Comparison

BoxHead vs Zombies vs Overrun

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

Head to head
About

BoxHead vs Zombies

Battle endless waves of zombies with powerful weapons and upgrades. Customize your character with exclusive skins and team up with friends in online co-op mode to climb the global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Endless zombie waves
  • Unlockable weapons and upgrades
  • Exclusive character skins
  • Online co-op mode
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Conquer the Zombie Apocalypse and Prove You’re the Best! Face endless waves of zombies in an epic battle for survival! With powerful weapons and upgrades you unlock as you progress, every match is a new chance to push your limits. What awaits you: Devastating weapons – Unlock and master a variety of firearms to turn the tide in your favor. Exclusive skins – Customize your characters with unique skins and show off your style on the battlefield. Online co-op mode – Team up with your friends and survive the zombie hordes together! Global leaderboard – Compete with players from around the world and prove you’re the best! Do you have what it takes to survive? Download now and start your journey to DESTROY ALL ZOMBIES! Don’t just be another survivor... be the legend!

About

Overrun

Lead a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world, building defenses and managing your team to fight off waves of attacking zombies. Collect loot, upgrade structures, and acquire powerful weapons to survive the undead horde.

Highlights
  • Wave-based zombie combat
  • Base building and defense upgrades
  • Item and weapon collection
  • Survivor team management
  • Survivor leveling and upgrades
  • Mid-wave item usage
Features
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The dead are coming. Build your base, arm your survivors, and hold the line against wave after wave of the undead. Anywhere, anytime, 100% OFFLINE. Overrun fuses base-building strategy with fast twin-stick shooter action. Set up turrets and barricades, recruit a team of survivors, then take direct control and blast the horde yourself. Every zombie you drop earns Z-Bucks to upgrade your defenses before the next wave hits. SURVIVE THE HORDE Fight off relentless waves of zombies across the suburbs, a hospital, a power plant and beyond. Every map brings new layouts and tougher undead to outsmart. BUILD YOUR STRONGHOLD Place and upgrade turrets, barricades and defensive structures. Plan your layout, funnel the horde into a killzone, and turn your base into a fortress. ARM YOUR SURVIVORS Equip rocket launchers, .50 cal rifles, grenades, Molotovs and more. Recruit and level up your team to unlock deadlier firepower. TAKE CONTROL Don't just watch. Jump in with twin-stick controls and mow down zombies yourself. Call in special strikes, drop first-aid kits and grab power-ups mid-wave. PICK UP & PLAY No internet required. Quick to learn with easy controls, and satisfying carnage whether you have five minutes or an hour. FEATURES • Base-building tower defense meets shooter action • Dozens of challenging zombie waves • Multiple maps: suburbs, hospital, power plant & more • A roster of survivors to recruit, arm and level up • Turrets, barricades, explosives, power-ups and special strikes • Earn Z-Bucks and unlock upgrades as you go • Plays fully OFFLINE. No signal, no problem • Free to play with optional in-app purchases The outbreak won't wait. Download Overrun and hold the line. How long can you survive?

Screenshots

BoxHead vs Zombies4 screens
Overrun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overrun at 4.6 against BoxHead vs Zombies's 2.7. Overrun also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 12). BoxHead vs Zombies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Overrun sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. BoxHead vs Zombies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overrun holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overrun has 13K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of BoxHead vs Zombies's written reviews are positive against 76% of Overrun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxHead vs Zombies ships an update every 17 months, Overrun every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BoxHead vs Zombies versus Overrun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxHead vs ZombiesOverrun
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (12 ratings)4.6 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1213K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB484 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperApps Bergman LtdaWildfire Games Ltd

Customer experience

BoxHead vs Zombies

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

Overrun

All ratings12,597 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative15.1%

Bugs and requests

BoxHead vs Zombies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Overrun

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Survivors randomly dying during build phase
  • Survivors getting stuck or behaving erratically
  • Endless loading screen and save data loss issues
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sandbox/custom game mode
  • More varied map/level designs
  • Improved survivor management
  • Ability to upgrade/enhance defenses

In-app purchases

None

BoxHead vs Zombies

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Overrun

One-time9
  • 1000 Z Bucks$1.99
  • Power Up Item Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • 5000 Z Bucks$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Everything$2.99
  • Explosive Item Pack$2.99
  • Flaming Item Pack$2.99
  • 10000 Z Bucks$3.99

Questions

Is BoxHead vs Zombies free?
BoxHead vs Zombies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overrun free?
Overrun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoxHead vs Zombies or Overrun?
Overrun is rated higher. BoxHead vs Zombies averages 2.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Overrun averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do BoxHead vs Zombies or Overrun have ads?
Both BoxHead vs Zombies and Overrun show ads.
Which is updated more often, BoxHead vs Zombies or Overrun?
BoxHead vs Zombies ships an update every 17 months, and Overrun every 5 days. Most recently, BoxHead vs Zombies was updated on September 18, 2026 and Overrun on October 1, 2026.

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