Comparison

Plants vs Goblins 5 vs Idle Doom Plants

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Strategic plant army deployment
  • Powerful weapon and booster collection
  • Unique art style
  • High difficulty option
  • Collect stars and gold coins
  • Battle across many levels
Features
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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!

About

Idle Doom Plants

Defend your home from a zombie apocalypse using a variety of powerful plants. Upgrade your defenses, earn money by defeating zombies, and nurture your plants to ensure survival in this thrilling garden fortress.

Highlights
  • Plant-based zombie defense
  • Home and neighborhood setting
  • Upgrade facilities and plants
  • Earn money by defeating zombies
  • Nourish plants with water and fertilizer
  • Planting and breeding mechanics
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In this thrilling game, our hero is peacefully tending to their beloved flowers when a sudden zombie apocalypse strikes! The action unfolds around the protagonist's home and a small neighborhood of a few buildings. Defend Your Home: Use the plants on the second floor as your primary defense against the relentless zombie horde. Upgrade and Prosper: Earn money by upgrading your facilities and having your plants take down zombies. Unlock new plants and enhance your defenses to stay ahead of the undead. Nourish and Thrive: Transport water and various fertilizers to keep your plants healthy and strong. Engage in activities like planting and breeding to ensure your survival. Are you ready to turn your garden into a fortress and fend off the zombie invasion? Dive into the adventure now!

Screenshots

Plants vs Goblins 53 screens
Idle Doom Plants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plants vs Goblins 5 at 4.3 against Idle Doom Plants's 3.0. Plants vs Goblins 5 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Idle Doom Plants's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). 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. Idle Doom Plants sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plants vs Goblins 5 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plants vs Goblins 5 has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plants vs Goblins 5 ships an update every 9 months, Idle Doom Plants every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plants vs Goblins 5 versus Idle Doom Plants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlants vs Goblins 5Idle Doom Plants
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB251 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAleksey Tselinko杰 杨

Customer experience

Plants vs Goblins 5

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Idle Doom Plants

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plants vs Goblins 5

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Idle Doom Plants

One-time11
  • Better Weapon Pack I$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Gems x255$4.99
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  • Pro Pass$4.99
  • Hammer Upgrade Pack I$4.99
  • Permanent Profit Bundle$6.99
  • Gems x520$9.99
  • Elite Pass$9.99
  • Weekly Subscription Bundle$9.99
  • Pet Ticket X100$9.99
  • Premium Starter Pack$22.99

Questions

Is Plants vs Goblins 5 free?
Plants vs Goblins 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Doom Plants free?
Idle Doom Plants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plants vs Goblins 5 or Idle Doom Plants?
Plants vs Goblins 5 is rated higher. Plants vs Goblins 5 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Idle Doom Plants averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plants vs Goblins 5 or Idle Doom Plants have ads?
Idle Doom Plants shows ads; Plants vs Goblins 5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Plants vs Goblins 5 or Idle Doom Plants?
Plants vs Goblins 5 ships an update every 9 months, and Idle Doom Plants every 9 days. Most recently, Plants vs Goblins 5 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Idle Doom Plants on October 24, 2026.

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