Comparison

Z vs Zipline Crowd

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

Head to head
About

Z

Engage in thrilling zombie combat and upgrade your powerful Z-Machine. Battle through hordes of undead enemies to survive and conquer the apocalypse.

Highlights
  • Zombie combat
  • Vehicle upgrades
  • Horde survival
  • Apocalypse battles
Features
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Upgrade your Z-Machine! Defeat the Hordes of Zombies!

About

Zipline Crowd

Engage in strategic combat against enemies and giants by acquiring more soldiers through various gates. Upgrade your rope to extend its reach and overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Gain more soldiers
  • Fight enemies and giants
  • Upgrade rope length
  • Multiple gate challenges
Features
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Go through reasonable multiple gates that allow you to gain more soldiers. Fight with the enemy,fight with the giants. Upgrade the rope longer and longer.

Screenshots

Z4 screens
Zipline Crowd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zipline Crowd at none against Z's 4. Zipline Crowd also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Z's advantage is ratings volume (319 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Z sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Zipline Crowd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Z against 3.3 for Zipline Crowd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Z has 319 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Z's written reviews are positive against 33% of Zipline Crowd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Z ships an update fortnightly, Zipline Crowd every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Z versus Zipline Crowd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZZipline Crowd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (319 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB260 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYso CorpBeijing Taihao Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Z

All ratings306 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative34.3%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral21.1%
Negative44.0%

Zipline Crowd

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Z

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashing or freezing
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Paid features not functioning correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and worlds to explore
  • Ability to disable ads permanently
  • Improved performance and stability

Zipline Crowd

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Z

One-time4
  • Character Pack$2.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Vehicule Pack$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$3.99
None

Zipline Crowd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Z free?
Z is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zipline Crowd free?
Zipline Crowd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Z or Zipline Crowd?
Z is rated higher. Z averages 3.4 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while Zipline Crowd averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Z or Zipline Crowd have ads?
Both Z and Zipline Crowd show ads.
Which is updated more often, Z or Zipline Crowd?
Z ships an update fortnightly, and Zipline Crowd every 3 weeks. Most recently, Z was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zipline Crowd on October 11, 2026.

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