability to hire more helpers/crew members
  • Customization options for characters and team
  • Multiplayer mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Extra Large Lives

One-time1
  • Infinite Lives$2.99
17 purchases

Heisting

One-time17
  • Small gems pack$0.89
  • Small gems pack$0.99
  • Small gems pack$1.09
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  • Small skip'its pack$2.69
  • Small skip'its pack$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Medium gems pack$4.49
  • Medium gems pack$4.99
  • Medium gems pack$5.49
  • Medium skip'its pack$6.99
  • Premium Pack$9.99
  • Gigantic gems pack$19.99
  • Gigantic gems pack$21.99
  • Elite Pass$24.99
  • Enormous skip'its pack$26.99
  • Enormous skip'its pack$29.99
  • Enormous gems pack$49.99

Questions

Is Extra Large Lives free?
Extra Large Lives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heisting free?
Heisting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Extra Large Lives or Heisting?
Heisting is rated higher. Extra Large Lives averages 4.3 out of 5 from 278 ratings, while Heisting averages 4.7 from 9.2K ratings.
Do Extra Large Lives or Heisting have ads?
Heisting shows ads; Extra Large Lives does not.
Which is updated more often, Extra Large Lives or Heisting?
Extra Large Lives ships an update weekly, and Heisting every 3 weeks. Most recently, Extra Large Lives was updated on September 4, 2026 and Heisting on September 30, 2026.

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