Raging Bytes vs Build and Survive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raging Bytes
Embark on a story-driven zombie apocalypse adventure as a police officer trying to survive. Explore a city overrun by the undead, team up with other survivors, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Uncover the mystery behind the outbreak in this horror-themed RPG.
- Story-driven plot
- Turn-based battles
- Horror theme without gore
- Character drama
- Supply scavenging
- No in-app purchases
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A police officer, Ben, awakens in hospital after an accident to find the city overrun by zombies! What in the world is going on here? Can the government be relied on? Do any other survivors remain? Ben stumbles upon a doctor named Barbra while struggling through zombie-infested streets. Together, they make their way to Ben's police station, but only more horror awaits them. Can you survive the raging b"y"tes of the zombies? Features - A story-driven plot akin to that of zombie movies - A byte of horror without all the gore - Attractive characters full of drama - Turn-based battles with satisfying depth - Find supplies in all kinds of places - No in-app purchases! Written and supervised by:Jiro Ishii Development:Hit-Point Publishing:KEMCO * This app supports devices newer than iPhone 7 and iPad 5th with iOS 12 and up. User support on non-supported devices is not guaranteed.
Build and Survive
Engage in a thrilling zombie apocalypse survival game where you construct defenses, upgrade towers, and battle relentless undead hordes. Adapt your strategies with diverse building materials and tactics to outlast increasingly dangerous enemies and powerful bosses.
- Construct defensive structures
- Upgrade defensive towers
- Survive zombie hordes
- Build walls and set traps
- Battle zombie bosses
- Customize survival strategies
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"Build and Survive: Zombie Apocalypse Tower Defense" is an exhilarating game that combines construction, survival, and defense against zombies in an apocalyptic world. Players must build various structures, upgrade their defensive towers, and survive in an environment constantly threatened by hordes of the undead. In "Build and Survive," players face continuous waves of zombies relentlessly attacking their fortifications. Players must construct and enhance defensive structures, erect walls, set traps, and use various weapons to fend off incoming threats. The primary goal of the game is to survive for as long as possible, preserving one's fortifications and defending them against zombie onslaughts. Players will consistently encounter new challenges, enhance their building and survival skills, and develop defense strategies to withstand increasingly dangerous enemies, including powerful zombie bosses. "Build and Survive" offers players a wide array of building materials, upgrades, and tactics, allowing each player to customize their survival strategy in this dark world. The ability to create and adapt fortifications and weaponry adds depth and diversity to the survival process. The game's graphics portray detailed apocalyptic settings, conveying the horror and tension of fighting for survival in a world ravaged by a zombie epidemic. Realistic animations and environmental effects intensify the atmosphere of tension and danger. "Build and Survive: Zombie Apocalypse Tower Defense" is designed to test survival skills, strategic planning, and the ability to withstand endless waves of zombies in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raging Bytes at 74% against Build and Survive's 19%. Raging Bytes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). Build and Survive's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.9). On update cadence and device support 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
Build and Survive is free to download; Raging Bytes costs $7.99 up front. Build and Survive sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Raging Bytes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Build and Survive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build and Survive has 1.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Raging Bytes's written reviews are positive against 19% of Build and Survive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Raging Bytes ships an update monthly, Build and Survive every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Raging Bytes | Build and Survive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 18.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 465 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd. | Brightika, Inc. |
Customer experience
Raging Bytes
Build and Survive
Bugs and requests
Raging Bytes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Build and Survive
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subway workers stop working
- Facilities not building in subway
- Weapon screen glitches
- Game-breaking bugs
Requested features
4 requests- More content and areas to explore
- Bosses or endgame challenges
- Better progression and direction for players
- Fix for subway worker issues
In-app purchases
Raging Bytes
No in-app purchases
Build and Survive
- buy 30 diamonds$0.99
- craft gears$1.99
- Starter pack$2.99
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- buy 150 diamonds$2.99
- buy 10 tickets$2.99
- buy 300 diamonds$3.99
- health restoration$4.99
- No forced ADS and BANNERS!$4.99
- buy 20 tickets$5.99
- All weapons$7.99
- buy 900 diamonds$7.99
- No ads$7.99
- buy 3000 diamonds$14.99
- buy 100 tickets$14.99
Questions
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