Comparison

Zombies !!! ® Board Game vs Star Realms

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

Head to head
About

Zombies !!! ® Board Game

Engage in a strategic survival experience against a relentless zombie horde. Build your city or navigate pre-built towns, competing with up to four players locally or cross-platform. Choose from unique AI characters and test your survival skills in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Local and cross-platform multiplayer (up to 4 players)
  • Survival mode
  • City building
  • Pre-built town mode
  • Unique AI characters
  • Expansion pack available
Features
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Zombies!!! : This one's a no brainer! • Play up to 4 friends : local and cross-platform • Survival mode • Build a city or play in a prebuilt city • Expansion Pack : Not Dead Yet Zombies!!! puts you in the middle of the action in this video game adaptation of the hit board game. In order to escape the ever advancing zombie horde, players must use a combination of wits and brawn to be the first to the heliport and certain escape. The only problem is, the zombies are everywhere, they appear to be very hungry and your opponents would really prefer if you didn't escape. However, there’s no need to take this horde on your own. The game allows up to 4 other human or AI players to join in on the fun. AI players can be chosen from 10 different characters, each with a unique play style. Take on the Standard Game Mode, building your game board one tile at a time and killing zombies within the confines of the official Zombies!!! rules. Generated Town Mode drops the players into a premade town with Zombies in wait to make you their next meal. Survival Mode is the ultimate test: You versus a town full of zombies! How long can you last? Not Dead Yet is a fun expansion on the board game that includes additional cards and animations. If you have any questions, requests, ideas, or want to report bugs, please send us an email from ‘how to play’ menu. Or visit our support site at http://zombies.babaroga.com http://facebook.com/babarogagames. Twitter: @babarogatweet We care deeply about this game, and if there are any suggestions about how to make it better, we will do it in future updates. We care about you, the game and your experience

About

Star Realms

Engage in thrilling space combat with this popular deckbuilding game. Build your deck, outmaneuver opponents, and conquer the galaxy. Offers both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding gameplay
  • Player vs Player combat
  • AI battles
  • Campaign mode
  • Online multiplayer
  • Pass and Play mode
Features
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Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, including Best Mobile Game, and 2 Dice Tower awards! Reviews: "My readers are going to have a seizure about how good Star Realms is." -Owen Faraday, pockettactics.com “Good on all levels, thumbs up!” -Tom Vasel, The Dice Tower “This game is superb! I think it’s a brilliant game. Beautiful artwork, second to none.” -Tim Norris, Grey Elephant Gaming “What can I say? Star Realms is excellent.” - Lenny, ISlaytheDragon.com “I desperately wanted to play again and again. It's just consistently fun every time.” -The Critical Boardgamer Star Realms combines addictive deck building game play with exciting Trading Card Game (TCG) style combat! Designed by Magic the Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty (of the Ascension Deckbuilding Game), Star Realms provides tons of playability for free, and a one-time upgrade to be able play with your friends and more on any device. Free Version •Universal Application: Play on iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPad Mini, and Ipad Air. •Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. •Tutorial teaches you to play in minutes. •Stunning visuals. •Play VS the AI. •6 mission campaign mode. Full Game Additional Features •Play the AI on 3 different difficulty settings. •9 additional campaign missions. •Battle friends face to face with Pass and Play. •Online play with global rankings. •Challenge a friend online.

Screenshots

Zombies !!! ® Board Game4 screens
Star Realms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Star Realms at Free against Zombies !!! ® Board Game's $4.99. Star Realms also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 70). Zombies !!! ® Board Game's advantage is chart position (#86 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Star Realms is free to download; Zombies !!! ® Board Game costs $4.99 up front. Zombies !!! ® Board Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Star Realms sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Realms holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Realms has 4.5K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Zombies !!! ® Board Game's written reviews are positive against 57% of Star Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombies !!! ® Board Game ships an update monthly, Star Realms every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Zombies !!! ® Board Game versus Star Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombies !!! ® Board GameStar Realms
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (70 ratings)4.6 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews57.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings704.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB509 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developerbabaroga, llc.White Wizard Games

Customer experience

Zombies !!! ® Board Game

All ratings70 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative39.0%

Star Realms

All ratings4,453 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative32.1%

User reviews

Zombies !!! ® Board Game

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun on the run!
  • 👍 Brains!!!
  • 👍 Excellent, but needs a bug fix
  • 👍 Fun until the crash
  • 👍 Fun, like the board game!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Auto closes
  • 🐛 Abandonware
  • 🐛 Doesn't even open
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 iPhone X - Crashes on start

Star Realms

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Excellent implementation
  • 💡 Lots of content and features
  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging AI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Issues with online play and connectivity
  • 🐛 Unbalanced AI difficulty
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Confusing UI and navigation

Bugs and requests

Zombies !!! ® Board Game

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Excellent, but needs a bug fix
  • A Good game but with a bug
  • Fun until the crash
  • Keeps crashing!
  • Still buggy 2018, 1 year no fix
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  • Immediate Crash
  • Game freezes at start up
  • FIX THE CRASHING
  • Doesn't launch
  • Crash and freeze
  • Frequent crashes...
  • Just freezes
  • No longer playable
  • Freeze
  • Crashes on latest update
  • Too glitchy
  • Just freezes
  • Crashes too often. Avoid!

Requested features

4 requests
  • Would be 5 star if they update it!
  • Definitely needs to be updated. Screen is to small for new iPhones
  • Add asynch multiplayer via game center and it'd be five stars. Bonus stars if you give a bigger selection of character avatars to choose from.
  • Would love to see online turn based multiplayer though.

Star Realms

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes on launch
  • Online games getting stuck or timing out
  • Inability to scrap or play certain cards
  • Incorrect card behavior and interactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/rewind functionality
  • Improve offline/single-player experience
  • Implement better matchmaking and player communication
  • Provide more detailed game statistics and analytics

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zombies !!! ® Board Game

One-time1
  • Not Dead Yet Expansion$1.99
10 purchases

Star Realms

One-time10
  • Crisis: Bases and Battleships Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Events Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Heroes Set$1.99
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  • Crisis: Fleets and Fortresses$1.99
  • Command$1.99
  • Gambit Set$3.99
  • Cosmic Gambit$3.99
  • Full Version$4.99
  • Colony Wars$4.99
  • Frontiers$4.99

Questions

Is Zombies !!! ® Board Game free?
Zombies !!! ® Board Game costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Star Realms free?
Star Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zombies !!! ® Board Game or Star Realms?
Star Realms is rated higher. Zombies !!! ® Board Game averages 3.9 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Star Realms averages 4.6 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Zombies !!! ® Board Game or Star Realms have ads?
Neither Zombies !!! ® Board Game nor Star Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zombies !!! ® Board Game or Star Realms?
Zombies !!! ® Board Game ships an update monthly, and Star Realms every 10 days. Most recently, Zombies !!! ® Board Game was updated on November 10, 2026 and Star Realms on November 11, 2026.

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