Comparison

Bubble Wars vs Zombie Overkill

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Wars

Engage in a strategic bubble-popping war where you aim and shoot to match three or more same-colored bubbles. Conquer challenging levels by bursting bubbles on a spinning ring, adapting your strategy in real-time to defeat the expanding bubble army.

Highlights
  • Spinning bubble ring mechanics
  • Attack and Defend game modes
  • Match 3+ same-colored bubbles to burst
  • High score tracking
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • Simple and accurate controls
Features
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Bubble Wars – Played by over 10 million users across the world, is an epic bubble shooter game featuring amazing bubble busting levels and addictive gameplay with serious bubble shooting and popping fun. Get on a war with the colorful world of bubbles, literally. What’s more? This bubble shooting game is completely FREE! Make a combination of 3 or more bubbles with same color to make them explode! To make it more exciting, the entire army of bubbles sits on a spinning ring full of bubbles. Each time you shoot the bubbles, the bubble ring spins, thus changing the dynamics of your strategy in real time. Challenge your hunger and test your skills to shoot, pop and defeat the army of bubbles in Bubble Wars.. ## Challenging Game Modes ## Attack mode: Shoot colored bubbles at the bubble spinner circle and try to shrink it. If you get 3 or more colors in a row the bubbles burst and are destroyed. Otherwise the circle can grow again. Once it is large enough to hit you, the game ends. Defend modes: Shoot colored bubbles at a bubble spinning ring that surrounds you. If you get 3 or more colors in a row the bubbles burst are destroyed. Otherwise the ring can start shrinking around you. Once it reaches you, the game ends. ## Awesome Features ## -- Exciting Gameplay -- Exploding Bubbles – Just Point and Shoot -- Multiple Bubble Combinations -- High Scores to keep a tab and challenge yourself. -- Fast Paced Arcade Game -- Accurate and Simple controls -- Continuous updates -- And much much more... Original and widely played bubble shooter arcade game is back with serious fun and shooting challenges of course. 
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About

Zombie Overkill

Engage in a top-down gun shooter where you must hire fighters, upgrade weapons, and survive zombie-infested nights. Conquer the US map and protect your clan to be the last one standing in this apocalyptic battle.

Highlights
  • Hire fighters
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Conquer US map
  • Survive nights
  • Protect your clan
  • Dynamic lighting shooter
Features
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Zombie are everywhere...!!! Hire some men, fight back, upgrade weapons, save the days, survive the nights. Conquer US map... Overkill offers you dynamic lighting shooter on all devices from phone to watch. Protect your clan and be the last men standing through apocalypse. From GOSIHA with love, P/S: when play on watch, sound on for extra fun!

Screenshots

Bubble Wars4 screens
Zombie Overkill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble Wars at none against Zombie Overkill's 2. Zombie Overkill's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Zombie Overkill sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Bubble Wars against 4.4 for Zombie Overkill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 623 and 547 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Bubble Wars's written reviews are positive against 72% of Zombie Overkill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Zombie Overkill every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bubble Wars versus Zombie Overkill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble WarsZombie Overkill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (623 ratings) — better4.4 (547 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews72.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings623 — better547
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB99 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperModular Dreams IncGosiha Pte. Ltd

Customer experience

Bubble Wars

All ratings559 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral13.3%
Negative39.2%

Zombie Overkill

All ratings547 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%

User reviews

Bubble Wars

From 623 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly addictive and fun
  • 👍 Relaxing and distracting gameplay
  • 💡 Unique 'inside-out' bubble shooting mechanic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
  • 🔁 Progress not saved when exiting the game
  • 🎨 Difficulty distinguishing between similar colors
  • 🔊 Loud audio with no volume controls

Zombie Overkill

From 547 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and cool game
  • ✨ Good graphics
  • 🎮 Nice weapons
  • ⌚ Good Apple Watch game
  • ⏱️ Short time killer

Room to improve

  • 📉 Disappointing for some
  • ❓ Unclear number of levels
  • 🚫 Ads not working for bonuses
  • ⌚ Not using full Apple Watch screen
  • 🐛 Glitches present

Bugs and requests

Bubble Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bubbles disappearing or passing through other bubbles
  • Game resetting to level 1 after phone calls or app exits
  • Screen going black or app crashing on certain devices
  • Controls becoming unresponsive or inaccurate

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add level saving and progress tracking
  • Provide color-blind accessibility options
  • Implement an ad-free paid version
  • Allow customization of background and visuals

Zombie Overkill

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads for bonuses not working
  • Purchased guns not showing up
  • Game crashes on Apple Watch
  • Zombies not taking damage
  • Game not using full Apple Watch screen

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add zombie overkill 2
  • Add co-op multiplayer
  • Optimize for Series 4 screen
  • Sync with phone version

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Wars

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zombie Overkill

One-time2
  • 99 ASSISTANCE PACK$0.99
  • UNLOCK ALL GUN$1.99

Questions

Is Bubble Wars free?
Bubble Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zombie Overkill free?
Zombie Overkill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Wars or Zombie Overkill?
Bubble Wars is rated higher. Bubble Wars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 623 ratings, while Zombie Overkill averages 4.4 from 547 ratings.
Do Bubble Wars or Zombie Overkill have ads?
Bubble Wars shows ads; Zombie Overkill does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Wars or Zombie Overkill?
Bubble Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Zombie Overkill every 4 days. Most recently, Bubble Wars was updated on October 23, 2026 and Zombie Overkill on October 16, 2026.

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