Comparison

Zombie Sweeper vs Plants vs Goblins 4

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

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About

Zombie Sweeper

Defend against waves of zombies by tapping to attack. Master weapon swaps and special abilities to survive. Upgrade your arsenal and unlock new content to face increasingly challenging hordes.

Highlights
  • Timed tap-to-attack gameplay
  • Weapon swapping system
  • Special weapon usage
  • Weapon upgrade system
  • Multiple episodes and levels
  • Unlockable costumes
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▶Playing Introduction Zombie Sweeper is a defense action game which keeps off the surging zombies from left and right. ▶Playing Method 1. You can kill zombies by touching left and right on the screen according to their coming timing. 2. If you touch wrongly due to missing of the timing, you will be under the dangerous situation because of an attack delay. 3. A weapon swap: You can change your currently selected weapons by touching an icon on the top of the screen or the main character. 4. Use of special weapon : You can use special weapons by flowing a certain time. ▶ Game features 1. 45 types of various weapons 2. 15 types of unusual special weapons 3. Various kinds of zombies' dying actions 4. A weapon upgrade system Submit Score to Facebook & Twitter ▶ Tips When weapons are upgraded, it will be given special ability and various effects. ▶ Game Center & Openfeint ▶ Update 1.0.1 - iOS 4.0 Tested - Yellow Soul 100 == 1 Gem - Gem drops percent 1% -> 5% ▶ Update 1.1.0 -Added 12 Weapons -Added several dying motions -Added Episode.2 -Added costume -Added Game Center -Added Quest -Added Achivements ▶ Update 1.1.1 -fixed bug ( crash ) ▶ Update 1.2.0 -Added Episode 3 -Added Costume ▶ Update 1.3.0 - Added 8 Weapons - Added new achivement - changed upgrade system - changed logo & loading - news - fixed some bugs ▶ Update 1.4.0 - Episode 4 - Added new Costumes ▶ Update 1.5.0 - Episode 5 - Added new Costumes - fixed some bugs ▶ ▶ ▶ Next Update 1. Episode 6. 2. New Weapons!! 3. something ▶ Homepage: http://www.dndDream.com ▶ Facebook: Facebook.com/projectsoul

About

Plants vs Goblins 4

Defend the Garden Kingdom from a massive goblin invasion. Strategically plant and utilize various flora, including strawberries for power-ups, to combat waves of enemies and their devastating artillery. Explore new levels and uncover surprises in this epic plant-versus-goblin battle.

Highlights
  • Strategic plant placement
  • Diverse plant types
  • Goblin enemy variety
  • Power-up system (strawberries)
  • New levels and surprises
  • Intense combat scenarios
Features
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In recent times, the Garden Kingdom has evolved to be a haven for the plants, since all the cold and gruesome wars with the Goblins, it had regenerated an air of harmony, flourishing the gardening art and culture. They had festivals and competitions, and the youthful saplings sang the melodies and listened to accounts of war veterans. The great number of lives laid forth by the heroic plants raised a field full of blooming red strawberries after the Battle of Peasburg, and as a tribute to the fallen heroes and to pick up their insight and power, the young green warriors sow strawberries, to grow other plants and to gain flower-like points. The Kingdom had established good relations with the neighboring pumpkin and ginseng fields. The tremendous corn fields likewise trained their cobs with the green warriors. They welcomed the bordering forest beasty carnivorous plants into civilization. They had all pledged allegiance to the garden realm, in time of peace and war, to secure each knoll and turf, garden and nursery alike. Who knew the war wouldn't be that long to come? The archenemy vile goblins had donned on their facade of conceit. The goblins devised the biggest artillery with the help of the shrewdest of ghouls, elves, gnomes, pixies, and ghosts. They have been plotting ever since and gathered the biggest force the world has ever seen. They hadnít left but were biding their time until they destroy all the plants from the face of the earth. With the standing army of millions of destructive armored goblins, the thick billows of war were encompassing the Garden Kingdom and the air of dread and death was stirring. One fine morning, an immense tremor shook the grounds of the Garden Kingdom. The sky turned gloomy. The plants saw a rising tsunami and off came a Goblin Cyclop, pulverizing everything in its way. The war was declared, sirens aloud, the green warriors ready to protect. The Goblin army was something unseen before, covering every inch of sky, land, and water, with the goblin flying bombers, archers, warriors, and goblin riders. The flying goblin was back with the dynamite, which could kill all the plants within seconds. Nonetheless, the sons of the Garden Kingdom, with chlorophyll running in their veins fought with all their might, entangling and the goblins, the pumpkin cannonballs crushed the flying goblins, joined by ginseng, corn, and carnivorous plants in the onslaught. Planting strawberries helped increment the plant power yet remained the question of the dynamite. Plants are devising ways to take and dismantle the dynamite, with every 21 plants against 17 goblins, with much more surprises and 46 new levels. Who will win? Let's play and find out. Here's Tip: Grow more strawberries to get more rewards!

Screenshots

Zombie Sweeper4 screens
Plants vs Goblins 43 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zombie Sweeper at 86% against Plants vs Goblins 4's 32%. Zombie Sweeper also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Plants vs Goblins 4's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Zombie Sweeper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zombie Sweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 419 and 143 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Zombie Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 32% of Plants vs Goblins 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombie Sweeper ships an update every 2 months, Plants vs Goblins 4 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Zombie Sweeper versus Plants vs Goblins 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombie SweeperPlants vs Goblins 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (419 ratings) — better2.6 (143 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better31.8% of reviews
Number of ratings419 — better143
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB272 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperD&D Dream Corp.Aleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

Zombie Sweeper

All ratings421 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.6%

Plants vs Goblins 4

All ratings137 ratings
Positive38.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative56.9%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative60.9%

User reviews

Zombie Sweeper

From 419 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to pick up
  • 💎 Variety of unique weapons
  • ⚔️ Challenging boss battles

Room to improve

  • 💰 Gems are too difficult to obtain
  • 🔨 Frustrating weapon upgrade system
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay can get monotonous
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes on some devices

Plants vs Goblins 4

From 143 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging gameplay mechanics for some players
  • 🎨 Unique plant designs with visual appeal
  • ⏱️ Good time-killer entertainment value
  • 🏆 Challenging difficulty that rewards strategy
  • 👥 Social appeal for group play sessions

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Blatant Plants vs Zombies ripoff
  • 🔊 Terrible sound design and goblin noises
  • 🎵 Missing menu and game music
  • 🎬 Poor animation quality (4-frame idle animations)
  • ⚠️ Severe bugs and game-breaking errors

Bugs and requests

Zombie Sweeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Weapon upgrade system can downgrade weapons
  • Inconsistent gem rewards for completing challenges
  • Compatibility issues on certain iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to restore purchases on new devices
  • More levels, maps, and enemy types
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode
  • Improved graphics and UI for newer devices

Plants vs Goblins 4

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game crashes with 'error' messages on startup
  • Physics glitches causing plants to grow off-screen and water flooding
  • Severe lag and performance issues
  • Game doesn't pause during ad videos, causing unfair gameplay
  • Goblins combining unexpectedly mid-level
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  • Inability to see damage indicators on goblins
  • Game freezing and unresponsive controls
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add comprehensive tutorial explaining plant abilities
  • Implement background music in menus and gameplay
  • Improve goblin sound effects and voice lines
  • Increase animation frames for plant idle animations
  • Add more diverse level designs beyond level 32
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  • Reduce ad frequency and allow gameplay pausing during ads
  • Improve sun/resource generation rates
  • Create better and more intuitive UI menus
  • Add final boss encounter and ending cutscene
  • Increase plant variety and count
  • Implement language selection options
  • Add in-game marketplace or shop features
  • Reduce overall game difficulty or add difficulty settings
  • Optimize game performance and fix lag issues

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Zombie Sweeper

One-time4
  • 10 Gem$0.99
  • 35 Gem$1.99
  • 125 Gem$2.99
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  • 300 Gem$3.99
None

Plants vs Goblins 4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zombie Sweeper free?
Zombie Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plants vs Goblins 4 free?
Plants vs Goblins 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zombie Sweeper or Plants vs Goblins 4?
Zombie Sweeper is rated higher. Zombie Sweeper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 419 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 4 averages 2.6 from 143 ratings.
Do Zombie Sweeper or Plants vs Goblins 4 have ads?
Neither Zombie Sweeper nor Plants vs Goblins 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zombie Sweeper or Plants vs Goblins 4?
Zombie Sweeper ships an update every 2 months, and Plants vs Goblins 4 every 9 days. Most recently, Zombie Sweeper was updated on October 20, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 4 on October 21, 2026.

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