ZombCube vs To The Trenches
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZombCube
Engage in a wave-based, first-person zombie survival game. Team up with players globally to defeat evil forces, climb leaderboards, and showcase your skills. Features include multiplayer, singleplayer, and a variety of weapons and customization options.
- Wave-based zombie survival
- Multiplayer and singleplayer modes
- Global leaderboards
- Unlockable blasters and skins
- Cross-platform play
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ZombCube is a cross-platform survival, first-person, wave based game. Play solo or with friends all over the world destroying the evil ZombCube's. Use teamwork, leadership, and skills to be the best and rank on the leaderboards. ZombCube was designed to allow students to follow along and incorporate a lot of cross-platform features. We look into Unity Ads, In-App Purchases, Unity's New Input System, Pathfinding and networking. Report bugs to morgan.houston@mms-gaming.com. Controls: Move: Left Stick Look: Swipe/Right Stick Jump: Tap/Hold Jump Button Fire: Tap/Hold Fire Button Swap Weapons: Tap Swap Button Weapon Select: Hold Swap Button Interact: Hold Pause: Tap Pause Button Features: -Multiplayer -Singleplayer -Blasters -Skins -Music -Leaderboards -Achievements Blaster Model & Animations: Dakota Hamilton Grenade Model & Projectile Particle VFX: Jacob Price Zombie Voice Actor: Riley Hutton Player Voice Actors: Jakob Dylan Cook Morgan Houston Lydia Jackson Ashton Null Music: blackSnow by airtone (c) copyright 2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/63513
To The Trenches
Lead your army through intense, retro-style WW1 trench warfare. Command specialized units, deploy artillery, and adapt to procedurally generated battles with changing weather conditions. Choose from unique historical factions and upgrade your forces through an in-depth system for infinite replayability.
- Procedurally generated battlefields
- Specialized units and upgrades
- Authentic WW1 setting
- Unique historical factions
- Offline play
- In-depth officer upgrade tree
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Command a WW1 army in pixel-art trench warfare. Send infantry over the top, call in artillery and gas strikes to dominate the front lines. Real-time strategy that can be played fully offline, with a large roster of nations, changing weather and an endless campaign where no two battles are alike. Free to play with no ads of any kind. One purchase unlocks every nation, skill and elite units. Lead your army through the chaos of 1917 Trench Warfare in this retro-style military strategy game. Command infantry, deploy brutal artillery strikes and dominate the battlefield with tactical precision. Procedurally generated battles mean every fight offers new challenges. ▶ FEATURES ◀ [PROCEDURAL BATTLES] - Procedurally generated battlefields, so no two wars are alike. - Face dilemmas that can change morale, rewards and your troops' stats. [SPECIALIZED UNITS] - Unlock, upgrade and deploy Sharpshooters, Flame Troopers, Sentries, Trench Raiders and Medics. - Call in artillery, and with Unlimited add Tanks, Armored Vehicles, Mortar Teams and Strafing Runs. - Grow your army through the in-depth Officer Tree and your platoon officers. [AUTHENTIC WW1 SETTING] - Detailed pixel art shows the brutality of trench warfare. - Fight through mud, and with Unlimited, lightning storms, blizzards and sandstorms that change your tactics. [UNIQUE FACTIONS] - Play Germany, France, Britain or Austria-Hungary for free. Every nation has two faction perks that change how it fights. [OFFLINE FRIENDLY] - Battles play without an internet connection. ▶ WHAT'S FREE ◀ - Procedurally generated battles, artillery, mud and platoon officers - Most of the Officer Tree - Germany, France, Britain and Austria-Hungary - Seasonal events - No intrusive ads ▶ WHAT UNLIMITED ADDS ◀ One purchase, no subscription, unlocks: - More nations: Italy, Ottoman Empire, Russia, the USA, Canada, Bulgaria and Serbia - Tanks and armored vehicles - Specialists: Sharpshooters, Flame Troopers, Sentries, Trench Raiders and Medics - Grenades, Mortar Teams and Strafing Runs - Weather: lightning storms, blizzards and sandstorms - Daily, weekly and monthly missions Command. Adapt. Survive. Do you have what it takes to lead your army to victory? Enlist now and head To The Trenches! ▶ SOCIALS ◀ Discord: https://discord.gg/3TJ6sH3qQG BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dadmadethings.com Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/tothetrenches/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DadMadeGames TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dadmade X: https://twitter.com/DadMadeGames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: To The Trenches at none against ZombCube's shown. To The Trenches also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 13). ZombCube's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. ZombCube sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and To The Trenches sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ZombCube against 4.7 for To The Trenches. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To The Trenches has 8.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of ZombCube's written reviews are positive against 65% of To The Trenches's.
ZombCube ships an update every 6 days, To The Trenches every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZombCube | To The Trenches |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (8.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 8.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 399 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MM's Gaming Community LLC | Dad Made |
Customer experience
ZombCube
To The Trenches
Bugs and requests
ZombCube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
To The Trenches
Reported bugs
6 issues- Troops get stuck in loops
- Freeze when recruiting after battle
- Freeze when changing weather
- Crashes when completing daily challenges
- Losing progress when switching saves
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- Artillery inaccuracy issues
Requested features
11 requests- More maps, troops, officer upgrades
- Retreat button
- Unique units like tanks
- More missions, more purpose
- Ability to control troops
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- Medics, machine gunners, raiders
- Ranks for veteran troops
- Interactive map of Europe
- Different battle locations
- Barbed wire, officer with pistol
- Ability to upgrade trenches
In-app purchases
ZombCube
- 1 Coin$0.99
- 5 Coins$2.99
- 10 Coins$4.99
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- 25 Coins$9.99
- 100 Coins$19.99
To The Trenches
- Guardian Token x 1$1.99
- Training Bonds x 50$1.99
- Training Bonds x 100$2.99
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- Recruit Bundle$3.99
- Training Bonds x 250$4.99
- Veteran Bundle$7.99
- Unlimited Version$8.99
- Training Bonds x 500$9.99
- Ultimate Bundle$12.99
- Training Bonds x 1000$19.99
Questions
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