Comparison

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 vs CalcDrill

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

Head to head
About

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

Defend your brain from hilarious zombies using an army of powerful plants. Collect unique plant and zombie characters, power up your defenses, and compete in challenging arenas across diverse worlds and time periods.

Highlights
  • Collect hundreds of plants and zombies
  • Power up plants with Seed Packets
  • Compete against players in Arena
  • Journey through 11 worlds
  • Over 300 levels and endless zones
  • Daily Piñata Party events
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This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. Play the award-winning hit action-strategy adventure where you meet, greet, and defeat legions of hilarious zombies from the dawn of time, to the end of days. Amass an army of amazing plants, supercharge them with Plant Food, and devise the ultimate plan to protect your brain. 200 Million Downloads – This app has received more than 200 million overall downloads. DISCOVER HUNDREDS OF PLANTS AND ZOMBIES Collect your favorite lawn legends, like Sunflower and Peashooter, along with hundreds of other horticultural hotshots, including creative bloomers like Lava Guava and Laser Bean. Go toe-to-missing-toe with a massive array of zombies at every turn, like Jetpack Zombie and Mermaid Imp – you’ll even have to protect your brain from rampant Zombie Chickens! GROW POWERFUL PLANTS Earn Seed Packets as you play and use them to fuel your potent plants. Power up attacks, double-down defenses, speed up planting time, and even gain entirely new abilities. Boost your plants to ensure those zombies are lawn-gone! COMPETE AGAINST OTHERS IN ARENA Think your zombie-bashing strategy is the best? Put your planting skills to the test when you face other players in Arena. Enter Arena and compete against other players to get the highest score on unique levels. Earn coins, piñatas, and more to top the leaderboards, level up through Leagues, and become the ultimate garden guardian. JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME Battle across 11 crazy worlds, from Ancient Egypt to the Far Future, and beyond. With more than 300 levels, ultra-challenging endless zones, fun mini-games, and daily Piñata Party events, there’s always a new challenge to complete. Plus, ready your best defenses – Dr. Zomboss is waiting to take you on at the end of every world! Requires acceptance of EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy and User Agreement. User Agreement: https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBTERMS/US/en/PC/ Privacy and Cookie Policy: https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBPRIVACY/US/en/PC/ Visit https://help.ea.com/en/ for assistance or inquiries.

About

CalcDrill

Features
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【アプリ概要】 「CalcDrill(カルクドリル)」は、計算力を楽しく効率的に鍛えられる脳トレアプリです。 シンプルな操作で、誰でもすぐに始められ、スキマ時間に最適なトレーニングができます。 足し算・引き算・掛け算・割り算など、さまざまな計算問題を収録。 問題の難易度や桁数も選択できるため、初心者から上級者まで幅広く対応しています。 さらに、タイムアタック形式でスピードと正確性を同時に鍛えられ、 毎日のプレイで自然と計算力・集中力が向上します。 【主な特徴】 ・四則演算すべてに対応(足し算・引き算・掛け算・割り算) ・桁数や問題形式を自由に選択可能 ・制限時間内でどれだけ解けるか挑戦するタイムアタックモード ・スコア・最高記録の保存機能 ・シンプルで見やすいUI設計 ・短時間で遊べるので毎日の習慣に最適 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・計算力を鍛えたい方 ・脳トレ・頭の体操をしたい方 ・スキマ時間を有効活用したい方 ・お子様の学習サポートに ・大人の認知トレーニングにも 「毎日少しずつ、確実にレベルアップ。」 CalcDrillで、楽しく計算力を伸ばしましょう!

Screenshots

Plants vs. Zombies™ 24 screens
CalcDrill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalcDrill at none against Plants vs. Zombies™ 2's 10. CalcDrill also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Plants vs. Zombies™ 2's advantage is chart position (#17 vs unranked). 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. Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CalcDrill asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, CalcDrill every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 versus CalcDrill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlants vs. Zombies™ 2CalcDrill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (433K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings433K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB120 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPopCapSHUHEI YAMADA

Bugs and requests

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progress/plant data randomly deleted
  • Music and sound effects not working
  • Battlez mode matchmaking issues
  • Piñata Party rewards not registering
  • Crashes when completing levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode without ads
  • More free/unlockable premium plants
  • Ability to transfer progress across devices
  • Multiplayer mode with player vs player
  • More varied and challenging worlds

CalcDrill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

One-time10
  • Bonus Seed Slot$0.99
  • Gem Pack 20$1.99
  • Coin Pack 5000$2.99
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  • Plant - Snow Pea$3.99
  • Coin Pack 10000$4.99
  • Gem Pack 50$4.99
  • Electric Peashooter$4.99
  • Coin Pack 20000$9.99
  • Gem Pack 110$9.99
  • Gem Pack 250$19.99
None

CalcDrill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 free?
Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalcDrill free?
CalcDrill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 or CalcDrill have ads?
Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 shows ads; CalcDrill does not.
Which is updated more often, Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 or CalcDrill?
Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and CalcDrill every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and CalcDrill on October 24, 2026.

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