Comparison

Overrun vs Squad explode

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

Head to head
About

Overrun

Defend your survivors against relentless zombie waves in a post-apocalyptic world. Build defenses, collect powerful items and weapons, and manage your team to survive the undead horde. Buy the game once and play forever with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Wave-based zombie defense
  • Base building and upgrades
  • Item and weapon collection
  • Survivor management and leveling
  • Strategic combat control
  • Unlockable structures and items
Features
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Overrun is zombie base defense where you also do the shooting. Build barricades, walls and turrets, then take a survivor and fight the waves yourself with twin-stick controls. You pay once and get the whole game: there are no ads, no in-app purchases and no currency packs. There are plenty of zombie games about shooting and plenty of zombie tower defense games about building. In Overrun you build the base, then defend it with a gun in your hand. Each wave makes survival harder than the last. Between waves you spend what your kills earned in the weapon shop, put up new defenses and level up your squad. Weapons, turrets and survivors all unlock by playing, never by paying, and all of it works offline. Barricades and walls are the heart of zombie base defense: they hold the horde back while turrets and traps thin it out. New structures unlock as you push further in, so the base you start with is not the base you finish with. Zombie games often leave survivors in the background. Here they join your squad, level up and carry weapons from an arsenal that grows as you play. When a wave gets close, you take direct control and aim the firepower where it is needed. You face feral runners, hulking demolishers, and radioactive and noxious zombies alongside the ordinary dead. In the middle of a wave you can call in grenades, airstrikes and first aid. Survival depends on the base you plan as much as on your aim. Overrun is a zombie tower defense game that plays fully offline, with no internet needed to play. Leaderboards and achievements are there on Game Center when you want them, and cloud save carries your progress and your purchase across your devices.

About

Squad explode

Features
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Lead your squad through fast arena battles built for quick mobile sessions. Dodge enemy fire, collect coins, unlock new heroes, and upgrade weapons as each room pushes more enemies into the fight. Movement stays simple, shots stay readable, and every run gives you a clear path to stronger gear. Clear rooms, survive tougher waves, and keep pushing toward the next boss encounter. Squad explode includes ads and optional rewarded ads. Real-money in-app purchases are not enabled in this build.

Screenshots

Overrun4 screens
Squad explode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squad explode at Free against Overrun's $3.99. Squad explode also leads on iOS requirement (13.3 vs 15.0). Overrun's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

Squad explode is free to download; Overrun costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Overrun versus Squad explode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverrunSquad explode
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (197 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings197 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB125 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperWildfire Games LtdMohammed Handa

Bugs and requests

Overrun

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes or phone reboots on launch
  • Players die on level 6 without apparent reason
  • Game freezes or stays on dark screen at higher levels
  • Zombies stop spawning mid-wave
  • Automatic shotgun torrent upgrade does not unlock

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a tutorial or help section
  • Improve drag and drop functionality for items
  • Adjustable zoom when controlling survivors
  • Explain why team dies on level 6 without zombies
  • Fix the automatic shotgun torrent upgrade not unlocking

Squad explode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Overrun

No in-app purchases

None

Squad explode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Overrun free?
Overrun costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squad explode free?
Squad explode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Overrun or Squad explode have ads?
Squad explode shows ads; Overrun does not.

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