Comparison

Zombies vs Ninja vs Plants vs Goblins 5

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

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About

Zombies vs Ninja

Engage in a thrilling zombie-slaying adventure as a ninja. Strategically shoot shurikens and bombs to defend your homeland from hordes of zombies and powerful bosses. Earn coins, unlock new weapons, and collect daily surprises to aid your fight.

Highlights
  • Shoot shurikens and bombs
  • Defeat various zombie types
  • Battle zombie bosses
  • Unlock weapon power levels
  • Collect coins and daily surprises
  • Switch dart types during gameplay
Features
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Best zombie shooting game ever! One of the most popular Zombie games across the world! Ninja, deploy your strategies and shoot shurikens (darts) to kill the Zombie boss! Please note Zombies Vs. Ninja is completely free to download and play but contains some in-game items will require payment that cost real money. Zombie boss leads mob of zombies come to you to invade Ninja homeland. Yes, YOU, as a brave and agile ninja, have to shoot shurikens (darts) or bombs to destroy hundreds and thousands of different kinds of zombies before they break down your homeland! Tired of shooting birds? Get ready to shoot loads of fun-loving zombies to protect your territory! More cool features: - Various types of terrify and fun-loving zombies. Including Zombie boss and Zombie Prince George. - Selection of over 10 different power levels of darts (Japanese: shurikens) as your weapon. - You will have to conquer the Zombie boss when move to new level! - Kill Zombies with your quick finger! How to play: - You are going to battle with the enemies. But loads of zombies are invading to your homeland. - How to kill evil Zombies? You have to quickly tap the targeted zombies and the darts will kill them immediately! - Simply tap selection icon and you can rapidly switch to different power level of darts while playing game. - The more zombies you kill, the more coins you get! - Daily surprise is waiting for you to collect to kill the Zombie Boss. - Selection of Bomb packs : Need to combat non-stopping Zombies? Buy up more powerful bombs from the Store! Discover more fun-loving Bakumens' games on iTune Store.

About

Plants vs Goblins 5

Defend your city from goblin invaders by strategically deploying an army of extraordinary plants. Outfit your plant warriors with powerful weapons and boosters to overcome challenging levels and unique art styles. Collect stars and gold coins to unlock new plants and enhancements for ultimate victory.

Highlights
  • Strategic plant army deployment
  • Powerful weapon and booster collection
  • Unique art style
  • High difficulty option
  • Collect stars and gold coins
  • Battle across many levels
Features
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Play the popular action-strategy game where you vanquish armies of funny but strong goblins. Create an army of extraordinary plants, outfit them with powerful weapons, and come up with the best strategy to defend your city. In this new version of the well-known game, the army of plants fights goblins in an abandoned city full of garbage. Colorful locations, astonishing characters, amazing armaments – all this and more awaits the warrior who will dare to lead the glorious Green Army and oppose the cunny and tricky Goblin enemies. New features Plants vs. Goblins 5 has completely new key features to provide its players with a unique unforgettable experience. The new, original, very interesting art style is a truly creative choice made with a vision in mind. The game has high difficulty option for players, who are seeking a breath-taking adventure with some extra obstacles to overcome. New types of effects and actions as well as the weapons for mass destruction of goblins will allow you to demonstrate your best fighting skills. Boosters and equipment Collect your favorite characters, save coins to buy amazing additives to arm them, and lead your glorious plant army to victory over disastrous goblins. As you play, get boosters and utilize them to feed your powerful Green Warriors. Enhance your defense, attacks, and skills altogether. Boost your plants to make sure your city is free of goblins - these kings of garbage! In the course of the game, you need to collect the stars that the flowers create. You can buy new plants with these stars. Moreover, for each level you complete, you will be given gold coins to buy extra weapons to protect your home city. You can check them on the sliding tab at the bottom right as the game progresses. Battle across the crazy many levels with ultra-challenging gaming zones but keep in mind, that you will be able to pick only 6 plants and 2 weapons for mass destruction of goblins when in-game. Make your choices wisely, develop the winning plan, and show the world your outstanding results!

Screenshots

Zombies vs Ninja4 screens
Plants vs Goblins 53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zombies vs Ninja at 81% against Plants vs Goblins 5's 40%. Zombies vs Ninja also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (562 vs 6). Plants vs Goblins 5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Zombies vs Ninja sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zombies vs Ninja holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zombies vs Ninja has 562 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Zombies vs Ninja's written reviews are positive against 40% of Plants vs Goblins 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombies vs Ninja ships an update fortnightly, Plants vs Goblins 5 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zombies vs Ninja versus Plants vs Goblins 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombies vs NinjaPlants vs Goblins 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (562 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings562 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBakumens IncAleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

Zombies vs Ninja

All ratings546 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative8.3%

Plants vs Goblins 5

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Zombies vs Ninja

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Freezing during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and boss battles
  • Ability to earn more darts without purchases
  • Power-ups or upgrades
  • Difficulty settings
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode

Plants vs Goblins 5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zombies vs Ninja

One-time10
  • 500 Darts$0.99
  • 3 Bombs$0.99
  • 3 Keys$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 3 Ecstasy bombs$0.99
  • 1000 Darts$1.99
  • 2000 Darts$3.99
  • 4200 Darts$7.99
  • 33 Bombs$9.99
  • 33 Keys$9.99
  • 333 Bombs$99.99
None

Plants vs Goblins 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zombies vs Ninja free?
Zombies vs Ninja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plants vs Goblins 5 free?
Plants vs Goblins 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zombies vs Ninja or Plants vs Goblins 5?
Zombies vs Ninja is rated higher. Zombies vs Ninja averages 4.4 out of 5 from 562 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 5 averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Zombies vs Ninja or Plants vs Goblins 5 have ads?
Zombies vs Ninja shows ads; Plants vs Goblins 5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Zombies vs Ninja or Plants vs Goblins 5?
Zombies vs Ninja ships an update fortnightly, and Plants vs Goblins 5 every 9 months. Most recently, Zombies vs Ninja was updated on October 21, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 5 on October 13, 2026.

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