Comparison

Burn The Corn vs Idle Doom Plants

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

Head to head
About

Burn The Corn

A casual and fun game where you help baby corns escape imprisonment and become popcorn. Use your magic flame to overcome obstacles and unlock adorable characters. Enjoy smooth gameplay and satisfying controls.

Highlights
  • Casual and fun gameplay
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Unlockable corn kernels
  • Sleek graphics and sound
  • Story-driven adventure
  • Power-up allies
Features
Currently charting
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The familiar corn-popping game, refreshed for another round. Guide the flame with your finger, build combos and challenge your best scores. CLASSIC MODE Play Arcade, Burnout, Survival Arcade and Survival Burnout. Enjoy the original artwork and gameplay proportions, with clearer menus, lively score displays, refreshed results and experience-based unlocks. A guided tutorial introduces corn, elemental babies and a short advanced challenge. Game Center offers leaderboards when you sign in. ADVENTURE MODE — CONCEPT EXPERIENCE Step into an experimental town, move with touch or the virtual gamepad, and try its early building features. Adventure is still in development: this is a concept experience, not a finished adventure campaign. Game content can be played offline. Game Center uses Apple's online services. Supports iPhone and iPad.

About

Idle Doom Plants

Defend your home from a zombie apocalypse using a variety of powerful plants. Upgrade your defenses, earn money by defeating zombies, and nurture your plants to ensure survival in this thrilling garden fortress.

Highlights
  • Plant-based zombie defense
  • Home and neighborhood setting
  • Upgrade facilities and plants
  • Earn money by defeating zombies
  • Nourish plants with water and fertilizer
  • Planting and breeding mechanics
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In this thrilling game, our hero is peacefully tending to their beloved flowers when a sudden zombie apocalypse strikes! The action unfolds around the protagonist's home and a small neighborhood of a few buildings. Defend Your Home: Use the plants on the second floor as your primary defense against the relentless zombie horde. Upgrade and Prosper: Earn money by upgrading your facilities and having your plants take down zombies. Unlock new plants and enhance your defenses to stay ahead of the undead. Nourish and Thrive: Transport water and various fertilizers to keep your plants healthy and strong. Engage in activities like planting and breeding to ensure your survival. Are you ready to turn your garden into a fortress and fend off the zombie invasion? Dive into the adventure now!

Screenshots

Burn The Corn4 screens
Idle Doom Plants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle Doom Plants at Free against Burn The Corn's $0.99. Idle Doom Plants also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Burn The Corn's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On 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

Idle Doom Plants is free to download; Burn The Corn costs $0.99 up front. Idle Doom Plants sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Burn The Corn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Burn The Corn holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Burn The Corn has 290 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn The Corn ships an update every 2 months, Idle Doom Plants every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Burn The Corn versus Idle Doom Plants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn The CornIdle Doom Plants
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (290 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings290 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB251 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAbyss Games杰 杨

Customer experience

Burn The Corn

All ratings290 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Idle Doom Plants

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Burn The Corn

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Idle Doom Plants

One-time11
  • Better Weapon Pack I$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Gems x255$4.99
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  • Pro Pass$4.99
  • Hammer Upgrade Pack I$4.99
  • Permanent Profit Bundle$6.99
  • Gems x520$9.99
  • Elite Pass$9.99
  • Weekly Subscription Bundle$9.99
  • Pet Ticket X100$9.99
  • Premium Starter Pack$22.99

Questions

Is Burn The Corn free?
Burn The Corn costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Doom Plants free?
Idle Doom Plants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Burn The Corn or Idle Doom Plants?
Burn The Corn is rated higher. Burn The Corn averages 4.4 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Idle Doom Plants averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Burn The Corn or Idle Doom Plants have ads?
Idle Doom Plants shows ads; Burn The Corn does not.
Which is updated more often, Burn The Corn or Idle Doom Plants?
Burn The Corn ships an update every 2 months, and Idle Doom Plants every 9 days. Most recently, Burn The Corn was updated on October 23, 2026 and Idle Doom Plants on October 24, 2026.

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