Comparison

Into the Dead vs Dead Effect

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

Head to head
About

Into the Dead

Survive a relentless zombie apocalypse by running as fast as possible. Arm yourself with powerful weapons and loyal companions to fend off the undead horde. Compete with friends and players worldwide for the highest scores in this intense survival experience.

Highlights
  • Intense zombie survival gameplay
  • Unlock weapons and perks
  • Collect canine companions
  • Mission sets for challenges
  • Global leaderboards and friend challenges
  • Multiple control schemes
Features
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Into the Dead throws you into the gruesome world of the zombie apocalypse where there are no second chances. Do what you have to in order to stay alive, keep moving as fast as you can, and protect yourself by any means necessary. When the Dead are rising, run! FEATURES: • Intense gameplay with stunning visuals, featuring Metal support, and high-quality sound design depicting a grim zombie apocalypse • Unlock an arsenal of powerful weapons and perks to help you stay alive • Collect loyal canine companions to help keep the horde off your back • Mission Sets provide constant challenges to overcome • Challenge your friends to beat your high scores and compete on global leaderboards with Facebook and GameCenter support • Multiple control schemes with 3D touch support (requires compatible device) • Share your runs with friends using ReplayKit (requires iOS 9) • Share progress between devices using iCloud • Ongoing updates to deliver new modes, features, and content We love to hear from our players! On Twitter? Drop us a line @pikpokgames and join the conversation with #IntoTheDead Into the Dead is free to play but offers some game items for purchase with real money.

About

Dead Effect

Embark on a thrilling sci-fi FPS adventure where you awaken to an empty ship filled with horrors. Fight for survival against infected creatures, uncover mysteries, and upgrade your arsenal in an epic campaign.

Highlights
  • Sci-fi FPS combat
  • Single player campaign
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Time-slowing ability
  • Survival mode arenas
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Be careful, you need at least 160 MB FREE RAM to run the game. "Dead Effect is pretty awesome."-capsulecomputers.com.au 9/10 "Graphically, the game is top notch."-toucharcade.com 4/5 Stars "Dead Effect [...] strikes an impressive balance between humor and fear"-modojo.com 4/5 ESS Meridian System: Wednesday September 7, 2045… 178 days of hibernation. Delta 3 Chamber, Active… Tissue and vital functions Check. Error! Disruption Detected… Critical Health Detected. 3… 2… 1… Awakening! Something is not right, the hibernation pods are all empty. What is happening? You are an elite member of the Unit 13. Fight for your life in a SCI-FI FPS game that will send chills down your spine. • Grab your phone/tablet, get in control and bring infected horrors down. Your interface is zombie-shooting ready. • An epic single player campaign awaits you with more than 5 hours of story gameplay. Space is cold and full of horrors. • Throughout the campaign you will find new weapons and money to upgrade your armory. • Discover the mysteries of the ESS Meridian, and wander around its impressive environments with intense background music. • Use your special ability to slow down the time and defeat even the toughest enemies! • Will you take up the challenge and try to defeat all your enemies in survival mode arenas? Unlock all the achievements and get all the weapons available! FOLLOW US: https://www.facebook.com/DeadEffectGame/ twitter.com/deadeffectgame deadeffect.com About the developer: BadFly Interactive, a.s. is a small indie studio based in Brno, Czech Republic. We are a group of veterans of the gaming industry, having worked on projects like Mafia, Vietcong, Mad Max or Witcher III in the past. With each of us having dedicated 15+ years of our professional careers to game development, we thought it was about time we started making games under our own flag. We love horror and sci-fi movies, good action, and cheesy one-liners. Our goal is to create entertaining games which combine fast-paced action with gore, humor, and lots of fun.

Screenshots

Into the Dead4 screens
Dead Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dead Effect at none against Into the Dead's shown. Dead Effect also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Into the Dead's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 171) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Into the Dead sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dead Effect sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Into the Dead holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Into the Dead has 10K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Into the Dead's written reviews are positive against 83% of Dead Effect's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Into the Dead versus Dead Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInto the DeadDead Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better4.5 (171 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better83.5% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better171
Update frequencyEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB761 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPikPokBrainVault Games, LLC

Customer experience

Into the Dead

All ratings10,442 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews660 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%

Dead Effect

All ratings171 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.6%

User reviews

Into the Dead

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 💯 Classic zombie game
  • 🐕 Enjoyable dog companion

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Limited weapon variety without paying
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive environments

Dead Effect

From 171 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Amazing graphics and visuals
  • 🎮 Smooth and good controls
  • 🌌 Immersive atmosphere
  • 🧟 Classic space zombie theme
  • 💰 Free to play

Room to improve

  • ❓ Orbs hard to find
  • 🚫 No jump button
  • 💸 Expensive weapons
  • ⏳ Short game duration
  • 🪲 Enemies too close/aggressive

Bugs and requests

Into the Dead

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes during gameplay
  • Issues with ad integration disrupting gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes and environments
  • Ability to purchase weapons with in-game currency
  • Improved story or narrative elements
  • Multiplayer or co-op functionality

Dead Effect

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Stuck and have to restart mission due to no jump button
  • Lost weapons in third level
  • Purchases taken away after playing again
  • Auto-fire icon vanishes
  • Falling through textures
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  • Game crashes (implied by 'nothing plays')
  • Game removed from app store then re-uploaded

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add jump button
  • Add more stages/levels
  • Add Russian language support
  • Add Spanish language support
  • Add more languages
Show 14 more
  • Add checkpoints
  • Restore purchases feature
  • Keep purchases when starting new game
  • Make chainsaw free
  • Add more bosses
  • Add more zombie varieties
  • Make story longer
  • Make ending more dynamic/interesting
  • Make weapon reload faster
  • Keep corpses from disappearing
  • Save progress feature
  • Update game more frequently
  • Add more levels like before
  • Add multiplayer

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Into the Dead

One-time10
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$2.99
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Premium Weapon - Crossbow$2.99
  • Wolf "Ghost"$3.99
  • Large Coin Pack$4.99
  • Companion: Sabre$4.99
  • Unlock all dogs (Blitz, Cairo, Titan, Ghost)$5.99
  • Huge Coin Pack$9.99
  • Super Coin Pack$19.99
11 purchases

Dead Effect

One-time11
  • 100 000 credits$0.99
  • 100 gold$0.99
  • 330 000 credits$2.99
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  • 330 gold$2.99
  • 600 000 credits$4.99
  • 600 gold$4.99
  • 1 300 000 credits$9.99
  • 1300 gold$9.99
  • 3 000 000 credits$19.99
  • 3000 gold$19.99
  • 10 000 000 credits$46.99

Questions

Is Into the Dead free?
Into the Dead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dead Effect free?
Dead Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Into the Dead or Dead Effect?
Into the Dead is rated higher. Into the Dead averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Dead Effect averages 4.5 from 171 ratings.
Do Into the Dead or Dead Effect have ads?
Into the Dead shows ads; Dead Effect does not.

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