Comparison

Lost Sock vs Zombie Goes Up

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

Head to head
About

Lost Sock

A humorous one-button game where you control a washing machine to prevent socks from getting lost. Collect coins to unlock a variety of quirky and colorful socks.

Highlights
  • One-button gameplay
  • Spin and stop mechanics
  • Collect coins
  • Unlock unique socks
  • Humorous theme
Features
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Where do all the missing socks go? Find out in Lost Sock, the crazy physics-based arcade challenge where your washing machine is the level! Spin the machine enough times to complete each stage, but don't let a single sock escape. Easy to learn: 
• HOLD to spin
 • RELEASE to stop What starts as an ordinary washing machine quickly turns into a collection of bizarre spinning contraptions. Tackle machines shaped like fried eggs, cars, footballs, airplanes and other ridiculous creations that become increasingly difficult to master. Every level introduces new surprises: 
• Rotating obstacles
 • Trap doors and moving parts
 • Slingshot elements that launch socks across the machine
 • Physics-driven chaos and unpredictable moments Unlock dozens of strange and colorful socks. Some even create unexpected effects that make every spin unique. Features:
 • Unique washing machine level designs
 • Simple one-touch controls
 • Challenging physics-based gameplay
 • Risk-versus-reward coin collecting
 • Unlockable socks with special effects 
• Casual fun with increasing difficulty Can you keep every sock inside?

About

Zombie Goes Up

Guide a zombie out of its grave and through a spooky cemetery, collecting bones and avoiding enemies. Unlock different skeletons with funny hats in this casual arcade game featuring retro graphics and one-hand controls.

Highlights
  • One-hand controls
  • Collect scattered bones
  • Avoid spooky enemies
  • Unlock skeletons with hats
  • Retro graphics and music
  • Casual arcade gameplay
Features
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Zombie wants to get out of its grave and start the zombie apocalypse! Help the zombie reach the cemetery while avoiding all the enemies and obstacles. Zombie Goes Up is a super fun casual game to play at Halloween or any time. Warning: spoopy content inside! In Zombie Goes Up you'll face giant cockroaches, snakes, werewolf moles, mines, and many others spooky creatures crawling in the dark, ready to block your path to the top. In each level you'll have to collect all the bones scattered in the cemetery in order to complete the skeleton. Each level features a different skeleton with a funny hat on its skull. Play Zombie Goes Up alone or with friends while you spend a nice Halloween together. Zombie Goes Up features easy one hand controls, lovely retro graphics, cool chiptunes, spooky levels, and genuine casual arcade fun. Features: • Simple one hand controls • Addicting gameplay • Retro graphics and music • Skeletons to unlock • Spoopy content!

Screenshots

Lost Sock3 screens
Zombie Goes Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Sock at every 5 weeks against Zombie Goes Up's every 13 months. Lost Sock also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 11). Zombie Goes Up's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Lost Sock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zombie Goes Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lost Sock against 4.5 for Zombie Goes Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Lost Sock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zombie Goes Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Sock ships an update every 5 weeks, Zombie Goes Up every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lost Sock versus Zombie Goes Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost SockZombie Goes Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB42 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTim KretzGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Lost Sock

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.4%

Zombie Goes Up

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lost Sock

One-time1
  • remove ads$3.99
1 purchases

Zombie Goes Up

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Lost Sock free?
Lost Sock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zombie Goes Up free?
Zombie Goes Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lost Sock or Zombie Goes Up?
Lost Sock is rated higher. Lost Sock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Zombie Goes Up averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Lost Sock or Zombie Goes Up have ads?
Both Lost Sock and Zombie Goes Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Sock or Zombie Goes Up?
Lost Sock ships an update every 5 weeks, and Zombie Goes Up every 13 months. Most recently, Lost Sock was updated on November 2, 2026 and Zombie Goes Up on November 3, 2026.

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