Comparison

ZombCube vs To The Trenches

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated battlefields
  • Specialized units and upgrades
  • Authentic WW1 setting
  • Unique historical factions
  • Offline play
  • In-depth officer upgrade tree
Features
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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

Screenshots

ZombCube4 screens
To The Trenches4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZombCube versus To The Trenches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombCubeTo The Trenches
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better4.7 (8.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings138.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB399 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMM's Gaming Community LLCDad Made

Customer experience

ZombCube

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

To The Trenches

All ratings8,217 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews658 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative23.9%

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

5 purchases

ZombCube

One-time5
  • 1 Coin$0.99
  • 5 Coins$2.99
  • 10 Coins$4.99
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  • 25 Coins$9.99
  • 100 Coins$19.99
10 purchases

To The Trenches

One-time10
  • 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

Is ZombCube free?
ZombCube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To The Trenches free?
To The Trenches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZombCube or To The Trenches?
ZombCube is rated higher. ZombCube averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while To The Trenches averages 4.7 from 8.2K ratings.
Do ZombCube or To The Trenches have ads?
ZombCube shows ads; To The Trenches does not.
Which is updated more often, ZombCube or To The Trenches?
ZombCube ships an update every 6 days, and To The Trenches every 9 days. Most recently, ZombCube was updated on November 3, 2026 and To The Trenches on November 7, 2026.

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