Comparison

Monster Dash vs Hit the Zombies

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

Head to head
About

Monster Dash

Embark on an action-packed adventure running and gunning through monster hordes. Master simple controls to blast enemies with powerful weapons across diverse worlds. Discover hidden awards and enjoy uninterrupted gameplay.

Highlights
  • Run and gun gameplay
  • Powerful weapons
  • Diverse worlds
  • Unique enemies
  • Hidden awards
  • Simple controls
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Sprint, Jump and Blast your way through Monster Dash, an action-packed game by the creators of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. Experience the classic game resurrected from the dead! With simple controls, just two buttons, making it easy-to-learn but hard to master. Join Barry Steakfries and his iconic Machine Gun Jetpack in a world full of menacing monster mayhem, as you run and gun your way through hordes of zombies, vampires and more with the most explosive and powerful weapons you can find! UNIQUE FEATURES: • Clear your path with punchy and powerful Weapons! • Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases • 5 different exotic worlds to survive • Unique enemies to defeat in each world • 62 Hidden Awards and Accolades to discover Download Monster Dash now and embark on an action-packed, monster-slaying, adventure… with a dash of nostalgia. Do the dash, do the Monster Dash! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com **************************************** View our privacy policy at https://halfbrick.com/hbpprivacy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service

About

Hit the Zombies

Features
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An invasion is coming to your house! It's a mob of hilarious zombies, and it is up to you to destroy them and protect your home. Hit the Zombies is whack-a-mole turned up to eleven — an incredible cast of zombies, fantastic landscapes to explore, and stacks of explosive power-ups. STORY On a beautiful sunny day, the sleeping dead suddenly wake up and decide to invade your home. Watch out! These are very challenging zombies with massive super powers. SIMPLE TO PLAY, CHALLENGING TO MASTER Simply tap to destroy the zombies. But they do not go quietly — as you climb through the levels they turn spiny, go invisible, teleport away from your finger, split in two, and find new ways to survive your thumb. FEATURES - Eye-popping graphics and animations - Simple tap-to-destroy control - 5 unique worlds across 25 hand-built levels - 17 kinds of super-powered zombie, each with its own trick - 5 helpful props and weapons, from a health pack to a screen-clearing missile - An endless mode that unlocks once you have finished the main game - An intuitive and funny melody combo system — keep tapping to keep the tune going NO STRINGS - Free, and free of in-app purchases - No ads - No accounts, no sign-in, no tracking - Plays entirely offline Hit the Zombies first arrived on the App Store in 2011. This is the original game, rebuilt to run on modern iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Monster Dash4 screens
Hit the Zombies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hit the Zombies at none against Monster Dash's 9. Monster Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monster Dash sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hit the Zombies asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Dash ships an update every 3 weeks, Hit the Zombies monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Monster Dash versus Hit the Zombies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster DashHit the Zombies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB136 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHalfbrickGracify Company

Bugs and requests

Monster Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Game Center integration not working properly
  • Spawning enemies too close to the player

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back the original pixel art style
  • Add more unlockable weapons and gadgets
  • Implement a classic mode without energy/stamina system

Hit the Zombies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Monster Dash

Subscriptions6
  • Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Trial)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+ (Early Adopter)6 Months trial$2.991 Month
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  • Halfbrick+ (Yearly discount)$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Halfbrick+$99.99
None

Hit the Zombies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monster Dash free?
Monster Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hit the Zombies free?
Hit the Zombies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monster Dash or Hit the Zombies have ads?
Neither Monster Dash nor Hit the Zombies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Dash or Hit the Zombies?
Monster Dash ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hit the Zombies monthly. Most recently, Monster Dash was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hit the Zombies on October 29, 2026.

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