Comparison

Bionics vs DreadLands

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

Head to head
About

Bionics

Engage in an epic survival experience during a zombie apocalypse. Utilize bionic gear, powerful skills, and a vast arsenal of weapons to battle relentless undead hordes and fight for humanity's survival.

Highlights
  • Zombie apocalypse survival
  • Bionic gear and skills
  • Arsenal of guns
  • Battle undead hordes
  • Stunning visual effects
Features
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Survive the zombie apocalypse as the Bionic Hero armed with a bionics gear. Battle hordes of the undead with an array of powerful skills, an arsenal of guns, and stunning visual effects. Are you ready to fight for humanity's survival?

About

DreadLands

Experience a dark-fantasy twin-stick wave shooter with procedurally generated worlds and unique heroes. Survive endless waves of monsters and challenging bosses, utilizing elemental powers and evolving enemy forms. Enjoy drop-in, one-handed gameplay perfect for quick sessions.

Highlights
  • Ten playable heroes with signature powers
  • Sixteen evolving enemy types
  • Eight rotating bosses
  • Procedurally generated infinite world
  • One-handed, drop-in gameplay
  • Elemental power chaining
Features
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Survive the endless dread. Ten playable heroes. Sixteen monstrous enemies. Eight rotating bosses. An infinite, ever-shifting world. DreadLands is a dark-fantasy twin-stick wave shooter built for one-handed, drop-in sessions. One stick moves and aims in a full circle; the other fires. Every wave ramps the pressure — chain elemental powers, stack bolts, go Titan-sized and start throwing punches, or ring yourself in an explosive barrage to clear a swarm. Every five waves, the world seals shut around you and a boss steps out of eight rotating horrors, each with its own attack pattern and a growing threat as you go deeper. - 10 characters, each with a signature power and a fully articulated fighting rig - 16 enemy types that evolve into Hardened and Ancient forms the longer you survive - 7 biomes on an endless cycle, from bone deserts to starfields - Fully procedural — every visual and every note of music is generated, nothing pre-rendered - Optional rewarded ad for a single continue after death — never required, never forced

Screenshots

Bionics4 screens
DreadLands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DreadLands at 100% against Bionics's 23%. DreadLands also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Bionics's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bionics sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and DreadLands sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DreadLands holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bionics has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Bionics's written reviews are positive against 100% of DreadLands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bionics ships an update every 10 days, DreadLands daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bionics versus DreadLands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBionicsDreadLands
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB7 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperVoodooThomas Masters

Customer experience

Bionics

All ratings2,501 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral15.1%
Negative62.0%

DreadLands

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bionics

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Loading issues and unresponsive app
  • Purchased content not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to replay completed levels
  • More diverse and meaningful upgrades
  • Improved controls and movement

DreadLands

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Bionics

One-time16
  • Some Gems$0.99
  • Season Pass Plus Upgrade$2.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$3.99
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  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Blessings$9.99
  • Heap of Gems$9.99
  • Season Pass Plus$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special Offer$12.99
  • Stack of Gems$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
8 purchases

DreadLands

One-time8
  • Xirak$0.99
  • Theme Pack 1$0.99
  • Theme Pack 2$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Character Pack 1$1.99
  • All Soundscapes$1.99
  • All Themes$1.99
  • Character Pack 2$1.99
  • All Characters$3.99

Questions

Is Bionics free?
Bionics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DreadLands free?
DreadLands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bionics or DreadLands?
DreadLands is rated higher. Bionics averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while DreadLands averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bionics or DreadLands have ads?
Both Bionics and DreadLands show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bionics or DreadLands?
Bionics ships an update every 10 days, and DreadLands daily. Most recently, Bionics was updated on October 17, 2026 and DreadLands on October 11, 2026.

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