Plants vs Goblins 5 vs Bugs Are Coming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plants vs Goblins 5
Defend your city from goblin invaders by strategically deploying an army of extraordinary plants. Outfit your plant warriors with powerful weapons and boosters to overcome challenging levels and unique art styles. Collect stars and gold coins to unlock new plants and enhancements for ultimate victory.
- Strategic plant army deployment
- Powerful weapon and booster collection
- Unique art style
- High difficulty option
- Collect stars and gold coins
- Battle across many levels
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Play the popular action-strategy game where you vanquish armies of funny but strong goblins. Create an army of extraordinary plants, outfit them with powerful weapons, and come up with the best strategy to defend your city. In this new version of the well-known game, the army of plants fights goblins in an abandoned city full of garbage. Colorful locations, astonishing characters, amazing armaments – all this and more awaits the warrior who will dare to lead the glorious Green Army and oppose the cunny and tricky Goblin enemies. New features Plants vs. Goblins 5 has completely new key features to provide its players with a unique unforgettable experience. The new, original, very interesting art style is a truly creative choice made with a vision in mind. The game has high difficulty option for players, who are seeking a breath-taking adventure with some extra obstacles to overcome. New types of effects and actions as well as the weapons for mass destruction of goblins will allow you to demonstrate your best fighting skills. Boosters and equipment Collect your favorite characters, save coins to buy amazing additives to arm them, and lead your glorious plant army to victory over disastrous goblins. As you play, get boosters and utilize them to feed your powerful Green Warriors. Enhance your defense, attacks, and skills altogether. Boost your plants to make sure your city is free of goblins - these kings of garbage! In the course of the game, you need to collect the stars that the flowers create. You can buy new plants with these stars. Moreover, for each level you complete, you will be given gold coins to buy extra weapons to protect your home city. You can check them on the sliding tab at the bottom right as the game progresses. Battle across the crazy many levels with ultra-challenging gaming zones but keep in mind, that you will be able to pick only 6 plants and 2 weapons for mass destruction of goblins when in-game. Make your choices wisely, develop the winning plan, and show the world your outstanding results!
Bugs Are Coming
Defend your hand from waves of invading bugs by strategically placing fruits and plants with unique abilities. This tower defense game offers challenging enemies, multiple levels, and vibrant graphics for an engaging experience.
- Unique fruit and plant defenders with special powers
- Variety of challenging bug enemies
- Strategic placement and combination of defenses
- Multiple levels with increasing difficulty
- Stunning graphics and smooth animations
- Easy to play, hard to master gameplay
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Get ready to defend your hand against an army of invading bugs in this exciting and strategic tower defense game! In this game, bugs like ants, bees, beetles, spiders, and more crawl down from the top of the screen, threatening to reach your hand. Your mission is to stop them by strategically placing a variety of fruits and plants with special abilities across the game area. Key Features: Unique Defenders: Choose from a diverse selection of fruits and plants, each with its own special powers. Peanuts create explosive barriers, and grapes shoot seeds to repel invaders. Discover the best combinations to maximize your defense! Challenging Enemies: Face off against a variety of bugs, including speedy flies, armored beetles, sneaky spiders, and more. Each bug has its own behavior and strength, making every level a new challenge. Strategic Gameplay: Plan your defenses carefully! Each plant and fruit has a unique range, attack style, and cooldown. Place your defenders wisely to create impenetrable lines of defense and keep the bugs at bay. Multiple Levels and Increasing Difficulty: Progress through increasingly difficult levels as more bugs and tougher enemies appear. Each level offers new challenges that will test your strategy and quick thinking. No Ads, No In-App Purchases: Enjoy a pure, uninterrupted gaming experience. There are no ads or in-app purchases, just pure fun and strategy. Stunning Graphics and Smooth Animations: Delight in vibrant graphics and smooth animations that bring the battle between fruits, plants, and bugs to life. Watch as your defenders unleash their powers against waves of creepy crawlies! Easy to Play, Hard to Master: Simple touch controls make it easy for anyone to jump in and start defending. But mastering the game requires strategic planning and a keen understanding of each fruit and plant's abilities. Endless Replayability: With various combinations of fruits and plants, every game can be a new experience. Try different strategies to see which defenders work best against different bug types. How to Play: Place Your Defenders: Drag and drop fruits and plants onto the game area to set up your defenses. Stop the Bugs: Watch as your defenders automatically attack incoming bugs. Position them strategically to maximize their effectiveness. Survive the Waves: Defend against multiple waves of bugs. If any bug reaches the bottom of the screen, the game is over. Win by Clearing the Screen: Destroy all bugs in each level to win and progress to the next challenge! Download now and see if you have what it takes to protect your hand from the invading swarm. Sharpen your strategy skills and dive into the fun world of fruits, plants, and bugs!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bugs Are Coming at 100% against Plants vs Goblins 5's 40%. Bugs Are Coming also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Plants vs Goblins 5's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Plants vs Goblins 5 is free to download; Bugs Are Coming costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bugs Are Coming holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plants vs Goblins 5 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Plants vs Goblins 5's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bugs Are Coming's.
| Parameter | Plants vs Goblins 5 | Bugs Are Coming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksey Tselinko | Haijian Yan |
Customer experience
Plants vs Goblins 5
Bugs Are Coming
In-app purchases
Plants vs Goblins 5
No in-app purchases
Bugs Are Coming
No in-app purchases
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