Comparison

I Hate Zombies™ vs Plants vs Goblins 4

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

Head to head
About

I Hate Zombies™

Drive through a zombie-infested USA, smashing hordes of the undead with crazy cars and power-ups. Collect coins, unlock new vehicles, and perform stunts to escape the apocalypse. Features include boss zombies, machine guns, and dynamic terrain for an action-packed ride.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade 32 awesome cars
  • Battle giant boss zombies
  • Use machine guns to blast zombies
  • Perform manic airs, flips, and tricks
  • Drive across the USA from LA to NY
  • Collect coins and unlock power-ups
Features
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*** Awarded 'BEST ACTION GAME' - Appy Awards 2013 *** Ranked #1 Racing game with millions of players worldwide. I Hate Zombies™ Puts YOU in the drivers seat as you splatter hordes of zombies in the ultimate dash for freedom. Land manic airs, flips and tricks as you nitro your way across the USA, leaving the undead in your wake. Features include cute zombies, crazy cars, upgradeable power-ups, dynamic terrain, loads of coins, facebook promotions and daily prizes to make this a fun fuelled ride through the zombie apocalypse! Do you Hate Zombies? - I Hate Zombies™ FEATURES *** NEW *** 32 awesome cars to collect including 3 New Cars - Ambulance, Fire Truck and TANK! * Giant Boss Zombies, hear them roar as they throw your car into the sky! * Machine gun to blast zombies into bullet shredded pulp (HINT: Great for dealing with the new Boss Zombies) * Share your victories on facebook for extra coins. * Two intuitive control modes with touch and tilt options * iCloud Support * iPhone 5 Support * Game Center leaderboards and achievements * Facebook Integration, earn free coins for liking Turbo Chilli's Facebook Page * Addictive dynamic gameplay, no two games the same. * Plenty of Unlockable Cars to play, and master * Windscreen Wipers to clean off zombie splats * Collect Coins, buy cool cars and power-ups * Fluffy Dice & Hula Girl dash ornament * Drive your way to freedom from Los Angeles to New York * Swipe up to Jump obstacles and to collect coins * Swipe down to target zombies and fall into hills for a speed rush. * Thousands of zombies to squash * Lightning zappers to fry zombies! Get it now its FREE!

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

I Hate Zombies™4 screens
Plants vs Goblins 43 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: I Hate Zombies™ at 79% against Plants vs Goblins 4's 32%. I Hate Zombies™ also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Plants vs Goblins 4's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. I Hate Zombies™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

I Hate Zombies™ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 285 and 143 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of I Hate Zombies™'s written reviews are positive against 32% of Plants vs Goblins 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Hate Zombies™ ships an update every 2 weeks, Plants vs Goblins 4 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
I Hate Zombies™ versus Plants vs Goblins 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Hate Zombies™Plants vs Goblins 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (285 ratings) — better2.6 (143 ratings)
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews — better31.8% of reviews
Number of ratings285 — better143
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB272 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTurbo Chilli Pty LtdAleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

I Hate Zombies™

All ratings284 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews522 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative12.8%

Plants vs Goblins 4

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

User reviews

I Hate Zombies™

From 285 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and easy to understand controls
  • 💎 Great graphics and animations
  • 🎮 Enjoyable for all ages
  • 🕹️ Satisfying to run over zombies

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for power-ups
  • ⏱️ Power-ups only last for one game
  • 🤑 Difficult to earn enough coins for upgrades
  • 🚧 Repetitive and limited track layout

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

I Hate Zombies™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Coins disappearing after purchases
  • Spin wheel not working as intended
  • Inconsistent performance on different devices
  • Revive feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied and challenging levels
  • Ability to save progress and resume games
  • Additional car and upgrade options
  • Improved power-up system with longer durations
  • Reduced reliance on in-app purchases

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

10 purchases

I Hate Zombies™

One-time10
  • Pack of 10,000 Coins$1.99
  • 5 Free Spins$1.99
  • Mini Pack of 5 Zombux$1.99
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  • Mega Pack of 25,000 Coins$2.99
  • Extreme Pack of 60,000 Coins$5.99
  • 17 Spins to Win$5.99
  • Mega Pack of 25 Zombux$5.99
  • 30 Spins to Win$9.99
  • Elite Pack of 150,000 Coins$11.99
  • Ultimate Pack of 500,000 Coins$19.99
None

Plants vs Goblins 4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Hate Zombies™ free?
I Hate Zombies™ 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, I Hate Zombies™ or Plants vs Goblins 4?
I Hate Zombies™ is rated higher. I Hate Zombies™ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 285 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 4 averages 2.6 from 143 ratings.
Do I Hate Zombies™ or Plants vs Goblins 4 have ads?
Neither I Hate Zombies™ nor Plants vs Goblins 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Hate Zombies™ or Plants vs Goblins 4?
I Hate Zombies™ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Plants vs Goblins 4 every 9 days. Most recently, I Hate Zombies™ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 4 on October 27, 2026.

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