Zombie City Exploder vs Tower Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zombie City Exploder
Defend your country from evolving zombies by strategically deploying warplanes, cannons, and soldiers. Adjust your defenses as the enemy advances to prevent them from crossing the restricted area.
- Deploy warplanes, cannons, and soldiers
- Strategic trench deployment
- Evolving zombie enemies
- Weapon adjustment system
- Country protection mission
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Ruthless zombies pounces on our country. They continuously evolve to become more and more aggressive. Our shellfire almost can’t stop them. Dear brave soldiers, your country needs you. We need you to undertake this great mission--PROTECT COUNTRY AND DESTROY ENEMIES! You have to build a solid front, otherwise these zombies will go across the restricted area to evade our territory if careless and you fail. Gameplay: The game provides dozens of warplanes, cannons and soldiers with different powers but there are only ten trenches to deploy. Please deploy reasonably. Zombies are bound to evolve when you complete a level. Please remember to adjust the weapons in time to deploy your defense front.
Tower Train
Defend survivors from zombie hordes by building and upgrading a formidable train tower. Strategically gather heroes, level up their unique abilities, and manage your base to earn resources for an epic battle against mutant waves. Choose your approach with manual or auto-battle commands.
- Endless zombie waves
- Unlock new monsters and bosses
- Collect and upgrade heroes
- Build and upgrade train tower
- Manage base for income
- Combine unit abilities
- Auto-battle option
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Buckle up and get ready for an epic battle, because they are getting closer and hungrier! Brace yourself for an impact! Hope you’ve built your train right and can repel all those zombies. Use the best strategy to protect survivors from mutant hordes: rack that brain of yours or it will become someone’s dinner. Gather survivors along the tracks and build your personal army! Everyone can become a hero in this post-apocalyptic world – with enough upgrades and a good weapon to boot. Level up your heroes, place them accordingly and choose the best units for the upcoming battle! Remember: each of them has their own unique ability, which can turn the tide of the battle in one single tap. Keep zombies on their toes. Don’t play favorites – everyone in such a diverse cast counts as a stepping stone to victory! There’s plenty of coins to collect and much more money to earn while you fight! Upgrade your base to keep the cash machine running idle, while you turn zombies into dust. Use your logic and wit to create impenetrable defenses! How strong can your survivor army grow? How tall will your train cart get? Build it’s tower sky-high to place all the offensive power you could gather! FEATURES: - Endless fun! Take on waves of zombies one after the other! - Unlock and discover new epic monsters! From small and fast zombies to huge boss fights with angry mutants! - Collect and upgrade all the heroes on your team! Upgrade their unique stats and skills! - Raise your tower! Create an unstoppable fortress! - Manage your base and grow your income! - Combine your units abilities for maximum destruction on the battlefield! - Take the command in your hands or sit idle with auto-battle commands! Ready to take on the challenge? Do not waste your time, download and play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tower Train at 45% against Zombie City Exploder's 0%. Tower Train also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 1). Zombie City Exploder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tower Train sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Zombie City Exploder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tower Train holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower Train has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Zombie City Exploder's written reviews are positive against 45% of Tower Train's.
Zombie City Exploder ships an update every 3 days, Tower Train every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Zombie City Exploder | Tower Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 257 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 博 王 | MAD PIXEL |
Customer experience
Zombie City Exploder
Tower Train
Bugs and requests
Zombie City Exploder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tower Train
Reported bugs
3 issues- UI overlaps with device notch
- No sound effects
- Ads not working as intended
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Option to disable pop-ups and notifications
- Improved UI and animations
In-app purchases
Zombie City Exploder
No in-app purchases
Tower Train
- Small Gems Pack$0.99
- NEW HERO: CHRISTINA$0.99
- Medium Gems Pack$1.99
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- NEW HERO: CHRISTINA$1.99
- Large Gems Pack$2.99
- NEW HERO: DADDY$2.99
- NO ADS$3.99
- NEW HERO: TITAN$4.99
- Unlimited Autoplay$4.99
- NEW HERO: DADDY$5.99
- Ultimate Pack$6.99
- NO ADS$7.99
- NEW HERO: TITAN$9.99
- Ultimate Pack$9.99
Questions
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