Comparison

Payload Mayhem vs Zombie Squad

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

Head to head
About

Payload Mayhem

Engage in combat to defeat enemies and gather gold. Carry your payload to your base to enhance your character, weaponry, and gear. This game offers a progression system for your in-game assets.

Highlights
  • Defeat enemies
  • Collect gold
  • Upgrade character
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Upgrade equipment
  • Carry payload to base
Features
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Defeat the enemies and collect gold in your payload to carry it into your base and upgrade your character, weapons and equipment!

About

Zombie Squad

Features
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Zombies have arrived! Survive to the end and defeat them! There are zombies on the outskirts of the city! If they swarm into the city, countless civilians will be victimized! As the best sheriff in the area, you must take up arms with other team members and fight against the zombies! Survive to the end and defeat your enemies!

Screenshots

Payload Mayhem3 screens
Zombie Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Payload Mayhem at none against Zombie Squad's shown. Zombie Squad's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Payload Mayhem ships an update weekly, Zombie Squad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Payload Mayhem versus Zombie Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayload MayhemZombie Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size740 MB132 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHussein IbrahimGeniesoft inc.

In-app purchases

None

Payload Mayhem

No in-app purchases

None

Zombie Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Payload Mayhem free?
Payload Mayhem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zombie Squad free?
Zombie Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Payload Mayhem or Zombie Squad have ads?
Zombie Squad shows ads; Payload Mayhem does not.
Which is updated more often, Payload Mayhem or Zombie Squad?
Payload Mayhem ships an update weekly, and Zombie Squad every 4 days. Most recently, Payload Mayhem was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zombie Squad on November 4, 2026.

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